Month: October 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Monday morning reported a massive barrage of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities. Part of the Ukrainian capital was cut off from power and water supplies as a result, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Officials reported possible power outages in the cities of

BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a female journalist has been crushed to death in Pakistan while covering a political march held by former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The 36-year-old journalist died on Sunday after slipping down from Khan’s container truck. Khan expressed his grief and paused the march following the

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Peace talks between warring sides on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict have been extended into Monday. An official familiar with the arrangements for the talks confirms that discussions continue in South Africa between Ethiopia’s federal government and representatives from the northern Tigray region. The African Union-led talks seek

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the economies of Middle Eastern and North African countries were resilient in 2022, but double-digit inflation is expected to slow growth in the region next year. The IMF on Monday forecast GDP growth for countries in the region at

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Four years ago, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reputation and political future were in tatters. After an unlikely rise from poverty to union leader to Brazil’s presidency, the man universally known as Lula had landed in prison. On Sunday – in yet another twist – Brazilian

By DIANE JEANTET and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics. Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In liberal Rhode Island, Republican Allan Fung stands a chance of flipping a U.S. House seat and possibly helping his party gain control of the chamber. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is the one Republican in New England’s congressional delegation. Fung saw an opportunity to

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from reality TV star to the White House, his real estate empire was bankrolling big perks for some of his most trusted senior executives, including apartments and luxury cars. Now Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, is on trial

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police are investigating what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul over the weekend. It was the country’s worst disaster in years. Police officers are analyzing video taken by about 50 security cameras in the

By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — When the coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan in late 2019, reporter Liao Jun of China’s official Xinhua News Agency told conflicting stories to two very different audiences. Liao’s news dispatches assured readers the disease didn’t spread from person to person. But in a separate confidential report