By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami is yet to be finalized, but already his impact on Major League Soccer is being felt. US soccer is no stranger to welcoming some of the sport’s biggest stars; David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wayne Rooney and even Pelé have played in the States.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Decenas de soldados de las fuerzas militares de Colombia siguen en la misión de buscar a Wilson, el perro rescatista que ayudó en la búsqueda de cuatro niños indígenas perdidos en la selva amazónica, que fueron rescatados luego de 40 días tras un accidente aéreo. El brigadier general de
Continue ReadingBy AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MANDVI, India (AP) — The coastal regions of India and Pakistan are on high alert with tens of thousands being evacuated a day before Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall. At a relief camp for displaced people in the Pakistani village of Gharo in
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says that at least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when two passenger buses collided with a truck carrying livestock. The accident occurred Tuesday morning between Fana and Konobougou cities in the country’s south. The cause is believed to be speeding by tired
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany is unveiling its first comprehensive national security strategy in Berlin as part of an effort to address what it views as growing military, economic and social threats to the country. On Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and four of his top ministers are due to present the new strategy, which has been
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in England are working to piece together details of a knife and van attack that killed two 19-year-old students and another man in the city of Nottingham. Nottingham University students Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar were stabbed to death in a street before dawn on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy IYA FORBES Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese navy training ship with hundreds of cadets has made a port call in the Philippines, its final stop on a goodwill tour of four countries as Beijing looks to mend fences in the region. Cadets in dress whites stood at attention on deck of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Official figures show that the British economy bounced back in April amid strong sales at bars and pubs as well as a rebound in car purchases. The Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday that the economy grew by 0.2% during the month. The increase was in line with expectations but failed
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of the American University of Beirut says Cyprus bested 15 other countries as the most suitable to host the institution’s first overseas campus. It’s part of an expansion plan that was initiated in 2018 but was expedited following the catastrophic Beirut port explosion in August 2020. President Fadlo R.
Continue ReadingGUWAHATI, India (AP) — Officials say rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured. A Manipur state government minister says security forces rushed to Khamenlok village in Kangpokpi district after clashes broke out Tuesday night between the Kuki and
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Investigadores del Acuario de Nueva Inglaterra observaron algo inusual este domingo por la tarde durante un reconocimiento aéreo: un grupo de cuatro orcas nadando a sólo 64 kilómetros al sur de Nantucket, Massachusetts. Según la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica, las orcas son más comunes en las zonas que rodean el
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Mengchen Zhang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with China’s foreign minister by phone on Wednesday, a call that comes ahead of a highly anticipated visit by Washington’s top diplomat to Beijing as the two superpowers try to improve the dismal state of their ties.
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old K-9 who suffered heat exhaustion Monday after being left in an air-conditioned patrol car when the engine unexpectedly shut off, police said. Houston Police Department K-9 vehicles are equipped with a system that notifies the handler, activates cooling fans and
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in AI. The European Parliament vote is one of the last steps before the rules become law,
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — An overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece, leaving at least 79 people dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. Authorities said coast guard, navy and merchant vessels
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — As the early stages of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders is unfolding on the battlefield, hundreds of warplanes from some of Kyiv’s biggest supporters are in the skies over Germany as NATO holds its largest aerial war games ever. “Air Defender 2023” is bringing together 250 warplanes – including
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — As the early stages of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders is unfolding on the battlefield, hundreds of warplanes from some of Kyiv’s biggest supporters are in the skies over Germany as NATO holds its largest aerial war games ever. “Air Defender 2023” is bringing together 250 warplanes –
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern city of Odesa and shelling has destroyed homes in the eastern Donetsk region. At least six people were reported killed and more than a dozen injured in the strikes. A Ukrainian military spokesman said Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) — Six months after she got the call informing her that her U.N. assistance would be cut, Najwa al-Jassem is struggling to feed her four children and pay rent for their tent in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. She once received food
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shared concerns on a phone call ahead of a possible visit by the U.S. official to China meant to shore up relations. Blinken’s official Twitter account said the two “discussed ongoing efforts to
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