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Month: September 2024

Aviones de guerra japoneses usan bengalas para advertir a un avión espía ruso que abandone el espacio aéreo

Sofía Barruti (AP) — Japón dijo que sus aviones de guerra utilizaron bengalas para advertir a un avión de reconocimiento ruso que abandonara el espacio aéreo del norte de Japón este lunes. El ministro de Defensa japonés, Minoru Kihara, dijo a los periodistas que el avión ruso Il-38 violó el espacio aéreo de Japón sobre

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The left won France’s election, but its new government will be at the mercy of the far right

Analysis by Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Since French President Emmanuel Macron’s explosive gamble to dissolve parliament before the summer, rumors have swirled over how the newly divided National Assembly would be represented in the administration. Finally, Macron has revealed his cabinet – led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier marking a shift to the right and leaving left-leaning politicians out in

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The ICC is asked to investigate a crackdown on opposition in Tunisia and claims of migrant abuse

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers and families of jailed Tunisian opposition leaders are calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate a crackdown on political opposition and the abuse of Black African migrants in the North African country, which has been offered European Union financial support to help rein in migration. Tuesday’s

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Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating

Associated Press Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Heavy rains and big waves already lashed the Cayman Islands, and some Florida residents began to evacuate or fill sandbags ahead of anticipated flooding. Helene was expected to strengthen

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TikTok purges accounts tied to Russian media over ‘covert influence’ efforts ahead of US election

By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok has removed accounts associated with two Russian media groups for trying to exercise what it called “covert influence” on the upcoming US presidential election, in violation of its guidelines. The accounts are linked to Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti, the organizations behind the Sputnik news agency and the

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NWSL champion Gotham FC becomes first team from league to go to White House, meets with President Biden

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden welcomed National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) champion NY/NJ Gotham FC to the White House on Monday, the first time in the league’s history that a team has received the invite. In a ceremony honoring the club’s victory, Biden praised the team’s resilience – Gotham finished last

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US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US believes Israel has significantly weakened Hezbollah in strikes over the last week but is still working feverishly behind the scenes to try to convince it not to escalate further and launch a ground incursion into Lebanon over concerns the intensified fighting could spark a

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2 lawmen linked to Maine’s deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff

Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — Two law enforcement officers were thrust into the media spotlight after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Now they’re facing each other in an election. The ballot for sheriff in Sagadahoc County features four-term incumbent Joel Merry and patrol Sgt. Aaron Skolfield. Skolfield was the officer tasked with performing a welfare check

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