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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network’s journalists. The change was announced at CNN’s editorial meeting Wednesday morning and

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German and Indian companies have signed an agreement that envisions the possible building of six military submarines for India. The memorandum of understanding was signed on Wednesday in the presence of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who was in India on a visit. The agreement calls for

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials have launched a series of high-level contacts with the newly elected government in Turkey in an effort to counter a surge in attempted crossings by migrants over a river that divides the two countries. Defense Minister Alkiviades Stephanis spoke on a call Wednesday with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler,

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone wasn’t hacked by reporters for Mirror Group Newspapers. The Duke of Sussex said Wednesday that he didn’t believe the publisher’s denials and that phone hacking occurred on an industrial scale at British tabloids

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A group of climate activists has claimed responsibility for deflating the tires of sport utility vehicles in Denmark’s capital. Copenhagen police said Wednesday that more than 100 vehicles were vandalized. The Tyre Extinguishers said on its website that “we are defending ourselves against climate change, air pollution and unsafe drivers.” The

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday and hovering near the edge of a new bull market for Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading to rise above the 4,292.44 level. If it finishes the day there, the U.S. stock market’s main

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings. David Zaslav, the CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, announced the leadership change on CNN’s morning editorial call on Wednesday. Zaslav appointed a

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By JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Ukraine is top of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda as he starts a two-day trip to Washington. He’s carrying the message that post-Brexit Britain remains an essential American ally in a world of emboldened authoritarian states. The U.S. and the

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ivan Menezes, one of the most influential figures in the global drinks industry over the past few decades and who was widely admired for his commitment to diversity, has died following a short illness. He was 63. Menezes was until earlier this week chief executive of Diageo,

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Wednesday after China reported trade data pointing to a further slowing of its recovery from the disruptions of the pandemic. Germany’s DAX shed 0.3% to 15,937.77 and the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 0.4% to 7,183.35. London’s FTSE 100 was barely

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t call it a “pause.” When the Federal Reserve meets next week, it is widely expected to leave interest rates alone — after 10 straight meetings in which it has jacked up its key rate to fight inflation. But what might otherwise be seen as a

MADRID (AP) — Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency says. A spokesman for the Aemet weather agency says the latest data shows a continuation of the extremely high temperatures in 2022, which was the hottest year ever recorded in Spain. The spring heat

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The global economy is bouncing back from an an energy price spike fed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But growth will stay below average this year and next. And trouble could emerge as central banks trying to fight inflation push interest rates higher and make

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish lira has tumbled to fresh record lows, extending its slide against the U.S. dollar. The lira weakened by around 7% on Wednesday, hitting a record of 23.16 against the dollar. The currency has declined by more than 8% since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally took office on Saturday after

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Air India plane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to Russia after it developed an engine problem, the airline said Wednesday. The plane, a Boeing 777 carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely at Magadan airport in Siberia in Russia’s