EU leaders will meet to deal with the fallout in Europe from the Israel-Hamas war
By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders will hold an emergency summit on Tuesday as concern mounts…
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‘World’s first off-road solar SUV’ just drove across Morocco powered only by the sun
By Rebecca Cairns and Mark Tutton, CNN (CNN) — Zero-emission cars are soaring in popularity but running an electric vehicle is next to…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron holds security meeting amid heightened alert after deadly school stabbing
ARRAS, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held a special security meeting amid heightened alert against feared terror threats. It…
Continue ReadingAcusan a propietario de crÃmenes de odio después de apuñalar fatalmente a un niño de 6 años e herir a su madre porque era musulmana, dicen las autoridades
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un propietario del área de Chicago fue arrestado y acusado de asesinato y crÃmenes de odio después de que las…
Continue ReadingRussia’s foreign minister will visit North Korea amid claims of weapons supplied to Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says its foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, days after the United States claimed Pyongyang has delivered…
Continue ReadingMartti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president, global peace broker and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel…
Continue ReadingBiden advierte a Israel contra la ocupación de Gaza mientras la invasión terrestre parece cercana
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden advirtió a Israel contra la ocupación de Gaza en uno de sus llamados públicos más notables…
Continue ReadingMigrant boat sinking off Greek island leaves 3 dead, 10 survivors
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two men reported missing after a migrant dinghy sank off the coast of an eastern Greek island Monday have been found alive,…
Continue ReadingAustralia fines X, accusing it of ‘empty talk’ on fighting child sexual abuse online
Diksha Madhok, CNN (CNN) — Australia issued a fine of $610,500 Australian dollars ($386,000) on Monday against the company formerly known as…
Continue ReadingPoland gives support to centrist opposition after 8 years of nationalist rule
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The majority of voters in Poland’s general election supported…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares gain on back of Wall Street rally as war shock to markets fades
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied as investors unwound some of last…
Continue ReadingSliding sports at 2026 Olympics won’t take place in Italy after building funds cut
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Bobsled, skeleton and luge events will not be held in Italy during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics because the local…
Continue ReadingAustralian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X — the social media platform formerly…
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Bend Film Festival wraps 20th in-person event, names award winners; virtual version happens this week
Sunday was the last day to experience the four-day, in-person Bend Film Festival. This was the 20th year of the festival that celebrates the best of…
Continue ReadingIndia’s top court is set to rule on same-sex marriage. Here’s what that could mean for millions of people
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t love at first sight when Aditi Anand met Susan Dias at a book club in Mumbai. “We didn’t get along…
Continue ReadingOil prices fluctuate as concerns mount over Middle East tensions
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Oil prices rose above $91 a barrel Monday as diplomatic efforts to address the crisis in the Middle East…
Continue ReadingDiplomatic aid efforts ramp up for ‘strangled’ Gaza as regional conflict fears grow
By Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Samantha Delouya, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Gaza is being…
Continue ReadingUsed clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda’s leader wants a ban
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Owino Market in Uganda’s capital has long been a go-to enclave for rich and…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador ‘s youngest elected president on Monday faced the…
Continue ReadingRite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
By TOM MURPHY and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it…
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