LONDON (AP) — A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime lost a court fight Tuesday against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus. A High Court judge said the female student had accepted when she enrolled in the school that she would be subject to religious restrictions. “She knew that
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A report from the website 38 North says that North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closely. The state’s growing use of digital surveillance tools, which combine equipment imported from China with
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the global economy, saying the world appears headed for a “soft landing” — reining in inflation without much economic pain and producing steady if modest growth. The IMF now envisions 3.2% worldwide expansion this year, up a
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a time of celebration for Asna Tabassum – the University of Southern California’s 2024 valedictorian – has turned to disappointment after the university denied her the chance to give a speech at commencement over security concerns. “Over the past several days,
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street drifted toward gains before the market open on Tuesday as more corporate earnings come in, giving investors a break from fretting about if and when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials rose 0.6% before the bell, while
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election. The Education Department on Tuesday filed paperwork for a new
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor to end the war. Scholz also told Xi at a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday that the use of nuclear weapons
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking was expected to clear its first hurdle Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year,
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says a French construction worker who confronted a man who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall is welcome to stay in the country as long as he likes. Damien Guerot was seen on security camera footage standing at the top of an escalator menacing the
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U.S. Olympic leaders unveiled with the Denver-based education company Guild. The deal between Guild, organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of an $830 million program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems. The plans will be announced at an international oceans conference starting in Athens on Tuesday. But the plan has irked Greece’s neighbor and regional rival,
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian journalist is decrying his expulsion from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport last weekend. Jeune Afrique writer Farid Alilat’s expulsion is the latest instance of the government restricting press freedoms in Algeria, where high profile journalists remain behind bars after
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are set to vote on the government’s plans to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking. The bill will make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. It has the support of the opposition Labour Party and
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub. Cook met Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Apple also said that it would
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Argentina’s defense minister has signed a deal worth about 2.1 billion kroner ($300 million) to buy 24 of Denmark’s aging F-16 fighter jets. Denmark is getting new F-35 aircraft instead. No date for the F-16s to be handed over to Argentina has been announced. They are expected to be transferred in
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Armenia has insisted that the top United Nations court has jurisdiction to hear its case accusing Azerbaijan of breaching an international convention that aims to stamp out racial discrimination. Azerbaijan is urging the International Court of Justice to toss out for lack of jurisdiction the
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and a deep WNBA draft class hope the momentum they created lifting women’s college basketball to new heights carries over to the pros. “We’re not just basketball players, we’re super impactful to the community, the people around us, the little kids
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The U.N. human rights office says Israeli security forces must immediately put an end to attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians. Violence has been raging in the West Bank, triggered by the killing of a 14-year-old Israeli boy. Health officials say seven Palestinians have been killed since then and 75 wounded.
Continue ReadingSINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s incoming leader says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on as senior minister in the government after he steps down next month. Lee, 72, announced Monday that he will end his 20-year rule and hand over to his deputy Lawrence Wong on May 15. Lee is the eldest son of
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