Month: January 2023

By GIADA ZAMPANO and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — For a second day, lines of people wanting to honor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ’s service to the Catholic church snaked around St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday to view the late retired pontiff’s body. Benedict died on Saturday at age 95, 10 years

By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is preparing to step up its attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made exploding drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Moscow looks for ways to keep up the pressure on Kyiv after months of battlefield setbacks for the Kremlin’s war strategy. “We have information that

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official data show that inflation in Turkey has slowed in December thanks to a favorable base effect. The development could help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s standings ahead of elections but is unlikely to bring relief to households suffering from a cost of living crisis. The Turkish Statistical Institute said Tuesday consumer

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures were higher Tuesday ahead of updates on U.S. jobs amid fears of a possible global recession. Frankfurt, Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. Seoul declined. Oil prices rose. Coming off a year of big declines for major stock markets, traders

By The Associated Press Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was critically injured Monday night in the first quarter of a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The following is a list of some in-game or in-competition medical events that either suspended or postponed the competitions in which they occurred.

By The Associated Press Many fellow NFL players and teams and others in the sports world and beyond quickly offered their support and prayers on social media for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who the NFL said was in critical condition at a hospital after collapsing on the field during Monday night’s game against the

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister has visited a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site for the first time since taking office in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government last week. Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON Associated Press ROME (AP) — Flying back to Rome from Beirut in September 2012, I was escorted down the aisle to the first-class section of the papal plane and seated beside Pope Benedict XVI. The pope, then 85, looked and sounded weary. He had just completed a delicate, two-day visit to

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is heading to China for an official visit including a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. He said he looked forward to their meeting as they work toward boosting bilateral relations. He alluded to the countries’ dispute over the South China Sea, saying such problems “do