By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN Illustrations by Alberto Mier, CNN Produced by Monica Sarkar, CNN Editor’s note: This story is part of CNN’s commitment to covering issues around identity, including race, gender, sexuality, religion, class and caste. Berlin (CNN) — “We can do it!” When tens of thousands of desperate migrants made the treacherous journey to
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BERLIN (AP) — The European diplomat chairing nuclear talks between Iran and world powers says negotiations in Vienna will resume Thursday. Enrique Mora tweeted Wednesday that the parties to the 2015 Vienna accord will meet in the Austrian capital after consulting with their governments in recent days. European diplomats had urged Tehran to come back
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European diplomat chairing nuclear talks between Iran and world powers says negotiations in Vienna will resume Thursday. Enrique Mora tweeted Wednesday that the parties to the 2015 Vienna accord will meet in the Austrian capital after consulting with their governments in recent days. European diplomats had
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamic militant who eluded capture for 16 years to life in prison after finding him guilty of making bombs used in a 2005 market attack that killed 22 people. Upik Lawanga, known as “professor,” is a key member of the
Continue Reading Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says fighting between troops loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels displaced over 25,000 people around a key port city last month. The fighting in Hodeida flared up when rebels rushed in to areas abandoned by government forces, followed by a counterstrike by pro-government
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Olaf Scholz fue votado como nuevo canciller de Alemania el miércoles, poniendo fin a los cuatro mandatos de Angela Merkel al frente de la mayor economía de Europa. Scholz, el líder del Partido Socialdemócrata (SPD), ganó la votación secreta en el Parlamento como se esperaba, una culminación de meses de negociaciones tras
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By Matias Grez, CNN Atlético Madrid beat Porto 3-1 in a bad-tempered clash to steal a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Three players were shown red cards during Tuesday’s match as the two sides squared up on multiple occasions, with Atleti’s eventual win moving the team off the bottom of Group
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By Theresa Waldrop, Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN Scott Peterson has been resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the deaths of his wife and unborn child, a California judge ruled Wednesday. Peterson, 49, was convicted in 2004 for the murders of his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner.
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By Amir Vera, Peter Nickeas and Ray Sanchez, CNN The trial of Kim Potter ended December 23 after a jury found the former suburban Minneapolis police officer guilty of two counts of manslaughter for the killing of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April. Potter, who is White, fatally shot the 20-year-old Black man
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new Chancellor on Wednesday, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s four terms at the helm of Europe’s largest economy. Scholz, the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), won the secret vote in the Parliament as expected, a culmination of months of negotiations
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A leaked video that shows staff members in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office joking about holding a lockdown-breaching Christmas party last year is adding fuel to allegations that government officials flouted coronavirus rules they imposed on everyone else. The prime minister’s office has been trying for
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By Omar Jimenez, Bill Kirkos, Ashley Killough and Eric Levenson, CNN A jury in Chicago deliberating the case of Jussie Smollett, the “Empire” actor who was charged with six felony counts for allegedly staging a fake hate crime in January 2019 and falsely reporting it to police, had ended its work for the day. Deliberations
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are mostly higher in Europe and Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wager that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy. Oil prices fell back. Shares rose in Paris, London, Tokyo and Shanghai
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are mostly higher in Europe and Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wager that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy. Oil prices fell back. Shares rose in Paris, London, Tokyo and Shanghai
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has become Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change but faces the immediate
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus escapa en parte a la protección que ofrece la vacuna de Pfizer, pero es probable que las personas que hayan sido previamente infectadas y luego vacunadas estén bien protegidas, informaron el martes investigadores que trabajan en Sudáfrica. También es probable que las dosis de refuerzo protejan
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities are racing to verify the identity of a suspect in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was arrested at an airport near Paris. A judicial official told The Associated Press that the suspect can be held until Thursday morning, 48 hours after
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced a new ban on postings linked to Myanmar’s military to include all pages, groups, and accounts representing military-controlled businesses. It had already banned advertising from such businesses in February. The February action, which also banned military and military-controlled state and media
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced a new ban on postings linked to Myanmar’s military to include all pages, groups, and accounts representing military-controlled businesses. It had already banned advertising from such businesses in February. The February action, which also banned military and military-controlled state and media
Continue Reading By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AP) — Heavy rains and torrents of hot lava and mud sliding down an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Java island have put search and rescue operations for more than a dozen missing on hold. Mount Semeru blew its top on Saturday, killing at least 34 people with searing
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