ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has seen its fifth central bank leader depart in as many years as Hafize Gaye Erkan, the first woman in the top role, stepped down after just eight months in the job. She announced her resignation late Friday after recent claims of nepotism emerged in local media, allegations that Erkan, a former senior Goldman Sachs executive, …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day, the “Philosopher King.” Now he’ll likely have five more years to provoke, surprise and raise concerns, after appearing to win a landslide reelection as the Central American country’s president. Preliminary and partial results Monday suggested Bukele …

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. Kentucky Wildcats (15-6, 5-4 SEC) at Vanderbilt Commodores (6-15, 1-7 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Kentucky faces the Vanderbilt Commodores after Rob …

LONDRES (AP) — El rey Carlos III ha sido diagnosticado con una forma de cáncer y ha comenzado el tratamiento, informó el lunes el Palacio de Buckingham. A menos de 18 meses de su reinado, suspenderá sus funciones públicas, pero continuará con los asuntos estatales y no cederá sus funciones constitucionales como jefe de Estado. El palacio dijo que el …

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. Clemson Tigers (14-7, 4-6 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (18-4, 10-1 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 North Carolina faces …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school girls basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points: Team Record Pts Prv Class AAAA 1. Wheeling Park (9) 16-3 99 1 2. George Washington (1) 15-2 91 3 3. Parkersburg 13-3 73 5 4. Morgantown 12-5 70 4 5. Spring Valley 12-5 67 2 6. St. Albans 11-6 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — El gobierno del presidente Joe Biden anunció el lunes que implementará una nueva política que le permitirá imponer restricciones de visa a extranjeros involucrados en el uso indebido de software espía comercial. La medida se aplicará a personas que hayan estado involucradas en el uso indebido de este tipo de software en contra de individuos, incluidos periodistas, …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is holding parliamentary elections this week but many voters are disillusioned and wonder if the balloting can bring any real change in a country mired in political feuding, a seemingly intractable economic crisis and resurgent militancy. Forty-four political parties will compete on Thursday for a share of the 266 seats in the National Assembly, or the …

The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through February 5, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Division …

The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through February 5, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Division …