By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan has held for a second straight day, halting an outburst of fighting that killed more than 200 troops from both sides. The Armenian Defense Ministry said Friday the situation on the border with Azerbaijan has remained quiet since the truce
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By George Ramsay, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season as Manchester United defeated Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0 in the Europa League. After Jadon Sancho’s opener, Ronaldo doubled United’s lead in Moldova from the penalty spot in the first half — the 699th goal of his club career. It was an important victory
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s parliament has voted unanimously to support constitutional amendments that would extend the presidential term to seven years and rename the country’s capital. The changes are part of an array of political and economic reforms President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for after violent protests rocked the country in January. The unrest was
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press Pakistani officials say weeks of floodwaters are now receding in the worst-hit southern Sindh province after a deadly summer in which monsoons left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Friday’s development is a potentially bright sign in the ongoing crisis. Irrigation officials say the water levels in the previous 48
Continue Reading By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has made new changes to electoral law that diminish the role of political parties three months ahead of legislative elections. Opposition groups see it as the latest step in a sweeping power grab. A new electoral law published overnight Friday reduces
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO and ALICE FUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes. The collective outpouring of grief is perhaps the most
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO ROME (AP) — Floodwaters triggered by heavy rainfall swept through several towns in a hilly region of central Italy early Friday, leaving 10 people dead and at least four missing, authorities said. Dozens of survivors scrambled onto rooftops or up trees to await rescue. “It wasn’t a water bomb, it was a
Continue ReadingBy Miguel Marquez and Christina Maxouris, CNN In the hours after roughly 50 migrants touched down on Martha’s Vineyard in two planes sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the island’s community — still jarred by the unexpected arrival — rushed to help the newcomers. “We received food, we received clothes, we received … different things,
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — The Kyrgyz Health Ministry says clashes on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have wounded 31 people. According to the Kyrgyz border service, the fighting erupted early Friday morning, when Tajik forces fired at Kyrgyz border guards. Tajik border officials, meanwhile, charged that the Kyrgyz forces subjected Tajik villages near the border
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By Shawna Mizelle and Sonnet Swire, CNN Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday condemned Republican Rep. Clay Higgins‘ treatment of an environmental lawyer during a congressional hearing on the climate crisis. “In the four years that I’ve sat on this committee, I have never seen members of Congress, Republican or Democrat, disrespect a witness in
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By Nectar Gan and Rhea Mogul, CNN When Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down with other Asian leaders at a summit in Central Asia Friday, they will seek to present a united front to counterbalance the United States and its allies. But within their “no-limits” relationship, potential differences over Russia’s
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, CNN The Chinese and South Korean soldiers stood face to face, the wind whipping through their ranks and their national flags flapping in the gusts. A Chinese military transport jet nearby on the runway of Incheon International Airport opened its rear door to receive precious cargo. Nine South Korean soldiers then moved
Continue Reading By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities were expected to begin recovering bodies Friday from a newly found mass burial site in a forest recaptured from Russian forces, a delicate task that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would help show the world “what the Russian occupation has led to.” The burial site,
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures fell Friday after higher-than-expected U.S. inflation dashed hopes the Federal Reserve might back off plans for more interest rate hikes. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated. Oil prices declined. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Roger Federer‘s career may have ended in a defeat on Friday, but the five-minute standing ovation that followed was testament to the unique, indelible mark he left on the sport of tennis. The adulation of the crowd, seemingly endless rounds of applause and chants of “Roger, Roger, Roger,” reduced Federer to
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By Christian Edwards, CNN While thousands of people have taken to the streets of the United Kingdom to remember Queen Elizabeth II following her death last week, critics of the monarchy have used this opportunity to protest, holding signs such as “not my King” — a reference to the new King Charles III. Police have
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN While thousands of people have taken to the streets of the United Kingdom to remember Queen Elizabeth II following her death last week, critics of the monarchy have used this opportunity to protest, holding signs such as “not my King” — a reference to the new King Charles III. Police have
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For years, King Charles was preparing to step into the role of monarch following Queen Elizabeth’s history-making reign. In the meantime, he was holding down another job: Owner of a profitable business. Charles — long a passionate advocate of environmental causes — founded Duchy Originals in 1990 when he was
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER, JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A delegation of Chinese officials reportedly has been barred from visiting the historic hall in Parliament where Queen Elizabeth II is lying in state, as geopolitics cast a shadow over the solemn pageantry surrounding the monarch’s death. The spat broke out as
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has reversed its decision to grant George Floyd a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The about-face on Wednesday comes nearly a year after the board voted unanimously to recommend the pardon and
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