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Month: May 2023

Campaigning in Turkey’s pivotal elections ends, voting nears

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish politicians have held their final rallies in the last hours of campaigning before Sunday’s pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections that will significantly shape the NATO member’s future, before a so-called propaganda ban went into effect. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the toughest challenge ever in his

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University of Idaho students remembered for their ‘strength and inspiration’ and awarded posthumous degrees

By Ray Sanchez, CNN The four University of Idaho students who were fatally stabbed in their off-campus home were remembered for their “strength and inspiration” Saturday on graduation day, exactly six months after they were killed. Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20, are being awarded posthumous degrees. After

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What Christian Eriksen learned about life and living after suffering a cardiac arrest playing for Denmark

By Thomas Schlachter and Amanda Davies, CNN On June 12, 2021, Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed in the corner of the pitch during a European Championship match against Finland. As his teammates surrounded him, arm-in-arm, shielding him from the eyes of the world, doctors began working to save the midfielder’s life. “Well, what should I say?

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What Christian Eriksen learned about life and living after suffering a cardiac arrest playing for Denmark

CNN By Thomas Schlachter and Amanda Davies, CNN On June 12, 2021, Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed in the corner of the pitch during a European Championship match against Finland. As his teammates surrounded him, arm-in-arm, shielding him from the eyes of the world, doctors began working to save the midfielder’s life. “Well, what should I

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Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Volunteers in Bangladesh’s coastal districts were using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter on Saturday as the delta nation braced for an extremely severe cyclone, which is expected to slam ashore in Bangladesh and Myanmar in the next 24 hours. U.N. agencies and aid workers

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Germany announces $3 billion military aid package for Ukraine before possible Zelenskyy visit

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it’s providing Ukraine with additional military aid worth more than 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion) including tanks, anti-aircraft systems and ammunition. The announcement Saturday came as preparations were underway in Berlin for a possible first visit to Germany by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia

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DeSantis tests his retail politics in Iowa as bad weather keeps Trump out of Hawkeye State

By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes, Kimberly Berryman and Kit Maher, CNN The expected convergence of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the Iowa campaign trail Saturday did not materialize as bad weather, including tornado warnings, forced Trump to cancel a planned rally in Des Moines. “Unfortunately, due to the Tornado Warnings

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Modi’s Hindu nationalist party loses India’s Karnataka state in crucial polls ahead of national vote

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition Congress party wrested control of the crucial southern Karnataka state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, according to a near complete vote count Saturday that boosted its prospects ahead of national elections due next year. The poll results are expected to

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