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FILE - A Russian flag is held above the Olympic Rings at Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Russia and its ally Belarus have been invited to compete at the Asian Games in the next step to qualify athletes for next year’s Paris Olympics. The arrangement has been brokered by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC indicated on Wednesday that it favours allowing Russians to compete at the 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Column: IOC talks tough on Russia — until Paris on horizon

By Paul Newberry Feb. 03, 2023 04:29 PM EST

Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts after shooting a three pointer against the LA Clippers in the second half of game five of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoff basketball game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)/The Orange County Register via AP)
Dominant Luka: Doncic, Slovenia headed to Tokyo Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 04, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

Canada's Dwight Powell, right, tries to steal the ball from Czech Republic's Ondrej Balvin during the first half of a FIBA men’s Olympic basketball qualifying semifinal at Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia, Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Olympic qualifying tournaments move into title rounds

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 03, 2021 12:33 PM EDT

Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts after teammate Kristaps Porzingis (not pictured) scores on a three pointer against the LA Clippers in the fourth quarter of game five of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoff basketball game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Dallas Mavericks won 105-100. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)/The Orange County Register via AP)
Doncic, Slovenia continue roll through Olympic qualifying

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 01, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

Canada's RJ Barrett drives to the net against China during the first half of a FIBA men’s Olympic basketball qualifying game Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Victoria, British Columbia. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Doncic, Slovenia roll to easy Olympic qualifying win

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 30, 2021 04:31 PM EDT

Greece's Kostas Antetokounmpo looks for an open teammate as he moves around Canada's Trey Lyles during the first half of a FIBA men's Olympic qualifying basketball game Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada holds off Greece in Olympic qualifying opener

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 29, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

FILE - Canada's coach Nick Nurse gestures during a Group H match against Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in Dongguan in south China's Guangdong province, in this Sept. 3, 2019, file photo. Toronto coach Nick Nurse is an American. Born in Iowa. Owns a home in Florida. A lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs. He also carries Canada’s Olympic hopes. (AP Photo/File)
Last chance for Tokyo: Final 4 Olympic hoop qualifiers begin

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 28, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Spain's Javier Puado celebrates after scoring Spain's fourth goal during the international friendly soccer match against Lithuania at the Butarque Stadium in Leganes, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday June 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Lithuania vs Spain 6/8/2021

Jun. 08, 2021 07:32 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 02:31 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 24 The Guardian on a line being crossed in Belarus...

FILE - In this March 10, 2011, file photo, then Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia in the first months of the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Face to face: June summit for Biden, Putin as tensions rise

By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire And Jamey Keaten May. 25, 2021 10:25 AM EDT

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic (15) and Minnesota Timberwolves' Naz Reid collide during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
National teams wait on NBA stars for Olympic qualifier games

By Graham Dunbar May. 22, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

Go_A from Ukraine perform at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
First 10 acts qualify for Eurovision Song Contest final

By Mike Corder May. 18, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders meet on Polish holiday

By Monika Scislowska May. 03, 2021 04:21 AM EDT
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lithuania's president said Monday that his country will never accept Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and Moscow's...

Lithuania's Homeland Union and Lithuanian Christian Democrats party leader Ingrida Simonyte speaks in parliament in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Lithuania's parliament approved Ingrida Simonyte as the new prime minister on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Lithuania's parliament OKs new PM, then closes due to virus

By Liudas Dapkus Nov. 24, 2020 08:24 AM EST

A shop vendor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus waits for customers in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Malaysia extended restricted movements in its biggest city Kuala Lumpur, neighboring Selangor state and the administrative capital of Putrajaya from Wednesday in an attempt to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The Latest: China suspends entry for residents of Britain

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2020 05:26 AM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 file photo, Belarusian police block a street during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has relied on massive arrests and intimidation tactics to hold on to power despite nearly three months of protests sparked by his re-election to a sixth term, but continuing protests have cast an unprecedented challenge to his 26-year rule. (AP Photo, File)
Nearly 3 months after vote, Belarus protests still go strong

Oct. 31, 2020 04:15 AM EDT

People, most of them pensioners, carry a big old Belarusian national flag during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Factory workers, students and business owners in Belarus have started a general strike, calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to resign after more than two months of mass protests triggered by a disputed election. (AP Photo)
Belarus shuts its borders, Lukashenko reshuffles officials

Oct. 29, 2020 02:24 PM EDT

A woman with a dog, wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus, arrives at a polling station during the second round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Polls opened Sunday for the run-off of national election in Lithuania, where the vote is expected to bring about a change of government following the first round, held on Oct. 11, which gave the three opposition, center-right parties a combined lead. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Lithuania swings to the center-right as opposition wins vote

By Liudas Dapkus Oct. 26, 2020 07:01 AM EDT

A woman with a child, wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus, arrives at a polling station during , arrives at a polling station during the second round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Polls opened Sunday for the run-off of national election in Lithuania, where the vote is expected to bring about a change of government following the first round, held on Oct. 11, which gave the three opposition, center-right parties a combined lead. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Lithuania holds parliamentary vote as pandemic hits jobs

By Liudas Dapkus Oct. 25, 2020 04:56 AM EDT

A Lithuanian woman, wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus, casts her ballot at a polling station during early voting in the second round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Lithuanians will vote in the second round of a parliamentary election on upcoming Sunday during the rise in the incidence of coronavirus infection in the country. (AP Photo / Mindaugas Kulbis)
Virus, economy top concerns as Lithuanians vote in runoff

By Liudas Dapkus Oct. 24, 2020 04:31 AM EDT