By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have held closed-door discussions on the possible expansion of their BRICS economic bloc. A decision on new members was expected late Wednesday, the second day of a three-day summit in Johannesburg. But officials said that was looking
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country’s most polarizing figures returned from a 15-year self exile. Thai lawmakers chose real estate tycoon and political newcomer Srettha Thavisin of
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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson went off for 53 points, tying the WNBA points record in the process, in a 112-100 win over the Atlanta Dream. The forward has been one of the league’s biggest stars in recent years and has made it into the history books again
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CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shares of VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker that went public in a red-hot Wall Street debut last week, enjoyed another stunning rally again Tuesday. The stock more than doubled in price in New York, soaring 109% to close at $36.7 as small investors buzzed about
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shares of VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker that went public in a red-hot Wall Street debut last week, enjoyed another stunning rally again Tuesday. The stock more than doubled in price in New York, soaring 109% to close at $36.7 as small investors buzzed about the
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — A top Russian general who went missing after the mercenary group Wagner’s insurrection in June has been fired from his role as head of the country’s aerospace forces, Russian state media reported Wednesday citing unnamed sources. Gen. Sergey Surovikin has spent four decades as part of
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Schoolchildren who were rescued from a broken cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan say they repeatedly feared they were about to die during the 16-hour ordeal despite attempts by their parents to reassure them over cellphones. Six children and two
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los primeros cuatro coacusados del expresidente Donald Trump se entregaron en la cárcel del condado de Fulton, en Georgia, Estados Unidos, mientras que un par de acusados intentaron trasladar sus casos a un tribunal federal, señales de cómo el extenso caso avanzará en múltiples direcciones esta semana. Y dos exfuncionarios
Continue Reading CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A jet ski rider detained by South Korea for allegedly entering the country illegally is a prominent Chinese dissident who rode hundreds of miles across the sea to escape from China, activists say. The man, who is in his 30s, was apprehended
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Newly unsealed court records provide insight into how law enforcement justified a highly unusual raid of the office of a Marion, Kansas, newspaper – a decision that has drawn widespread condemnation from news organizations and press freedom advocates. The Marion County Sheriff’s office said it was investigating “identity theft”
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN (CNN) — India has landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon, becoming only the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat. The mission could cement India’s status as a global superpower in space. Previously, only the United States, China and the former Soviet Union have
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning: To fight persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve would continue to sharply raise interest rates, bringing “some pain” in the form of job losses and weaker economic growth. Since Powell spoke at last summer’s annual conference
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say two tankers have collided in a single-lane stretch of the Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic through the global waterway. The Suez Canal authority says the BW Lesmes, a Singapore-flagged tanker that carries liquefied natural gas, suffered a mechanical malfunction and ran aground while transiting
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Today: Early morning fog begins to clear around 9 am as skies become partly cloudy once again this afternoon. A Weather Alert Day remains in effect due to the heat index reaching between 110-115 degrees this afternoon area-wide. The actual high reaches 98 degrees with winds out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. Tonight: Overnight
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government has been given the green light to appeal a court’s refusal to ban a protest song. The decision Wednesday came after government lawyers cited national security concerns. “Glory to Hong Kong” was often sung by demonstrators during months of anti-government protests in
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sentenced seven men and a woman to prison after their convictions over allegedly aiding two men earlier executed for killing a paramilitary volunteer during the nationwide protests last year that followed the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody. That’s according
Continue Reading By Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — More than a dozen workers have been killed after a bridge under construction collapsed in northeast India Wednesday, the latest in a string of infrastructure failures that have resulted in multiple deaths in the country. The collapse of the bridge in the town of
Continue ReadingBy WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Police say that a construction platform at a railroad bridge being built in northeastern India has collapsed, killing at least 26 workers and injuring two others. The platform collapsed Wednesday at a bridge in Sairang, a town on the outskirts of Aizawal, the capital of Mizoram
Continue ReadingOpinion by Kristina Foltz Bogotá (CNN) — A few years ago, the international district where I live was a creative hub of harmonious chaos. Music throbbed from every street corner. The Colombian capital’s sophistication was evident from its magisterial libraries to its abundant museums. The sparkling streets were regularly washed clean. Today, graffiti dims the
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CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Mariya Knight, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eve Brennan, Olga Voitovych and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces appear to have stepped up their efforts to weaken Russian air superiority in the war by attacking bases that house supersonic warplanes deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv said it had
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