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Month: April 2024

Explosion in Cambodia that killed 20 at an army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A senior military official in Cambodia says the huge explosion over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base in the country’s southwest appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops. The Saturday afternoon blast in Kampong Speu province also destroyed military vehicles

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Serbia’s new government to include US-sanctioned ex-intelligence chief with close ties to Russia

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s new government will include a former intelligence chief who has fostered close ties with Russia and is sanctioned by the United States. Prime Minister-designate Milos Vucevic said on Tuesday that Aleksandar Vulin will serve as one of several vice-premiers. Serbia’s new government is expected to be voted into office in

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China says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made ‘encouraging progress’ in talks in Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in China’s capital on promoting reconciliation. Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian gave few details at a daily briefing Tuesday, but the meeting in Beijing is China’s latest attempt to position itself as broker in the Middle East

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Biden’s growing tally of campaign offices marks a rare bright spot for the president

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — Inside President Joe Biden’s reelection headquarters here, a sign boasts of some of the campaign’s most significant metrics: Pennsylvania, 24; Michigan, 30; Wisconsin 44. These are not poll numbers, but rather the latest – and growing – tally of campaign offices already open in three battleground states.

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King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III returned to public duties on Tuesday, visiting a cancer treatment charity and beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch’s own cancer diagnosis sidelined him for three months. The event was the king’s first formal public engagement since Feb. 6, when Buckingham Palace announced

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South Africa has one of the world’s largest manganese reserves. So why does it outsource for processing?

By Jackelyn Prager, CNN (CNN) — On delivery day at the Manganese Metal Company’s industrial complex in Mbombela, South Africa, truckloads of manganese ore from the Kalahari Basin in the Northern Cape are ushered inside for processing. Manganese is commonly found in the Earth’s crust. The mineral is not only known for its nutritional benefits,

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Donald Trump’s hush money trial set to resume Tuesday as prosecutors continue to keep their plans secret

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The third week of the Donald Trump criminal hush money business fraud trial will resume Tuesday with the Manhattan district attorney’s office continuing to be secretive about it its plan of attack. Prosecutors are expected to pick up questioning of Michael Cohen’s former

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