By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Prince Harry is seeking 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) in legal fees after proving the publisher of the Daily Mirror tabloid invaded his privacy by hacking his phone. Attorney David Sherborne said Monday that he was overwhelmingly successful at trial representing the Duke of
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas say they are cracking down on crime after the U.S. Embassy issued a security alert warning that the archipelago has reported at least 18 slayings so far this year. The number of killings rose to 19 over the weekend with police holding a news conference
Continue ReadingTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The prime minister of the country of Georgia resigned on Monday and said he had accepted an offer to become chairman of the Georgian Dream ruling party ahead of national elections in the fall. The announcement came just a month after controversial billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, who founded Georgian Dream, returned as
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president has called for a broad “alliance against extremism” in the wake of a report about far-right discussions of deporting millions of immigrants that prompted protests by hundreds of thousands of people. Germany has seen more than two weeks of protests against the Alternative for Germany party and others on the
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is further sweetening the perks for its U.S. store managers as the nation’s largest retailer and private employer seeks to retain and attract top workers in a still competitive job market. Walmart, which is based in Bentonville, Arkansas and has almost 4,700 U.S. namesake
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Monday ahead of a week where Wall Street’s most influential stocks may show whether the huge expectations built up for them are justified. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 7 points, or
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT BADENDIECK and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during Mass that killed one person. It said in a statement late Sunday that it “attacked a gathering of Christian unbelievers during their polytheistic ceremony” inside the
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Belarus have discussed ways to further expand their alliance that has seen the deployment of some of Russia’s nuclear weapons on the territory of its neighbor. Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia and Belarus have developed a “strategic partnership” as part of their 25-year
Continue ReadingSandra Milo, an icon of Italian cinema who played a key role in Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning “8½” has died. A statement from her family carried by state-run RAI television says that Milo died Monday in her sleep at home in Rome. She was 90. Milo had her break in Roberto Rossellini’s 1959 film “Il generale
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators will not seek a recall after a seven-year investigation into complaints alleging that more than 1 million Dodge and Ram vehicles can roll away after being shifted into park. The problem was similar to one that was blamed in the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, although
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after the teenager’s doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games, clearing the way for the United States to get the gold medal in the team event. The verdict from
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has protested to the United States over the treatment of Chinese arriving to study in America. Ambassador Xie Feng said in Washington on Sunday that dozens of Chinese have been denied entry in recent months when returning to school from overseas travel or visiting family in China. The Chinese
Continue ReadingBy JUTARAT SKULPICHETRAT Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights advocates and fans say a visiting dissident rock band that has been critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and whose members were arrested last week in Thailand might face deportation to Russia. Five of the seven musicians playing with the progressive rock band, Bi-2, traveled
Continue ReadingBy Scott McLean and Yusuf Gezer, CNN (CNN) — The lone victim of Sunday’s ISIS-claimed shooting at the Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul was a Muslim, according to a local official. Sukru Genc, mayor of the Sariyer district where the church is located, told Turkish independent newspaper BirGün that the man was by the
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court will rule on Friday whether it has jurisdiction to hear a case brought by Ukraine against Russia. Kyiv accuses Moscow of violating international law by using a false accusation of genocide as the pretext for its 2022 invasion. It launched
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Elon Musk’s social media platform X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online. Attempts to search for her name without quote marks on the site Monday resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search, which
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Amazon has called off its proposed acquisition of iRobot, with the ecommerce giant blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles.” The companies said in joint statement Monday that they “entered into a mutual agreement to terminate their announced acquisition agreement.” The deal was facing antitrust scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic. Both
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Seychelles’ defense forces and coast guard have rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen whose vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates two days earlier. The Seychelles president’s office says its forces led a successful operation to regain control of the vessel. Sri Lankan’s Fisheries Department says
Continue ReadingBy Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma Republican Party approved a resolution over the weekend condemning and censuring Sen. James Lankford, the state’s senior senator, for his role in the ongoing bipartisan border negotiations in Congress. Oklahoma Republicans accuse Lankford of “playing fast and loose” with Democrats on border policy and that he puts
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police officer with knowledge of the investigation says Brazil’s federal police have carried out a search warrant for Carlos Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a Rio de Janeiro city councilman. Police said in a statement that they conducted nine searches
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