PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Jamie Scherizer zips through Haiti’s capital on the back of a motorbike, flanked by young men in black masks and automatic weapons. While the collection of bicycles was flitted by graffiti that read “mafia boss” in Creole, street vendors selling vegetables, meat and vintage clothes on the sidewalk cast their eyes … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Friends and volunteers gathered Sunday at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv to say goodbye to Andrew Bagshaw.New Zealand scientist killed in Ukraine With another volunteer as they try to evacuate people from a frontline town. Bagshaw, 48, a British New Zealander, and British volunteer Christopher BarryThe 28-year-old went missing this month … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) – Bomb-laden drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan, causing some damage to the plant, authorities said early Sunday, amid escalating regional and international tensions gripping the Islamic Republic. . Iran’s defense ministry gave no information on who was suspected of carrying out the attack, … Read more
Jerusalem (AFP) – A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday night, killing six people and wounding four others in one of the deadliest attacks on Israelis in years, medical officials said. The attack was stopped when the gunman was shot by police. The killings took place a day after … Read more
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Most of Pakistan was left without electricity on Monday as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. The power outage spread panic and raised questions about the cash-strapped government’s handling of the country’s economic crisis. Officials said it all started when electricity was cut during low-use hours overnight to save fuel across … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament warned on Sunday that countries that supply Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked its destruction, a message that came after new pledges of armored vehicles, air defense systems and other equipment but not battle tanks Kyiv requested. Supporters of Ukraine pledged billions of … Read more
Berlin (AFP) – Germany has faced mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration about not getting enough weapons as Western allies agreed Thursday on how best to support Ukraine after nearly 11 months of war. Russian invasion. Germany’s new defense minister, Boris Pistorius, greeted US Secretary of … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The US government’s star witness in a corruption trial over broadcast rights to some of soccer’s biggest events on Wednesday testified how he and two former Fox executives paid millions of dollars in bribes to undermine competing bids. The trial in New York City is the latest development in a tangled … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — Two years after separating from his wife in mainland China, Hong Kong resident Cheung Sing-pun made sure he was among the first in line after border crossing points reopened Sunday. The ability of residents of the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city to cross is one of the most visible signs of China’s easing … Read more
DETROIT (AP) — When a futuristic-looking electric Ram truck goes on sale next year, it won’t be the first. By then, no fewer than seven EV competitors are set to go on sale, all vying for a share of the full-size monster truck market that now includes the three best-selling gasoline and diesel vehicles in … Read more
