Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El enfrentamiento armado entre Israel y Líbano en las últimas 24 horas conlleva un alto riesgo de “derivar en un conflicto mayor”, declaró este viernes en un tuit la coordinadora especial de la ONU, Joanna Wronecka, quien añadió que ya hay informes de heridos en Israel. “Estoy muy preocupada por la
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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An alleged Palestinian shooting attack in the northern occupied West Bank killed two women and seriously wounded another, Israeli medics said, the latest violence after Israeli warplanes struck southern Lebanon in a significant escalation. Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said that two women in their 20s
Continue Reading By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Months after hundreds of French troops left Burkina Faso, ousted by the ruling military junta, speculation is mounting that the war-torn nation will fill the void with fighters from Russia’s shadowy mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group. In January, Burkina Faso ordered some 400 French special
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or “Dream,” the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year-old Bashynsky, one of its pilots. This is the first time Bashynsky has come back
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Magnus Carlsen lost against Hikaru Nakamura in the losers final of the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2023 thanks to a dramatic slip of his mouse in what is his last tournament as the world champion. After drawing their first two games, the duo faced off in an Armageddon clash —
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Dos miembros demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes de Tennessee fueron expulsados, mientras que un tercer representante se salvó de una expulsión por parte de los legisladores republicanos, una medida que el trío demócrata denunció como opresiva, vengativa y con motivaciones raciales. Manifestantes abarrotaron el capitolio estatal este jueves para
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday ahead of a United States job market update that traders hope will encourage the Federal Reserve to ease off plans for more interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul advanced. New York, London and Frankfurt were closed for the Good Friday
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY AND SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A dispute between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group has forced the delay of a deal with politicians aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition, which was derailed by a 2021 coup. The pro-democracy bloc announced the postponement in a statement Wednesday, saying
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of devotees and tourists to the Philippines despite being rejected by the Catholic church. The real-life crucifixions in the farming village of San Pedro
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The University of Missouri Board of Curators announced Thursday that it had extended the contract of Athletic Director Desireé Reed-Francois into 2028.
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military has arrested a high-value target in an operation against Baluch insurgent group in the country’s southwest. A military statement Friday said Gulzar Imam, also known by the name Shambay, is the militant founder and leader of the Baluch Nationalist Army, which has been banned. The army said BNA had been
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS released details Thursday on how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations, pledging to invest in new technology, hire more customer service representatives and expand its ability to audit high-wealth taxpayers. While some Republicans have suggested without evidence that the
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Rebekah Riess, Aya Elamroussi and Josh Campbell, CNN Authorities are investigating the shooting of a man killed by police at his northwestern New Mexico home after they arrived at the wrong address, police said. Robert Dotson, 52, was killed Wednesday night by officers with the Farmington Police Department after they received a
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Thousands of Catholics are making the trek to a historic adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico as part of a Holy Week tradition that spans generations. El Santuario de Chimayó just north of Santa Fe is one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage centers in the
Continue Reading FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A New Mexico man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman, whose case has garnered national attention as tribal leaders and law enforcement address an epidemic of missing person cases and unsolved slayings in Indian Country.
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Democrats and gun control advocates have rallied around a trio of bills amplifying calls for gun regulation while recalling the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. The recent rise in U.S. mass shootings was cited in debates Thursday in the Nevada Legislature. One
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel conducted rare airstrikes in Lebanon on Friday, a sharp escalation that sparked fears of a broader conflict after militants fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Israel also continued bombarding the Gaza Strip. The Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon — what analysts described as
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday ahead of a United States job market update that traders hope might encourage the Federal Reserve to ease off plans for more interest rate hikes. Shanghai and Seoul rose while Tokyo declined. Markets in Hong Kong, India and Australia were
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN Two Democratic members of the Tennessee House of Representatives were expelled while a third member was spared in an ousting by Republican lawmakers that was decried by the trio as oppressive, vindictive and racially motivated. Protesters packed the state Capitol on Thursday to denounce the expulsions of Reps.
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN After being sworn back into the Tennessee House of Representatives Monday, a lawmaker who was expelled just days ago over a gun control demonstration on the chamber floor says he’ll continue to call for gun reform. “The first thing I do when I walk into this building as a representative is
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