WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that the apparent death of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny brings new urgency to the need for Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine to stave off Moscow’s invasion. Speaking at the White House, Biden said that no matter the cause, he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for …

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Empresarios bolivianos reclamaron el jueves al gobierno que tome medidas de fondo ante la escasez de dólares, un problema que se agudizó desde el año pasado y que ya está complicando las transacciones en el exterior para el sector productivo nacional. La administración del presidente Luis Arce plantea que se debe optimizar el uso de …

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City wing Jack Grealish has been ruled out of the English Premier League game against Chelsea on Saturday by a groin injury. Grealish was hurt on Tuesday in City’s Champions League win against Copenhagen and no timeframe has been given for his return. “Jack will not be ready. I don’t know (how long he will …

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The soccer players’ union in Slovenia filed a criminal complaint against national champion Olimpija Ljubljana for alleged bullying of players over their contracts. The global players’ union FIFPRO said Friday it “strongly supports” its Slovenian affiliate and “condemns any unlawful behavior by football clubs aimed at forcing players to terminate or change contract terms.” “Slovenian labor …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Binghamton Bearcats (11-13, 3-8 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (7-16, 3-8 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Symir Torrence and the Binghamton Bearcats …

QUITO (AP) — Ecuador ratificó el jueves dos acuerdos bilaterales con Estados Unidos que permiten a militares norteamericanos actuar en territorio ecuatoriano para identificar, impedir, combatir e interceptar actividades marítimas transnacionales como el tráfico de drogas. El presidente ecuatoriano, Daniel Noboa, suscribió dos decretos que ratifican el contenido de los acuerdos sobre “Operaciones contra actividades Marítimas Transnacionales Ilícitas” y el …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Marrit Steenbergen y Tes Schouten le dieron una noche dorada a los Países Bajos en el Campeonato Mundial de Natación. China también celebró y añadió otras dos victorias el viernes. Steenberger tocó primero en los 100 metros libres femeninos y Schouten se quedó la presea áurea en los 200 metros pecho. Los Países Bajos casi se …

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president said Friday that she will challenge at the Constitutional Court an amendment to the country’s penal code that eliminates the office of the special prosecutor dealing with major crimes and corruption. President Zuzana Caputova said she was also asking Slovakia’s top court to freeze the legislation, which was approved by lawmakers loyal to populist …

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — French soccer club Toulouse has asked UEFA to investigate the treatment of its fans ahead of the first leg of the playoff for the Europa League’s round of 16 against Benfica in Lisbon on Thursday. Toulouse said Friday that the club received multiple witness accounts from its 3,250 traveling fans about “inappropriate” treatment by “Portuguese authorities” …

Follow the latest updates on this story. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government. “It is obvious that he was killed by Putin,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was visiting Germany for the Munich …