By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied as investors unwound some of last week’s moves driven by worries about war in the Middle East. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures declined. Markets are awaiting China’s latest economic growth figures, due Wednesday. Economists are forecasting
Continue ReadingJet engine maker Rolls-Royce said Tuesday it’s cutting up to 2,500 jobs globally as part of a corporate overhaul that its new CEO is carrying out. The aerospace company was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic that decimated demand for air travel. Tufan Erginbilgic, who took over as chief executive in January, said the layoffs
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has urged the international community not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other world crises. High Commissioner Filippo Grandi says more support is needed to help the displaced Rohingya and also relieve
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing the length of prison sentences for four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy in the U.S. Capitol attack, challenging punishments that were significantly shorter than what prosecutors had recommended, according to court filings. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly
Continue ReadingBy KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Open enrollment is no one’s idea of a good time, but health coverage is a crucial part of your financial health. Whether you’re getting insurance through an employer or the Affordable Care Act marketplace, it’s important to ask the right questions before you choose a plan for 2024. The right
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Tuesday bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected invasion, killing dozens of people. Meanwhile, mediators struggled to break a deadlock over delivering aid to millions of increasingly
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Clashes have erupted again on the border between Lebanon and Israel, where Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon have engaged in a series of low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the latest war in Gaza. An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon landed in the town of Metula in northern Israel on
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of the Russian parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban. The State Duma voted unanimously on Tuesday to rescind the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty known as the CTBT, in the first of three required readings.
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech coalition government is facing a parliamentary no-confidence vote over opposition claims that it is incompetent in handling the economy and in controlling immigration. The main opposition centrist ANO (YES) movement led by populist billionaire Andrej Babis has accused the government of failing to deal with high inflation driven by energy
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The short video clip shows Mia Schem lying on a bed, her right arm being bandaged by someone out of the frame. A long, fresh scar is clearly visible. Schem, a 21-year-old French-Israeli woman, is being held hostage by the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said Tuesday they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews. Amazon, reviews site Glassdoor and Trustpilot, as well as travel companies Expedia Group, Booking.com and Tripadvisor said in an announcement they’re launching a coalition
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alysha Clark has spent the past five WNBA offseasons playing overseas in Israel, but with the country at war with Hamas she probably won’t be going back this year — if it’s even an option. Currently the Israel women’s basketball league has suspended play amid
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — When Texas rookie Evan Carter was born in 2002, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker had been managing in the big leagues for a decade and Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy was in his eighth season. The ages of MLB managers have been declining in the last few
Continue ReadingKRUTIKA PATHI NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has refused to legalize same-sex marriages passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world’s most populous country. The chief justice also urged the government to uphold the rights of the queer community and end discrimination against
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western analysts say Russia is throwing more units into its effort to take a key eastern Ukraine city, after apparent setbacks that have slowed its dayslong onslaught. The U.K. defense ministry said Tuesday the attempt to storm Avdiivka, a city that stands in the way of
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Clashes erupted again Tuesday on the border between Lebanon and Israel, where Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon have engaged in a series of low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the latest war in Gaza. An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon landed in the town of Metula in northern Israel Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan called off a second speaker’s vote Tuesday evening while he scrambled behind the scenes to try to win over 20 Republicans who voted against him earlier in the day. Jordan has scheduled another vote for
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A complete ballot count confirms that three coalition parties that vowed to restore democratic standards in Poland together won over 54% of the votes in the nation’s weekend election. That puts them in a position to take power. The conservative Law and Justice
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — For hours and hours, Moen Abu Aish digs through the rubble of demolished homes to find survivors of Israeli airstrikes, toiling in a vast and desperate search complicated by the shortage of critical supplies and the sheer scope of destruction across
Continue ReadingMUMBAI, India (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh has been elected an International Olympic Committee member. The academy of Olympic voters also made a former lawmaker in Peru their unanimous favorite. IOC members voted in eight new colleagues. The total of 107 is drawn from royal families, sports officials, current and former athletes plus leaders
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