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Month: November 2024

Italian hotel manager rejects Israeli couple’s reservation, accusing Israeli people of ‘genocide’

Associated Press ROME (AP) — The manager of a small hotel in northern Italy has refused a reservation made by a couple of Israeli tourists and accused Israeli people of being “responsible for genocide.” Jewish groups decried the incident as an example of antisemitism. The couple had booked two nights for the beginning of November

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Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was involved in investigation into 2017 sexual assault allegation

By Casey Tolan, Scott Glover and Kyung Lah, CNN Monterey, California (CNN) — Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2017, local officials in California confirmed Thursday night. In a statement, a spokesperson for the city government of Monterey, California, said

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Cómo una mezcla tóxica de antisemitismo, racismo y xenofobia culminó en la violencia en Amsterdam

Julia Hernández (CNN) — La ira, el miedo y la ansiedad siguen latentes en Amsterdam. La semana pasada, aficionados israelíes al fútbol fueron atacados en las calles, banderas palestinas fueron arrancadas de las paredes y se gritaron insultos antisemitas durante disturbios. Aunque ahora la capital neerlandesa parece tranquila, los residentes y legisladores temen que las

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Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job

By Kylie Atwood and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts, even though he is not likely to take a formal job within it, regional diplomats and Trump allies told CNN. Trump’s Middle East team has been taking shape

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Malaysia protests new Philippine maritime laws that it says infringe on its territory

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has protested new maritime laws in the Philippines that it says encroach on its territory. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said Friday that Malaysia sent a protest note over the Philippine laws. He said experts found reference documents related to the laws restated Manila’s long-standing claim over the oil-rich

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Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says

Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot authorities are in talks with major energy companies from Persian Gulf states over potential natural gas reserves off the Mediterranean country’s southern coastline, President Nikos Christodoulides told an energy conference Friday. He said the discussion with the unidentified companies are in connection with some of Cyprus’ 13 areas,

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Mike Tyson returns to professional boxing 19 years after his last bout. There are neurological concerns for the 58-year-old

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Mike Tyson steps into the ring. His youthful appearance belies the power he possesses. It is 1985 and the heavyweight is about to make his professional boxing debut. One minute and 47 seconds later and an 18-year-old Tyson has already forced his opponent, Hector Mercedes, to withdraw after a

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Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Politicians in Senegal are wrapping up a tense electoral campaign ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ambitious reforms. Voters in Senegal will on Sunday choose 165 lawmakers in Senegal’s assembly, where the party of President

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