By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is celebrating what it considers a liberation day, marking the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serb forces after a NATO bombing campaign. Thousands of ethnic Albanians had died under Serbian repression. Neighboring Serbia refuses to officially accept the independence of its
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, AnneClaire Stapleton, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Sergey Gudkov and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Cold War allies. Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov – the first of a four-ship
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Estados Unidos levantó la prohibición de enviar armas y entrenamiento a la brigada ucraniana Azov, la cual desempeñó un papel vital en la defensa de la ciudad portuaria de Mariupol aunque tiene un pasado controvertido. La norma, denominada “Ley Leahy”, prohíbe proporcionar cualquier asistencia o entrenamiento militar a unidades extranjeras consideradas
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers skipped the New York Jets’ mandatory minicamp for an “unexcused” reason, according to head coach Robert Saleh. “Aaron and I spoke before OTAs [organized team activities] started,” Saleh told reporters on Tuesday. “He’s been very good in communication – he’s been here the entire time. “It’s unexcused
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in their constitution after opponents argued it was unnecessary because the denomination already has a way of ousting such churches. The measure received support from 61% of the
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu and Gawon Bae, CNN Hong Kong/Seoul (CNN) — Three varieties of “fire chicken” instant ramen noodles popularized by a viral internet challenge have been recalled in Denmark after they were deemed to be too spicy. The level of capsaicin found in Buldak Hot Chicken Ramen 3x Spicy, Buldak Hot Chicken Ramen 2x
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A one-of-its-kind insurance policy has started making payouts to tens of thousands of women across India to help them cope with the impact of extreme heat. Fifty thousand women in 22 districts across the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat received a $5 payments as temperatures topped
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has urged Russia to return Indian citizens recruited by Russia’s army after two were killed recently in the war in Ukraine. India previously said its authorities were in talks with Russia about the return of its citizens who it said had been duped into working for the Russian
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE and CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writers BERLIN (AP) — A recent surge in violence around soccer games is contributing to concerns over security when Germany hosts the European Championship. Some 22,000 police officers will be on duty each day for the tournament. This is the largest deployment for the federal police. German
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have launched new deadly attacks on Ukraine, killing at least nine people a day before a high-profile meeting where leaders of countries that are some of Ukraine’s biggest backers are to discuss how to slow Moscow’s offensive. Ukrainian authorities say that along with the
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Good Wednesday morning! For the last several days we’ve been crossing the 80° mark in Bend. We’re breaking the streak today only topping out in the upper 70s. Our region has been on the northern edge of the ridge of high pressure dominating the western part of the US. This is the cause for the
Continue ReadingBy GREGORY GONDWE Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Malawi government says Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. President Lazarus Chakwera had already announced 21 days of national mourning on Tuesday, when the wreckage of the
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Russian woman has been detained and questioned in Denmark for allegedly helping a foreign intelligence agency to operate in the country. The Scandinavian nation’s domestic security service said Wednesday that the woman, who has not been named, faces preliminary charges of enabling a foreign intelligence service to operate in Denmark,
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A new star will appear in the night sky any day now as space enthusiasts await an explosive celestial event known as a nova. The “once-in-a-lifetime” sighting promises to be an exciting one for amateur astronomers, a NASA spokesperson said. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A new star will appear in the night sky any day now as space enthusiasts await an explosive celestial event known as a nova. The “once-in-a-lifetime” sighting promises to be an exciting one for amateur astronomers, a NASA spokesperson said. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The British economy failed to grow in April in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made the return of growth a central pillar of the Conservative Party’s election campaign. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that wet weather dampened consumer spending and construction during the month. The flat
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are fed up with massive CEO pay packages. More than 8 in 10 (83%) Americans say it’s important for businesses to avoid a major pay gap between CEOs and average employees, according to early findings from an upcoming Bentley University-Gallup poll shared exclusively with CNN. That
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed. The trend, if it holds, could move the Federal Reserve closer to cutting its benchmark interest rate
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German energy company Uniper says a tribunal has awarded it more than 13 billion euros (nearly $14 billion) in damages for gas that Russia’s Gazprom hasn’t supplied since 2022. Uniper said Wednesday that the arbitration tribunal based in Stockholm also ruled on June 7 that it has the right to terminate long-term
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porziņģis suffered a “rare” injury in Game 2 of the NBA Finals which has put his availability in doubt for Wednesday’s Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks. The 28-year-old Latvian suffered a “torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left
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