Month: December 2023

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China, Ukrainian media reported Friday. The attacks underscored Moscow’s vulnerability amid the war in Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda and other news outlets claimed

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Billionaire vacuum cleaner tycoon James Dyson has lost a libel lawsuit against the Daily Mirror. Dyson claimed his reputation was damaged by a column that suggested he was a hypocrite who “screwed” Britain by moving his company’s headquarters to Singapore after supporting the campaign in favor of

By MATT BROWN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The American legal system is facing a crisis of trust in communities around the country, with people of all races and across the political spectrum. For many, recent protests against police brutality called attention to longstanding discrepancies in the administration of justice. For others, criticism of perceived

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The New York Times is reporting that Israel knew about Hamas battle plans to attack southern Israel over a year before the Oct. 7 operation took place, but dismissed them as “aspirational.” The Times said Friday that Israeli officials were in possession of a 40-page battle plan,

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Romania’s capital have watched a military parade that included troops from NATO allies to mark the country’s national day. The annual parade was held at the Arc de Triomphe in Bucharest and saw thousands of soldiers march together and dozens of combat jets and helicopters

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules being proposed. The Treasury and Energy Departments unveiled the rules Friday. They limit electric vehicle buyers from claiming the full tax credit if they purchase cars

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world’s oldest new mothers. Safina Namukwaya gave birth to a boy and a girl on Wednesday via cesarean section at the hospital in the capital Kampala where she had been receiving in

By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will tackle two delicate tasks this weekend in Dubai: She’ll try to demonstrate U.S. environmental leadership despite President Joe Biden ‘s notable absence from an annual summit on climate change and she’ll work to nudge forward fragile efforts to shape

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to Saint Damien of

By KEN MORITSUGU and DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Official China called Henry Kissinger “an old friend.” A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been at odds more often than not over the decades. Kissinger, who died Wednesday, developed a special relationship with China

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cyprus government and U.S. energy company Chevron have reached a deal on how to develop the Aphrodite gas field, the first to be discovered under the seafloor off Cyprus. It’s estimated to hold 4.2 trillion cubic feet of gas. The Cypriot official

By DARCICIO BARBOSA Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Gunfire in Guinea-Bissau’s capital erupted late Thursday night and continued through Friday morning in what local media reported as clashes between security forces. The Democrat newspaper reported that the shooting involved members of the National Guard and the Presidential Palace Battalion after two senior government officials