By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says Amy Pope of the United States has been elected as its next director general. She will be the first woman to head the International Organization for Migration. Pope currently serves as the deputy of Director General Antonio Vitorino, a former Portuguese government
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Two people have been charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna. Austrian news agency APA reported Monday that the two suspects, who were not identified, also blasted the “Heil Hitler” Nazi salute via the train’s intercom several
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The duty commander of a Norwegian Navy frigate that sank following a collision with an oil tanker, has been found guilty of negligence. The unidentified officer was given a 60-day conditional sentence by the Hordaland district court on Monday. He had denied the charge. The 134-meter (442-foot) KNM Helge Ingstad collided
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst Supreme Court justices are entering the peak season for back-channeling. This is when individual justices intensify their private huddling to try to resolve seemingly intractable differences and when a personal plea — out of sight of the others — might persuade someone to abandon a concurring opinion
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor spaces. But even though nearly half of states already allow canine dining outdoors, the issue is far from settled, with many diners and
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s executive body raised its economic growth forecast, saying Europe had dodged a winter recession that was feared amid an energy crisis. But stubbornly high inflation is likely to keep hurting the economy by sapping people’s ability to spend. In a spring forecast Monday, the European Commission says it
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El secretario de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, Alejandro Mayorkas, dijo este domingo que es “demasiado pronto” para saber si el aumento de migrantes en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos alcanzó su punto máximo desde la expiración del Título 42 la semana pasada. “Los números que hemos experimentado en
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN Fresh produce is popping out of the ground, and farmers markets are opening across the country, with tables stacked high. It’s hard to resist the bounty of all these just-picked vegetables, but once they’re home and in the fridge, the thought of how you’re going to eat them all might be
Continue ReadingCNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Taylor Swift appeared to help a concertgoer in the crowd of her latest “Eras Tour” stop in Philadelphia on Saturday, and videos of the moment are circulating on social media. Videos from the show at the Lincoln Financial Field showed Swift interrupting her 2014 hit “Bad Blood” to defend a
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Tras el anuncio la semana pasada del alcalde de Nueva York, Eric Adams, de que la ciudad trasladará temporalmente en autobús a algunos migrantes a hoteles de condados cercanos, las autoridades de los condados de Orange y Rockland presentaron demandas judiciales para intentar detener el plan, incluso cuando ya han llegado
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK and HRVOJE HRANJSKI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s opposition has racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives, dealing a major blow to establishment parties and the former general who has led the Southeast Asian country since seizing power in
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s top two opposition parties are planning for the next stage in their bid to replace the military-dominated government after a stunning election victory in which they captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. Businessman Pita Limjaroenrat led his opposition Move
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Vice Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday to facilitate a sale of the company and safeguard its future, according to court documents and a statement from the struggling media group. The company, which publishes news, technology and lifestyle websites such as Vice, Motherboard and Refinery29, made the filing in
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of government supporters in Pakistan are calling on the country’s top judge to resign for ordering the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose dramatic arrest last week sparked deadly nationwide clashes. An estimated 20,000 demonstrators gathered in the capital, Islamabad, on Monday to protest
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN A Dutch soccer match between FC Groningen and Ajax was called off on Sunday because fans twice threw fireworks onto the pitch. “FC Groningen – Ajax has been suspended after 10 minutes of playing due to multiple incidents in which fireworks were thrown onto the pitch,” the Amsterdam-based club
Continue ReadingBy Laura He and Ramishah Maruf, CNN China’s Communist Party had “supreme access” to all data held by TikTok’s parent company Bytedance, including on servers in the United States, a former employer who is bringing a wrongful termination lawsuit has alleged. The allegations in the lawsuit — which Bytedance denies and has vowed to contest
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN One of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Myanmar has cut communications to coastal areas as aid groups warn that early reports suggest the damage is “extensive.” Cyclone Mocha slammed into northwestern Myanmar coast, off the Bay of Bengal, with wind gusts of over 200 kilometers per hour (195 mph) on
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a promise of more missiles and attack drones from Britain to support his battle against Russian forces in Ukraine. Zelenskyy met Monday with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a staunch ally. It is the fifth European country Zelenskky has
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish election officials said Monday that in two weeks conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face his main rival in a runoff that will decide who leads a country struggling with sky-high inflation as it plays a key role in the Middle East
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A Chinese envoy is preparing to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough to end the 15-month-long invasion. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral but has given Moscow political and diplomatic support. Beijing released a proposed peace plan in February, but that
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