Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people, raising the stakes in renewed fighting between a U.S. ally and an Iranian proxy just days after deadly clashes in Iran, Lebanon and Gaza. Meanwhile, Britain is set to ban goods from Israeli sett
BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials on Tuesday expressed shock after Serbia gave a hero’s funeral to Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb general who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, and questioned Serbia’s fitness to join their bloc. Mladic was buried in Belgrade on Monday with m
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nicaragua told the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Germany has breached the Genocide Convention by selling Israel weapons that were used in the country’s war in Gaza. Nicaragua argued that Germany is violating international law by “facilitating” acts of genoci
LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Amazon hired banks on Tuesday for its first ever sterling bond sale, according to a memo seen by Reuters, as hyperscalers rush to raise funding across currencies to finance the AI boom. The tech giant is looking to sell 3-year, 6-year, 12-year and 19-year bonds, according
SPATA, Greece (AP) — The world’s most endangered tigers have started a family in Greece, offering hope for a predator that is rapidly vanishing from the wild. Three 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs received identification microchips and their first vaccinations Tuesday at a zoo near Athens, as part o
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday, a day after one of the world’s most-visited landmarks was closed by a strike to protest what a union official called “unacceptable” management instructions limiting the presence of women during a visit by a Hindu delegation on Saturday. Diane Davoine o
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Migrant shelters along Mexico’s northern border are emptying as fewer migrants head to the United States following President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and mass deportation campaign. For Salome Villena, an Ecuadorean migrant w
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) – U.S. peace negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented several “decent ideas” during talks on how to end the war with Russia, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Witkoff and Kushner visited both Russia and Ukraine over the week
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Eight years after U.S. prosecutors secretly charged China’s Huawei Technologies with defrauding HSBC and other banks over its business with Iran, the case is finally heading for trial. Huawei also faces charges for conspiring to steal trade secrets from
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 10 injured after Russia struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight on Tuesday, local authorities said. The attack comes after a pause over the weekend as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv for
For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do victims’ families want students to be told a
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Argentina’s government said on Monday it will file criminal charges against energy company Navitas Petroleum and its executives for operating in the Falkland Islands. The move follows remarks on Friday by Argentine President Javier Milei, who vowed to sanction oil co
STOCKHOLM, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Slovenia has approved Tesla’s FSD driver-assistance system for use on its roads, the U.S. automaker said, becoming the sixth European country to do so ahead of a potential EU-wide vote. • “FSD Supervised now approved in Slovenia. Rollout will begin soon,” Tesla wrote in
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Three men charged with murder in the 2024 killings of two Australian brothers and an American friend went on trial Monday in Mexico’s Baja California state, court officials said. The three men are charged with murder and aggravated robbery in the killing of the three people w
By Leo Marchandon Sept 8 (Reuters) – Large companies and public bodies are increasingly scrutinising their dependence on critical digital infrastructure as geopolitical tensions, export controls and cyber threats expose vulnerabilities that were once largely taken for granted, a Capgemini survey pub
By Heejin Kim SEOUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) – South Korea’s demand for power in the coming years is set to surge on plans by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to expand production and the building of new AI data centres, according to the country’s energy minister. Those AI-driven power needs alo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After two seasons out of football, Aaron Donald has been pleasantly surprised by how his body has reacted since rejoining the Los Angeles Rams last month. Whether it means the three-time Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year will be ready to play in the Rams’ season opener
A few hours after this Deep South thriller mercifully ended, it finally dawned on me who co-star Mark Wahlberg resembled: Alley Oop. That incongruously bulky comic-strip caveman whose jokes are funny only to him.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo never pitched into the ninth inning over his first 149 career starts and had to block out the exhilaration he felt on the mound when he finally got that chance. The Phillies’ All-Star left-hander walked to the mound to a roaring ovation and with his warmup music — u
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New Titans coach Robert Saleh insists he holds no grudge against the New York Jets for firing him from his first NFL head coaching gig and that he’s only focused on opening the season with T ennessee against his old team Sunday. “Our desire to win Week 1, beat the Jets, is be
By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) – Padres Opening Day starter Nick Pivetta will take the mound for the first time in nearly five months when San Diego hosts the Washington Nationals on Monday. The Padres activated the right-handed Pivetta off the 60-day injured list on Monday after he
By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) – After Dallas Cowboys left guard Tyler Smith battled a left thumb injury for weeks, head coach Brian Schottenheimer announced on Monday that his starter will undergo surgery to repair the ligament. Smith, a three-time Pro Bowler, is headed to injured
By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) – The Big 12 Conference dropped its federal lawsuit against member institution Texas Tech on Monday, according to multiple media reports. The suit has been essentially dormant for months, as it was filed in June in an attempt to stop Red Raiders quarte
GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica. Leo unveiled the portrait before celebrating Mass w
Sept 7 (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone Group and Telefonica are in early talks to create a consortium to bid on satellite spectrum and offer direct-to-mobile services, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The group of carriers would jointly bid fo
When the baseball postseason starts in a few weeks, the format will probably be a major discussion topic. If the playoffs began now, these would be the seeds in the American League: 1. Tampa Bay (85-58) 2. Chicago White Sox (75-68) 3. Houston (73-71) 4. New York Yankees (81-62) 5. Boston (79-65) 6.
Russia and North Korea opened the first road bridge across their shared border on Monday, a development Russian officials hailed as boosting the nations’ deepening ties. The bridge over the Tumen River is 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) long and has two lanes and will allow up to 300 vehicles a day to pass t
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – King Charles has authorised a letter to senior British officials reconfirming that his youngest son Harry and Harry’s wife Meghan remain non-working royals following their return to the UK, the BBC and other British media reported on Monday. “In short, their position is ak
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(SRN NEWS)- ( ) Former NBA star Enes (EE-niss) Kanter Freedom has filed a lawsuit against the WNBA’s Chicago Sky over his removal from a game and subsequent ban from future games. The team barred Freedom from their arena after he was ejected from a game against the Indiana Fever last month. He was k
