CNN By Darya Tarasova and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said on Saturday he “wholeheartedly” supports Moscow’s so-called “military operation” in Ukraine and that if he had the opportunity and necessary skills, he would “certainly go as a volunteer.” Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers, was released Thursday
Continue ReadingCNN By Darya Tarasova and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said on Saturday he “wholeheartedly” supports Moscow’s so-called “military operation” in Ukraine and that if he had the opportunity and necessary skills, he would “certainly go as a volunteer.” Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers, was released Thursday
Continue ReadingMARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Ferrari is counting on experience by hiring Frédéric Vasseur as team principal to chase its first Formula One drivers’ title in 15 years. Vasseur was most recently team principal at Alfa Romeo and has had an extensive career in F1 and auto racing. He was behind Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton’s
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Thousands of protesters have marched through the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki and the capital Athens, as Roma community leaders appeal for calm after the death of a Roma teenager. Groups of protesters clashed with police in Thessaloniki. The 16-year-old had been shot in the head
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Jessie Yeung, CNN China has sent a record 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bomber aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone, the island’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as Beijing continues to step-up pressure on the self-ruled island. The 18 bombers were part of 21 total Chinese warplanes sent into Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has moved closer to pushing through an unprecedented tax on foreign companies that want to import products that do not meet climate-protection standards that EU companies have to comply with. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism seeks to create a competitive level playing field after EU companies complained that they
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has moved closer to pushing through an unprecedented tax on foreign companies that want to import products that do not meet climate-protection standards that EU companies have to comply with. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism seeks to create a competitive level playing field after EU companies complained that they
Continue ReadingBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — American executive Cindy Hook has been appointed as the inaugural CEO of the organizing committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brisbane. The organizing committee announced the appointment after engaging with 50 candidates over six months. Hook was based in Singapore as CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific until June
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong has announced it will scrap some remaining restrictions on travelers and end contact tracing, after Beijing shifted away from its hardline zero-Covid stance. Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau told a news conference Tuesday that travelers arriving in the city would no longer be issued an “amber code” barring them from
Continue ReadingCNN, KPHO, KTVK By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s surprise decision to become an independent has Democratic leaders struggling to answer a basic question: How should they deal with her if she runs for reelection in Arizona? In interviews with top party leaders and rank-and-file members on Monday, Democrats
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — China has advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country “as soon as possible,” following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants the previous day on a Chinese-owned hotel in the heart of Kabul. The advisory appeared to be a setback for Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers who
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET, INNA VARENYTSIA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros (dollars) in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving amid the onset of winter. An international donor conference
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The holiday break is usually a quiet time in college basketball, many of the top teams playing small-conference schools at home or taking extra time off before conference schedules start in full. The season isn’t quite there yet and this week is loaded with marquee games, including two involving
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German security officials say a convicted far-right murderer temporarily took two prison guards hostage during an attempted jailbreak before he was overwhelmed by other guards. They said Tuesday that the hostage taker is a man who was convicted to life in prison for fatally shooting two people
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can’t ever be sold to anybody born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. It means the
Continue ReadingCNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN US Department of Energy officials announced a history-making accomplishment in nuclear fusion Tuesday: For the first time, US scientists produced more energy from fusion than the laser energy they used to power the experiment. A so-called “net energy gain” is a major milestone in a decadeslong attempt to source clean,
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Most small SUVs flunked the latest frontal crash tests done by the insurance industry, but oddly enough, they’re just as safe as they were before. That’s because the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated the test so it places more emphasis on keeping back-seat passengers safe.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong on Tuesday announced it would scrap some remaining restrictions on travelers and end contact tracing, after Beijing shifted away from its hardline zero-Covid stance. The city’s health secretary is due to formally announce the removal of curbs on international visitors and the end of requirements to scan a government
Continue ReadingBy Abby Phillip and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Freed from a Russian penal colony and back on American soil, WNBA star Brittney Griner got her first taste of a return to normal life over the weekend at a Texas military facility. But though she’s home, Griner is heartbroken that Paul Whelan is still detained, her agent
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 23 points, including four in a game-ending 8-0 run, and New Mexico stayed unbeaten with a 67-64 victory over San Francisco. Mashburn hit 7 of 15 shots and 8 of 10 free throws for the Lobos (10-0). His pull-up jumper with 1:46 left gave New Mexico the
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