By Michelle Toh and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — China and the European Union have agreed to exchange information on export controls as part of efforts to dial down tension over trade imbalances and geopolitical issues. Europe’s trade chief said the relationship was at a “crossroads” and the bloc’s exporters needed better access
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration plans to maintain refugee admissions to the United States at 125,000, according to a draft report obtained by CNN, and admit a larger share of refugees from the Western Hemisphere amid unprecedented movement in the region. The upcoming year’s proposed refugee ceiling underscores the unique challenges
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv Puede que la huelga de escritores termine, pero no los problemas de Hollywood. Este invierno puede ser drásticamente diferente en EE.UU. Esposa de Bruce Willis revela la “difícil” realidad sobre la demencia del actor. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. ¿Por qué van a deportar inmigrantes de
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court has struck down a 2020 law that criminalized the sending of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to North Korea, calling it an excessive restriction on free speech. The court issued the ruling on Tuesday in response to a complaint filed by North Korean
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly sank Tuesday over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the troubled Chinese economy. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.7% in early trading to 7,076.82. Germany’s DAX fell 0.5% to 15,329.25. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged up 0.2% to 7,638.01. U.S. shares were set
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea paraded thousands of troops and an array of weapons capable of striking North Korea through its capital as part of its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in 10 years on Tuesday, as its president vowed to build a stronger military to thwart any
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The doping case involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva that marred the 2022 Beijing Olympics has returned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Valieva is now 17 and is expected to testify by video link from Russia during the closed-door hearing set to
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. health agency says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps as deadly fighting grinds on between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that 162
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says he is confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own representative body to advise Parliament and have it enshrined in the constitution. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s remarks on Tuesday came as Tiwi Islanders cast their votes on making
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Mazel Paris Alegado may only be nine years old, but she’s already making history. The skateboarding prodigy is the youngest member of the Philippines team at this year’s Asian Games and she’s been busy proving that age is just a number. Alegado qualified as the youngest finalist for the
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Algunos estudiantes de noveno y décimo grado de la escuela secundaria Bedford, en Bedford, Nueva Hampshire, en su mayoría niños, tomaron fotografías de las nalgas y los senos de niñas de 11.º y 12.º grado sin su consentimiento, “calificándolas y compartiéndolas con otros”, según cartas enviadas a los padres el jueves
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Two powerful explosions have ripped through dwellings in central Sweden, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings. Late Monday, an explosion occurred in Hasselby, a suburb of the capital, Stockholm. In the early hours of Tuesday, a blast in Linkoping, some 175 kilometers (110 miles) to the southwest, ripped the facade
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By Jorge Engels and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN London (CNN) — London’s Metropolitan Police said it has launched an investigation into allegations of “non-recent” sexual offenses in the United Kingdom, after a joint investigation by British media outlets revealed the comedian Russell Brand was accused of rape and sexual assault. “Following an investigation by Channel 4’s
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The Americans have won more majors. The Europeans have been beating them more often in the Ryder Cup. There’s no connection between the two. But it might explain why the U.S. team always seems to be the favorite on paper and Europe usually wins
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary’s capital in 2019, killing at least 27 mostly South Korean tourists has been found guilty of negligence and sentenced to five years in prison. A judge says the negligence of the Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, Jeremy Herb and Makayla Humphrey, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book “Enough,” former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson paints the closing days of the Trump White House as even more chaotic and lawless than she previously disclosed in her shocking televised testimony last summer. President Donald Trump lashes out unpredictably
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By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Actor David McCallum, known for his role on the long-running CBS procedural “NCIS,” has died, the network said in a statement. He was 90. “He was the kindest, coolest, most patient and loving father,” his son Peter McCallum wrote in a statement from the family, provided by CBS. “He
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — A month before the Asian Games, China released a new national map, doubling down on its claims to almost the entire South China Sea and disputed border territories with India. A few days before the event, it flew more than 100 warplanes toward Taiwan, stepping up
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — India’s army chief says the country is committed to maintaining a free and stable Indo-Pacific, where the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations is respected. General Manoj Pande made the comments at the Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference, hosted by India and the U.S., which is focused on boosting military diplomacy
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By Kathleen Magramo and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — A floating barrier installed by China to prevent Filipino boats from fishing in a disputed area of the South China Sea has been removed, Philippine authorities said Monday, in the latest flashpoint between Manila and Beijing over their competing maritime claims. Video released by the Philippine
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