By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned barely a year into the role after the collapse of his coalition government, a humbling and chaotic departure that throws Scotland’s ruling pro-independence party into chaos. Yousaf’s coalition government fell apart unexpectedly last week when he tore up a coalition agreement with Green Party
Continue ReadingBEIJING, China (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary next week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has upended global political and economic security. China’s Foreign Ministry says the visit by Xi, China’s president and head of the ruling Communist
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Carey and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin’s forces have made further gains in at least three locations along the eastern front in Ukraine – including for the first time in several months an advance in the northern Kharkiv region – highlighting again Kyiv’s need for ammunition and weapons from the
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say at least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed following heavy rains, sending waters sweeping through houses and cutting off a major road. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, collapsed
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands pro-Beijing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has withdrawn from the contest to remain head of the strategically important South Pacific island nation’s government following general elections two weeks ago. Sogavare has been reelected to the parliament, but Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported he told a press conference
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over the war in Gaza and its mounting death toll. Many campuses were largely quiet over the weekend as
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over the war in Gaza and its mounting death toll. Many campuses were largely quiet over the weekend as
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s foreign minister has abruptly resigned in dissatisfaction over a Cabinet reshuffle that removed him as one of the country’s deputy prime ministers. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday confirmed the report of the resignation of Parnpree Bahiddha-Nugara, saying that he respected the decision, and that he has already started looking for
Continue ReadingBy Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — Nine suspected members of a German far-right group accused of plotting to overthrow the government and install a minor royal as leader went on trial at a high-security courtroom in Stuttgart on Monday. Prosecutors opened their case against individuals tied to the Reichsbürger (Citizens of the Reich) movement. In all,
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has vowed to stay in office and govern “with even more strength.” His announcement Monday ended days of speculation he might resign to stop what he called a smear campaign against his wife after she was accused of corruption.
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader has pressured President Yoon Suk Yeol to accept special investigations into allegations involving top officials and his wife, as they met for talks on bipartisan cooperation. Yoon is facing calls to cooperate with opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, after the ruling party
Continue ReadingBy ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Togolese voters headed to the polls on Monday to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections, which will test support for a proposed new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and give lawmakers the power to choose the president instead. The opposition and the clergy say
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are expected to travel on America’s public freeways. The goal is for the trucks, which can run nearly around the clock without any breaks, to speed the flow of goods, accelerating delivery times and perhaps lowering costs.
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Mike Trout has been healthy this year and is leading the major leagues in home runs. So far, that hasn’t been enough to help the Los Angeles Angels withstand Shohei Ohtani’s departure. If it feels as if Trout and the Angels can’t catch a break, this is certainly another
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She’s planning multiple other trips, including to a science fiction convention in Scotland and a Disney cruise soon after that,
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a container ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against international shipping in the crucial maritime route. The attack happened off the coast of Mokha, Yemen, the British military’s United
Continue ReadingBy ACHMAD IBRAHIM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have celebrated the countries’ continued cooperation at their seventh and final Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta, an annual meeting between the two leaders that was also attended this year by their successors. All
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien both reported that the 75-year-old actor was called in for police questioning in Paris on Monday. The Paris
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader is under pressure to resign as he struggles to engineer a deal to rescue his government after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a key target for fighting climate change. First Minister Humza Yousaf, whose Scottish National Party has been weakened
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A state senator who was charged in Arizona’s 2020 election subversion case and a former state representative who was expelled from office have been elected as Republican National committee members for the Grand Canyon State. State Sen. Jake Hoffman and former state Rep. Liz Harris were
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