Swiss villagers pack up for evacuation over fears of another rockslide
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Families in a tiny Swiss village are packing up after authorities issued an evacuation order with a weekend deadline…
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CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA employee accused of leaking classified information assessing Israel’s earlier plans to attack Iran has…
Continue Reading On the eve of Oscars honor, James Bond producers reflect on legacy and future of 007
AP Film Writer James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are being honored Sunday with an honorary Oscar. The Irving G. Thalberg…
Continue Reading Timothy West, acclaimed British actor and lover of UK’s waterways, dies aged 90
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British actor Timothy West, who played the classic Shakespeare roles of King Lear and Macbeth and who in recent…
Continue Reading The global luxury goods market is forecast to shrink in 2025. Trump’s tariffs could make it worse
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink next year for the first time since the Great Recession…
Continue Reading Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’ll ask for a vote of confidence in December
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Save a bundle on these 2024 vehicles for end-of-the-year savings
Edmunds The end of the year is often the best time to buy a car. To help get the best deal, Edmunds editors analyzed thousands of new-car…
Continue Reading Italy’s president sharply rebukes Elon Musk over comments on X about migration court rulings
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s president has sharply rebuked Elon Musk. President Sergio Mattarella issued an unusually piqued…
Continue Reading Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng now has an official song in 4 languages
BANGKOK (AP) — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there’s now an official song featuring the…
Continue Reading Slippery slope: Scottish soccer club calls for donations after points deduction for uneven field
BONNYRIGG, Scotland (AP) — A lowly Scottish soccer club which once had “James Bond” actor Sean Connery on its books has been given a six-point…
Continue Reading Anti-whaling activist Watson stays in detention in Greenland while Danes consider Japanese request
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A court in Greenland has again decided to extend the custody of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, until Dec. 4, while…
Continue Reading Philippines says it will cooperate if ICC seeks Duterte’s custody over drug killings
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government says its law enforcement agencies will be obliged to cooperate if the…
Continue Reading Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
Associated Press BEIT EL, West Bank (AP) — Advocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald…
Continue Reading South Africa’s soccer president Danny Jordaan arrested on fraud and theft charges
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan, who helped bring the first-ever FIFA World Cup…
Continue Reading Neighbors of Kentucky factory describe years of odors before explosion that killed 2, injured 11
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Neighbors of a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, where two workers were killed in an explosion say they…
Continue Reading South Korean actor Song Jae-lim found dead at 39
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles in K-dramas “Moon Embracing the Sun” and “Queen Woo,” was…
Continue Reading Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile’s remote Easter Island
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are…
Continue Reading US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary commander for his role in West Darfur violence
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has sanctioned a commander of Sudan’s paramilitary forces, saying he played a leading role in the…
Continue Reading Japan’s nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from starting.…
Continue Reading US says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration intends to bolster its military support to Ukraine. Blinken…
Continue Reading Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to…
Continue Reading Trump’s economic agenda for his second term is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump’s election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the…
Continue Reading Minnesota man is free after 16 years in prison for murder that prosecutors say he didn’t commit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prosecutor says a Minnesota man has been released from prison after serving 16 years for a murder he did not commit. Jurors in…
Continue Reading China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali…
Continue Reading Diamond Sports Group will offer single-game pricing to stream NBA and NHL games starting next month
SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — The nation’s largest owner of regional sports networks will offer single-game pricing for NBA and NHL games beginning…
Continue Reading Iran executes in public a serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say authorities have executed in public a man convicted of raping dozens of women over two decades.…
Continue Reading France’s Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as presidential bid hangs in the balance
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has thrown in recent weeks all her energy at a Paris trial into…
Continue Reading Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was…
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