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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge turned Minnesota into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration’s policies. In one case, a Minneapolis Baptist church — alongside congregations nationwide — asked for the government to be reprimanded after spying on protest-related activity on its property. In […]

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta leader appointed a new armed forces chief, less than two weeks after a deadly mutiny threatened the junta’s grip on power. Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani named Brig. Gen. Mamane Sani Kiaou chief of staff of the armed forces in a decree read on state television late Friday. No reason was given for the change. Kiaou replaces Maj. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, a junta member who […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war. No country on Earth buys as much from the United States as its northern neighbor. For American farmers, Canada is second only to Mexico as an export market. A North American trade pact — negotiated by President Donald Trump in his first term — means that most American products enter Canada duty-free. Rankings of the world’s […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All of the dozen cases that made it to trial, mostly in Los Angeles, ended in acquittal, mistrial or dismissal. Experts say that’s surprising for a department […]

READSTOWN, Wis. (AP) — The way Derrick Van Orden sees it, any Republicans in the U.S. House who distance themselves from President Donald Trump in this year’s midterm election aren’t just being foolish, they’re being disloyal. That’s why Van Orden, a two-term incumbent from western Wisconsin fighting to keep his seat in November in a swing district Trump carried three times, is embracing the president. It’s a risky gambit given […]

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — A lone American soldier stood on a dusty road in Germany, fussing with a controller. Moments later, a drone, with wings that stretched almost as wide as his arms, whirred to life and shot into the sky. The soldier was taking part in a U.S. Army training exercise designed to showcase and experiment with tactics and equipment picked up from the Ukrainians, whose pioneering drone warfare […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Two Nigerian nationals have been killed in South Africa, Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry said, as tensions run high between the two countries over anti-immigrant protests. The ministry said one of the victims, James Uchechukwu Nwankwo, was killed after “gruesome interrogation techniques” by South African police officers in Cape Town, on Sept. 5. The statement did not identify any suspects or provide a possible motive in the death […]

By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – The BRICS group of nations unanimously adopted a joint declaration on Saturday, expressing “deep concern” over the war in the Middle East and urged maximum restraint, advocating for a “multilateral approach” that respects national viewpoints. The declaration, adopted on the first day of the BRICS leaders’ annual summit in New Delhi, comes at a time when U.S. and Iran have […]

LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s position on Irish unification remains unchanged, a spokesperson for his office said on Saturday, following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that he would “love” to see a united Ireland. Responding to questions from lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday about a possible border poll in Northern Ireland, Burnham said: “I am not aware that there is majority public support for […]