Month: July 2023

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s road safety agency says eight people were burned to death after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded. The victims were trying to extract the much sought-after fuel from the tanker that was involved in an accident on Sunday. Authorities said the driver lost control of the

MOSCOW (AP) — An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been imprisoned on extremism charges as part of the Kremlin’s ongoing crackdown on political activists. Navalny’s team wrote on social media that Vadim Ostanin, who previously headed Navalny’s office in the southern Siberian city of Barnaul, was sentenced to nine years in

By ZANE IRWIN and BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Authorities say at least 17 people have been found dead after a boat capsized in Senegal’s capital, Dakar. The bodies were discovered by the navy early in the morning and are believed to be migrants because of the type of boat they were

LONDON (AP) — Jurors in the sexual assault trial of Kevin Spacey adjourned Monday after deliberating for 2.5 hours without reaching a verdict on allegations by four men that date back two decades. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including multiple counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person

By ANDREW SELIGMAN, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and LARRY LAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a volleyball player who on Monday became the first female athlete to sue the university over allegations she was retaliated against for reporting mistreatment and a new lawsuit by former Northwestern quarterback

By HOLLY RAMER and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte has announced she’s running for governor, days after fellow Republican Chris Sununu said he’s not seeking reelection to a fifth term in 2024. She said on “Fox & Friends” on Monday morning that Sununu did a

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spaniards woke up Monday to find their country in political disarray after a general election a day earlier left no party with a clear path to forming a government. The uncertainty deepened as both of Spain’s two main parties indicated that they hope to take power. The

By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroonian authorities say the death toll from a building collapse has more than doubled as the search continues for survivors. The country’s housing and urban development minister confirmed Monday that at least 33 people died in a four-story building that collapsed onto a smaller one

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Stephanie Pullman died on a sweltering Arizona day after her electricity was cut off because of a $51 debt. Five years later, the 72-year-old’s story remains at the heart of efforts to prevent others in Arizona from having their power cut off, leaving them without life-saving air

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — After missing out on Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabian soccer team Al-Hilal made a record 300 million euro ($332 million) bid for Kylian Mbappe on Monday, an offer which could see the France striker join Cristiano Ronaldo in the oil-rich kingdom. Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the offer for

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet It’s great to wipe out debt before retiring, but watch out for a potential side effect: When you stop using credit, you also stop generating enough data to produce a credit score. Not having a credit score could make it difficult to borrow if you need to, say to cover

By ZANE IRWIN and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed in Mali by the army suspected Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries. The report released Monday is based on 40 phone interviews, including witnesses, and a

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police have arrested two people suspected of smuggling Cubans toward Spain. Police say the two Serbian citizens are suspected of being part of an international criminal organization. They were arrested as part of a monthslong investigation in cooperation with Spain, the Interpol and other organizations. The alleged people smugglers are

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military says a civilian plane crashed at an airport in the eastern coastal city of Port Sudan, killing nine people including four military personnel on board. The military said that a child survived the late Sunday crash, which happened after the Antonov plane took off from

By KELVIN CHAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers Goodbye, Twitter. Hello, X. Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has appealed to Japan not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after Japanese curbs on exports of chip-making technology took effect, adding to technology restrictions Washington and its allies on security grounds have imposed on Beijing on security grounds. The Japanese restrictions limit Chinese access to tools for etching microscopically small

By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s longtime ruling party is lauding its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years, but the United States says its stifling of the opposition meant the vote could not be considered free or fair and

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say more than 100 people who died in 2020 during protests against police brutality will soon be buried. The burial plans were announced by the Lagos State Ministry of Health after local media broke the news, prompting criticism from rights groups and activists

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Eight police officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa’s deputy president have been arrested and are expected to appear in court on Monday after they were caught on video kicking and stomping on two men on a Johannesburg highway this month. One of the men

By MICHAEL VARAKLAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — A firefighting plane has crashed in southern Greece, killing both crew members, as authorities are battling fires across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures. The crash occurred on the island of Evia and was aired in a state television broadcast

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition leader is insisting that there will be no “cooperation” at the local level between his party and the far-right Alternative for Germany after his apparent suggestion that they might work together caused unease within his own conservative bloc. Friedrich Merz’s center-right party has long said

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — A year before the Paris Olympics, and nearly a year-and-a-half since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials governing many of the sports on the 2024 program are still split on how to treat Russian athletes. Increasingly, various governing bodies are allowing them back into Olympic qualifying

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The city itself will be one of the brightest stars at the Paris Olympics, with ceremonies on the Seine, beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower and a marathon route that passes through Versailles. In the end, though, it will be the 10,000 athletes who will grab the spotlight once

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has emphasized his administration’s resolve to defend the country’s territory through diplomacy in a key speech but did not mention China, with which it has had an escalating series of conflicts in the disputed South China Sea. Marcos also announced in

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police say the man who killed two of his co-workers at a New Zealand construction site was injured during a shootout with police but died from a self-inflicted wound. The shooting Thursday closed part of downtown Auckland hours before the opening game of the Women’s

By FELIPE DANA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow early Monday that saw one of the aircraft fall near the Defense Ministry’s main headquarters, while the Russian military unleashed new strikes on port infrastructure in southern Ukraine. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French president is touring the South Pacific to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China and the United States. President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia comes as French forces take part

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say landslides triggered by torrential rains have blocked several key roads in northern Pakistan, stranding tourists and disrupting traffic. Authorities say the death toll from weather-related incidents since June 24 has risen to 133 across the country. Taimur Khan, a spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority, said Monday that authorities

By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co. because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.” Ant’s share buyback program, announced earlier in July, allows shareholders

By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) — Hours after a Swedish court fined Greta Thunberg for disobeying police during an environmental protest at an oil facility last month, the climate activist once again attempted to block access to the facility and was removed by police. Earlier on Monday, Thunberg, 20, admitted to the

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was pushing the country toward authoritarian rule. The vote, passed unanimously by Netanyahu’s

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of slashing three people on a train in western Japan. The 37-year-old suspect was carrying three knives, including two in each hand, when he was arrested on the platform of Rinku Town station in Osaka,

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As Russia seeks more allies during its invasion of Ukraine, longtime U.S. security partner Kenya might not be an obvious choice. But hours after Russia terminated a deal to keep grain flowing from Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador saw an opening to appeal to one of the African

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities say 11 people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gymnasium in the country’s far northeast. The incident occurred Sunday in the city of Qiqihar and the last victim was pulled from the wreckage Monday morning. The official Xinhua News Agency said construction work at the school

By JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain may be facing political gridlock and possibly a new election, but a national ballot produced one result that will be welcomed across the capitals of Europe: a far-right party aiming to get its hands on the levers of power was thwarted. Spain’s Vox

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Jesuits said Monday that a famous artist priest is definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women, and lamented they couldn’t prosecute him more vigorously under the Vatican’s internal procedures. The Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik remains a Catholic priest but is