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Month: June 2024

New Jersey Democrats and Republicans picking Senate, House candidates amid Menendez corruption trial

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democrats and Republicans are deciding their parties’ standard-bearers for the U.S. Senate along with candidates for the presidency and House. Tuesday’s election comes amid the federal corruption trial of Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Menendez, who filed Monday to run as an independent. He is

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Syria says no dialogue with Turkey before Ankara announces plans to withdraw its troops

By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister says any dialogue between Syria and Turkey should only take place after Ankara announces that it will withdraw its troops from all Syrian territories. The comments came during a joint news conference with Iran’s acting foreign minister. Turkey has threatened in recent days

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Fake Tom Cruise documentary is part of a Russian influence campaign aimed at the Paris Olympics, report finds

By Sean Lyngaas and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Russian propagandists are ramping up their efforts to denigrate next month’s Paris Summer Olympics and undermine Western support for Ukraine through a series of brazen online and offline stunts, private experts and Western officials told CNN. The stunts have included using artificial intelligence to impersonate the

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North Korea’s trash balloons deepen tensions with the South. Here’s what’s happening between rivals

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent launches of trash-carrying balloons have sharply increased animosities with rival South Korea. North Korea floated hundreds of balloons to dump manure, cigarette butts, scraps of cloth and waste batteries across South Korea. In response, South Korea has vowed “unbearable” retaliatory steps and moved

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Cambodia as US concerns grow over China’s influence

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to meet with the country’s prime minister and defense minister, as Washington becomes increasingly concerned that Phnom Penh may grant China’s military exclusive access to a key naval base. Austin’s trip to the Cambodian capital marks

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