A train is evacuated in Strasbourg due to ‘light smoke’. No injuries were reported
PARIS (AP) — Passengers including European Parliament officials were evacuated from a train departing from the eastern French city of Strasbourg…
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Cyprus police arrest 8 Syrians suspected of helping to fund a militant group in their homeland
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court has ordered eight Syrians to remain in police detention for six days on suspicion they helped fund an alleged…
Continue Reading Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen have invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people…
Continue Reading A pack of dogs killed a man behind a house in New York
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 59-year-old man was killed in a “horrific” attack by a pack of dogs in a back yard in Albany.…
Continue Reading Poland tightens visa rules as probe confirms previous government’s cash-for-visas scandal
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the European Union nation is tightening its visa regulations as probes…
Continue Reading Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response and calls for ‘dignity’
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response…
Continue Reading Colombia’s river guardians battle to protect the Atrato amid threats and abandonment
Associated Press PAIMADO, Colombia (AP) — Illegal gold mining along the banks of northwestern Colombia’s Atrato river is causing severe…
Continue Reading Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex
AP Business Writer She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration’s economic policies. Kamala Harris and Donald…
Continue Reading Indonesia arrests a suspect wanted by China for running a $14 billion investment scam
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Immigration officers in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali have arrested a Chinese suspect sought by…
Continue Reading Reactions to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing his impending retirement
MADRID (AP) — The sports world reacts to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing he will retire from tennis after next month’s Davis…
Continue Reading World Trade Organization slightly raises 2024 goods trade forecast but wary of potential setbacks
GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has raised its outlook for global goods trade this year slightly, but cautions that increasing…
Continue Reading US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike
AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are…
Continue Reading UK’s new Labour government unveils overhaul of workers’ rights
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government has unveiled a slew of new rights for workers, including more generous rules for…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal’s career timeline is filled with titles, rivalries and injuries
Associated Press Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday, signaling the end to a career that spanned two decades and 22 Grand…
Continue Reading Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mott’s first novel since “Hell of a Book” is a kind of meta-sequel to his award-winning…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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