125 Sudanese army soldiers held by paramilitary force are freed, Red Cross says
CAIRO (AP) — The Red Cross says it has facilitated the release of 125 Sudanese army soldiers held captive by the country’s rival paramilitary…
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Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement as ties warm
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea have agreed to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis. The move is the latest sign of warming ties…
Continue ReadingThe family of Irvo Otieno is requesting a federal investigation into his death at a Virginia mental health facility
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The family of Irvo Otieno – who died in March while being admitted to a Virginia mental health facility – is…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve may tighten financial rules after US bank failures, Powell says
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank may have to tighten its…
Continue ReadingAustrian police seize drugs and vast trove of weapons in a raid on a far-right biker gang
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities said Thursday they they have seized large amounts of drugs, cash and a vast arsenal of firearms in a raid on a…
Continue ReadingMagnus Carlsen headlines new chess tournament ‘to scale the game to a billion fans’
CNN By Coy Wire and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — With chess riding a wave of popularity in recent years, the game is seizing on the opportunity to…
Continue Reading‘No sign’ of Belgian hiker missing in Tasmania as police call conditions ‘not survivable’
By Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — Hopes of finding a Belgian tourist alive in Australia are fading more than one week after she went missing on the…
Continue ReadingUS says it’s horrified by conditions in Ethiopia after theft leads to food aid pause and deaths
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States humanitarian agency tells The Associated Press it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia. Three months ago,…
Continue ReadingLa apnea del sueño que sufre Biden: ¿qué es y cómo se trata?
Carolina Calero (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, es uno de los millones de personas que padecen apnea del sueño, un grave…
Continue Reading24-year-old suspect charged with stabbing 3 people during gender studies class at Canada’s University of Waterloo in ‘hate-motivated’ attack, police say
CTV NETWORK By Joe Sutton and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old student has been charged with stabbing three people during a gender…
Continue ReadingChina unveils sweeping foreign policy law as Xi consolidates power — and aims to counter the US
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose…
Continue ReadingFacebook content moderators in Kenya call the work ‘torture.’ Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a…
Continue Reading2 more New Haven officers are being fired in the police van transport incident that left Randy Cox paralyzed
By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Two more police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, are being fired in connection with a 2022 incident that…
Continue ReadingUNESCO member states expected to approve US decision to rejoin the UN’s cultural agency
PARIS (AP) — UNESCO’s 193 members states are gathering for a two-day meeting in Paris aimed at voting on the United States’ plans to rejoin the…
Continue ReadingMore than 400 arrested as third night of violent protest sweeps France after 17-year-old shot dead by police
By Joshua Berlinger, Xiaofei Xu, Joseph Ataman and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Paris (CNN) — More than 400 people were arrested across France on…
Continue Reading24-year-old suspect charged with stabbing 3 people during gender studies class at Canada’s University of Waterloo in ‘hate-motivated’ attack, police say
By Joe Sutton and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old student has been charged with stabbing three people during a gender studies class at…
Continue ReadingMore than 400 arrested as third night of violent protest sweeps France after 17-year-old shot dead by police
By Joshua Berlinger, Xiaofei Xu, Joseph Ataman and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Paris (CNN) — More than 400 people were arrested across France on…
Continue ReadingChina unveils sweeping foreign policy law as Xi consolidates power — and aims to counter the US
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose…
Continue ReadingEU leaders recommit to support Ukraine as they and NATO see divisions emerging in Russia
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have taken center stage at the…
Continue ReadingPeople urged to stay indoors as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to create unhealthy air quality from the Midwest to the Northeast
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous air quality and hazy skies persist as smoke from Canada’s raging wildfires…
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