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By Masoud Popalzai and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The Taliban’s refugee minister was killed in a suicide bombing carried out by ISIS in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to officials. Khalil Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who leads the powerful Haqqani network, a division of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Dalia Faheid, Michelle Watson, Bonney Kapp, John Miller and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 2:17 p.m. ET] The gun CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione had when he was arrested this week in Pennsylvania matches shell casings found at the crime scene last week in Midtown Manhattan, the New
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TikTok has challenged a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese video-sharing app’s business operations in the country that was imposed over national security concerns. The company said Tuesday that it filed an application for a judicial review with the Federal Court in Vancouver on December 5. The application seeks to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a woman of crimes against humanity for keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria and sentenced her to 10 years in prison. The Hague District Court found Hasna A. was guilty of multiple offenses for traveling to Syria in 2015 to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That displeasure tracks with the bipartisan uproar in Washington that ignited
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Associated Press The Onion’s rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform, which will remain in his control for at least the near future. What’s next for Infowars and the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs as a string of dry winters has reduced amounts in 108 dams to just a quarter of their capacity. Minister Maria Panayiotou said Wednesday that as part of her ministry’s immediate plans to alleviate water shortages, four
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That displeasure tracks with the bipartisan uproar in Washington that ignited
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has warned Syria that it has obligations to comply with rules to safeguard and
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Diplomatic and depressed as they have been in public, a small group of Democratic governors are deep into behind-the-scenes preparations and deliberations over how to balance the politics of pushing back on what they are expecting from President-elect Donald Trump’s next turn in the White House. Since
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Wildlife officials in the US are moving to add the iconic monarch butterfly to the list of species threatened with extinction. The loss of pollinators like the monarch could have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and the people who rely on them. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Wildlife officials in the US are moving to add the iconic monarch butterfly to the list of species threatened with extinction. The loss of pollinators like the monarch could have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and the people who rely on them. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Wildlife officials in the US are moving to add the iconic monarch butterfly to the list of species threatened with extinction. The loss of pollinators like the monarch could have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and the people who rely on them. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has killed the Taliban refugee minister and some other people. Two Interior Ministry officials said the explosion struck inside the ministry on Wednesday and killed Khalil Haqqani, the refugee minister. He is the most high-profile casualty of a bombing in Afghanistan since the
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — After suffering multiple fractures when he crashed into one of their vehicles, two-time Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel is teaming up with the Belgian Post Office to raise awareness of road safety for cyclists and reduce the number of “dooring” victims. That’s where the occupant of a parked vehicle inadvertently opens the door
Continue ReadingWJLA, CNN By Ray Sanchez and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The regulars began assembling in the predawn Monday at a McDonald’s just off the interstate in western Pennsylvania when at some point a fellow customer caught their attention. “Don’t that look like the shooter from New York?” one of the regulars, who only gave
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The World Bank forecasts that Myanmar’s economy will contract this year, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi. In an update issued Wednesday, the bank said about a fifth of all built structures
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s pro-European parties agreed to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on opposite sides and shutting out far-right nationalists who made significant gains in the election on Dec. 1. The leftist Social Democratic Party will now form a government with parties representing the center-right, the Hungarian
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence. That’s according to a report published Wednesday by the Brazilian Forum of Public Security, a prominent nonprofit organization. In 2024, gangs were present in 260 of 772 municipalities in
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ZURICH (AP) — Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer. The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was acclaimed by the applause of more than 200 FIFA member federations. They took part remotely in an online meeting hosted in Zurich
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