Denmark creates 3 new ministers in government reshuffle
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s three-party centrist government says it will create three new ministries, including a government office in…
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6 Polish students and a lecturer freed from detention in Nigeria, foreign ministry in Warsaw says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign ministry says that seven Polish citizens — six students and a lecturer — who were detained in…
Continue ReadingIt’s a tough time for college presidents, but Tania Tetlow thrives as a trailblazer at Fordham
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tania Tetlow has earned a reputation as a trailblazer. She became the first woman and first layperson to serve…
Continue ReadingGermany and the UK seek a new bilateral treaty as Starmer pursues a ‘reset’ with the European Union
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany and the United Kingdom plan to draw up a treaty meant to deepen the two nations’ trade,…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The four biggest mistakes people make when buying a new car
Edmunds Car-buying mistakes are easy to make, especially if you’re in a hurry or have fallen in love with a particular vehicle. But taking the time…
Continue ReadingDefense ministry network disruption causes widespread outages in the Netherlands
Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — A network outage at the Ministry of Defense has caused major IT failures across the Netherlands. Flights are…
Continue ReadingBangladesh’s interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has lifted a ban on the Islamist…
Continue ReadingA Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local…
Continue ReadingParalympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris inaugurated the 2024 Paralympics on Wednesday with a nearly…
Continue ReadingTelegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal…
Continue ReadingMonsoon floods tear through a village in Yemen and kill 13 people
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Authorities in northern Yemen say rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 13 people who went missing after a flash flood…
Continue ReadingRailroad BNSF stresses safety but is still held back by longstanding industry issues, report finds
AP Business Writer Freight railroad BNSF is generally striving to improve safety on a consistent basis but that message doesn’t always reach…
Continue ReadingTraders observe a daylong strike across Pakistan to protest rising costs and new taxes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Traders in Pakistan are observing a daylong strike by shutting down their businesses in all major cities and urban areas to…
Continue ReadingQuestions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up…
Continue ReadingNvidia stock slips even after earnings top Wall Street estimates and demand for AI chips surges
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nvidia may have exceeded Wall Street estimates as its profit jumped — buffeted by the chipmaking…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s children should see themselves as ‘generation of winners’ not war victims, first lady says
Associated Press UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a…
Continue ReadingIsrael launches a big military operation in the West Bank and kills at least 10 Hamas militants
Associated Press AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Shanshan begins dumping rain on parts of Japan, leaving 1 dead and several injured
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon moving at a bicycle speed has begun dumping rain on parts of Japan, leaving one person dead and several…
Continue ReadingAs the far right rises in eastern Germany, companies struggle to attract skilled foreign workers
Associated Press JENA, Germany (AP) — When electrical engineer Preetam Gaikwad first moved to Jena in 2013, she was smitten by what the eastern…
Continue ReadingDrying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
Associated Press NEA SILATA, Greece (AP) — A severe drought in northern Greece, worsened by successive heat waves and low rainfall, is causing…
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