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Month: August 2023

Turkey accuses UN Security Council of losing its neutrality in Cyprus after assault on peacekeepers

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister has accused the United Nations of abandoning a position of neutrality in Cyprus. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan responded Tuesday after the Security Council criticized a Turkish Cypriot road project inside a buffer zone on the ethnically divided island nation and condemned an assault last week on U.N. peacekeepers

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Firefighters evacuate more than 200 patients from a Los Angeles hospital after Hilary-related power outage

By Dakin Andone, Laura Studley and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — A power outage overnight at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of more than 200 patients from a building housing neonatal intensive care and OBGYN units, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and hospital officials. All patients are safe,

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Former Central African Republic government minister denies involvement in war crimes at ICC hearing

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former government minister from the Central African Republic has denied involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes for his alleged role in a deadly conflict in the impoverished nation. Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka issued the denial at a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the International Criminal Court. Prosecutors

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US commerce secretary will visit China next week at a critical moment for the world’s top two economies

By Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will visit China next week at a critical time for the world’s second-largest economy — and for the Biden administration’s relationship with the country and its leaders. China’s economy is in trouble, and some economists and market analysts fear the contagion

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Russian lander crashing into the moon may have broader implications for space race, experts say

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A Russian spacecraft malfunctioned over the weekend, sending the vehicle crashing into the moon. The failed landing attempt has experts questioning the future of the country’s lunar exploration ambitions and the geopolitical dynamics that underpin modern space exploration efforts. The spacecraft, Luna 25, lost contact with operators at Russia’s

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