Month: June 2023

By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The director of the Spanish-speaking world’s top linguistic institution on Monday rejected an Argentinian author’s suggestion to rename the Spanish language “Ñamericano” so it would reflect the continent where the majority of its speakers now live. At a conference held in March, Buenos Aires-born journalist Martín Caparrós

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place an appellate ruling barring a North Carolina public charter school from requiring girls to wear skirts to school. The justices declined without comment Monday to hear an appeal from the Charter Day School in the eastern North Carolina town of Leland. A federal appeals court

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers are urging caution on Monday over a failed revolt by mercenary soldiers in Russia. The short-lived uprising raises questions about President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and whether Wagner group fighters might install themselves just over the border in Belarus. At talks in Luxembourg

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media say the country’s far-right government has approved plans to build over 5,000 of new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Monday’s decision defied growing U.S. criticism of Israel’s settlement policies in occupied lands. It also raised tensions with the Palestinians at a time of rising violence in

BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it is willing to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Monday that “Germany is prepared to permanently station a robust brigade in Lithuania.” He added

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government says the country is shaped by values such as tolerance and respect and has called for them to be upheld a day after a far-right party won control of a county administration for the first time. Alternative for Germany won a runoff election Sunday in Sonneberg county about 112 miles

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is calling an urgent meeting in coming days to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military organization. It’s a last-ditch effort to have the Nordic country standing alongside the allies at a major NATO summit next month. NATO requires the unanimous approval of all members

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say a man has been stoned to death after being accused of blasphemy in northwest Nigera, sparking outrage from activists worried about growing threats to religious freedom. A police spokesman said Usman Buda, a butcher, was killed in Sokoto state’s Gwandu district Sunday after he