By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance. The invitation comes as Hungary and Turkey remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden’s bid
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A study issued Tuesday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the Buddhist-dominated country’s sole Christian-majority state. The 10 reported attacks on churches in the western state of Chin examined by the researchers
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has signed a $1.2-billion contract to make tens of thousands of artillery rounds to replenish the dwindling stocks of its member countries. Those stocks are being drained as allies supply shells to Ukraine to help it defeat invading Russian forces. NATO hopes the contract will allow for the purchase of 220,000
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — It’s now a two-person race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — and if former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley doesn’t defeat former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, the fight may be over. With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis exiting the race Sunday, Haley now has the
Continue ReadingCNN By Amir Tal and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the deadliest day for its troops inside the battered enclave since the war with Hamas began. Most of the soldiers – 21 – were killed in an attack
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Twenty-one soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip in the deadliest attack on Israel’s forces since the Oct. 7 Hamas raid that triggered the war, the military said Tuesday, a major setback that could add to mounting calls for a cease-fire. Hours later, the
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Tuesday, while Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced after a report said Beijing plans to put about 2 trillion yuan ($278 billion) into supporting ailing Chinese markets. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX lost 0.2% to 16,651.29 and the CAC 40 in Paris
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has hanged another prisoner over crimes committed during nationwide protests that erupted in 2022 following the death of a young woman detained for improperly wearing her headscarf. Iran’s state television said on Tuesday that the suspect was executed after being sentenced to death for killing a policeman and
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The upper house of Britain’s Parliament has urged the Conservative government not to ratify a migration treaty with Rwanda. It’s a largely symbolic move, but signals more opposition to come for the contentious plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to the African nation. Members of the
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian protester with a mental health condition has been executed over the death of a local official during mass demonstrations that rocked the country in 2022, the Iranian judiciary’s news agency reported on Tuesday. “The death sentence of Mohammad Ghobadlou for the crime of intentional murder of Farid
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say 20 people are confirmed dead and 24 remain missing after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of the southwestern province of Yunnan. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. on Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part of Yunnan. Authorities resumed search and rescue
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty. The award-winning independent documentary film “The Ones Left Behind,” released last year, tells the story of such
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Riot Games, the developer of the popular “League of Legends” multiplayer battle game is joining other tech companies that have been cutting back with a layoff of 11% of its staff. CEO Dylan Jadeja said the move was meant to “create focus and move us toward a sustainable
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles targeted Ukraine’s two biggest cities on Tuesday morning, damaging apartment buildings and killing at least six people after Moscow shunned any deal to end the almost two-year war that is backed by Kyiv and its Western allies. The Russian barrage included more than 40
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Monday’s wet weather caused some localized street flooding throughout the Coachella Valley making it difficult for drivers. “It’s not easy driving in the rain,” said Cathedral City resident, Avr Salcedo. “Especially here in Cathedral City and Palm Springs, they don’t know how to drive.” Salcedo says he knows what to expect when it rains on
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — China will face international scrutiny Tuesday over domestic polices in places like Hong Kong, Tibet and the western Xinjiang region at the latest U.N.-backed review of its human rights record. An extraordinarily high number of more than 160 countries have registered to take part in the discussion. That means each will have
Continue ReadingBy Amir Tal and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the deadliest day for its troops inside the battered enclave since the war with Hamas began. Most of the soldiers – 21 – were killed in an attack in
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday, led by sharp gains in Hong Kong and Shanghai after a report said Beijing plans to put about 2 trillion yuan ($278 billion) into support to stabilize ailing Chinese markets. The unconfirmed report by Bloomberg cited unnamed sources.
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Updated post by Olga R. Rodriguez (AP): SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State University faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation’s largest public university system, their union announced. Members of the California Faculty Association will return to work
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A complex Russian missile attack targeted Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv on Tuesday morning, killing at least three people, wounding several others and damaging residential buildings, officials said. In the capital of Kyiv, city administration chief Roman Popko said at least one person was killed.
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