By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Lawyers for Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who is serving a 25-year sentence for treason, say he has been transferred to another prison in Siberia and placed in solitary confinement again over an alleged minor infraction. The unrelenting pressure on Russian dissidents at home and
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (Londres CNN) — La policía de la capital británica mató a tiros a un hombre que, según informes, intentaba entrar en una propiedad armado con una ballesta en la madrugada del martes, según un comunicado. Los agentes fueron llamados a una dirección en Bywater Place, en el sureste de Londres, alrededor de las
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Police officers deployed during the Paris Olympics will receive bonuses of up to 1,900 euros. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the decision. Police unions organized protests this month to highlight concerns about working conditions during Games in July and August. Darmanin wants every Interior Ministry employee mobilized and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — London police say they fatally shot a man reportedly armed with a crossbow who broke into a home and threatened the occupants. The Metropolitan Police said the suspect, believed to be in his 30s, had threatened people in the home in the Southwark part of the city on Tuesday and was trying
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy failed to expand at the end of 2023. The stagnation has now lasted for more than a year amid higher energy prices, costlier credit and a downturn in former powerhouse Germany. The EU statistics agency said Tuesday that zero growth for the October-to-December period
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is on a two-day state visit in Stockholm during which he will meet Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, as well as the Scandinavian country’s monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf. He was welcomed on Tuesday with pomp and ceremony at the royal palace. Macron is set to discuss the
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Moschino has named Adrian Appiolaza as the new creative director of the Milan-based fashion house. The company said Tuesday that he will debut his first collection on Feb. 22 during the Fall-Winter 2024 womenswear previews of Milan Fashion Week. Appiolaza previously was design director for women’s ready-to-wear at Loewe and Chloe. At
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Police in the British capital shot dead a man who was reportedly trying to enter a property armed with a crossbow in the early hours of Tuesday, according to a statement. Officers were called to an address in Bywater Place in southeast London at around 4.55 a.m. local
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Europe’s economy avoided ending 2023 in a recession by the narrowest of margins, official data showed Tuesday. Gross domestic product across the 20 countries that use the euro stagnated in the October-to-December quarter compared with the previous three months, according to an initial estimate published by Eurostat. In
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti 🔄 Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las actualizaciones más recientes haz clic aquí. Los combatientes levantan banderas de Iraq y de grupos paramilitares, incluidos al-Nujaba y Kataib Hezbollah, durante un funeral en Bagdad por cinco militantes asesinados un día antes en un ataque estadounidense en el norte de Iraq, el 4
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans voted along party lines early Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue. The Homeland Security Committee debated all day Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans voted early Wednesday to advance their impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, moving closer to taking the rare step of impeaching a Cabinet official. The move sets up a vote on the articles by the full House of Representatives, though the date of that vote
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Toyota has retained its lead as the world’s biggest automaker by sales, beating German rival Volkswagen for the fourth consecutive year. Despite the good news for Toyota (TM), it risks becoming bogged down in scandals over how it puts some of its cars through inspections, and continued
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman and Christian Edwards, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli special forces, dressed as civilians and medical staff, infiltrated the Ibn Sina hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday and killed three Palestinian men, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials. CCTV footage shared on social media appeared to show around
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s weather agency has confirmed a reading of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in Sicily two years ago as the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe. The World Meteorological Organization says the Sicilian scorcher was picked up on Aug. 11, 2021. Temperatures were soaring across much of Europe at the
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russian figure skating team still stands to finish on the podium and get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics behind the United States and Japan. The Americans moved into the gold medal position in
Continue ReadingBy OLEG CETINIC and HELENA ALVES Associated Press JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — France’s newly appointed prime minister has announced controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee “fair competition,” seeking to calm the anger of protesting farmers camped out around Paris. Gabriel Attal, in his general policy speech at the National Assembly, also said
Continue ReadingBy AREF TUFAHA, MELANIE LIDMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medics stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza.
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong on Tuesday formally began the process of enacting a controversial homegrown national security law in a move that could have deep ramifications for the city’s status as a global financial hub. The proposed legislation will cover offenses including treason, theft of state secrets, espionage and external interference,
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A shark attack in an exclusive area of Sydney Harbour not far from the city’s iconic Opera House has prompted calls for swimmers to avoid the water at dawn and dusk when aggressive bull sharks are most active. A woman, named by local media as Lauren O’Neill,
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