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By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korean state media released images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a missile test on Monday, days after its regional rivals held a historic summit, and as US-South Korea joint military exercises kick off nearby. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim was
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers on Monday for helping his country resist Russia’s invasion, a day after Denmark and the Netherlands announced they will provide Kyiv with American-made F-16 warplanes that could be delivered around the end of the year. Zelenskyy told the
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say that a suspected Palestinian attacker has killed an Israeli woman and seriously wounded a man in the occupied West Bank. The military said the gunman fled, setting off a large-scale search by Israeli security forces. Monday’s fatal shooting came two days after Palestinian attackers
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — Flights between North Korea and Russia are set to resume for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Air Koryo, North Korea’s national airline, is operating four flights between Pyongyang and Vladivostok, in southeast Russia, this month for the first time since 2020, a Vladivostok airport
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese authorities on Monday publicly accused a government worker of spying for the CIA, the second high-profile espionage case publicized this month as Beijing ramps up its emphasis – and rhetoric – on national security. In a statement, the country’s civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security, said
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a passenger bus has veered off the road and crashed into a roadside ditch in central Turkey, killing 12 people and injuring 19 others. Gov. Mehmet Ali Ozkan said Monday the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle. The bus crossed into the oncoming lane and
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and JAE C. HONG Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Life in the capital of a war-torn country seems normal on the surface. In the mornings, people rush to their work holding cups of coffee. Streets are filled with cars, and in the evenings restaurants are packed. But the details tell another
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese government officials sought understanding from fisheries groups for the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea and pledged to support their livelihoods throughout a process that will take decades. Economy and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura met with the head
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Some civil servants in Indonesia’s capital began working from home Monday under measures aimed at reducing traffic congestion to alleviate horrendous air pollution that has gripped the city and been blamed for President Joko Widodo’s persistent cough. Air quality in Jakarta, a megacity of 10.5 million, has deteriorated to
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Update 8/22/23 Palm Springs Unified School District continues to move forward with its plans to open on Thursday, Aug. 24. Interim Superintendent Dr. Tony Signoret said during Tuesday’s board meeting that crews continue efforts to get schools ready for Thursday. Signoret encouraged parents to plan their route for Thursday ahead of time, do not wait
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Update 8/22/23 Cathedral City and Indio confirmed Tuesday that 911 lines were back in the city. Cathedral City police ask residents to continue to call (760) 770-0303 for all non-emergency calls. Original Report 911 phone lines were restored in Palm Springs Monday after being down Sunday. Service continued to face disruptions in Cathedral City and
Continue Reading By Tara John, Marlon Sorto and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo, from the progressive Movimiento Semilla party, appeared to have won Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday, beating former first lady Sandra Torres in a race marred by fears of democratic backsliding. Speaking to reporters shortly after preliminary election results showed him
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China is proposing new measures to curb the amount of time that kids and teens can spend on their phones, as the country takes aim at internet addiction and tries to cultivate “good morality” and “socialist values” among minors. A proposal released by the Cyberspace Administration of China,
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week. Leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will hold three days of meetings in Johannesburg. Chinese
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More hearings this month and in September are set for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed $5.5 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline network. The pipeline system would carry carbon dioxide emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in five states to central North Dakota for permanent storage deep underground. Iowa public
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe in a coup. The 80-year-old Mnangagwa is now seeking reelection for a second term as president in a vote this week
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres and left at least two people dead, officials say. As of Sunday night, the Oregon Road Fire and the Gray Fire had each burned more than 10,000 acres, according to the Washington
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, DAMIAN DOVARGANES and JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening, prompting rescues from swollen rivers and forcing some of the nation’s largest school districts to cancel Monday classes. Millions braced for more flooding and mudslides,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, DAMIAN DOVARGANES and JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening, prompting rescues from swollen rivers and forcing some of the nation’s largest school districts to cancel Monday classes. Millions braced for more flooding and mudslides,
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