By Ivana Kottasová, Billy Stockwell and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been suddenly disrupted, according to local telecommunications companies, amid fresh warnings of possible Russian interference with global undersea infrastructure. A communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday morning around 10:00 a.m.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Testimony is continuing in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally two years ago, is charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s killing in February. The case became a flashpoint in the national debate over
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer “Inside the NBA” will continue, even though even though games will no longer be airing on TNT at the end of this season. The popular studio show will appear on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of a settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA that was announced on
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has said that allegations of a genocide in Gaza should be “carefully investigated” marking some of his strongest criticism yet of Israel’s war with Hamas. “According to some experts… what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,” Vatican News, the Holy See’s official news
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish lawmakers have agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage over the next two decades. The government on Monday called it “the biggest change to the Danish landscape in over 100 years.”
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INDIO, California (KESQ) – The Empire Polo club is jolly and bright! The Magic of Lights drive-through holiday display returns tomorrow through December 29. There are over 2 million light features, and the show uses about 10 miles of steel to build the displays, and 10 miles of LED lighting installed inside the displays.This is
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — German and Finland have expressed deep concern over the discovery of a severed undersea cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea. The two countries say it raises suspicions of sabotage and that an investigation is underway. The foreign ministries of the two countries said in a joint statement that the damage
Continue ReadingWEDDINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say two people were injured in a house explosion and fire. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says first responders were called to a home in Weddington in suburban Charlotte on Sunday morning after reports of an explosion that was felt countywide. They found severe damage to part
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Rio de Janeiro (CNN) — Donald Trump’s influence is already causing behind-the-scenes drama as Group of 20 talks are getting underway here this week after one of Trump’s top global allies put up resistance to a joint leaders’ statement, a move diplomats interpreted as meant to curry favor with the incoming
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISANTI, Minn. (AP) — The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a faint smile. Jalue Dorje knew it would be the last big party before he joins a monastery
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Singapore oil magnate has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fraud and forgery in a case that prosecutors said has tarnished the city-state’s reputation as Asia’s leading oil trading hub. Lim Oon Kuin was convicted in May on two counts of cheating the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — An event billed as Switzerland’s biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team’s founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media that led three rival squads to pull out. The “Take the Throne” event was to involve a video game featuring cars that score goals with a ball like in
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nick Paton Walsh in London, Alex Marquardt in Washington DC, and Saskya Vandoorne in Paris (CNN) — A thousand days into Europe’s most grueling war since the Nazis, the starting gun appears to have been fired for peace talks in Ukraine. Friday’s unilateral move by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to call Russian President
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill is running for governor, saying it’s time to fix the state’s economy and make it more affordable. Sherrill is a former federal prosecutor and U.S. Navy helicopter pilot. She joins a crowded field of Democrats vying to succeed two-term Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s governing party is poised to win a majority of seats in the National Assembly. The country’s main opposition parties conceded defeat Monday in the country’s parliamentary election. The result now paves the way for newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to be able to pass ambitious reforms. PASTEF
Continue ReadingTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed to stay around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the country. Last month’s election kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power, but opponents say the vote was rigged with Russia’s assistance. Many Georgians viewed
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo is celebrating its 40th year since its founding with booming sales that recently topped 3 trillion yen, or about $20 billion, annually for the first time. The name Uniqlo came about by putting together the words for “unique” and “clothing.” The chain’s basic concept is
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Thieves broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle, King Charles’ residence west of London, and stole two vehicles from royal land, police said, in a major breach of security. The incident took place on October 13 but was first reported on Sunday by British tabloid,
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit is the biggest U.S. budget airline. It has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020
Continue ReadingDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Rescue efforts continued for a third day Monday after a building collapsed and killed at least 13 people in Tanzania’s commercial capital, with the government saying it will push on until all those trapped inside are saved. The number of people trapped was unclear. Tanzania’s president has ordered an
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