By Daria Tarasova Markina, Lauren Kent and Kosta Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia launched a widespread attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing the country to implement emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. “The enemy continues its terror. Once again, the energy sector across Ukraine is under massive attack,” Ukrainian energy
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector since Russia’s full-scale invasion almost three years ago. Ukrainian defenses shot
Continue Reading AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A quarterly survey by Japan’s central bank shows business sentiment among manufacturers has improved slightly, especially in major heavy industries such as automaking, fossil fuels and machinery. The survey by the Bank of Japan, called the tankan, is a factor the central bank takes into account in assessing its
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Kering has announced that Louise Trotter has been named creative director of the Bottega Veneta fashion house. She will succeed Matthieu Blazy. Trotter arrives from the French brand Carven, where she has been creative director since February 2023. She will join Bottega Veneta at the end of January 2025. As a designer,
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Fred He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A former Chinese soccer star and coach of the country’s national men’s team has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption, state media reported on Friday. Li Tie, 47, who played for the English Premier League Everton alongside Wayne Rooney in the
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s military is keeping silent on its large deployment of naval and coast guard ships off Taiwan this week. Its top spokesperson quoted an ancient Chinese text called “The Art of War” instead. Wu Qian said Friday that military tactics adapt to changing conditions, just as flowing water does. He offered no
Continue Reading Dick Vitale said he’s cancer-free after his fourth bout with the disease in just over three years. The 85-year-old ESPN college basketball analyst announced Thursday on social media that he got the news after a morning scan. “SANTA CLAUS came early as Dr Rick Brown called & said that my PET SCAN at 7 AM
Continue Reading Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Specially trained miniature horses visit hospital wards and residential care homes in the Greek capital, providing pet therapy to sick and disabled children and adults. The tiny equines, standing about 30 inches tall, undergo two years of training to ensure they are at ease in confined environments and working
Continue Reading Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting people’s lives and businesses. And while several factors are likely involved, some suspect cryptocurrency mining has played a role in the outages. Iran economy has been hobbled for years
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s new state agency for nonlethal military procurement is an example of the type of reform that the country hopes will clear the path toward NATO. Western officials are closely monitoring the State Logistics Operator known by the local abbreviation DOT. They have been pleased with the results one
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy — seafood — and some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs. Economic analysts paint a more complicated picture,
Continue Reading By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN (CNN) — In the days following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians have crowded his regime’s notorious detention facilities in a desperate search for loved ones who were jailed or forcibly disappeared. Thousands of prisoners have now been freed, many after decades of incarceration in brutal conditions. Yet many more
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond and Zeena Saifi, CNN Haifa, Israel (CNN) — In the months before Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Nevatim Airbase in October, Iran dispatched spies to film and photograph the site in southern Israel, according to Israeli authorities. The alleged operatives were neither highly trained nor seemed especially suspicious to the people who
Continue Reading Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney has given his final remarks after seeing the Republican Party for which he was once the standard bearer drastically transform under Donald Trump. At a news conference Friday at his Salt Lake City office, the retiring senator reflected on his two-decade political career, which included
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Bibi Files” started with a sudden leak that turned into a deluge. A source contacted documentarian Alex Gibney out of the blue and offered access to video recordings of police interrogations of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife, Sara, son Yair and many others – some 1,000
Continue Reading AP Business Writers Major stock indexes on Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday, capping a rare bumpy week for the market. The S&P 500 ended essentially flat, down less than 0.1%, after wavering between tiny gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark index posted a loss for the week, its first
Continue Reading Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learned. The Chilean-born Claudio Grossman, a
Continue Reading Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released in Cambodia recently in just a few days, offering new hope for the survival for the species. They can grow up to 10 feet long (3
Continue Reading Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — One by one, the toys that show the wear and tear of love are restored for the holidays: sewed and combed, stuffed and dressed. The Barbie dolls, Kung Fu Panda and many more that have been left behind by children are being prepared to be gifted once more. This
Continue Reading HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in New York say one person died when a small plane crashed onto an interstate highway in suburban Westchester County. The other of the two people on board was injured in Thursday evening’s crash. It shut down traffic on Interstate 684 in Harrison around 7 p.m. Video shows the damaged
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