ROME (AP) — Civil protection crews are clearing mud-covered roads in an Italian Alpine city after a mountain mudslide sent water, soil and debris pouring into town, bursting riverbanks. After searching homes and cars overnight, authorities said all residents were accounted for. The streets of Bardonecchia, a city near Turin in the Val di Susa
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The ruble hit a 17-month low against the dollar Monday, highlighting the growing squeeze on Russia’s economy from Western sanctions and a slump in export revenues. The Russian currency has lost nearly 40% of its value this year, weakening past 100 rubles to the dollar, as Moscow’s war
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Indian officials say heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods and landslides in the country’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 48 people dead and many others trapped. Among the worst hit was the Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh state, where 19 bodies were recovered by rescuers. Fourteen people died following two landslides
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, TWITTER, @IASTARTINGLINE, Twitter/@iastartingline By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump seized the spotlight at the Iowa State Fair this weekend, swooping overhead in his private plane just as his chief Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was flipping pork chops and greeting potential GOP caucus-goers. The 2024 Republican presidential race
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Country Garden, one of China’s top property developers, suspended trading in 11 of its onshore bonds on Monday, adding to speculation the company may be preparing to restructure its debt as it struggles to raise enough cash in time to avoid default. Shares in Country Garden plummeted
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Country Garden, one of China’s top property developers, suspended trading in 11 of its onshore bonds on Monday, adding to speculation the company may be preparing to restructure its debt as it struggles to raise enough cash in time to avoid default. Shares in Country Garden
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has been sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister to head a caretaker government that will oversee parliamentary elections. The polls must be held within the next 90 days under the constitution. He was named by outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raza Riaz
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus in a show of support for nations the West has sought to isolate over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ministry said Li departed Monday on the six-day trip, during which he will deliver an address at the Moscow Conference on International
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s official unemployment rate of 33% is the highest in the world, outstripping those of Gaza and the West Bank, Djibouti and Kosovo. Economists say it’s even higher, around 42%, if you count those who have given up looking for work and have dropped out of
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A record number of people have registered to become candidates in Iran’s parliamentary elections scheduled for March that will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year. The Interior Ministry website said on Monday that nearly 49,000 people filed paperwork seeking to run as candidates during a one-week
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry has arrested nine members of the Baha’i faith on charges of smuggling medicine and financial wrongdoing. A state newspaper said Monday the arrested people, mostly members of one family, had roles in smuggling medicine though a network of pharmacies. It said they bribed medics to send clients to
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Four divers who went missing Sunday south of Cape Fear, North Carolina, have been rescued by the United States Coast Guard and the US Navy, officials said. The divers were found around 12:45 a.m. Monday after a Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Elizabeth City saw
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and ED WHITE Associated Press BELLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — The pilot of a Cold War-era jet noticed it was losing power and decided to eject himself and a crew member before the Soviet fighter plane crashed during a weekend air show in suburban Detroit, an official said Monday. The pilot, who also
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has removed the last of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the pandemic that was watched closely around the world. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the requirement to wear masks in hospitals and other healthcare facilities would
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Crews in west Maui are doing the devastating work of sifting through the ashes of incinerated homes and beloved landmarks as the death toll from the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years is still rising. As of Monday afternoon, officials confirmed 99
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The military junta that seized power in Niger says it plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security. The announcement came after the mutinous officers said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the regional crisis.
Continue ReadingBy Mengchen Zhang, Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — At least 21 people are dead and six others missing after a flash flood and landslide following torrential rains in the outskirts of northwestern China’s Xi’an city, local authorities said Sunday. The natural disaster, which took place in a mountainside village on Friday, also
Continue ReadingManuela Castro (CNN Español) — No sin sorpresas, las elecciones primarias abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO) empiezan a dejar las claves del año electoral en Argentina. En diálogo con CNN, Andrés Oppenheimer y María O’Donnell analizan los primeros resultados. Javier Milei se consolida como el precandidato más votado del país, superando las expectativas, y su
Continue ReadingBy Umaro Djau, Hande Atay Alam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key neighbors in West Africa who have vowed to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit country. “The
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When flames swept through western Maui, engulfing the town of Lahaina, residents saw toxic fumes spewing into the air as burning homes, pipes and cars combusted, transforming rubber, metal and plastic into poisonous, particulate matter-filled smoke. Retired mailman and Vietnam veteran Thomas Leonard
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