Month: March 2023

Associated Press Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pushed back his departure to China after contracting “mild pneumonia,” the presidential palace said in a statement Friday. Lula, 77, underwent medical examinations in a hospital after a trip to Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, the statement said. He had been expected to leave for

By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials in Kyiv say long-range Russian bombardment has killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 20 others in several parts of Ukraine. The attacks came as a Kremlin official warned that its forces are prepared for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive in the coming weeks. Five people

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s protection from arrest until next week. Friday’s order by the Lahore High Court virtually shields the former premier from arrest until March 27. The ruling was another reprieve for ouster premier Khan, who currently faces

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Supporters of Serbian right-wing opposition parties are demanding that populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government resign over a Western-backed plan for normalizing relations with neighboring Kosovo. In Belgrade, several hundred people Thursday held banners reading “No to capitulation,” or “Vucic resign.” They described it as a “warning protest” against the

By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific. The surreal and desperate

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish coal miners angered by a European Union directive to reduce methane emissions have protested noisily in front of the EU office in Warsaw, saying it will deprive them of their jobs. The protesters from the Solidarity 80 union said recent climate recommendations for the 27-member EU that call for a

BERLIN (AP) — Police say a motorist has driven into several pedestrians in a parking garage at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany. German news agency dpa reported that a man drove straight at people, but most were able to avoid him. Police said the injuries to some of the pedestrians on Friday were considered minor.

By J.M. HIRSCH, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street The arrival of spring means summer entertaining season isn’t far behind, which is an excellent excuse for a home bartending refresher. Because like changing a tire and ironing a shirt, crafting a cocktail is one of those skills adults should have at least a passing familiarity with. Equipping

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s first state visit as monarch was scaled back Friday, dashing hopes for a triumphal tour to win hearts and minds abroad just as his mother did so successfully during her 70 years on the throne. The visit by Charles and his wife, Camilla, to France was postponed amid mass

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Visitors to London’s Westminster Abbey will be allowed to stand for the first time on the exact spot where King Charles III will be crowned. But they will need to make sure they don’t have holes in their socks for the shoeless tour, meant to protect the