By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain, with Madrid suggesting sanctions should be considered against Israel for its continued attacks in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Defense officials in NATO member Poland have presented a plan to strengthen surveillance and defense along its eastern border with Russia and Russian ally Belarus. The government says Poland, which supports Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s aggression, is being targeted by hostile actions from Russia
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CNN By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A pilot and passenger emerged unscathed from a light plane that made a dramatic crash landing in Australia after flying perilously close to houses in suburban Sydney. The Cessna plane lost power during the flight on Sunday, forcing the pilot to make a mayday call to report an
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Braves outfielder and reigning National League MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced on Sunday night. The 26-year-old right fielder led the game off with
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber has addressed the country’s new parliament for the first time since last week’s helicopter crash that killed his predecessor and seven others. Mokhber’s speech on Monday comes as Iran prepares for a presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi in
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN en Español) – – La Fundación de Derechos Humanos (HRF) anunció los ganadores del Premio Internacional Václav Havel a la Disidencia Creativa 2024, entre los que figura la pianista y artista venezolana Gabriela Montero. Montero, de 54 años, es una pianista y compositora venezolana de renombre internacional. El viaje de Montero hacia
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares advanced in Europe and Asia ahead of Monday’s Memorial Day holiday in the United States. Oil prices also rose. European shares saw modest gains after the opening while Asian benchmarks gained upward momentum as the day wore on. Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% higher to 18,713.43 and the CAC
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, 116-107, to move to 3-0 in the series and knock on the door of their first NBA Finals appearance in 13 years. Dallas’ superstar guard tandem of Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving
Continue ReadingYEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Protesters demanding the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister have blocked main streets in the capital city and other parts of the country, sporadically clashing with police. Police on Monday said 196 people have been detained in Yerevan. Protests have roiled the country for weeks, sparked by the government’s return of four
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A Georgian parliament committee has rejected the president’s veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has sparked massive protests for weeks. The move Monday by the parliament’s judiciary committee sets up the possibility of a vote of the full legislature on Tuesday to override President Salome
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has announced plans to launch a rocket apparently carrying its second military spy satellite in the coming days. The notification of the banned launch drew quick, strong rebukes from its neighbors. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime
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By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — US lawmakers vowed to bolster Taiwan’s deterrence against China on Monday during a bipartisan congressional visit to the self-governing democracy just days after Beijing surrounded the island with massive military exercises. Last week’s drills were the largest China has launched in more than a year and came days after Taiwan swore
Continue ReadingBy JOHNSON LAI and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A U.S. congressional delegation met Taiwan’s new leader on Monday in a show of support days after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to his inauguration. Rep. Andy Barr, the co-chair of the Taiwan caucus in the U.S. Congress, said
Continue ReadingBy JOHNSON LAI and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A U.S. congressional delegation met Taiwan’s new leader on Monday in a show of support days after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to his inauguration. Rep. Andy Barr, the co-chair of the Taiwan caucus in the U.S. Congress, said
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — The final, searing shot of Rungano Nyoni’s “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a convergence of everything that’s come before. The film, about a sudden death and family secrets in Zambia, comes to a thundering conclusion in a shouting match that threatens to drown out all empathy. Trauma, misogyny
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is beginning its annual meeting with government ministers and other top envoys hoping to reinforce global preparedness for the next pandemic in the devastating wake of COVID-19. But the most ambitious project, to adopt a pandemic “treaty,” has been shelved after years of
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El estado de emergencia en el territorio francés de Nueva Caledonia impuesto hace dos semanas para sofocar disturbios mortales será levantado el martes por la mañana, hora local, dijo la presidencia francesa en un comunicado este domingo. “El presidente [Emmanuel Macron] ha decidido por el momento no prorrogar el estado de
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by a landslide Friday. The official formally asked for international help. The government figure is roughly triple a U.N. estimate of 670 killed
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Defense officials in NATO member Poland are presenting plans to strengthen its eastern border with Russia and Russian ally Belarus. The government says that Poland, which supports Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s aggression, is being targeted by hostile actions from Russia and Belarus. They include cyberattacks, attempted arson and migrants
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A rising political newcomer in Hungary is seeking to capitalize on a scandal that rocked the party of the country’s long-serving prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and a slumping economy to challenge the leader in upcoming European Union elections and beyond. Former Fidesz party member, Péter Magyar,
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