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By STEPHEN WADE - AP Sports Writer Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said Friday that this year's Asian Games in China are…

By STEPHEN WADE - AP Sports Writer Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said Friday that this year's Asian Games are being…

Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, reports in China on Friday said this year's Asian Games are being postponed because of concerns over the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19…

The International Olympic Committee has always been political, from the sheikhs and royals in its membership…

The rights office admits that its figures so far are a vast undercount. It uses a strict methodology and counts only confirmed casualties. The latest count is as of midnight local time from Tuesday to Wednesday. Ukrainian officials have…

The U.N. office acknowledged that many reports are pending corroboration, such as in the town of Volnovakha in the government-controlled part of eastern Ukraine, “where mass civilian casualties have been alleged.”STOCKHOLM — The…

The rights office said in a statement late Wednesday that “real figures are considerably higher, especially in government-controlled territory."BERLIN — The German news agency dpa reported that Germany has approved sending 2,700…

Ukrainians account for the country’s second-largest number of European visitors, especially to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts. More than 1.4 million Ukrainian tourists reportedly visited Egypt in 2021.JERUSALEM — Two buses carrying more than 100…

A Greek diaspora community in Ukraine lives mainly in the Donetsk Oblast region, in and around Mariupol. Greece’s consulate in Mariupol continues to operate.BERLIN — The German news agency dpa reported that Germany has approved sending…

LONDON — Britain’s Ministry of Defense says that a Russian military column heading for Kyiv has made “little…