By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party said Friday it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be reelected in Parliament for a second term. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said his party had now formally signed
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters will decide almost 60 contested primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives and both chambers of the Oklahoma state legislature. The race to watch Tuesday is the Republican primary in the state’s 4th Congressional District, where 10-term incumbent Tom Cole has drawn a deep-pocketed challenger self-funding
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg and MJ Lee, CNN Puglia, Italy (CNN) — President Joe Biden met privately with Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in southern Italy, in a personally meaningful sit-down for the president who has spoken frequently about the significance of his Catholic faith. A senior administration official said
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief says Japanese and American V-22 Ospreys are being safely operated in the country. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Friday that he has no plans to request a flight suspension despite restrictions in the U.S. Kihara was responding to a question about a remark U.S.
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies are criticizing Greece’s failure over the past year to shed light on one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea that left hundreds dead. UNHCR and IOM stressed the “critical” importance of a “comprehensive and conclusive” probe in a joint statement on
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A southwest Georgia Republican who went to prison for his actions inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may come a step closer to serving in Congress when the state holds primary runoff elections in some U.S. House and state legislative races. Tuesday’s contests will determine
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hamsphire officials have issued two warnings of potentially dangerous algae blooms along parts of Lake Winnipesaukee, the state’s largest lake. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services says it detected high concentrations of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, at Carry and Brewster beaches in Wolfeboro and at 19-Mile Bay
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to host a White House event focused in part on the Israel-Hamas war on Monday as part of an effort to highlight conflict-related sexual violence and amid fraught negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement. Harris has forcefully spoken about the situation unfolding
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet Union, then later Russia and China, on the world’s waterways. But instead of a global power, the Navy finds itself locked in combat with a shadowy, Iran-backed rebel group
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four occupied Ukrainian regions and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military alliance and has demanded
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump turns 78 today — a milestone that also begs the question of whether the US should impose age limits for politicians. It also comes as President Joe Biden, at 81, is seeking to dispel concerns about his state of mind and fitness amid a pattern
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say two people have been found dead after explosions in an underground parking garage at an apartment building in northern Switzerland and 11 others sustained minor injuries. The explosions Thursday evening rocked the Nussbaumen neighborhood of the small town of Obersiggenthal, northwest of Zurich. Police said Friday that the explosions appeared
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO, TERRY SPENCER and DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters warned Floridians to prepare for additional flash flooding after a tropical disturbance dumped as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rainfall in the southern parts of the state, with worsening conditions expected Friday. The disorganized storm system was
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The highest court in Niger lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum’s lawyer Reed Brody made the announcement on Frida nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers in a military coup. The ruling has opened the door for
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is tweaking his Cabinet with a focus on cost-of-living and labor policies after his center-right party’s victory in last week’s European parliamentary elections. The pandemic and Russia’s war on Ukraine have contributed to rising prices in the southern European country. Despite a recent dip in inflation,
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish accident investigators say the country’s oldest amusement park did not properly test new parts for a roller coaster that derailed last year and sent some passengers plunging to the ground, killing one and injuring nine others, one seriously. They say the accident at the Grona Lund park in Stockholm was
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-built pier to carry food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet. The United Nations is deciding if it can keep safely and ethically deliver supplies from the U.S. sea route to starving Palestinians. The U.N. has paused
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden is hitting the campaign trail on a double mission this week, courting older voters to support her husband’s reelection bid while also tackling voters’ concerns about his age. “This isn’t just about stopping an extremist, and this election is most certainly not about age,”
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