By WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday that over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly five months ago. The deadliest violence in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has stunningly revealed he’s married. Ohtani wrote on Thursday on Instagram in Japanese: “The season is approaching but I would like to announce to everyone that I have gotten married.” He said his new wife was a “Japanese woman” without identifying her.
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Two scientists at a high-security infectious disease laboratory in Canada lost their jobs after security reviews found they failed to protect sensitive material and information and did not acknowledge links with China, newly released records show. The scientists, Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were stripped of their security clearances
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity, even as fighting raged on in Ukraine, in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win. Speaking to an audience of lawmakers and top officials televised live nationwide, Putin said that Russia was “defending its sovereignty and
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Austria’s foreign minister has urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border. Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg also said Thursday that he hopes for a pause in the fighting in Gaza in time for the start of the Muslim holy
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As South Korea’s government made a last plea for junior doctors to end a walkout hours before a Thursday deadline, many were expected to defy orders to return to work, risking suspensions of medical licenses and prosecution. Thousands of medical interns and
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli strike on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday has killed and wounded dozens, according to local hospital officials. Gaza City and the rest of northern Gaza were the first targets of Israel’s
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Baseball star Shohei Ohtani announced on social media on Thursday that he is married. The two-way player moved from the Los Angeles Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers in December on a record-breaking contract worth $700 million over 10 years. He wrote on Instagram in Japanese:
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where selling of technology stocks pulled benchmarks lower. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX added 0.4% to 17,675.93 and the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.2% at 7,970.51. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained
Continue Reading
By Christian Edwards, Radina Gigova and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President Vladimir Putin to protect their region from what they claim are threats from Moldova’s government. Transnistria, which illegally split from Moldova as the Soviet Union crumbled, has remained firmly within the Kremlin’s orbit
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Filipino immigrant who helped a small Outback town keep its volunteer fire brigade was celebrated in the Australian Parliament on Thursday during a special sitting to welcome Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is on a state visit. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Samson Bocul
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket has successfully put an Iranian satellite into orbit, a launch that underlines increasingly close cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. Russia’s state-run Roscosmos corporation said that a Soyuz rocket blasted off Thursday from the Vostochny launch facility in the country’s far east to carry the Iranian satellite and 18 Russian
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — For a few days in October 2023, the capital of the science fiction world was Chengdu, China. Fans traveled from around the world as Worldcon, sci-fi’s biggest annual event, was held in China for the first time. But three months later, much of that goodwill turned
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Baseball star Shohei Ohtani announced on his Instagram account on Thursday that he is married. The two-way player moved from the Los Angeles Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers in December on a record-breaking contract worth $700 million over 10 years. He wrote on Instagram in
Continue Reading
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — La policía de Orlando está investigando un tiroteo este miércoles por la noche que involucró a múltiples víctimas y que dejó una persona muerta, según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Policía de Orlando (OPD). Los oficiales acudieron al área de Ironwedge Drive y South Lake Orlando en referencia a
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A helicopter flying between an offshore oil platform and mainland Norway has crashed into the North Sea, killing one person and injuring five others. Norwegian news agency NTB cited police as saying the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter was on a training mission for state-owned oil and gas company Equinor ASA when it
Continue ReadingBaseball star Shohei Ohtani announced on his Instagram account that he is married. The two-way star joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in December on a $700 million, 10-year contract. He wrote on Instagram in Japanese: “The season is approaching but I would like to announce to everyone that I have gotten married.” He said his
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police in Orlando, Florida, say at least one person is dead and several others were injured following a shooting. WFTV reports that about 11 p.m. Wednesday officers from the Orlando Police Department responded in reference to shots fired. Officers found multiple victims, including one who died. Police say they are working
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United Nations has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.” That’s according to findings released Thursday from an investigation into the country’s expanding crackdown on political dissent. The government of President Daniel Ortega has gone after opponents
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu, CNN (CNN) — Gemini Trust, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, will return at least $1.1 billion to customers of its now shuttered lending program, following a settlement with a New York regulator. Gemini will also pay a $37 million fine to the regulator “for significant failures that threatened
Continue Reading