By KATIE MARIE DAVIS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press This week’s election in Russia is expected to cement President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power until at least 2030. Any members of the political opposition who could have challenged him in the election are either in prison or exiled abroad. Independent media outlets that could show
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Esta cobertura finalizó. Sigue las actualizaciones más recientes de la información aquí. Una captura de pantalla capturada de un video de las FDI muestra a los palestinos rodeando camiones de ayuda humanitaria en la ciudad de Gaza el 29 de febrero. Palestinos desplazados se reúnen para recibir alimentos en un punto de donación
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Turkey bears responsibility for some of the abuses and possible war crimes committed in Syria, mostly against Kurdish residents in northern Syria. The New York-based watchdog said on Thursday that the abuses were committed by Turkish forces and also armed factions backed by
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a grenade and other weapons have been found in searches of the Berlin apartment where a suspected former member of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction group was arrested this week after more than three decades in hiding. Daniela Klette was arrested on Monday. She is accused of participating in
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war. His words were criticized as alarmist by a human rights group. Sunak told a meeting of police leaders that “increasingly violent and intimidatory behavior” is intended
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will investigate potential national security risks posed by Chinese-made “smart cars” that can gather sensitive information about Americans driving them. The probe could lead to new regulations aimed at preventing China from using sophisticated technology in electric cars and other so-called connected vehicles to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Legendary pop icon Cyndi Lauper, who rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as “Time After Time” and “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” has entered a partnership with the Swedish masterminds behind the immersive virtual concert ABBA Voyage. The partnership announced Thursday by the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) — El Arzobispado de Toledo informó este miércoles a través de un comunicado su profundo rechazo a las declaraciones de dos sacerdotes de dicho arzobispado, quienes, durante un programa de tertulia entre sacerdotes llamado “La sacristía de La Vendée”, expresaron que se debía “rezar por que el papa se vaya al
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark has surpassed Lynette Woodard for the most points scored in major women’s college basketball history, days before she could potentially beat an additional record – for both men’s and women’s basketball. The 22-year-old broke Woodard’s record Wednesday when she scored 33 points in the Hawkeyes 108-60
Continue ReadingBy Miquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — A little more than 10 years ago, in October 2013, a Wizz Air A320 arriving from Budapest made headlines by becoming the first commercial passenger flight ever to touch down at Al Maktoum International Airport, also known as Dubai World Central (DWC). This brand new “greenfield” airport some 20
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Putin’s blunt warning came in a state-of-the-nation address ahead
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Austria’s foreign minister has urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border and said he hopes for a pause in the fighting in Gaza in time for the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. Alexander
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start of
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — It turns out Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler’s “emo” look was never a phase after all. The six-time All-Star turned plenty of heads when he showed up sporting a new look at this season’s NBA media day in October and it appears his emo era is far from over.
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN The under-the-radar race to replace Mitch McConnell is a wide-open affair with no clear front-runner, according to many GOP senators, as the top contenders begin jockeying to win over their colleagues for a position central to their party’s agenda and strategy. The election to succeed McConnell – the
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Filipino immigrant who helped a small Outback town keep its volunteer fire brigade was celebrated in the Australian Parliament on Thursday during a special sitting to welcome Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is on a state visit. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Samson Bocul
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket has successfully put an Iranian satellite into orbit, a launch that underlines increasingly close cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. Russia’s state-run Roscosmos corporation said that a Soyuz rocket blasted off Thursday from the Vostochny launch facility in the country’s far east to carry the Iranian satellite and 18 Russian
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La policía de Orlando está investigando un tiroteo este miércoles por la noche que involucró a múltiples víctimas y que dejó una persona muerta, según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Policía de Orlando (OPD). Los oficiales acudieron al área de Ironwedge Drive y South Lake Orlando en referencia a
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A helicopter flying between an offshore oil platform and mainland Norway has crashed into the North Sea, killing one person and injuring five others, two of them seriously. The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter was on a training mission for state-owned oil and gas company Equinor ASA when it went down late Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT and STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writers GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers — and many around the world — with his marriage announcement on Thursday, so manager Dave Roberts said any gift the team gives the two-time MVP would be like most of the money in his
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