Swedish authorities say 5 people died when a construction elevator crashed to the ground
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — All five people inside a construction site elevator that crashed to the ground in Stockholm have died, a Swedish…
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Police and customs seize live animals, horns and ivory in global wildlife trafficking operation
PARIS (AP) — Interpol and the World Customs Organization say they seized 53 primates, four big cats and more than 1,300 birds in their sweeping…
Continue ReadingAn asylum-seeker in the UK has died onboard a moored barge housing migrants
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say an asylum-seeker on board a barge housing migrants off the south coast of…
Continue ReadingMagnus Carlsen and Pep Guardiola: Two sporting kings meet to talk tactics as bromance blossoms
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It turns out Pep Guardiola and Magnus Carlsen, two of the biggest names from the worlds of soccer and chess, may…
Continue ReadingA Jordanian soldier is killed in a clash with drug smugglers along the border with Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Jordanian troops have clashed with dozens of drug smugglers along the country’s northern border with Syria, leaving several…
Continue ReadingChoice Hotels goes hostile in $8 billion takeover bid for Wyndham after being repeatedly rebuffed
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Choice Hotels is launching a hostile takeover offer for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts after repeated attempts…
Continue ReadingEU remembers Iranian woman who died in custody at awarding of Sakharov human rights prize
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament is remembering a young woman who died in Iranian police custody during a ceremony at which she and a…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Would your documents survive a disaster? What to protect and how to do it
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Floods, fires, historic storms — severe weather events are on the rise. If your home was hit by high water or a fire…
Continue ReadingTricia Tuttle appointed as the next director of the annual Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s culture minister has announced that Tricia Tuttle, a former director of the London Film Festival, will become the new…
Continue Reading5 Things to know for Dec 12: Hostages, Ukraine, Supreme Court, Abortion, Climate
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Every year, Google releases a list of users’ most-searched terms. The top trending term in the US and…
Continue ReadingAlexey Navalny fails to attend trial after his team loses contact with jailed Russian opposition leader
By Niamh Kennedy, Darya Tarasova and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The trial of Alexey Navalny was postponed on Tuesday, one day after his team…
Continue ReadingThousands of protesters rally in Brussels for better wages and public services
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of protesters have rallied in the capital of the European Union for better public…
Continue ReadingUS says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The White House says Congo’s security forces and rebel groups have agreed…
Continue ReadingWill declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions
By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India and SIBI ARASU, Associated Press Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations climate…
Continue ReadingRishi Sunak gets a respite after UK lawmakers vote in favor of the Rwanda migration bill
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have voted in favor of the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a…
Continue ReadingAustralians prepare for their first cyclone of the season
BRISBANE, Australia: (AP) — Residents have begun evacuating and battening down homes and businesses as the first tropical cyclone of Australia’s…
Continue ReadingProminent Gaza professor and writer killed in airstrike, weeks after telling CNN he and his family had ‘nowhere else to go’
CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — In October, Refaat Alareer was deliberating whether to stay at his home in the heart of…
Continue ReadingJapan court convicts former soldiers in landmark sexual assault case that gripped social media
By Helen Regan, Saki Toi and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A Japanese court on Tuesday found three ex-soldiers guilty of sexual…
Continue ReadingPoland’s new prime minister vows to press the West to continue helping neighboring Ukraine
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s newly elected prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed that…
Continue ReadingIsrael and US show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas
By NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the United States on Tuesday showed their…
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