Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Edinburgh Zoo has launched a cuteness contest between Haggis, its newborn pygmy hippo, and Moo Deng, the adorable mini hippopotamus that became a viral sensation at a Thailand zoo this summer. “Moo Deng? Who deng?” the Scottish zoo playfully posted Monday on the social media platform X. Moo Deng,
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee man “dedicated to white supremacist ideology” faces federal charges in an alleged plot to blow up a Nashville energy facility, an attack that if successful could have left thousands without power three days before the US presidential election, the US Justice Department said Monday. Skyler Philippi, 24,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers are sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after a volcano on Indonesia’s island of Flores erupted, killing at least nine people with its searing lava and ash. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2,000 meters
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine’s defense minister said Tuesday. Another Kyiv official said Ukraine’s army fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk border region. The comments
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — As dusk falls over the City of Light, a new spectacle is illuminating Saint-Sulpice church, a monument whose interiors are even larger than Notre Dame’s. The cavernous walls of the neoclassical gem on Paris’ Left Bank are coming alive with 360-degree video projections, sparkling cutting-edge technology and actors, all telling
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she discussed the Canadian allegations with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar while he was in Australia on Tuesday. India has denied Canada’s allegation that India’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Judicial officials say prosecutors and police investigators who specialize in fighting major fraud and corruption have raided Netflix offices in France and the Netherlands. The raids on Tuesday are part of a French probe of suspected financial wrongdoing. French and Dutch authorities have been working together for many months on
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson, Tami Luhby and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — American voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose the country’s next leaders in a mass democratic experiment in which tens of millions of votes will be cast without incident. Still, scattered issues with voter eligibility; logistical problems such as long lines and
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police arrested a 23-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in a botched art heist at a gallery in the southern Netherlands targeting four valuable Andy Warhol screenprints. The arrest came days after thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the town of Oisterwijk last week and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of the year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm temperatures in the past few weeks. The lack of snow on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — While Florida generally makes it challenging for people in the state with felony convictions to regain their voting rights, former President Donald Trump had no issue casting a ballot for himself Tuesday in Palm Beach. Trump was convicted in Manhattan earlier this year of 34 counts of falsifying business
Continue ReadingMALAGA, Spain (AP) — With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in Malaga, Spain, this month, the International Tennis Federation is making a donation to the Spanish Red Cross to support relief and recovery efforts for the recent catastrophic flooding in the country. The ITF and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Equatorial Guinea say they will install surveillance cameras in government offices after a government official allegedly recorded hundreds of sex videos. Baltasar Ebang Engonga, director of the National Financial Investigation Agency, has been suspended and is being investigated. Local media reported that investigators were searching his computer
Continue ReadingMALMO, Sweden (AP) — A Swedish court sentenced a far-right politician to four months in jail for two counts of “incitement against an ethnic group” after making hateful comments at political rallies two years ago. The Malmo District Court said on Tuesday the Danish-Swedish 42-year-old man, who was not named but has been identified by
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza will be the next chief of the global police organization Interpol. Urquiza was elected secretary-general by a vote of Interpol’s general assembly on Tuesday at its meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. He will take up the post when the gathering ends on Thursday. Urquiza is the first chief
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Homeowners in France have discovered a skeleton in the attic of an outbuilding while undertaking renovation work. The body is thought to belong to the former occupant of the property, which is located in Erstroff in eastern France, who disappeared in 2009, according to a statement
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani must appear in person in federal court on Thursday after two election workers who are to receive nearly all of his most valuable assets told a judge they believe the former Donald Trump attorney is hiding items from them. The complaint from the election workers Ruby Freeman
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through Parliament. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, introduced Tuesday, will raise the minimum age for buying tobacco by one year each year. That means no one born after January 1, 2009 will ever be
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at an oil refinery in northwestern Turkey has slightly injured 12 employees and a fire at the facility has been brought under control. The Turkish Petroleum Refineries company, TUPRAS, says a fire broke out Tuesday at its facilities in Izmit, in Kocaeli province during maintenance work on a compressor.
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