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Month: December 2023

Harris focuses on shaping a post-conflict Gaza during a diplomatic blitz in Dubai with Arab leaders

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on shaping the outlook for a post-conflict Gaza while calling on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians from the “devastating” bombardment. She

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Surrounded by Russians and ready to die, this Ukrainian soldier called in an artillery strike – on his own position

By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Anna Coren, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian soldier Serhii sits on his hospital bed in a public clinic in central Ukraine. There are small pieces of shrapnel embedded in his legs that the doctors can’t retrieve. Despite the pain, he says he is feeling good. “I can’t believe that now I’m in the hospital, not in the trench. I did

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U.S. assassination attempt charges ‘confirm’ Trudeau’s claims about India had ‘real substance,’ former national security advisers say

By Spencer Van Dyk, CTV News Parliamentary Bureau Writer, Producer Click here for updates on this story     Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) — The indictment of an Indian national for the attempted assassination of a Sikh separatist and dual U.S.-Canadian national “validates” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that the Indian government may have been involved in

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Italy reportedly refused Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitler

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s culture minister is reportedly refusing a request by the German State Antiquities Collection in Munich to return an ancient Roman statue that embodied Hitler’s Aryan aesthetic, calling it a national treasure. The Discobolus Palombara is a 2nd Century Roman copy of a long-lost Greek bronze original depicting an athlete throwing a

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Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet with Hungary’s Viktor Orban

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s service says former President Petro Poroshenko has been denied permission to leave the country because he was planning to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. On Friday, Poroshenko announced he’d been turned away at the border despite receiving permission to leave the country. Under martial law, Ukrainian men between

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Lionel Messi says he is focused on playing at next year’s Copa América but doesn’t rule out appearing at 2026 World Cup

By Benjamin Brown and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi is focused on playing at next June’s Copa América in the USA, though the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner hasn’t completely ruled out appearing for Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, he told an ESPN/Star+ documentary “Champions, A Year Later.” “As long as I feel

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‘Big, dark canvas of despair’: Rick Hansen speaks on how his mindset changed after being paralyzed

By Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer and Sandie Rinaldo Anchor, CTV National News at 5:30 Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Shortly after Rick Hansen survived a vehicle accident that left him paralyzed, the then 15-year-old decided he wouldn’t let his disability hold him back. Fast forward 50 years, Hansen

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Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say

By FRANK BAJAK and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. and Israeli authorities say a small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made. In an advisory emailed to The Associated Press late Friday, the

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7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines and tsunami warnings are issued

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their homes in panic around midnight after Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles), according to the

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Romanian guru suspected of running international sex sect handed preliminary charges with 14 others

By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A 71-year-old Romanian yoga guru and 14 others have been handed preliminary charges by a Paris magistrate on a raft of counts linked to an international ring that for years allegedly subjected followers seeking enlightenment to sexual exploitation.  The Paris prosecutor’s office said that six of the

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Remains of one airman aboard Osprey that crashed in Japan recovered, Air Force says

By Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — The remains of one airman who was aboard the Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, on Wednesday have been recovered, the Air Force said Friday. “Seven Airmen are in DUSTWUN status meaning ‘duty status-whereabouts unknown,’” a release on Friday from Air Force Special

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Developer buys vacant properties on South Kingshighway, plans multifamily development

By Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — After years of abandonment, seven properties along South Kingshighway near I-64 could be demolished in the coming months. NorthPoint Development confirmed that it had purchased the properties in a partnership with two residents in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. The

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More than 700 flights canceled as southern Germany sees heavy snowfall

By Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Around 760 flights were canceled at Munich Airport on Saturday due to heavy snowfall, an airport spokesperson told CNN. Buses, trams, and some train services in Munich were also suspended due to the snow, according to Munich’s public transport company. Munich’s central train station was closed for arrivals, while long-distance services have been suspended entirely,

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