Month: August 2024

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine during a visit to Poland, saying that no conflict can be solved on a battlefield. Modi held talks Thursday in Warsaw with Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, and will head to Kyiv later in the

Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two Russian climbers who were injured on the slopes of one of northern Pakistan’s highest mountains reached a hospital in the region on Thursday, a week after they were stranded after being hit by falling ice. The climbers were part of a five-member Russian team that was attempting to

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A French destroyer rescued 29 mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack from Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, while also destroying a bomb-carrying drone boat in the area. The Sounion is now at anchor in the Red Sea and no longer drifting.

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Floodwaters have inundated parts of India and Bangladesh, causing at least 15 deaths. Authorities said Thursday at least 11 people have died in India’s state of Tripura and media reports say at least four have died in Bangladesh. Incessant rains caused rivers to flow over their banks and flood

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — The Italian coast guard said Thursday the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered off the coast of Sicily from the wreckage of a superyacht whose builders had called unsinkable. One woman remains missing. She has not been identified, but Hannah Lynch, Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, is reportedly

Associated Press BRATUNAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Officials in Serbia and Bosnia say a baby was among at least 10 people who drowned after a boat packed with migrants overturned while carrying them from Serbia to Bosnia. Police in Serbia received a call around 5 a.m. on Thursday from their counterparts in Bosnia and a citizen

Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s prime minister has led a celebration of the return of dozens of precious centuries-old artifacts from museums and private collectors abroad, and said his government will continue working with others to bring home more such cultural treasures. Hun Manet, who became prime minister last year when he

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three South Korean skiers were killed and two people were seriously injured after their vehicles collided head-on in New Zealand. Local police said the van and a four-wheel-drive vehicle were traveling in opposite directions before crashing at a highway intersection near a rural town on South Island. Three passengers in

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say gunmen opened fire on a school van in eastern Pakistan, killing two children and wounding six other people. Authorities said the driver, who was wounded, seemed to be the target of the attack due to enmity with someone. No one has claimed responsibility for the shooting that happened Thursday

Associated Press Gus Walz sat in the front row for the biggest moment of his father’s life, and his pride exploded out of him. “That’s my dad!” the 17-year-old yelled. He stood, tears streaming down his face, and pointed to his father, Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, who was accepting the Democratic nomination for

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Backstage at a celebration of Indigenous peoples in Mexico City’s sprawling central square, Carlos CGH traced his fingers across a black and red “gabán,” which is similar to a poncho. The garment, native to the Triqui people in western Oaxaca, is a source of pride for the 24-year-old rapper