GENEVA (AP) — Exit polls conducted for Switzerland’s public broadcaster show the country’s right-wing populist party is set to further strengthen its position as the largest faction in parliament. Broadcaster SSR said the right-wing Swiss People’s Party was on track to collect 29% of votes in a legislation election held Sunday that saw the leading
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will try to reinforce his state’s role as a global leader on climate change as he begins a weeklong visit to China on Monday, a trip that presents both political risk and opportunity for crucial international collaboration. Newsom’s tour
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will try to reinforce his state’s role as a global leader on climate change as he begins a weeklong visit to China on Monday, a trip that presents both political risk and opportunity for crucial international collaboration. Newsom’s tour
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — While events on the other side of the world – and the other end of the US Capitol – have dominated recent news, the race for control of the Senate is a crucial factor in what Washington could look like after next year’s elections. The 2024 Senate map is
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans on Monday open the next act of their Washington farce, desperately searching for a speaker after ousting the incumbent and rejecting two would-be replacements while still clueless about how to dig out of the crisis. Congress has seen impeachments, fiscal cliffs, government shutdowns and even
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people joined vigils in Berlin and London on Sunday to oppose antisemitism and support Israel, while in Paris and other cities, thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators demanded a cease-fire and relief for people in besieged Gaza. Some of those who gathered in front
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump claimed Sidney Powell was “never” his attorney in a social media post Sunday, three days after she pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case. Despite Trump’s claims, Powell was briefly an official member of Trump’s legal team in 2020, and
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s leading presidential hopeful has named outgoing President Joko Widodo’s eldest son as his running mate in next year’s election. The announcement late Sunday by Prabowo Subianto ended weeks of fevered speculation in the Indonesian media. Vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, is mayor of Surakarta,
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s eye. The trip ended with a police dog’s powerful jaws clamping down on Rose even as he tried to surrender. As he stood with his hands up beside the
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border intensified and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon on Sunday not to let itself get dragged into a new war. The tiny Mediterranean country is home to Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim political party
Continue ReadingBy Abby Baggini, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday tied the “dangerous” House GOP chaos to former President Donald Trump’s behavior and the Republicans supporting him. “I wish that it were surprising. You know, what we’ve seen is a result of really the leadership decisions that Kevin McCarthy made back
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told a crowd of Democratic donors over the weekend about a decades-old photo he took with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an aside that seemed intended to illustrate his long support of Israel and track record of speaking bluntly with the conservative
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms. The king has been in frail health and had also tested positive in 2022, also with mild symptoms. The royal household said in a brief statement that his majesty has cold symptoms and stays at home. Prime
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has pressed Israel to delay its imminent invasion of Gaza to allow for the release of more hostages held by Hamas and for aid to reach Gaza, according to two sources briefed on the discussions. The release of two Americans held by Hamas Friday signaled that
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks have damaged nearly two dozen houses near Nepal’s capital. An official says the shaking also caused a landslide in the region. The area is nearly 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of Kathmandu, and the earthquake was felt in the Nepalese capital. Nepal’s National Earthquake
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Catherine Nicholls and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — At least six people were killed and 16 others injured after a Russian missile strike on a postal terminal in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, officials have said. Russian forces fired two missiles from the Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, at “a building
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature have crafted a map that could help them flip at least three
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press Funeral services were set Sunday for a Detroit synagogue president found fatally stabbed at her home as authorities investigated a motive and asked the public not to draw quick conclusions. Samantha Woll, who led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and was a former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Thousands of people are gathering in Berlin and London to oppose antisemitism and support Israel. Demonstrations in support of Palestinians in besieged Gaza have also continued around the world. Some of those who gathered in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate carried Israeli flags or posters with photos of some of the people
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Old Trafford is a scene of mourning and commemoration as soccer fans of Manchester United and other teams flocked to the storied stadium to pay tribute to Bobby Charlton following his death at the age of 86. Charlton died Saturday surrounded by his family. It sparked an influx of tributes from
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