ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have flown additional forces to the southern island of Crete, where 250 firefighters are battling a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of eight mountain villages. The blaze is tearing through olive groves, farmland and scrub, but has posed no immediate threat to the busy holiday resorts along the
Continue ReadingBy Daria Tarasova, Jim Sciutto, Allegra Goodwin, Tim Lister, and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces are pushing further into the Kursk region of Russia, in a cross-border incursion that surprised even American officials, multiple US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN. Ukrainian forces are comprised of a mix of Ukrainian regular and special operations
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces, popping up at bustling metro stations and airports and in front of city hall. One shows a drawing of French fencer Ysaora Thibus in action. Another has canoers paddling down the Seine
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsea Ballerini is preparing to release her fifth studio album, called “Patterns,” this fall and people expecting a “happy-go-lucky,” lovey-dovey album from an artist in a new relationship may find more complication. The new album is a follow-up to her 2023 super-successful “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” EP,
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fair in Sedalia is set to open at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday and will run through Aug. 18. Safety has been a top priority on the fair grounds, as all rides have been inspected and have passed those inspections, according to the ride inspection reports ABC 17 News obtained.
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country’s far-right finance minister who suggested that causing the starvation of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be just and moral” until Hamas-held hostages are released. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a speech on Monday that Israel had no choice
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors on Thursday asked for a 15-year sentence in the treason trial of a Russian-American woman, who has pleaded guilty, Russian news agencies reported. Ksenia Khavana, whom Russian authorities identify by her maiden name of Karelina, was arrested in Yekaterinburg in February, accused of collecting money for Ukraine’s military. Khavana had
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China is trying to fight fire with fire in the face of persistent doping allegations that have dogged its swimmers at the Paris Olympics. The China Anti-Doping Agency called Thursday for more intensive testing of American track and field competitors, citing past doping scandals and questioning how the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency handled
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Government officials often send text messages as an effective means of warning the public about emergencies. But in New York City, some residents are receiving weather warnings from a voice in the sky as drones equipped with loudspeakers are being deployed to specific neighborhoods prone to flooding. Here’s what
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials on Thursday said providing Samsung smartphones to North Korean athletes at the Paris Olympics would violate U.N. Security Council sanctions against the country over its nuclear and missile program. The South Korean technology giant is a major Olympic partner, and its newest Galaxy Z Flip
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police have fired tear gas at protesters calling for the president’s resignation in the Kenyan capital as a new Cabinet was being sworn in. Thursday’s protests were organized by activists upset with President William Ruto even after he dismissed almost all of his ministers and added opposition members to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, played up their support for organized labor at a Detroit-area union hall on Thursday, with the Democratic nominee saying “we’re all in this together” as the new ticket lavishes attention on a crucial base of support. Harris,
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean authorities are questioning a suspected North Korean resident who crossed into the South, according to South Korea’s military. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday said South Korean soldiers secured an unidentified individual who was likely North Korean and handed that person over to relevant authorities for
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says the country’s troops are fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region on the third day of one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war. A ministry statement on Thursday said the Russian military and border guards have blocked Ukrainian forces from advancing deeper into the Kursk
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VIENNA (AP) — Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in homemade friendship bracelets, devastated by the cancellations of three Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities foiled an apparent attack plot. Austrian security
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British authorities say they’re preparing for the possibility of further unrest, even as they applaud the efforts of anti-racism campaigners and police who largely stifled a threatened wave of far-right demonstrations overnight. Prime Minister Keir Starmer sounded the note of caution Thursday, after a week of anti-immigrant violence that has scarred communities
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan has risen to 156, officials said Thursday, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some villages and causing landslides. More than 1,800 homes have been damaged since July 1, when the monsoon rains began, the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s southern coast and injured nine people, but most of the injuries are minor and there have been no reports of serious damage. Tsunami advisories that were issued for the quake were later lifted, but the quake also prompted seismologists to reassess and raise
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The dominant Czech power company CEZ says its net profit in the first half of the year totaled 21.1 billion Czech crowns ($912 million), down 5% from the same period the previous year. CEZ attributes the result to lower profits from commodity trading and the impact of maintenance of its two nuclear
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VIENNA (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to “kill as
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