CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence said Monday that Donald Trump was “wrong” to recently have dinner with White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West at his Florida resort and that the former president should apologize for it. “President Trump was wrong to give a White nationalist,
Continue ReadingCNN By Maeve Reston and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump hosted White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West at his Mar-a-Lago estate this week, demonstrating his continued willingness to associate with figures who have well-publicized antisemitic views as he embarks on another White House run. West, who has legally
Continue ReadingJack Guy and Christian Edwards, CNN Around 2,500 people stripped off for a naked photo shoot on Australia’s Bondi Beach on Saturday, designed to raise awareness of skin cancer. The crowd gathered to take part in the latest work by US photographic artist Spencer Tunick, who is known for naked photo shoots at important landmarks
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Una persona murió en la isla vacacional italiana de Ischia luego de un deslizamiento de tierra causado por fuertes lluvias, informó a CNN este sábado el Departamento de Protección Civil de Italia. El Departamento de Protección Civil del país también le dijo a CNN que ocho personas habían sido rescatadas y
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By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday in which voters chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island. Concerns about threats from rival China, which claims Taiwan as its
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — The commander of the main U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria says they have stopped their operations against the Islamic State group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces told reporters Saturday that after nearly a week of Turkish airstrikes on northern
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El líder supremo de Irán elogió a la fuerza paramilitar Basij del país por su papel en la represión mortal de los manifestantes contra el régimen. En una reunión con el personal de Basij en Teherán el sábado, el ayatolá Ali Jamenei describió a los manifestantes como “alborotadores” y “matones” y
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU and DAKE KANG Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region opened up some neighborhoods in the capital of Urumqi on Saturday after residents held extraordinary late-night demonstrations against the city’s draconian “zero-COVID” lockdown that had lasted more than three months. The displays of public defiance were fanned
Continue Reading By GARY FIELDS, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems. That’s just what election experts had expected and
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Eva McKend, CNN A week-long early voting period begins Saturday in some Georgia counties as Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker enter a week-and-a-half, post-Thanksgiving sprint to their December 6 runoff election. Unlike the 2021 runoffs, control of the Senate is not on the line, with
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos, Manveena Suri and Jack Guy, CNN Italy has declared a state of emergency after at least one person was killed as heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia on Saturday. As of Sunday morning, 10 people remain missing, eight people have been rescued and 209 more evacuated
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island in an election Saturday in which lingering concerns about threats from China took a backseat to more local issues. Chiang Wan-an, the Nationalist party’s mayoral candidate, won the closely
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that left as many as 12 people missing as it cut a muddy swath through a port town, collapsing buildings and sweeping cars into the sea. The force of the mud sliding down mountainsides was strong enough to send
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Defending champion France became the first side at the 2022 World Cup to reach the knockout stages with a 2-1 victory over Denmark, sealed by a late goal from star forward Kylian Mbappé. Les Bleus enjoyed the majority of possession in the opening 45 minutes, but Denmark’s defense held firm as
Continue Reading BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader praised paramilitary volunteers tasked with quashing dissent on Saturday in a televised address as dozens of eye doctors warned that a rising number of demonstrators have been blinded by security forces during anti-government protests. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed members of the Basij, the volunteer paramilitary wing of the elite
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Italy’s vice premier says at least eight people have died following a landslide triggered by heavy rain on the southern island of Ischia. News agency ANSA said at least 10 buildings had collapsed and more people are missing, including at least three children. At least 100 people are stranded in isolated parts
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN As well-fed holiday travelers pack their bags, hit the roads and squeeze into planes this weekend, widespread rain and snow could cause delays in the trip home. Several weather systems are forecast to trouble regions of US on Saturday and Sunday, including two in the Northeast and another pair dumping
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — At a suburban park near Doha, the capital city of Qatar, cool air from vents in the ground blasted joggers on a November day that reached almost 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit). The small park with air-conditioned paths is an apt illustration of World
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Amy Woodyatt, CNN FIFA President Gianni Infantino pleaded with countries to let football take center stage ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, but it hasn’t quite worked out like that. Soccer’s global governing body has found itself at loggerheads with seven European nations over the threat of sanctions for any
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is carrying a fresh haul of supplies to the International Space Station this weekend after bad weather at the launch site forced the company to wave off its first attempt. The mission took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida around 2:20 p.m. ET Saturday. The
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