Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 06:56 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped coast-to-coast on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former...
Updated: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 17:22 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting...
France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 07:11 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France's constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to...
Haiti orders a curfew after gangs overrun its two largest prisons; 4,000 inmates escape Monday, 4 March 2024, 14:36 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti's streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country's...
US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire; Hamas must now decide Sunday, 3 March 2024, 05:57 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration official said...
Ship earlier hit by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea, first vessel lost in conflict Sunday, 3 March 2024, 05:51 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign...
As Sweden joins NATO, it bids farewell to more than two centuries of neutrality Saturday, 2 March 2024, 06:20 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Sweden's last war ended in 1814, and when the rifles and cannons it aimed at Norway fell silent, the once-warring power would not take up arms again. For the next two centuries, Sweden...
Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed Saturday, 2 March 2024, 06:17 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some of the Palestinians wounded in the bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy said Friday that more than 80% had been struck by gunfire,...
Updated (2): Alexei Navalny, who galvanized opposition to Putin, is laid to rest Friday, 1 March 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of...
Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war Thursday, 29 February 2024, 14:50 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is...