Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — It’s been a year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people. Today, Derna’s residents no longer hold out hope of finding many of their loved ones. For Libya, the disaster on the night
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The United States and Britain have formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine and will take measures to punish those involved. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia “has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will likely use them
Continue ReadingTASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — The estimated crowd of 600,000 people Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor is nearly half of the small Southeast Asian country’s population. The event was held Tuesday on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia. Other papal Masses have drawn
Continue ReadingCNN By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Kareem Khadder and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, according to local officials in the besieged enclave. Israel said the operation targeted Hamas fighters
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers, drawing a strong rebuke from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the activist’s family. Israel said a criminal investigation has been launched into
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Southwest Airlines will revamp its board and the chairman will retire next year, but it intends to stick with CEO Robert Jordan. The moves were announced Tuesday after Southwest met with representatives from hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, which is pushing for changes including a leadership shakeup at the airline. Southwest says
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A hedge fund investor has bought political magazine The Spectator for 100 million pounds or $131 million. The sale announced on Tuesday came after a months-long search for a new owner for the publication. Millionaire Paul Marshall is already the co-owner of U.K. channel GB News. His takeover of The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three men in South Africa are accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on their farm in a case that has outraged the public. The men appeared in court Tuesday in the northern province of Limpopo. The state wants them to remain behind bars until their
Continue ReadingGUWAHATI, India (AP) — Indian authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew and shut down the internet in some parts of the northeastern state of Manipur following protests from students against a fresh wave of ethnic violence. At least nine people have been killed and several injured in the last 10 days as armed groups launched
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — An independent U.N. commission says Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, inflicting civilian casualties on at least three occasions. Since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly a year ago, Israel has conducted dozens of airstrikes in different parts of Syria. Iran blamed Israel for the April airstrike on
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday presented Congress’ highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, even as the politics of a presidential election swirled around the event. Both Democrats and Republicans supported the legislation to
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed sympathy for victims of Covid-19 while defending his administration and casting blame toward former President Donald Trump’s pandemic response on Tuesday as he testified publicly before a GOP-led House panel and faced questions over the Covid-era nursing home policy in the state. Cuomo called
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and other sexual offenses. Ex-Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson faces one count of rape, four counts of gross indecency and 13 indecent assault charges involving two alleged victims between 1985 and 2008. His wife,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 21-year-old man in Denmark has been arrested for arson after allegedly setting a fire at a Jewish woman’s home in Copenhagen, and he faced preliminary court charges under the country’s terrorism laws that could lead to a life sentence. Preliminary charges are one step short of formal ones
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain that triggered floods and landslides has climbed to 87 as 70 others remain missing and hundreds were injured, state media said. Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country in decades. It made landfall Saturday with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — A city councilor in Switzerland has apologized and reportedly sought police protection against threats after she fired a sport pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century Madonna and child painting and posted images of their bullet-ridden faces on social media. Green-Liberal party official Sanija Ameti, 32, put the images
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — If you bought apple juice recently, now would be a good time to check the fridge or pantry: Bottles of juice sold across the country under various brands at Walgreens, Walmart, BJ’s, Weis and Aldi have been recalled over concerns about arsenic levels. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister says the window is closing on an opportunity to reach a temporary cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group. Yoav Gallant told reporters that conditions are ripe for at least a six-week pause in fighting that would include the release of many of the hostages
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter heating bills. But he faces unease about it among his Labour Party lawmakers. Starmer says the decision to remove the winter fuel allowance from all
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA’s Apollo moonshots. Unlike his previous chartered flight, tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman shared the cost with SpaceX this time around, which included developing and testing brand
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