By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries have condemned recent Israeli measures in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged between Israel and the Palestinians. The meeting in Cairo on Sunday was hosted by the Arab League and attended by
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the organization is not on the wrong side of history by aiming to help Russians and Belarusians qualify for the 2024 Paris Games. Bach insists sports must respect human rights of all athletes and not
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN It’s been a busy weekend for US fighter jets. The US military shot down another high altitude object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon, the Pentagon said. Another unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday, marking the third time in a week that US fighter jets have
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister is visiting the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey, accompanied by his Turkish counterpart. The visit is part of a new round of so-called “earthquake diplomacy” between the two uneasy allies, whose relations have often been frosty, if not downright hostile. Something similar happened when
Continue ReadingLeah Asmelash, CNN By any standard, Shirley Hailstock is a romance-writing star. Not only has she penned more than three dozen novels and novellas, she’s won dozens of awards, written best sellers, and previously presided over the romance industry’s leading professional organization, the Romance Writers of America. So, naturally, she gets fan mail. And there’s
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there. One person was killed and one more
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN Real Madrid was crowned Club World Cup champion for a record-extending fifth time after the Spanish team beat Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 5-3 in a thrilling final in Rabat. Two goals each from Federico Valverde and Vinicius Jr, as well as a Karim Benzema strike, secured the win for the reigning
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN A baby began her life surrounded by chaos and devastation this week. Reportedly named Aya — meaning ‘miracle’ in Arabic — she was born under the rubble of Monday’s deadly earthquake, still attached to her mother’s lifeless body by the umbilical cord when rescue workers found her. Her story certainly seems
Continue ReadingBy Sara Algoe, CNN Remember the last time you fell in love? If you are like many people, you probably found yourself craving the moments with that person — just sitting side by side, sharing laughs over a meal or slipping sex into otherwise busy schedules. We enjoy the company of the person we love.
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China says Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping during his three-day trip to Beijing China starting Tuesday as the two U.S. rivals seek further cooperation. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson made the announcement Sunday, saying Raisi’s visit was at Xi’s invitation. China is a major buyer of Iranian
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, CNN By now, if you watch The Lead or State of the Union, you may have noticed my giant, obnoxious dark green Eagles mug. Yes, I’m a long-suffering Philly sports fan, though truth be told we haven’t been suffering all that much recently. My fandom (phan-dom?) first peaked in the early 1980s
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN An infant in Kentucky became the first in the state to be dropped off safely in a “baby box” at a fire station last week, following the passage of a state law allowing anonymous surrendering of newborns at such devices. The “baby box” at a Bowling Green, Kentucky, fire station had
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday, including a pregnant woman and two children, in the disaster that killed over 33,000
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Two former fighters of the Russian private military company Wagner have told CNN of their horrific experiences on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, and how anyone who faltered was immediately shot by their own commanders. The two fighters were captured by Ukrainian forces late last year. CNN is
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria has come under heavy criticism for granting visas that will allow sanctioned Russian lawmakers to attend a Vienna meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The issue highlights the delicate balancing act the European country has engaged in while trying to maintain its
Continue ReadingBy MEHMET GUZEL, FAY ABUELGASIM and TANYA TITOVA Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — When war broke out in Ukraine, Aydin Sisman’s relatives there fled to the ancient city of Antakya, in a southeastern corner of Turkey that borders Syria. They may have escaped one disaster, but another found them in their new home. They
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say that security personnel have sealed up the family home of a Palestinian man who careened his car into a Jerusalem bus stop, killing three Israelis and injuring several others. Police released a video Sunday showing police and soldiers welding the doors and windows of the apartment in east Jerusalem
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The city of Berlin has held a court-ordered rerun of a chaotic 2021 state election that was marred by severe glitches at many polling stations. Projections showed the center-right Christian Democratic Union ahead with 27.5% of Sunday’s vote, followed by the Greens with 18.8%, and the Social
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday, pledging to revive stalemated reunification talks with the nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriots and to form a coalition government with women filling half of the Cabinet positions. With 100%
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN When US startup Make Sunsets released two weather balloons into the skies above Mexico’s Baja California peninsula last year, it kicked up a fierce debate about one of the world’s most controversial climate solutions. The plan was for the balloons, filled with helium and a small amount of sulfur dioxide, to
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