MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Kazakhstan, part of his efforts to cement ties with the ex-Soviet neighbor and major economic partner in the midst of tensions with the West over Ukraine. Putin’s talks in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana follow his trip last month to Kyrgyzstan for a summit of ex-Soviet nations
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — People have come together across Germany to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass” in 1938 during which the Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s main Jewish leader spoke at an anniversary ceremony on Thursday at
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they’re coming back. Wednesday’s deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won’t immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months. But the tentative agreement — which both sides say include extraordinary provisions — means that more
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they’re coming back. Wednesday’s deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won’t immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months. But the tentative agreement — which both sides say include extraordinary provisions — means that more
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday, the Vatican made public a sharply contrasting statement, saying it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for trans Catholics to be baptized and serve as godparents. “It
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg, Arit John, Steve Contorno, Daniel Strauss, Kit Maher and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Less than a day after voters in multiple states rebuked GOP leaders who would restrict abortion rights, five Republicans running for president ignored the issue for the first 99 minutes of their third primary debate. Unlike their
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians as it fights Hamas, saying “all lives have equal worth” and that fighting terrorism “can never be carried out without rules.” The gathering in Paris brought together officials
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister has accused the country’s largest police force of being more lenient toward pro-Palestinian demonstrators than other groups, deepening a political feud sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. In a highly unusual attack on the police, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said London’s Metropolitan Police force was
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has documented an “appalling” rise in reported anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias incidents in the month since violence escalated between Israel and Hamas, the organization announced Thursday. The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group said it has received 1,283 requests for help and reports of bias in the
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares opened mostly higher Thursday in Europe after mixed closes in Asia and on Wall Street as markets recalibrated following recent big swings. Germany’s DAX edged 0.2% higher to 15,254.10 and the CAC 40 in Paris advanced 0.4% to 7,060.85. Britain’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.1% to
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has reported that its profit zoomed more than 10-fold in the last quarter from a year before, boosted by a weak Japanese yen and strong vehicle sales around the world. The Japanese automaker, allied with Renault SA of France, reported that its profit in July-September
Continue ReadingLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days, officials said Thursday. The decision came after the country’s second-largest city was repeatedly ranked the world’s most polluted city. Doctors advised people to wear
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden went to Chicago on June 28 to give a landmark speech on “Bidenomics,” only to learn in private during the trip about a soon-to-close auto factory, news that was a challenge to his vision for the country. The prospect of a shuttered Stellantis plant
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Donald Judd, CNN Belvidere, Illinois (CNN) — President Joe Biden took on his predecessor – and likely future election opponent – during a visit to Illinois Thursday as he aims to gin up momentum for his reelection effort. In remarks to a crowd of United Auto Workers members, Biden touted his
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has reported it racked up a huge loss in the July-September quarter, as some of its investments soured. The Tokyo-based company’s chief financial officer, Yoshimitsu Goto, tried to allay investors’ worries in reporting a $6.2 billion quarterly loss in the last
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into Thursday as ground forces battled Hamas militants in dense urban neighborhoods from which tens of thousands have fled in recent days. Israeli troops were around 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from Shifa
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard. Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir say Pakistani soldiers fired mortars and machine guns at border posts in the southern Jammu area on Wednesday night, calling it “unprovoked.”
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1 kilometer (half a mile) off the southern coast of Iwo
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — As China’s navy grows and its land-based missile systems expand, the United States is reworking its strategy in the Indo-Pacific, particularly as it relates to the defense of Taiwan. This week the Army is concluding its largest exercises in Hawaii so far, training groups of land forces
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common approaches to North Korea, Russia and China, vowing to continue to support Ukraine against Russia’s invasion and boosting humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza caught in Israel’s war against Hamas. In
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