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By GREGORY GONDWE Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Malawi government says Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. President Lazarus Chakwera had already announced 21 days of national mourning on Tuesday, when the wreckage of the
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Russian woman has been detained and questioned in Denmark for allegedly helping a foreign intelligence agency to operate in the country. The Scandinavian nation’s domestic security service said Wednesday that the woman, who has not been named, faces preliminary charges of enabling a foreign intelligence service to operate in Denmark,
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries, a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam that sent a shockwave through the Netherlands. The shooter, getaway driver and organizer of the attack were convicted
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Yahya Sinwar ha sobrevivido hasta ahora a ocho meses de la brutal campaña militar israelí para acabar con él. Como líder de Hamas, su sobreviviencia es una victoria personal y, cada vez más, parece una sombría reivindicación de su decisión de tomar la iniciativa en la lucha generacional palestina con
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The British economy failed to grow in April in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made the return of growth a central pillar of the Conservative Party’s election campaign. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that wet weather dampened consumer spending and construction during the month. The flat
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mostly higher Wednesday ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates and an update on prices paid by American consumers. Germany’s DAX added 0.6% to 18,483.59 and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.5% to 7,824.86. In London, the FTSE
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German energy company Uniper says a tribunal has awarded it more than 13 billion euros (nearly $14 billion) in damages for gas that Russia’s Gazprom hasn’t supplied since 2022. Uniper said Wednesday that the arbitration tribunal based in Stockholm also ruled on June 7 that it has the right to terminate long-term
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porziņģis suffered a “rare” injury in Game 2 of the NBA Finals which has put his availability in doubt for Wednesday’s Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks. The 28-year-old Latvian suffered a “torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has moved to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers. The EU’s executive arm said on Wednesday that it planned to impose provisional tariffs that would result in automakers in China facing additional
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall sees where Christian McCaffrey is at in his NFL career and ponders the possibilities. The New York Jets running back is entering his third season as one of the league’s top players at his position. But his ultimate goal is
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Xander Schauffele may exude an ultracool California chill vibe, but don’t let that easygoing demeanor fool you into believing there isn’t an intense competitive fire inside that drives him. Schauffele made that perfectly clear on Tuesday, saying that he’s not content with winning just one
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Despite the rumors and uncertainty, Erik ten Hag is set to stay on as manager of Manchester United following an end of season review held by the club. United held a “thorough performance review” analyzing the 2023-24 season over the last two weeks and came out with a clear
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has threatened to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it would impose provisional tariffs that would result in Chinese automakers facing additional duties of
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 41 people died when a fire swept through a building that housed workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, and officials said the blaze appeared to be linked to code violations. Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah confirmed the toll and ordered the arrest of the building’s owner during
Continue ReadingSYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in general elections. Macron, a pro-business centrist, said he wants “men and women of goodwill who were able to say ‘no’ to extremes to join together to be
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lawmakers in the Polish parliament have observed a minute of silence to honor a young soldier who was stabbed at the Polish-Belarusian border. The attack occurred amid a migration crisis at the border that Poland says has been engineered by Russia and Belarus. The soldier was
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities anticipate commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore will soon return to normal levels after its main channel fully reopened earlier this week. The reopening followed the roughly $100 million cleanup process of the massive bridge that collapsed into the channel in
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — In a pub just a stone’s throw from Anfield stadium, where 60,000 fans gather regularly to watch Liverpool Football Club, bar staff are preparing to serve a very different clientele. The Sandon has been catering to the soccer crowd for more than a century. On Thursday, it expects
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens announced the closure of the Acropolis for five hours on Wednesday due to heat wave temperatures that also shut many schools. The ancient site in the Greek capital — which drew nearly 4 million visitors last year — was closed from midday till 5 p.m. as the temperature
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, Kevin Dotson and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — When looking at the US women’s national team roster for the Paris Olympics, the level of experience jumps off the page. Every member of the team has earned an Olympic or FIBA World Cup gold medal, and the roster has a combined 15 Olympic
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