By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new United Nations report says acute malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers has increased by 25% in the past two years in 12 countries hard hit by rising food prices fueled by the fighting in Ukraine. Surveys in 11 countries in Africa and two in
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary’s governing party has called “political disputes.” Some Hungarian lawmakers have raised doubts about whether to support the NATO membership applications
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers and Palestinians have clashed in a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank that was torched by settlers last week. Paramedics said a Palestinian man was lightly injured in the incident late on Monday in the town of Hawara. Late last month, a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli brothers there,
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that the recently unveiled daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being home-schooled and spends her leisure time horseback riding, skiing and swimming. Kim has brought the daughter to a series of public events since November,
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By Ben Morse, CNN Boston Red Sox third baseman Justin Turner is resting at home after he was hit in the face by a pitch which required 16 stitches. Turner was hit by a fastball from Detroit Tigers pitcher Matt Manning in the bottom of the first inning during Monday’s game. In an ugly scene,
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s top diplomat has been sworn in as prime minister, replacing another member of the ruling family who had held the post since 2020. The state-run Qatar News Agency says Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was sworn in Tuesday as the new head of government, without providing further
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By Pierre Bairin, Aurore Laborie and Hanna Ziady, CNN Oil refineries across France were blockaded Tuesday by workers taking part in a 1-million-strong protest against government plans to raise the retirement age. Mass strikes also left thousands without electricity and disrupted schools, airports and trains as the country’s biggest union CGT urged people to “bring
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Miles de lobos marinos han muerto en Perú en medio de un brote de gripe aviar, según el Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas por el Estado (Sernanp) de Perú. La gripe aviar, también conocida como H5N1, se ha extendido a múltiples especies en el país. A finales de noviembre de 2022,
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LAUSANNE A top Russian gymnastics coach whose athletes won numerous Olympic gold medals has been suspended following vehement criticism of judges who ended Russia’s winning streak in rhythmic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics. The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation has barred Irina Viner from coaching or officiating at any competitions in international gymnastics for two years. That
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By Michelle Toh and Gawon Bae, CNN Kakao, one of South Korea’s top internet giants, has doubled down on its quest to take control of SM Entertainment, the iconic K-pop music agency. The tech firm announced Tuesday that it would seek to buy up to 35% of the music label, just days after a previous
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say a woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of model Abby Choi in Hong Kong has been arrested by mainland authorities. The arrest of the 29-year-old woman brings the total number of people allegedly involved in the
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says it’s ready for human-rights legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said Tuesday the government had “pushed the boundaries
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TODAY: Tuesday is noticeably cooler than Monday, with a north breeze. Temperatures start in the 30s, and climb into the low 50s. This puts us near our average high temperature for this time of the year. Skies are partly cloudy to start the day, but clouds will increase in coverage through the day. By the
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By Laura He, CNN China’s leader Xi Jinping hit out at the United States with unusually direct comments as he called on the country’s private companies to “fight” alongside the Communist Party at a time of mounting challenges at home and abroad. “[In the past five years,] Western countries led by the United States have
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country’s first new rocket series in more than two decades. Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez Beijing (CNN) — El nuevo ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de China, Qin Gang, advirtió este martes que el “conflicto y la confrontación” con Estados Unidos son inevitables si Washington no cambia de rumbo, lo que representa una severa y amplia reprimenda a las políticas estadounidenses en su primera conferencia de prensa en su
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — South Korean technology firm Kakao has launched a tender offer to buy up to 35% of K-pop agency SM Entertainment and become its largest shareholder, escalating a battle with entertainment firm Hybe for control of the company. Kakao offered a tender price of 150,000 won ($115)
Continue Reading By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Still recovering from the effects of the first battering, the southeastern African nation of Mozambique is bracing for a rare second hit by long-living Tropical Cyclone Freddy late on Friday night, a regional weather center said Tuesday. The United Nations’ monitoring station on the Indian Ocean
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By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent A top adviser to the core group of senior officials at the center of President Joe Biden’s White House is set to depart the West Wing in the coming days. Remi Yamamoto, senior adviser for the office of the chief of staff, will become the latest senior official
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit Tuesday to the Iraqi capital where he vowed to continue the fight against the Islamic State group until the extremists are defeated. Austin, whose visit came just days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led
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