People holds placards as they attend a RMT union train strike rally outside King's Cross railway station, in London, June 25, 2022. (MATT DUNHAM / AP) Britain's summer of strikes could be on the verge of becoming even bigger and harder-hitting after train drivers warned that the results of a ballot on possible industrial action over a pay dispute could be coordinated to take place …
Ukrainian president, British PM discuss security
In this file image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk on the square where damaged Russian military vehicles are displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 17, 2022. (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA AP) KIEV/MOSCOW – Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his government’s decision to provide Ukraine with …
Canada swiftly ratifies protocol for Finland, Sweden to join NATO
A picture taken on Nov 20, 2019 shows a NATO flag at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, during a NATO Foreign Affairs ministers' summit. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) OTTAWA – Canada became the first country to formally ratify Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO in an accelerated process completed shortly after member nations signed off on the nuclear-armed alliance's expansion on Tuesday. The accession protocol …
France reports over 200,000 new COVID-19 cases
People queue outside the Stade de France stadium, which has been converted into a temporary COVID-19 vaccination site, in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, April 6, 2021. (THOMAS SAMSON / POOL VIA AP) PARIS / BERLIN / DUBLIN / MEXICO CITY / ROME / MADRID – France on Tuesday reported 206,554 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. France has now lifted all COVID-19 restrictions The country's new …
July 4 shooting suspect faces 7 counts of 1st degree murder
Law enforcement search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, on July 4, 2022. (NAM Y. HUH / AP PHOTO) HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – The man accused of opening fire with a rifle from a rooftop onto a crowd of people watching a July Fourth parade near Chicago, turning the holiday …
UK’s Boris Johnson on the brink as ministers quit
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a cabinet meeting, in Downing Street, London, July 5, 2022. (JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL PHOTO VIA AP) LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face questions in parliament followed by a grilling by senior lawmakers on Wednesday, with his premiership on the brink after a slew of resignations from ministers saying he was not fit to govern. Johnson's finance and …
UN: A third of women in developing countries become young mothers
Mozambican women and expecting mothers await to receive medical care at the Murrupelane Maternity ward on July 5, 2018 in Nacala, Nampula province, Mozambique. The United Nations Population Fund is supporting Mozambique's effort and commitment to improve the reproductive health and general well being of its citizens. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – Nearly a third of all women in developing countries begin childbearing …
EU green gas, nuke investment rules head for final vote
Flags of the European Union fly outside the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 21, 2021. (ZHENG HUANSONG / XINHUA) BRUSSELS – The EU's plan to label investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly faces a final vote on Wednesday when European lawmakers decide whether to accept or reject proposals that have divided governments and investors. The vote is the final hurdle in …
EU green gas and nuke investment rules head for final vote
Flags of the European Union fly outside the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 21, 2021. (ZHENG HUANSONG / XINHUA) BRUSSELS – The EU's plan to label investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly faces a final vote on Wednesday when European lawmakers decide whether to accept or reject proposals that have divided governments and investors. The vote is the final hurdle in …
France’s Macron reshuffles cabinet
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, poses with ministers in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 4, 2022. (LUDOVIC MARIN, POOL VIA AP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Monday for the second time in six weeks, the Elysee (office of the president) announced. The new government has 41 members with 16 ministries, 15 minister delegates and 10 …
Italy declares state of emergency for drought-stricken north
A fisherman stands on dry sands at the confluence between the Ticino and Po River at Ponte della Becca, near Linarolo, south of Pavia on June 17, 2022. (PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP) ROME – Italy on Monday declared a state of emergency for areas surrounding the river Po, which accounts for roughly a third of the country's agricultural production and is suffering its worst drought …
Rusting Eiffel Tower in need of full repairs, reports say
A competitor dives in the Seine river near the Eiffel Tower as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving event, June 18, 2022 in Paris. (THOMAS PADILLA / AP) PARIS – The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, …
Copenhagen shooting suspect sectioned, terrorism ruled out
Police investigator Dannie Rise talks to the media in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, July 4, 2022. (SERGEI GRITS / AP PHOTO) COPENHAGEN – The man accused of killing three people in a shooting in a Danish shopping mall was ordered on Monday to be held in a closed psychiatric ward, and authorities said they did not suspect the crime to be an act of terrorism. The …
Romania COVID-19 cases nearly double in a week
Medical personnel (left) passes by a newly hospitalized COVID-19 patient (center) at the "Pneumophysiology Institute Prof Dr Marius Nasta" in Bucharest on Oct 7, 2021. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU / AFP) BUCHAREST / FRANKFURT – The number of new COVID-19 infections in Romania nearly doubled over the last week, with a peak of 10,000 daily cases expected in mid-August, Health Minister Alexandru Rafila said on Monday. Romania is …
Suspect captured in Chicago shooting that kills 6
A police officer holds up police tape at the scene of a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, on July 4, 2022. (NAM Y. HUH / AP PHOTO) HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – Police announced they had captured a suspect in a shooting on Monday that killed six people and wounded more than 36 when …
DR Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over
In this July 16, 2019 photo, health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC. (JEROME DELAY / AP) KINSHASA — The health ministry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday declared an end of the latest Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ago in Mbandaka, the capital of the northwestern …
Pope Francis denies he is planning to resign soon
Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on July 3, 2022. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP PHOTO) VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this month and hopes to be able to go to Moscow …
Russia announces control of Lugansk
Smoke billows over an oil refinery outside Lysychansk on June 23, 2022. (ANATOLII STEPANOV / AFP) BEIJING – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has informed President Vladimir Putin that the region of Lugansk has been "liberated", the Defense Ministry said Sunday. The region fell after Russian troops and the armed forces of Lugansk took full control of Lysychansk, a key city of Lugansk, and its …
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six
A panoramic view shows the mountains around Bormio as ski resorts reopen in Bormio, Italian Alps, on Dec 4, 2021. (PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP) ROME – Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps on Sunday amid record temperatures, local authorities said, killing at least six people and injuring eight. The Trento provincial government said rescue operations were in progress after a large …
Video shows Ohio officers killed unarmed Black man in hail of bullets
Demonstrators hold "Justice for Jayland" signs as they gather outside Akron City Hall to protest the killing of Jayland Walker, shot by police, in Akron, Ohio, July 3, 2022. (MATTHEW HATCHER / AFP) AKRON, Ohio – Video released on Sunday showed eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, were involved in a shooting that killed an unarmed Black man whose body was found with some 60 …