TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say they have arrested six migrant traffickers for allegedly organizing an illegal border crossing for people from Arab countries and opening fire on border police. No injures were reported. A police statement said that the traffickers were operating late Thursday in Morine village near the Kosovo border. Police said
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and RAF CASERT Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Belgium and Iran have conducted a rare prisoner exchange in Oman. Officials said on Friday that Tehran released a Belgian aid worker in exchange for an Iranian diplomat convicted of trying to bomb a meeting of exiles in France. The initial
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United States say the warring parties in Sudan are adhering better to a week-long cease-fire after days of fighting. The two countries reported in a statement on Friday that relative calm followed days of clashes. The weeklong cease-fire is the seventh attempt at a truce, as all of
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The attention brought by the latest case of abuse against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has taken Spain to what could be a turning point in the fight against racism in soccer. Never before had local authorities acted so quickly to take action against fans who
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The attention brought by the latest case of abuse against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has taken Spain to what could be a turning point in the fight against racism in soccer. Never before had local authorities acted so quickly to take action against fans who
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says a Palestinian man has been shot and killed after he sneaked into a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. A military statement said the man tried to stab a settlement resident and was shot by an armed civilian. It said the incident had set off an alarm
Continue ReadingBy HAVEN DALEY and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California rivers fed by this winter’s massive Sierra Nevada snowpack have been turned into deadly torrents, drawing warnings from public safety officials ahead of the Memorial Day weekend’s traditional start of outdoor summer recreation. At least seven people, including two children, have died
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United secured a return to the Champions League next season with an emphatic 4-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford. Liverpool had closed the gap with United in fourth place – the final Champions League qualification spot – to just three points after an upturn in form in
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — A key House GOP negotiator warned Friday that efforts to lock down a debt limit deal could either quickly come together or fall apart entirely – a warning sign as lawmakers and the White House race the clock to try to secure an agreement to prevent
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, created a fractured abortion landscape in the United States. Nearly a year later, a new KFF survey shows that it has left widespread confusion about the legal status of abortion, along with little trust in the high court
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A man has been freed from prison after serving 33 years for a crime Los Angeles prosecutors now say he didn’t commit, after reviewing exonerating evidence revealed by another prisoner six years ago, the district attorney announced. Daniel Saldana was sentenced to 45 years in prison after he and
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — En Estados Unidos se atribuyó una segunda muerte a un presunto brote de meningitis fúngica entre personas que se sometieron a cirugías bajo anestesia epidural en Matamoros, México, dicen los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Cientos de personas más podrían estar
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura, Xiaofei Xu and Rhea Mogul, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The son of a local Japanese government official is in police custody after allegedly going on a shooting and stabbing rampage in the central city of Nakano on Thursday, a rare crime in a country with tough gun laws and a
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Saturday voted to impeach him, causing his immediate suspension from office. The extraordinary and rarely used maneuver came in the final
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tina Turner’s death is being mourned around the world. But in Australia, many people felt a special connection to the singer. Australia holds the world record for the most number of people to dance to her song “Nutbush City Limits,” and Turner became the face of rugby league for a generation
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tina Turner’s death is being mourned around the world. But in Australia, many people felt a special connection to the singer. Australia holds the world record for the most number of people to dance to her song “Nutbush City Limits,” and Turner became the face of rugby league for a generation
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks powered solid gains for Wall Street on Friday after another chipmaker reported strong demand related to artificial intelligence. The upbeat finish to the week for major indexes comes amid lingering anxiety over persistently high inflation, the risk of a U.S. debt default
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Since about the birth of boomers, comparing the strengths and weaknesses of generations has been a perilous exercise almost guaranteed to cause offense. So when Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner offered an “interesting” aside on generational differences while addressing senators in Parliament House on Thursday, there was
Continue ReadingRhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s new parliament building in New Delhi on Sunday, part of a controversial $2.4 billion revamp of the capital’s historic center that his critics have called a “vanity project.” In a ceremony steeped in Hindu religious symbolism, Modi installed the “Sengol,” a symbolic scepter, in
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police have been left red-faced after a member of the public was able to slip into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and then give him a hearty hug as he prepared to board a plane at Frankfurt Airport. Tabloid newspaper Bild reported Friday that Scholz’s bodyguards only realized their
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