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Month: September 2023

Luis Rubiales resigns as Spanish soccer president following unwanted kiss with World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso

By Issy Ronald, Homero De la Fuente, Patrick Sung and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Luis Rubiales on Sunday resigned from his position as president of the Spanish soccer federation following weeks of fierce criticism over his unwanted kiss with Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso. “Today, I notified the interim president at 930 pm,

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Australians start applying for mail-in ballots ahead of Indigenous Voice referendum

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Voters have begun applying for mail-in ballots ahead of the Oct. 14 referendum that would create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Australians will vote whether to enshrine in the constitution a collection of appointed Indigenous advocates aimed at giving the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority more

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Biden highlights business deals and pays respects at John McCain memorial to wrap up Vietnam visit

By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Joe Biden closed a visit to Vietnam on Monday by spotlighting new business deals and partnerships between the two countries and paying respects at a memorial honoring his late friend and colleague Sen. John McCain, who endured a lengthy imprisonment in Hanoi

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North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia, South Korea media say

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim Jong Un has departed for Russia for a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean media said Monday. Citing unidentified South Korean government sources, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the train likely left the

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Protests kick off at Israeli justice minister’s home a day before major hearing on judicial overhaul

By OHAD ZWIGENBERG Associated Press MODIIN, Israel (AP) — Scores of Israeli protesters have flooded the streets outside the home of Israel’s justice minister, the architect of the country’s divisive judicial overhaul, a day before the Supreme Court hears a crucial case against the curbing of its powers. Israeli police on Monday arrested six people

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Roadside bombing in northwestern Pakistan kills a security officer and wounds 9 people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bombing has targeted Pakistani security forces in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing a security officer and wounding nine people, including three civilians. The Pakistani Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack. Police say the improvised explosive device went off near a van belonging to the Frontier Corps as

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South Korean media: North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean train presumably carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has departed for Russia for a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean media said Monday. Citing unidentified South Korean government sources, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the train likely left the North Korean capital

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BMW to build new electric Mini in England after UK government approves multimillion-pound investment

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BMW has announced plans to transform its Mini factory in Oxford, England, to produce nothing but electric vehicles. The German automaker said Monday that it would invest 600 million pounds ($751 million) in the project, allowing the factory to begin making two new all-electric models in 2026

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Biden wraps Vietnam visit by talking with business leaders and visiting a memorial to John McCain

By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Joe Biden was wrapping up a visit to Vietnam on Monday, meeting with Vietnamese government officials and business leaders and spotlighting new deals and partnerships between the two countries. He’ll also visit a Hanoi memorial honoring his late friend and colleague Sen.

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The search for Cyprus’ missing goes high-tech as time weighs on loved ones waiting for closure

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press EXO METOCHI, Cyprus (AP) — A bright yellow machine resembling a cross between a vacuum cleaner and a small scooter scrapes a narrow village road in Cyprus, working to solve a painful mystery from the divided island nation’s conflict-ridden past. It uses radio waves to detect any disturbances in the

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