BEIJING (AP) — Five people are dead after a large container ship hit a bridge south of the city of Guangzhou in southern China early Thursday, sending a section of the roadway crashing down, Three small trucks, a bus and a scooter fell off the Lixinsha Bridge about 5:30 a.m., authorities said. The bus, the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French defense officials say Russian forces threatened to shoot down a French surveillance aircraft patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea. Speaking Thursday to broadcaster RTL, the French defense minister said Russia has adopted a “particularly aggressive” posture as its struggles to make headway with its
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say five people have been injured in an incident at a school in the western German city of Wuppertal and a suspect has been arrested. The incident took place on Thursday at a high school. Police said there was no shooting in the incident but gave no further information. The Bild
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation that’s hungry for energy. Just a few years ago, an installation meant getting multiple approvals, finding a reliable company and shelling out plenty of money before a buyer could
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man in Flint, Michigan, has become the first person to be charged under the state’s new safe firearms storage law after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his gun, leaving her in critical condition, prosecutors said. The father, Michael Tolbert, is also
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s media regulators have blocked the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with users across the country enduring the sixth day of sweeping disruptions, partial and complete shutdowns. There was no comment on the outage by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Thursday and government officials have not responded to repeated queries from
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster (CNN) — A monthslong legal battle between a Texas high school student and his school district over the length of his locs hairstyle has renewed calls to pass a national CROWN Act. Here’s what that means. What is the CROWN Act? The CROWN Act and similar laws protect against race-based hair discrimination
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Czech farmers are driving their tractors and other vehicles to to several border crossings to join forces with their colleagues from neighboring countries in their protests against European Union agriculture policies, bureaucracy and overall conditions for their business. Farmers complain that the 27-nation EU’s policies on the environment, such as the Green
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — An internal US Army survey illustrates the challenges the military is facing to combat extremism in the ranks even after the Pentagon made it a top priority at the beginning of the Biden administration. The internal survey, carried out last year and obtained by the Project on Government Oversight through a Freedom of Information Act
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — A foreign skier has been killed and three others rescued after an avalanche hit a popular Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials say at least four foreign skiers and their local guide were hit by an avalanche Thursday and buried in snow when they were skiing high in the mountains
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating border tactics have brought the migrant crisis to the doorsteps of Democratic-led cities and states, placing the issue at the forefront in a heated election cycle and forcing Democrats to answer to it. President Joe Biden and Abbott have sparred over
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be run by Italy under a deal that worries human rights activists. The European Union, however, sees it as a possible template for the future. Italy has long complained about
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday as Israel intercepted what appeared to be another Houthi attack near the port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks come as the rebels escalate
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission presented nearly 70 recommendations Thursday that the agency hopes will “further advance equity at USDA” and help resolve longstanding discriminatory practices, according to a copy of the report obtained by CNN. The commission said the changes outlined in its final report “seek
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World markets advanced and Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark surged to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989. Tokyo’s benchmark closed at 39,098.68 on Thursday. Its previous record was 38,915.87, set just before Japan’s bubble economy collapsed in the early
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN If there is a master plan to keep the government funded through March 1, no one seems to know what it is yet on Capitol Hill. With just days until a partial government shutdown and lawmakers out on recess until next week, House Republicans are divided over the
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Dubai-based budget carrier FlyDubai has seen record earnings of $572 million in 2023, boosted by carrying the most passengers ever across its network. That’s according to a company announcement on Thursday. The state-owned carrier, based in the business and tourism hub of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates,
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS Associated Press A prominent Russian opposition figure has appeared in court, urging Russians not to give up after the death of Alexei Navalny and alleging there’s a state-backed hit squad taking out opponents of President Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Kara-Murza is a British-Russian citizen serving a 25-year sentence for treason. He spoke in
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A prominent pro-war Russian military blogger, Andrey Morozov, has reportedly died by suicide just days after he reported that Russia suffered huge losses during its months-long assault on the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka. Morozov, known as “Murz” on Telegram, was an ultra-nationalist commentator and vocal supporter
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a port in Osaka last month is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. It’s the third year in a row that whales have become stranded
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