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FILE- Marine Le Pen walks on stage, at a National Rally event in Frejus, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. French nationalist Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image as she tries to unseat centrist President Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming election, taking place in two rounds on April 10 and 24. She is honing in on the pocketbook issues that voters care about most. But the woman who has been known for her fierce anti-immigration stance is also facing a challenge from TV pundit Eric Zemmour, a more provocative candidate who styles himself after Donald Trump and embraces racist conspiracies. Their rivalry illustrates France’s tilt toward the hard right. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

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French far-right leader Le Pen softens image for election
By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press
Sun,04/03/22-2:15AM , 114 Reads
PARIS (AP) — French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image to broaden her appeal in next week’s presidential election — but is under threat from a provocative rival who has broken her monopoly as the watchdog of the country’s identity that they claim is under threat.
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Indian Muslim students wearing hijabs and face masks gather to meet student activists in Kundapur in district Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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Indian scholars, activists criticize school hijab ban ruling
Sat,04/02/22-1:50AM , 292 Reads
NEW DELHI (AP) — A recent court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights activists who say that judicial overreach threatens religious freedoms in official
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Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armored transporter driving through a Russian position overran by Ukrainian forces outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other zones Thursday amid indications the Kremlin is using talk of de-escalation as cover while regrouping and resupplying its forces and redeploying them for a stepped-up offensive in eastern Ukraine.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Live updates | Australia sending armored vehicles to Ukraine
Thu,03/31/22-2:09AM , 252 Reads
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that his country will be sending armored Bushmaster vehicles to Ukraine to help in its war against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy specifically asked for them during a video appeal to Australian lawmakers for more aid.
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FILE— Members of the Ukrainian community and others gathered at the state Capitol to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine at a rally n Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Roughly 18,000 Ukrainians live in the Sacramento region and the area is preparing for the possibility of many more Ukrainians arriving after U.S. President Joe Biden announced the nation will accept up to 100,000 refugees from the country. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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Ukrainian communities in US prepare to support refugees
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press
Wed,03/30/22-11:19PM , 116 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As the United States prepares to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees following Russia's invasion of their country, existing communities in cities like Sacramento and Seattle are already mobilizing to provide food, shelter and support to those fleeing the war.
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