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Year: 2024

Allies of ex-premier Imran Khan secure biggest share of seats in Pakistan’s final election tally

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election body says independent candidates have secured the biggest number of parliamentary seats following last week’s polls. That means allies of former premier Imran Khan won more seats than the political parties who ousted him from power nearly two years ago. Last Thursday’s vote to choose

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Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and

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Senate moves one step closer to passing package with aid to Ukraine and Israel despite Trump’s opposition

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Sunday took a step closer to passing a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with crucial assistance for Ukraine and Israel following a key vote to move the package forward – including with the support of 18 Republicans despite opposition from former President Donald Trump.

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17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says authorities have detained 17 people in connection with an attack at an Istanbul campaign event for upcoming municipal elections. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Sunday provided no details on the assailants’ affiliation or motive for the attack a day earlier that critically injured a woman. Turkish President Recep

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Severe thunderstorms could bring heavy rain to the Southeast as a snowmaker takes aim at the Northeast

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms capable of unleashing hail and tornadoes are set to thrash parts of the central Gulf Coast Sunday before spreading into the Southeast, with snow expected to sweep into the Northeast through the beginning of the week. About 23 million people from eastern Texas to western Georgia are at risk

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UK’s King Charles III attends church for first time since revealing he has cancer

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III cheerfully waved to well-wishers on Sunday as he left church services near his country estate in eastern England, making his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis was announced last week. Wearing a tan overcoat against the February chill and carrying a rolled-up umbrella,

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