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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Lawmakers in Norway have slammed a decision this week by a southern city to only take in Ukrainian refugees and not others, claiming they’ll integrate easier into the society. The government and the opposition also said they consider the decision by the council in Drammen to be in violation of Norwegian
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years. It cites rising global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. The Swiss defense minister says cost-cutting over the last 30 years has weakened the army. The extra funding is to be used
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — It shouldn’t take long for Caitlin Clark to become the NCAA women’s career scoring leader when No. 4 Iowa hosts Michigan. Clark goes into Thursday night’s game needing eight points to pass Kelsey Plum’s total of 3,527. Clark has scored at least eight in
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed five people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was the latest in exchanges of long-range missile and rocket fire in Russia’s
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is providing $970 million for improvements at 114 airports around the country, with work ranging from wider concourses and new baggage-handling systems to new terminals at some small airfields. Administration officials said the money comes from a $5 billion grant program to modernize airport terminals. The
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is providing $970 million for improvements at 114 airports around the country, with work ranging from wider concourses and new baggage-handling systems to new terminals at some small airfields. Administration officials said the money comes from a $5 billion grant program to modernize airport terminals. The
Continue ReadingPODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin state television says a fire killed two children and two women in a makeshift Roma settlement. The report on RTCG TV says that the fire erupted around 4.30a.m. on Thursday in the southern Adriatic Sea town of Bar. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire and the age
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s chief is warning member countries not to allow a wedge to be driven between the United States and Europe. Concern is growing in Europe about the future U.S. commitment to NATO should Donald Trump return to office. With a war in Ukraine weighing
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office claims that the country’s move to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba would deal a “political and psychological blow” to its war-divided rival North Korea, whose diplomatic footing is largely dependent on a small number of Cold War allies.
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a search and rescue mission is underway after a cargo ship with six crew members on board sank in the Turkish inland Sea of Marmara, off Istanbul, amid high waves. The Turkish cargo ship, Batuhan A, was carrying dolomite used to manufacture cement, to the Turkish port of Gemlik
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia has fired cruise and ballistic missiles at a broad area of Ukraine in a morning attack. Authorities said the missiles hit five regions of Ukraine early Thursday, hours after a midnight strike in the country’s northeast killed four people in an apartment
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex. The Israeli army said it was a limited operation seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A hearing that could derail the election subversion case against Donald Trump and others in Georgia is underway as a judge considers whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified. The two-day evidentiary hearing is a pivotal moment for the Georgia
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — A date for Donald Trump’s first criminal trial has been set in the former president’s New York criminal hush money case. With Trump in attendance at the hearing in downtown Manhattan, New York state Judge Juan Merchan confirmed that the former
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza. The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See called the comments by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, “regrettable.” Speaking Monday at a reception, Parolin condemned the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks against Israel and all forms of antisemitism. But
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to get engaged while in office, revealing Thursday that his partner accepted his marriage proposal on Valentine’s Day. He and Jodie Haydon, a financial services professional, have been together for three years. Albanese said he proposed on
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex, the Gaza Health Ministry said. The raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured when a mortar landed in their base in eastern Congo amid increased unrest in the region. The South African National Defence Force, which oversees all of its armed forces, said it believes the mortar explosion
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris. The French presidency did not release specific details about the agreement, which is to be signed on Friday at the Elysee presidential palace. It says this will be Zelenskyy’s third
Continue ReadingBy Adie Vanessa Offiong and Daniel Renjifo, CNN (CNN) — On February 4, the Grammy awards announced the first-ever winner of the new Best African Music Performance, with South Africa’s Tyla taking home the title for her hit “Water.” Yet African artists have been honored at the Grammys since fellow South African Miriam Makeba won
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