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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian firefighters are struggling against an unprecedented wave of deadly and devastating wildfires that have prompted the president to call for reinstating the death penalty for arsonists. The fires have spread across several provinces, creating a vast front of flames stretching from the center to the far east of the country. Civil Protection units, supported by army squadrons, were still battling flare-ups in the provinces of […]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Thousands of young Orthodox Christians gathered in Romania’s capital for a candlelit procession that illuminated a trail from the giant National Cathedral to Patriarchate Hill, a historic site considered sacred to Romanian Orthodoxy. The Procession of Lights was part of a four-day program for the eighth edition of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth in Bucharest. The annual gathering brings together 2,400 people aged 16 to […]

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Britain has summoned the Russian charge d’affaires to condemn an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport last month after the German government said that Russia was responsible for the incident. “The UK stands in full solidarity with Germany following Russia’s egregious and reckless attack on Leipzig Airport,” the spokesperson said, adding that Russian attempts to undermine the resolve of Ukraine’s allies were “futile.” “This is […]

By Julia Symmes Cobb RIONEGRO, Colombia, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Roselly Gil watched as authorities carefully removed the blackened bones from the rotting wooden coffin, stored for decades in a cemetery in Rionegro, Colombia. They were, she hoped, the remains of her younger brother. Now a willowy 59-year-old grandmother, Gil has been waiting more than two decades for information about what happened to her brother Jesus Arbey Gil, a Colombian […]

Sept 3 (Reuters) – EV maker Polestar on Thursday cut its full-year delivery forecast, hurt by Washington’s crackdown on Chinese-linked vehicles that forced it out of the United States. The Swedish company, which is majority-owned by China’s Geely Holding, now expects its annual volume growth to be low-to-mid single-digit, from a previous forecast of low double-digit growth. Here are more details: • In June, Polestar became the first automaker to be forced […]

MADRID, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Spain has found no evidence to conclude that July’s deadly border rush from Morocco into its enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated by Moroccan authorities, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday, countering allegations in a Spanish police report. Speaking in parliament, Sanchez responded to claims in the report that emerged this week suggesting the entry of over 70,000 people into Ceuta was not a spontaneous migration […]

By Chris Kirkham and Akash Sriram Sept 3 (Reuters) – Tesla will unveil its two-seater Cybercab at an event in Texas on Thursday, offering a closer look at the autonomous vehicle that CEO Elon Musk has said is key to transforming the company into a dominant force in driverless vehicles. The electric-vehicle maker has a limited “robotaxi” ridehailing service with a network of autonomous Model Ys, some with human safety […]

By Mike Dolan Sept 3 (Reuters) – Some calm has returned to world markets over the past 24 hours as oil prices steadied and the angry bond market cooled down a bit. There were no breakthroughs in the Gulf standoff between the U.S. and Iran, but President Donald Trump indicated an intention to limit the duration of the latest round of attacks, and top aides are seeking “quiet” in the […]

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Don Skalka spent two decades as an operations specialist at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest, a well-paid job he enjoyed so much he brought his own children into the work. But in March, BP locked out its workers at the Whiting, Indiana, refinery in a dispute with the union over its next contract. Skalka has gone without a paycheck […]