By Darren Lewis, Zayn Nabbi and Lizete Dos Santos Like many footballers with dual nationality, Ajax’s star striker Sébastien Haller had a choice to make. Born in a southern Parisian suburb, to a French father and Ivorian mother, Haller had represented France during the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2011. But in November 2020, ahead
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding payment in rubles for natural gas — or else. Germany is talking about gas rationing in case of a cutoff. Prices for the fuel used to heat homes, generate electricity and power industry are through the roof. While Putin has said importers of Russian gas
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding payment in rubles for natural gas — or else. Germany is talking about gas rationing in case of a cutoff. Prices for the fuel used to heat homes, generate electricity and power industry are through the roof. While Putin has said importers of Russian gas
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 for three days in a row starting next week. The announcement by Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday came as the southern Chinese city is struggling to contain its worst outbreak with authorities
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina, Duke and Kansas are bona fide basketball bluebloods, the best of the best in the men’s college game. UCLA and Kentucky are no-doubters, too. But when the conversation turns to Villanova, which has the same number of championships as Kansas, a pleasant water-cooler
Continue ReadingBy John Blake, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin often evokes the Soviet Union’s epic defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II to justify his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet Putin is committing some of the same blunders that doomed Germany’s 1941 invasion of the USSR — while using “Hitler-like tricks and tactics” to justify
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates who say that judicial overreach threatens religious freedoms in an officially secular nation. Even though the ban is only imposed in the
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Pope Francis says he is considering making a visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, and he has blasted Russia’s war in Ukraine as an “infantile and destructive aggression.” He spoke as he arrived Saturday in Malta and delivered his most pointed denunciation yet of Russia’s
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A new Prague-based internet radio stated has started to broadcast news, information and music tailored to the day-to-day concerns of some 300,000 Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the Czech Republic after Russia launched its military assault against Ukraine. Its team of staffers combines those who have
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Alaska Airlines announced that it has launched new, gender-neutral uniform guidelines for flight attendants. “We have updated our uniform guidelines, effective today, to provide more freedom and flexibility in individual and gender expression,” the airline said in a statement on Monday. The airline said it will also collaborate with Seattle designer
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Isac Lundestrom had two goals and an assist, Anthony Stolarz made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and the Anaheim Ducks snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Stolarz made his first start since March 12 after
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 32 points, Brandon Ingram added 29 against his former team and the New Orleans Pelicans spoiled Anthony Davis’ return from injury with another fourth-quarter rally in a 114-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 12 rebounds
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan — when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk — has begun in much of the Middle East, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaring. The conflict cast a shadow over Ramadan, when large gatherings over
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid’s second goal of the game 1:11 into overtime lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Blues. Zach Hyman also scored two goals, Evander Kane had a goal and two assists, Darnell Nurse had a goal and an assist, and Mike Smith made 31 saves
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Annie Rose, a therapy dog from Ohio, has been named the 2022 Cadbury Bunny. The winning canine is an English Doodle — a cross between a poodle and an English cream golden retriever — from Cincinnati, according to a statement from Cadbury. And she loves “doing therapy work to make nursing
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden cosigned a letter Friday to President Biden, urging the administration to act now to extend the pause on federally held student loan payments until at least the end of the year and to provide meaningful student debt cancellation.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — Disinformation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is surging in Spanish, as stories crafted for a Latin American audience gets a boost from the Kremlin. RT en Español, the Spanish language version of one of Russia’s top outlets, is now a leading source of Spanish-language
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Eichel scored twice in his first multigoal game since being traded to Vegas, Logan Thompson made 26 saves and the Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2. The Golden Knights, the previous NHL expansion team, swept the season series against the newest expansion team. Vegas
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Six weeks ago, Hungary’s election campaign looked and sounded very different. The stakes were already high. Viktor Orban, the longest-serving national leader in the European Union, was seeking to extend his authoritarian premiership deep into its second decade. His rival, leading a united front of opposition parties, bluntly denounced Orban’s crusade
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Six weeks ago, Hungary’s election campaign looked and sounded very different. The stakes were already high. Viktor Orban, the longest-serving national leader in the European Union, was seeking to extend his authoritarian premiership deep into its second decade. His rival, leading a united front of opposition parties, bluntly denounced Orban’s
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