By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Josh Pennington, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday the attack on a prison in separatist-held eastern Ukraine, which resulted in the deaths of at least 40 prisoners, was “a deliberate war crime by the Russians.” Russia, meanwhile, blamed Ukraine for the attack. The Olenivka prison near Donetsk has
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Samuel Alito, appearing for the first time in public since penning the opinion that reversed Roe v. Wade, mocked foreign criticism of the decision during a speech he delivered in Rome. Alito — sporting a new beard — gave the talk that was largely dedicated
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a legal showdown between soccer spouses that mixed celebrity, social media and amateur sleuthing, a judge has ruled whodunnit. Judge Karen Steyn on Friday cleared Coleen Rooney of libeling Rebekah Vardy by claiming that Vardy had leaked her private social media posts to the tabloid press.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a legal showdown between soccer spouses that mixed celebrity, social media and amateur sleuthing, a judge has ruled whodunnit. Judge Karen Steyn on Friday cleared Coleen Rooney of libeling Rebekah Vardy by claiming that Vardy had leaked her private social media posts to the tabloid press.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El gobierno español lanzó una campaña de verano animando a las mujeres de todas las formas y tamaños a ir a la playa. “El verano también es nuestro. Disfrútalo como, donde y con quien tú quieras”, tuiteó este miércoles el Ministerio de Igualdad. “Hoy brindamos por un verano para todas, sin estereotipos
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil companies were swimming in record profits the last few months. They were benefiting from high energy costs at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities. Consumers faced high fuel prices not just at the pump, but also
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Sergio Massa es el nuevo “superministro” de asuntos económicos de Argentina, un anuncio que llegó esta semana tras una fuerte reestructuración ministerial del presidente Alberto Fernández. Con estos cambios, Fernández hizo una reestructuración de una mesa triangular de poder de la coalición de gobierno, el Frente Amplio, donde están
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press Facing a growing threat from China, the Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean, extending the reach of firepower, and keeping sailors out of harm’s way. The Navy is speeding development of those robotic ships as an affordable way to keep
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press Facing a growing threat from China, the Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean, extending the reach of firepower, and keeping sailors out of harm’s way. The Navy is speeding development of those robotic ships as an affordable way to keep
Continue ReadingBy INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited a Black Sea port to watch crews prepare to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war. Zelenskyy said Friday that the first ship has been loaded since the war but others that have been stuck with their cargoes of grain
Continue ReadingBy INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited a Black Sea port to watch crews prepare to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war. Zelenskyy said Friday that the first ship has been loaded since the war but others that have been stuck with their cargoes of grain
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats have a good chance in North Carolina of picking up a Senate seat. As they look to November, they’ve been aggressively protecting its left flank by keeping the Green Party off the ballot. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee sent canvassers asking people to
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN The Arizona Cardinals announced on Thursday that they have removed the “independent study” clause from star quarterback Kyler Murray’s contract after he called questions about his work ethic “disrespectful.” “After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract,” the statement from the team, which CNN obtained, said.
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Prosecutors in Spain said Friday they would ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison, if she is convicted in her expected trial for alleged tax fraud. Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is charged with failing to pay the
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Efforts by Democratic campaigns, committees and outside groups to tilt the playing field in their favor by supporting extremist Republican primary candidates are sparking backlash as other Democrats warn the tactic risks putting conspiracy theorists and election deniers in office. The latest flashpoint in the debate came this week when the
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt and Lauren Kent in London The German city of Hanover has banned hot water in public buildings and has introduced measures to reduce heating and energy usage as Europe faces a potential natural gas crisis this winter. “Every kilowatt-hour saved saves the gas storage tanks,” said the mayor’s office in a news
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadine Schmidt and Anna Cooban, CNN Business The German government has seized control of three Russian-owned oil refineries to secure supplies of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel. Germany’s economy ministry announced on Friday that it had temporarily taken over Russian oil giant Rosneft’s subsidiaries in the country. Rosneft Deutschland and RN Refining &
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia has sentenced a former top ruling party official to three years in prison for corruption. The Klix news portal reported that the former secretary-general of the ruling Bosniak Party of Democratic Action was convicted on Friday of using party connections and bribes in 2016 to secure people
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN When dozens of towns across Italy started selling crumbling buildings for the cost of an espresso, people from all over the world were prompted to grab a slice of the action — and for many different reasons. It’s not always about chasing the idyllic dream of living La Dolce Vita in
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Jason Hanna and Michelle Watson, CNN At least eight people have died in widespread flooding in eastern Kentucky following heavy overnight rains, the governor said Thursday — an inundation he says will be “one of the most significant, deadly floods” in the commonwealth’s history. “This is an ongoing natural disaster, with more
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