Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead
MOSCOW (AP) — Two people died in a fire at one of the Russian capital’s most notable buildings, a gargantuan Brutalist apartment block that…
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NATO will start an annual nuclear exercise as Russia threatens Ukraine’s Western backers
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance will hold its annual nuclear exercise next week. The Steadfast…
Continue Reading Delta’s Q3 profit fell below $1 billion after global tech outage led to thousands of cancellations
AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines says third-quarter earnings fell 26% largely because of fallout from a technology outage that caused several…
Continue Reading 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after next month’s Davis Cup finals
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam…
Continue Reading Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean’s unusual journey highlights France’s arguments over immigration
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with…
Continue Reading Home listings climb in nation’s priciest markets as locked-up inventory starts to shift
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The recent pullback in mortgage rates and expectations of further easing next year may be motivating more…
Continue ReadingNo. 18 Kansas State renews its conference rivalry against Colorado in the Big 12 this week
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 18 Kansas State (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) at Colorado (4-1, 2-0), Saturday, 10:15…
Continue ReadingElon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025
AP Business Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric…
Continue Reading Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025
AP Business Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court rejects activist Jimmy Lai’s bid to have a jury trial for libel case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has rejected jailed publisher Jimmy Lai’s request to have a jury trial for his libel case…
Continue Reading At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut on Thursday left two neighborhoods smoldering, killed 22 people and wounded…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy city-hops across Europe, promoting ‘victory plan’ to allies
ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been city-hopping across Europe to promote a “victory plan” that he said “aims to…
Continue Reading With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family…
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Padres still confident after loss in Game 4
Mike Schildt still has plenty of confidence in his squad, despite poor performance in Game…
Continue Reading Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so
Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and…
Continue Reading China will lift 4-year ban on Australian lobster imports, Australia’s prime minister says
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China will resume importing Australian live lobsters…
Continue Reading 2 Pakistani police and 4 insurgents killed in the restive north west ahead of Asian security summit
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants riding on a motorcycle have opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers in a former…
Continue Reading Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rescue teams are plucking Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton after the storm…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker…
Continue Reading Lithuania votes in a weekend general election with many looking for change despite good economy
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s center-right coalition could be replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller…
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