By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Migration from Senegal is surging as more than 32,000 migrants have landed in Spain’s Canary Islands this year, setting a new record for the number of irregular arrivals to the archipelago. Most migrants taking the dangerous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean are leaving from Senegal.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for two days of talks this week, the latest in a series of high-level talks between U.S. and Chinese officials as the world’s two largest economies aim to ease tensions, the Treasury Department
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for two days of talks this week, the latest in a series of high-level talks between U.S. and Chinese officials as the world’s two largest economies aim to ease tensions, the Treasury Department
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — An aide says Polish President Andrzej Duda will appoint a new prime minister following general elections last month in which the ruling right-wing party lost its parliamentary majority to three allied opposition parties. Duda will make the announcement in an address to the nation Monday night. It will trigger the process
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden — perhaps the nation’s biggest Amtrak fan — is set to promote new federal investments for trains on the heavily trafficked Northeast Corridor. The Democratic president is headed to Bear, Delaware, on Monday to announce more than $16 billion in new funding that
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight into Monday, setting the stage for an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City and an even bloodier phase of
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says the activist has begun a hunger strike over the conditions of her imprisonment and the country’s requirement that women wear headscarves. The Free Narges Mohammadi campaign sats she sent a message
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — College football tailgates are as synonymous with the game as blocking and tackling. Burgers, brats and beer go along with the cornhole and camaraderie for tens of thousands of people every Saturday, a beloved tradition seen outside stadiums big and small. “My
Continue ReadingLEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on Monday to provide a full accounting of interactions with a reservist before he killed 18 people and injured 13 others in the deadliest shooting in the state’s history. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an independent, told
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met with European rabbis on Monday and decried antisemitism, war and terrorism in a written speech he declined to read, saying he wasn’t feeling well. Francis told the rabbis during the audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace that he was very happy to receive them,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — After suspected Iranian hackers claimed a string of recent attacks on Israeli security cameras, Israel’s cyber defense chief told CNN he is “very concerned” that Iran could escalate its long-running covert battle with Israel in cyberspace with more serious attacks on infrastructure as the war between Israel and Hamas shows no
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature will return to the Capitol for a special session that will allow lawmakers to express their support for Israel and give Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis more talking points as he campaigns for president. When the session starts on Monday, lawmakers will consider new
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has confirmed that 19 service members were killed by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia during a military awards ceremony. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it’s a “tragedy that could’ve been avoided” and the defense minister has ordered an investigation into why the event was held
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s justice minister is facing trial on charges of using his office to settle personal scores. The unprecedented case that has raised concern about checks and balances in French democracy. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti’s refusal to resign or step aside during the trial has drawn wide criticism.
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday on the first visit by an Australian leader to China in seven years as the two countries try to mend their tattered ties. Chinese state media reported the meeting but did not
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is hosting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for two days of talks this week. The meeting is set for Thursday and Friday in San Francisco ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and is the latest in a series of high-level talks
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is promoting new cash for Amtrak. He’s off to Amtrak Bear Maintenance Shops in Bear, Delaware, on Monday to announce more than $16 billion in new funding that will go toward 25 passenger rail projects between Boston and Washington. His remarks will
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans are prepared to enter the last stage of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with committee chairmen focusing on a remaining list of high-profile interviews and starting to strategize over a final report that will likely include criminal referrals and serve as their bedrock for
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a grueling Middle East diplomatic tour on Monday in Turkey after only limited success in efforts to forge a regional consensus on how best to ease civilian suffering in Gaza as Israel intensifies its war against Hamas.
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed on Monday, with European markets barely moving as investors grew cautious over the potential for recession in the region. U.S. futures rose and oil prices gained more than $1 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Russia reiterated their commitment to maintaining oil
Continue Reading