By Akanksha Sharma, Junko Ogura and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese police on Tuesday arrested an 86-year-old suspected gunman who had barricaded himself in a post office with two hostages after injuring two people at a hospital earlier in the day. The man was detained in the city of Warabi, Saitama prefecture, near
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A wildfire in eastern Australia is suspected to have killed a man, destroyed more than 50 homes and razed 49,000 acres of farm and scrubland. Firefighters have been battling the blaze that has scorched the Queensland state town of Tara for more than a week. Officials
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — An official survey of manufacturers shows China’s factory activity contracted in October, suggesting the economy remains on uneven footing. The purchasing managers’ index, or PMI, fell to 49.5 in October on a 100-point scale, down from 50.2 last month. A figure below 50 indicates a
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s new government has been confirmed, with the prime minister promising to unblock the Balkan nation’s stalled European Union integration process as a top EU official is set to hold talks in the small NATO member country. Parliament approved the new Cabinet with 46 votes in
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Anti-Asian hate crimes reported in the US decreased by 33% in 2022, following a rise in such incidents in previous years, newly released FBI data shows. The data – released this month as part of the FBI’s annual hate crime statistics report – shows there were
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Football Australia says it won’t bid for the 2034 World Cup, clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to host the marquee men’s tournament. Australia’s chances of hosting the 2034 event appeared unlikely after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) backed the Saudi bid earlier this month. Indonesia’s football association initially showed interest
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants and attacked underground compounds on Tuesday with a focus on northern Gaza. An estimated 800,000 Palestinians have fled south, even though Israeli airstrikes have pounded the entirety of the besieged enclave. Buoyed by the first successful
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An elite Kenyan police unit has gone on trial on charges of wrongful death in the killing an outspoken Pakistani journalist in Nairobi a year ago. The hearings started on Tuesday at a court on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital. Arshad Sharif was killed Oct. 23,
Continue ReadingBy Akanksha Sharma and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas has been rescued in a special joint operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN, the first successful hostage extrication since the militant group’s October 7 rampage. In its initial announcement, the IDF said Pvt. Ori Megidish was
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a week that could see more swings in financial markets, including key reports on U.S. consumer confidence and the job market. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 reversed course and added 0.3% in afternoon trading to 30,796.81.
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Now, frontier AI has become the latest buzzword as concerns grow that
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Artemis Moshtaghian and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — The entire population of Gaza is “being dehumanized,” the chief of the main UN agency operating there told the UN Security Council Monday, as pressure intensified on the besieged strip with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruling out a
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III has arrived in Kenya for his first state visit to a Commonwealth country as king, underscoring his commitment to an organization that’s been central to Britain’s global power and prestige since World War II. The king and Queen Camilla touched down at the
Continue ReadingBy MARCIO SANCHEZ Associated Press AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters aided by aircraft on Tuesday battled a wind-driven wildfire that damaged or destroyed at least nine buildings in rural Southern California and prompted authorities to order 4,000 residents to evacuate. Gusty Santa Ana winds spread the Highland Fire over about 4 square miles
Continue ReadingBy MARCIO SANCHEZ Associated Press AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters aided by aircraft on Tuesday battled a wind-driven wildfire that damaged or destroyed at least nine buildings in rural Southern California and prompted authorities to order 4,000 residents to evacuate. Gusty Santa Ana winds spread the Highland Fire over about 4 square miles
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Artemis Moshtaghian and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — The entire population of Gaza is “being dehumanized,” the chief of the main UN agency operating there told the UN Security Council Monday, as pressure intensified on the besieged strip with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruling out a ceasefire,
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader is defending the rules for the upcoming local elections as open and fair after an electoral overhaul effectively barred the city’s remaining pro-democracy activists from joining the race. The city’s largest pro-democracy party, the Democratic Party, will be absent in December’s district council
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Mental health and how athletes deal with it has become top of mind for athletes, coaches and sports executives alike. That’s even more so since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 when American superstar gymnast Simone Biles skipped several title defenses in an attempt to protect
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 12 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James added nine of his 19 in the final period, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 106-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. Anthony Davis had 26 points
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, fueled by growing instability, violence and a lack of progress toward a political solution to its 12-year conflict, the United Nations special envoy for the country said Monday. Geir Pedersen told the Security Council that, on top of
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