By ANDREW MELDRUM and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claims its forces have captured a village in an intense and monthslong push toward the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut. A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday that a village nine kilometers (five miles) south of Bakhmut had been “liberated.” Ukrainian officials
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff, Anna Bahney, Lindsey Knight, and Laura Dolan, CNN A search of property records reveals that Ana Walshe had a valuable real estate portfolio and that she sold one property shortly before she disappeared. Walshe owned at least four residential properties, according to publicly available property assessment records and tax records in Massachusetts,
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia says there’s “a whole lot more” he wants to do and he’s seeking reelection next year. Kaine’s plan to run eases Democratic worries about holding onto the seat in a state now led by a Republican governor. Kaine said Friday
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed to boost military spending by more than a third by 2030 to face evolving threats. Macron announced a proposal for 413 billion euros (nearly $450 billion) in military spending for the period of 2024-2030 to ensure “our freedom,
Continue ReadingBy Molly Stazicker and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody until February 27 after a Romanian court on Friday extended their detention, Tate’s lawyers told CNN affiliate Antena 3. The brothers are being investigated on allegations of human trafficking and rape. Authorities in Romania said police
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Andy Murray se quedó furioso después de que se le negara la oportunidad de ir al baño en medio de su maratón de cinco sets contra Thanasi Kokkinakis en el Abierto de Australia. El ex número 1 del mundo había remontado una desventaja de dos sets contra Kokkinakis para dejar
Continue ReadingBy IBRAHIM GARBA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Health authorities in Nigeria have confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria, with 25 people mostly children killed in the northcentral Kano state alone. It is still unknown the total number of confirmed cases or deaths related to the disease across Nigeria but authorities in
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a bomb planted on the tracks by suspected militants derailed a passenger train in a remote area in the country’s southwest, injuring at least 15 people. The officials say the train was passing through the district of Bolan in Baluchistan province when the bomb went off. A district
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los fiscales decidieron este jueves acusar al actor Alec Baldwin y a la armera de la película, Hannah Gutiérrez-Reed, con dos cargos de homicidio involuntario cada uno, por el desparo fatal de Baldwin contra la directora de fotografía durante la grabación de la película “Rust”, en 2021. Halyna Hutchins murió por
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAE DUMITRACHE AND STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A judge in Romania has granted a request to extend by another 30 days the arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media personality who was detained in the country on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape,
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAE DUMITRACHE AND STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A judge in Romania has granted a request to extend by another 30 days the arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media personality who was detained in the country on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape,
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is bracing for demonstrations that could complicate its efforts to persuade Turkey to approve its NATO accession. A far-right activist from Denmark has received permission from police to stage a protest on Saturday outside the Turkish Embassy, where he intends to burn the Quran, Islam’s holy book. Meanwhile, both pro-Turkish and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British judge has rejected a lawsuit that accused the U.K. government of allowing the import of cotton products associated with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. High Court justice Ian Dove ruled Friday against a Uyghur organization and a human rights group who claimed the government unlawfully failed to investigate conditions
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British judge has rejected a lawsuit that accused the U.K. government of allowing the import of cotton products associated with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. High Court justice Ian Dove ruled Friday against a Uyghur organization and a human rights group who claimed the government unlawfully failed to investigate conditions
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN Friday marks three years since the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the United States. The virus still has not settled into a predictable pattern, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for the Covid-19 response, said this week. “We didn’t need to have this level of death and
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Friday marks the end of the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, an elite gathering of some of the wealthiest people and world leaders. The glitzy retreat into the Swiss Alps looks increasingly out of date as the biggest war in Europe since 1945 deepens splits in the world
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN A spate of nine whale deaths in New York and New Jersey in the last two months have prompted several New Jersey GOP lawmakers to question whether the deaths were linked to development of a major proposed offshore wind farm in the area. But scientists say there’s no evidence to support
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Scientists were able to create a virtual lightning rod using a large, powerful laser atop a mountain in Switzerland, successfully diverting the path of lightning strikes. Lightning deflection technology hasn’t changed much since Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1752. The Franklin rod, or a pointed metal mast on top
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Senegal with a message about the future of U.S.-Africa relations. Yellen later will visit Zambia and South Africa on her 10-day trip. Yellen’s biggest speech came Friday at a business incubator and co-working space in Senegal’s capital that provides
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Senegal with a message about the future of U.S.-Africa relations. Yellen later will visit Zambia and South Africa on her 10-day trip. Yellen’s biggest speech came Friday at a business incubator and co-working space in Senegal’s capital that provides
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