Month: September 2022

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union and the U.S. have questioned Serbia’s commitment to join Europe’s 27-nation bloc after Belgrade signed an agreement with Moscow pledging long-term “consultations” on foreign policy matters amid the Russian aggression in Ukraine.  Serbia’s officials signed the deal last week in New York with

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates, home to global business and travel hub Dubai, will ease masking requirements imposed over the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities say that as of Wednesday, the wearing of face masks will no longer be required in public places, except for medical facilities, mosques and public transportation. Masks

BERLIN (AP) — Denmark’s maritime authority says a gas leak had been observed in a pipeline leading from Russia to Europe underneath the Baltic Sea and could pose a danger to shipping traffic. The operator of Nord Stream 2 confirmed that a leak in the pipeline had been detected southeast of the Danish island of

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on a Bosnian state prosecutor who is accused of being complicit in corruption and undermining democratic processes or institutions in the Western Balkans. The Treasury Department says its Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Diana Kajmakovic for sanctions. It called her

By SUZAN FRASER and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the alleged deployment of dozens of U.S.-made armored vehicles to Greek islands which Ankara says should remain demilitarized in line with international treaties. Turkey’s president warned Monday that Turkey wouldn’t hold back on defending its

OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say law enforcement officers shot and killed two people after a car chase in southwest Missouri. The Greene County Sheriff’s office says the shooting occurred Saturday in Christian County. The department says an Ozark officer tried to stop a car after suspecting the driver was impaired. The car drove way

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of cowboy boots that Ashley Hoff never thought she would see again helped unlock a powerful story about the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The resulting film, “11 Minutes,” is an inside account of the 2017 massacre at a country music

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The pound is taking a pounding. The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. It’s a sign of the alarm in financial markets over new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ emergency budget measures unveiled last week aimed at jump-starting

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival, which included performances from Metallica, Mariah Carey and Usher, generated more than $2.4 billion in commitments to fight extreme poverty and disease. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Barbados Prime Minister

By JAMEY KEATEN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The government of Venezuela has rejected a report by an independent experts working with the United Nations’ top human rights body who allege that President Nicolas Maduro personally ordered the detention of government opponents. Detainees allegedly endured electric shocks, asphyxiation and other cruel

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian is prompting NASA to move its moon rocket off the launch pad and into shelter. Mission managers decided Monday to return the rocket to its hangar, adding weeks of delay for the lunar-orbiting test flight. The four-mile trip will begin late Monday

By LORNE COOK and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Italy’s European Union partners are signaling discomfort and vigilance after one of the bloc’s founding members swung far to the political right. The result of Italy’s latest election raises troubling questions about whether Rome will maintain its commitments to EU principles, laws and ambitions.

By SEUNG MIN KIM and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a new initiative that would eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets before they buy them. That would include baggage and change fees. The White House says the proposed rule from the Department

LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say a court case against an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist will be heard this week. The Crown Prosecution Service said Monday that there will be a hearing in the case against Anne Sacoolas at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank says the economic outlook “is darkening” and she expects business activity to “slow substantially” in the coming months as high energy and food prices pushed up by the war in Ukraine sap consumer spending power. ECB President Christine

LONDON (AP) — TikTok could face a 27 million-pound ($29 million) fine in the U.K. over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by failing to protect children’s privacy when they are using the video-sharing platform. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office said Monday that it has issued the social media company a legal document

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Krakow councilman says the Polish city cancelled gigs by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters because of his sympathetic stance toward Russia in its war against Ukraine. And he invited the singer to join him on a visit to Ukraine to see the extent of Russian crimes. Councilman Lukasz Wantuch said

By ED DAVEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — At the start of 2022, the Carlyle Group, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, published a report on it financial risk from greenhouse gas emissions. The company said it was its first such portfolio-level analysis. Carlyle emphasizes its climate credentials, and an introductory note by

Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Heavy rain caused by a tropical storm has hit several regions in Spain, leaving one person dead and widespread damage. Authorities and national media said Monday that a 62-year-old man was found dead in the southeastern Murcia region after a sudden downpour flooded his house late Sunday. The Spanish weather

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve rate increases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The companies already are cutting back and say they can’t continue operating at a