Month: March 2024

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United States and Cyprus say they’re formalizing their collaboration in fighting money laundering, sanctions evasion and other financial crimes. Both sides say the FBI and Cypriot police will sign an agreement in the coming days that includes the U.S. Department of Justice offering help to “proactively detect, investigate and prosecute

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian customs officials have confiscated about 170 kilograms (370 pounds) of cocaine from a ship transporting bananas from Ecuador. Prosecutors say the drugs were hidden in a fruit container on the ship, which also made a stopover in Malta. They valued the cocaine at 6.2 million euros ($6.8 million). Bulgaria, which

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will attend an Easter service at the chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday, Buckingham Palace officials said. The appearance will be the first major event for Charles, 75, since he was diagnosed with cancer in February. Officials said Tuesday Charles and Camilla will be accompanied by

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly a year after a shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville that left three adults and three children dead, the students and their families have formed tight bonds out of their shared suffering. They’ve also adopted a lot of dogs. Among the adopters is

By The Associated Press SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area. The country luminary’s mostly annual mega-concert, hosted in his native Texas for most of its 50-year-history, will be held for the first time in the Northeast this July at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

By The Associated Press A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to plunge into the river below. From 1960 to 2015, there have been 35 major bridge collapses worldwide due to ship or barge collision, with a total of 342 people killed, according to a 2018 report from the

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese electric vehicle makers are showcasing their latest models, including a flying car, as they take on global rivals at the Bangkok International Motor Show. Companies like BYD, XPeng and Great Wall Motors have quickly expanded in Thailand in recent years, challenging longstanding market leaders like

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state news agency Tass says 22 victims of the concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people remain in serious condition in the hospital. That includes two children, Tass said Tuesday. Russia is still reeling from the attack on Friday in which gunmen killed 139 people on the outskirts of

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A former Hungarian government insider has published an audio recording that he says is proof of official misconduct within high levels of the government of populist Minister Viktor Orbán. The recording, released on Facebook and YouTube on Tuesday morning, features the voice of former Justice Minister

BERLIN (AP) — Train drivers and some crew for Germany’s main railway operator will see their working week reduced from 38 hours to 35 by 2029 without having their pay cut, but they will have an option to work longer for more money. That’s a central element in the deal reached Monday between state-owned operator

By BABACAR DIONE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal woke up to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political novice. He was released from prison just weeks ago and had inspired voters, many of them unemployed youth, with a promise to fight corruption and reform the

By SARA HERSCHANDER of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy NEW YORK (AP) — As government officials debate how to handle the influx of new arrivals, the Girl Scouts — whose Troop 6000 has served kids who live in the shelter system since 2017 — are quietly welcoming hundreds of the city’s youngest new

By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet A record number of Americans who rent are now considered cost-burdened, with 30% or more of their income going toward rent and utilities. Companies like Flex, which let you divide your rent into smaller installments via a line of credit or loan, say they’re part of the solution. Their products

LONDON (AP) — A British court says Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless U.S. authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. The ruling means the

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan has rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle on Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said. The attack happened in Shangla, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police chief Bakhat Zahir said. He added that the

BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over US subsidies for electric vehicles. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it has resorted to the WTO dispute settlement process to protest American requirements that vehicles use parts from specific regions to qualify for subsidies. A statement

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party be deregistered and banned from participating in the upcoming election. The Electoral Court said Tuesday the ruling African National Congress party’s objection to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s registration process had no merit.

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast plans to sell its electric vehicles in Thailand. It has partnered with several dealers to open showrooms in Bangkok and other cities. The company, which only began exporting its EVs last year, faces stiff competition in Thailand from Chinese automakers like BYD. Tesla also

MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent nearly a year behind bars. Gershkovich and his employer have denied

By RENATA BRITO and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A decade has passed since the launch of the Missing Migrants Project, which has documented more than 63,000 deaths around the world among people fleeing conflict, persecution or poverty at home. The International Organization for Migration says the reported deaths are likely only a

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as Easter and Passover approach. The cost of filling a basket or completing a Seder plate reflect a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. While global prices are lower than they were

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will team up in Raleigh, North Carolina, for an event focused on promoting their health care agenda. North Carolina is the final stop on Biden’s tour of battleground states since his State of the Union earlier this month. Polls

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Racism has long permeated the world’s most popular sport, with soccer players subjected to racist chants and taunts. Recent studies in Britain suggest such bigotry also prevents Black players from advancing into top-flight coaching roles. The advocacy group Black Footballers Partnership has found that while

By PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have detained dozens of opposition protesters to stop them from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to demand the release of their leader and top elected official of New Delhi arrested last week in a bribery case. Nearly 300 supporters of Arvind Kejriwal

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says the country will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer’s European Championship in June and July. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in comments published Tuesday that checks will be carried out at all German borders during the tournament “to be able to prevent possible

BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of tractors have sealed off streets close to European Union headquarters where the 27 EU agriculture ministers are planning to the crisis in the sector that has led to months of protests. The farmers are protesting anything from what they see as excessive red tape to increased environmental measures, cheap imports

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The owners of a Malaysian convenience store chain and one of its suppliers were charged Tuesday with offending the religious feelings of Muslims after socks printed with the word “Allah” were found for sale on its shelves. Chai Kee Kan, founder and chairman of the KK Mart Group, the country’s

By WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas has rejected the latest proposal put forward by international mediators for a cease-fire and hostage release, and Israel has blasted a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for both without linking them. As the war in Gaza grinds through a sixth

BALTIMORE (AP) — A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday morning, and multiple vehicles fell into the water. Authorities were trying to rescue at least seven people. Around 1:30 a.m., a large vessel crashed into the bridge, catching on fire before sinking

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Tuesday, as buying in some markets was soon erased by profit-taking. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225, where computer chip-related issues had interested investors early, reversed course to be little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to finish at 40,398.03. Australia’s

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump’s social media company begins trading publicly, would-be investors might ask themselves if the stock is too pricey and potentially too volatile. Trump Media runs the social media platform Truth Social. takes the place on the Nasdaq stock exchange Tuesday of the blank check company that acquired it Monday.

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee says prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes will not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signaling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. His comments Tuesday came after local media

DERA ISLAMIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says the country’s security forces have killed four insurgents in an overnight raid on a militant hideout in the northwest near the border with Afghanistan. In a statement, it said Tuesday the operation was conducted in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Though

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The main Venezuelan opposition coalition has said that electoral authorities didn’t let it register its candidate for the presidential election as the deadline ended, in what it called the latest violation to the citizens’ right to vote for a change in the South American country. Omar Barboza, representative of the United

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruption. Chinese courts on Tuesday handed down sentences of between eight years and life in prison to officials in the Communist Party controlled sports programs, accusing them of taking

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — On Sunday, millions of voters in Turkey head to the polls to elect mayors and administrators in local elections which will gauge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity as his ruling party tries to win back key cities it lost five years ago. A victory for Erdogan’s

ASHLAND, Oregon (AP) — The remote expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border that makes up the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument will not lose any of its acreage after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up two challenges to its expansion. Logging interests and several counties in Oregon had asked the high court to strike

The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in December. But right now, the post-pandemic global economy is throwing up obstacles that will need to be overcome if the goal is going to be met. There are big hurdles to renewable