By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel. He led a national ceremony four months after what he described as the century’s “largest anti-Semitic massacre.” About 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and about 250 were abducted. The ceremony
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The U.N.’s World Food Program says it is aiming aims to reach up to 3 million Ethiopians affected by climate change and conflict in the coming weeks. That’s half the number the agency supported in Ethiopia before a monthslong aid suspension last year. The program said in a statement issued on
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is promising to help its electric vehicle (EV) makers cope with international trade restrictions and build overseas supply chains, as part of a major global expansion effort for the industry. The pledge comes as China’s booming EV exports face increasing protectionist pushback in some regions, including
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — An image of a napping polar bear curled up on an iceberg has captured the hearts of voters to become the winner of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani called it an honor to win the award for the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is naming a top White House aide as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says in a statement that Elizabeth Kelly will lead the AI Safety Institute at the National Institute for Standards and
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson stands out among her eight Supreme Court colleagues for one key reason: She’s had to weigh in on more legal questions related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol than the other jurists on the bench. Jackson, while serving
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — For Donald Trump, the fate of a presidential campaign will hang in the balance when the Supreme Court meets Thursday to hear a politically fraught challenge to his eligibility to appear on Colorado’s ballot. For Chief Justice John Roberts, it is at least in part a legacy that will be on
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women — for about 1 in 5 women — in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 60 million American women are living with some form of heart disease, yet just over half
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las actualizaciones más recientes haz clic aquí Los palestinos han estado viviendo en tiendas de campaña improvisadas en Rafah, mientras una campaña terrestre de las FDI se acerca a la ciudad más meridional de Gaza. (Crédito: Abed Zagout/Anadolu vía Getty Images) The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top U.N. official says that two generals in Sudan whose forces have been at war for the last 10 months assured him recently that they would attend a meeting in Switzerland to discuss humanitarian issues and Sudan’s beleaguered civilians. U.N. undersecretary for humanitarian affairs Martin Griffiths
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials say they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, because they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was one of three into the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Ground staff for Lufthansa have walked off the job at five major German airports, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights. The Ver.di union called on ground staff at Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, to strike for 27 hours starting at 4
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the runup to the U.S. presidential election. China’s Ministry of Finance said Beijing raised objections to higher tariffs on Chinese
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Los estadounidenses, en particular los “millennials” y aquellos con ingresos más bajos, están cada vez más sobrecargados financieramente: la morosidad en tarjetas de crédito y préstamos para automóviles no solo ha superado los niveles pre pandemia de covid-19, sino que es la más alta en más de una década. Durante el
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza is teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Its chief says it might have to halt operations at the end of February without more funds. Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of the aid agency known as UNRWA participated in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los palestinos desplazados hacinados en tiendas de campaña en Rafah esperan con temor un anticipado asalto terrestre israelí a la ciudad, y no tienen ningún lugar al que huir una vez que las tropas lleguen. Se estima que un millón de personas están hacinadas en una ciudad de tiendas de
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at six regions across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at least five civilians and injuring almost 40 others, including a pregnant woman. The attacks hit at least three major cities, including the capital Kyiv, where
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A lawyer for Malaysia’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak says he is disapppinted he wasn’t given a full royal pardon of his 12-year prison sentence for graft and may file a new appeal to the new monarch. The decision last week by the Pardons Board to cut in half Najib’s jail
Continue ReadingBy ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Bombs ripped through two separate political offices in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, the day before the country was set to elect a new parliament. The attacks in Baluchistan province — home to a low-level insurgency and
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Saki Toi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Long lines in snowy weather to buy merchandise days in advance. Hordes of fans, some from other countries, filling up the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome, excitedly swapping homemade bracelets. People around the world feverishly calculating time zones and watching online flight
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