By Akanksha Sharma, Vedika Sud and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Two unidentified men stormed the lower house of India’s parliament on Wednesday, in a major security breach that fell on the anniversary of a deadly attack on the complex more than two decades ago. Video broadcast live on Sansad TV, the official channel for
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Theatre announced that Indhu Rubasingham will be the next artistic director of the United Kingdon’s pre-eminent public stage company. Rubasingham will be the first woman and first person of color to lead the National. She currently runs the small but influential Kiln Theatre in north London. She will join as
Continue ReadingBy GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India and SIBI ARASU, Associated Press Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations climate negotiators have declared the world must transition away from oil, gas and coal. The decision by nearly 200 countries will likely be considered one of the most important in nearly 30 years
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say the suicide bomber who rammed his car into a police station’s main gate in Pakistan’s northwest used about 264 pounds of explosives. The attack — one of the deadliest in months — killed 23 officers and wounded 32 others on Tuesday. The assault — which also
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A barrage of Russian missile has targeted Kyiv and wounded at least 53 people as the Ukrainian president sought more military support in Europe after a trip to Washington secured no new pledges. A series of loud explosions rocked Kyiv at 3 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund executive board has approved the release of the second tranche of a bailout package to help Sri Lanka recover from the worst economic crisis in its history. The fund says that the approval Tuesday to release $337 million came after Sri
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top Turkish referee has been discharged from a hospital days after he was punched by the president of a top-flight soccer club. The attack resulted in the Turkish Football Federation suspending all league games. Referee Halit Umut Meler was attacked by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca on Monday. Fans who
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s peace minister has been fired and arrested for having alleged links to an outlawed rebel group after he made a series of social media posts criticizing the government. Federal police released a statement Tuesday accusing Taye Dendea of “collaborating with anti-peace forces that are trying to destroy Ethiopia” and
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least seven Israeli soldiers were killed in an ambush in Gaza City, Israeli media reported Wednesday, as the army continued to meet heavy resistance in an offensive against Hamas that has drawn international outrage and rare U.S. criticism over
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary Major, not in the grottoes of the Vatican like other popes, so he can be near his favorite icon of the Madonna. Francis, who turns 87 on Sunday, also said he never
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have missed a commercial tanker near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, That’s according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. An American warship shot down a suspected
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, resulting in more than 50 injuries and several damaged buildings, officials said. A series of loud explosions could be heard in Kyiv at 3 a.m. as the city’s air defenses were activated for the second time this week. Ukraine’s air force
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been sworn in by the president in a ceremony where each of his ministers was also taking the oath of office. The swearing-in ceremony of the pro-European Union government on Wednesday morning marks the final step in a transition of power that has
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state news agency says authorities have executed a bank guard who was convicted of fatally shooting a senior cleric in April following months of unrest. Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani was the most senior member of the clergy who was killed after protests and a bloody security crackdown on demonstrators. The
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government has reached a solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month. German news agency dpa reported that the leaders of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition came to an agreement early Wednesday. They had been wrangling over money since Germany’s highest court annulled a decision to
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China and Vietnam, centuries-old rivals with longstanding tensions over conflicting claims in the South China Sea, on Tuesday agreed to build trust and expand cooperation — just months after Hanoi upgraded its relations with Washington. At a summit in Hanoi, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have missed a commercial tanker near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, That’s according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. An American warship shot down a suspected
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — William Eklund scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 4:51 remaining in the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Tuesday night. Justin Bailey had a goal for San Jose, his first since March 2018 with Buffalo. Mikael Granlund added
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, resulting in more than 50 injuries and several damaged buildings, officials said. A series of loud explosions could be heard in Kyiv at 3 a.m. as the city’s air defenses were activated for the second time this week. Ukraine’s air force
Continue ReadingBy JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has convicted and sentenced a recently elected lawmaker to six years in prison for defaming the monarchy under a controversial law that guards the royal institution. Rukchanok Srinork arrived Wednesday at the court building in the capital, Bangkok, while her fellow lawmakers were
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