Skip to Content

Month: November 2023

Nice soccer player Atal will face trial Dec. 18 after sharing an antisemitic message on social media

NICE, France (AP) — French prosecutors say Nice defender Youcef Atal must stand trial next month on charges of inciting hatred after he shared an antisemitic message online. Atal was suspended by the French soccer league for seven matches over the message. Nice also suspended him. The Nice prosecutor’s office says he was detained for

Continue Reading

Wisconsin man accused of murdering pregnant woman, stuffing her body in a suitcase arrested in Gladstone

By JoBeth Davis Click here for updates on this story     GLADSTONE, Missouri (KMBC) — A man charged with murdering a pregnant woman in Wisconsin and stuffing her body in a suitcase in 2020 was arrested Thursday morning in Gladstone, Missouri. Gladstone police said shortly after midnight Thursday, automated license plate readers picked up on a

Continue Reading

Israel summons Spanish, Belgian ambassadors following criticism during visit to Rafah

RAFAH, Egypt (AP) — The Israeli government says it will summon the Belgian and Spanish ambassadors following remarks by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo on the war between Israel and Hamas. The announcement Friday came after the two leaders criticized Israel for the suffering of Palestinian civilians under

Continue Reading

‘We absolutely need to act immediately,’ says UN chief during visit to Antarctica ahead of COP28

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and ALEXANDRE PLAZA Associated Press KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused climate change, sending the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.” The visit comes

Continue Reading

Russian lawmaker disputes report saying he adopted a child taken from a Ukrainian children’s home

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Russian lawmaker and staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin has denied media allegations that he adopted a 2-year-old girl who was seized from a Ukrainian children’s home and changed her name. Sergey Mironov asserted on social media that the Ukrainian security services and their Western partners

Continue Reading

A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize their military governments. The Alliance of Sahel States provides a “path of sovereignty” for the countries and for their citizens,

Continue Reading

Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families’ complex was likely personal

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent, alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief this week. But according to details released Friday, the arrest of Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas may have been personal for the Mexican army. Mexico’s defense department said Pérez Salas had ordered a 2019 attack on

Continue Reading
Skip to content