By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed CNN Pakistan’s Foreign Minister will travel to India next month, the most senior-level visit in seven years in what is an opportunity for two nuclear-armed neighbors with a long history of fractious relations to break the ice. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) foreign ministers
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change,
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Continúan los violentos enfrentamientos y choques entre el ejército sudanés y las Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (RSF) en la zona de Muwaileh, al oeste de Omdurman, según testigos presenciales que hablaron con CNN desde Sudán. Los testigos afirman que los refuerzos militares de las RSF se dirigían a Jartum cuando las
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Luis Miguel regresa a los escenarios después de varios años de estar lejos de los escenarios con su Luis Miguel Tour 2023. El artista anunció en sus redes sociales una gira por 43 ciudades de Argentina, Chile, México y Estados Unidos, este último país donde más se centrará su
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark and the Netherlands plan to provide Ukraine with at least 14 refurbished Leopard 2 battle tanks to be supplied from early 2024. Denmark’s foreign minister on Thursday called it “a significant donation” which came on top of a contribution by Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany to supply at least 100
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported lower than expected profits as it warned that the current uncertain economic situation was starting to impact spending by operators and other customers. The Finland-based company on Thursday reported net profit of 342 million euros ($375 million) for the January-March period. That’s down 18%
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has defiantly declared that Ukraine’s “rightful place” is in the military alliance and pledged more support on his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion just over a year ago. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Stoltenberg to push for
Continue ReadingMACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) — Someone in Ohio went to bed $252.6 million richer, before taxes, after hitting the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night. The winning ticket was sold at Get Go #3279 in Macedonia and is Ohio’s fourth Powerball jackpot winner since joining the game April 16, 2010. The retailer will receive a $100,000 bonus for
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Shares in Tesla’s Chinese rivals fell on Thursday, after CEO Elon Musk signaled that the company will continue cutting prices to boost demand for electric cars in an increasingly competitive market. XPeng plunged 8% in Hong Kong, while Nio sank 5.6%. Li Auto and Leapmotor tumbled 4.2% and 2.4% respectively. BYD,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A report shows Europeans, particularly in the south of the continent, are being subjected to more heat stress during the summer months as climate change causes longer periods of extreme weather. The European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday that comparisons of data going back over decades show record heat last
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El abogado del expresidente peruano Alejandro Toledo, José Roberto Su Rivadeneyra, dijo este miércoles a CNN que su cliente se entregará a la justicia estadounidense este viernes 21 de abril para ser extraditado a Perú. La Fiscalía de Perú informó el 21 de febrero de 2023 que el Departamento de Estado
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband Astro, was found dead at his home in Seoul, his management agency said Thursday. The 25-year-old was reportedly found by his manager who went to the singer’s home Wednesday evening because he wasn’t responding to contacts. Police
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, Laura Dolan and Celina Tebor, CNN The Boy Scouts of America will begin to distribute compensation to thousands of victims of sexual abuse after emerging from bankruptcy Wednesday, the organization announced. As part of a settlement with more than 82,000 survivors of abuse, the BSA will pay out $2.4 billion from
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN Deadly heat waves fueled by climate change are threatening India’s development and risk reversing its progress on poverty alleviation, health and economic growth, a new study has found. Heat waves have already critically impacted the country, leading to power outages, increased dust and air pollution, and accelerated glacial melt in the
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said Wednesday he considered walking away from football “for a time” after suffering multiple concussions last season. “I considered it for a time, having sat down with my family, having sat down with my wife and having those kind of conversations, but it will be hard
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has dismissed opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case that resulted in his expulsion from Parliament. Gandhi, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his main challenger in 2024 polls, was convicted last month and sentenced to
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Indian climber who fell into a 980-foot crevasse on Mount Annapurna on Monday has been rescued. An expedition organizer said Anurag Maloo was taken to a hospital in the resort town of Pokhara after his rescue Thursday. His condition was not known. Several rescue attempts were made after Maloo fell
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s and that U.S. trade sanctions against Beijing are “narrowly targeted.” Tai told reporters in Tokyo that the U.S. government is carrying out regular trade work with China, though she has
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Ayouba Ag Nadroun was at the market in central Mali in March when Islamic extremists attacked his village, killing dozens of people and stealing about $10,000 worth of his cows and camels. “We lost everything,” the 62-year-old told The Associated Press by phone
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