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Month: August 2023

Libya dismisses foreign minister after meeting with Israeli counterpart causes outcry

By Mostafa Salem and Michael Schwartz, CNN Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem (CNN) — Libya’s internationally recognized government dismissed Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday after a meeting she held with her Israeli counterpart sparked an uproar in the country. Israel’s foreign ministry announced on Sunday night that the meeting had taken place in Rome last

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Spain’s regional soccer chiefs call on Luis Rubiales to resign over unwanted kiss with Jenni Hermoso

By Pau Mosquera, Claudia Rebaza and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — The presidents of Spain’s regional soccer federations are calling for the resignation of Luis Rubiales, the suspended president of the National Football Association, in a statement published Monday following an emergency meeting. Rubiales was suspended by FIFA, the world’s governing soccer body, on Saturday

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‘What’s not dug up is mined’: Ukrainian troops face more tough challenges as they try to push south

By Tim Lister and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Even as Ukrainian forces have breached the first line of Russian defenses on part of the southern front, soldiers taking part in the counteroffensive have revealed just how difficult it is to make more than incremental gains in the face of complex and multi-layered fortifications. Ukrainian

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Poland, Baltic states warn they could seal borders with Belarus if military, migrant tensions grow

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO members Poland and the Baltic states say they will seal off their borders with Russia’s ally Belarus if there are any military incidents or a massive migrant push by Minsk. The countries’ interior ministers said Monday they were seeing growing tensions on NATO’s and the

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