By Rob Picheta, Uliana Pavlova, Radina Gigova and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian human rights advocate and Kremlin critic, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after publicly condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine, in a decision that was condemned as politically motivated and draconian by the international community. Kara-Murza was initially
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Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the military’s performance during massive naval drills that involve the entire Russian Pacific Fleet in a show of force amid the tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that the exercise that
Continue ReadingRobert Codero | Daniel Yaw Miller When Daniel Solomon was a college student at Indiana University back in 2014, he had a dorm room hustle selling fashion to friends on the men’s basketball team who struggled to find the hottest clothes and shoes in their size. O.G. Anunoby, a top player for the Indiana Hoosiers,
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves has testified in court and told the judge investigating a sexual assault accusation against him that he had consensual sex with the alleged victim. Alves has been in jail since Jan. 20 after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30. The
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Every day, people in the U.S. donate their time, skills and energy to their communities by volunteering with nonprofit organizations. The Associated Press interviewed five volunteers who shared what motivated them to get involved and reflected on why they think more people don’t give their time. Recently released data from
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman on a spoof “rent-a-hitman” website, according to the Department of Justice. Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, was charged Thursday after submitting an employment inquiry to the website rentahitman.com, which is a parody site that includes “testimonials” from purportedly satisfied
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale As former President Donald Trump and his allies attack Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting Trump on felony charges of falsifying business records, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Monday in Manhattan to castigate Bragg for his handling of violent crime. But Trump and other Republicans, including
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Russian court has convicted top opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr. of treason for publicly denouncing Moscow’s war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. It was the latest move in the Kremlin’s relentless crackdown on anyone who dares to criticize the invasion. Kara-Murza has rejected the charges
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN The Grand National is regarded as a national institution by many in the United Kingdom, a must-watch sporting event — but it is also one of the most controversial horse races in the world. This weekend, the race again made headlines as police said more than 100 people were arrested Saturday,
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a Chinese national has been arrested on blasphemy charges after he allegedly insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, the charge carries the death penalty. Pakistani police on Monday identified the man only as Mr. Tian. They said he
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi-led military coalition has started freeing 104 more prisoners captured in Yemen’s war, a unilateral release that followed an organized prisoner swap amid renewed diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it flew on Monday 48 detainees from Saudi Arabia’s Abha
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A nomadic empire dominated the Asian steppes for three centuries from 200 BC, trading goods on the Silk Road, building elaborate tombs for its dead and conquering distant lands on horseback. Known as the Xiongnu, the empire saw conflict with great rival imperial China that resulted in the construction of the
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says a helicopter raid by U.S. forces in northern Syria has resulted in the “probable death” of a senior leader of the militant Islamic State group. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the IS leader, who was not named, was “responsible for planning terror attacks in
Continue ReadingCNN By Junko Ogura, Alex Stambaugh and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Police have raided the home of a man suspected of throwing an explosive near Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as the leader vowed to ensure maximum security to keep global dignitaries safe during G7 meetings in the country next month. Kishida had to abandon a
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office is reviewing claims of sexual assault made against actor Armie Hammer, CNN has learned. “I can confirm that the LAPD has presented a case regarding Armie Hammer to the LADA. The matter is currently under review,” the office’s communications director Tiffiny Blacknell told CNN. CNN
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her country is working to stabilize relations with China but can’t return to the thriving economic relationship with its biggest trading partner that existed 15 years ago. Wong told Australia’s National Press Club on Monday that bilateral relations that existed when
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess A ground stop was temporarily issued at Nashville International Airport after a noxious odor was detected on one of the airport’s concourses Sunday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the stop was ordered “to facilitate the safe resumption of operations.” The airport evacuated Concourse C due to the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s government is sounding the alarm about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestle with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year. The fire erupted Sunday and burned on more than 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of land on
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes for a third day Monday, while the army and a powerful rival force battled in the streets for control of the country. At least 185
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