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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat said Wednesday that an attempted attack on a German airport blamed on Russia appears to be “state sponsored terrorism,” as EU countries weighed their response. The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for the attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Aug. 4 using a drone laden with explosives and announced it would shut down a Russian consulate among other measures. The drone […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hours after Russian ballistic missiles shook Kyiv overnight, balloons floated above a schoolyard in the Ukrainian capital’s Obolon district on Tuesday. Bleary-eyed parents and children in festive outfits gathered to music, determined to celebrate the traditional start of the school year. But within seconds, an air raid alert sounded, and the crowd dispersed. Children’s laughter and music gave way to distant explosions. Ukrainian students are beginning […]

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey launched a search operation Wednesday off the coast of Istanbul after two ships collided and contact was lost with one vessel and its crew of 10, officials said. The collision took place at 3 a.m. in the Marmara Sea a little more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Silivri, a western suburb of Turkey’s largest city, the Istanbul governor’s office said in a statement. Contact […]

For more than a century, the Pilot and the Victory Chimes — two historic schooners with towering sails — have between them served the country in wartime, hosted the likes of Jacques Cousteau and graced the Maine state quarter. But an inlet just off New York City’s famously polluted Gowanus Canal could be their final port of call. The boats — now owned by a company that turns historic vessels […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain intercepted an Iranian aerial attack early Wednesday, as Tehran continued to fire on allies of the United States in the Gulf region despite threats from President Donald Trump to escalate American military attacks. Bahrain, which hosts an important U.S. naval base, said its air defense systems intercepted incoming fire from Iran, accusing Iran of “attacks targeting civilians” in a statement issued by its […]

BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Wednesday that the European Union will work on imposing further sanctions on Russian individuals in the coming weeks. “The EU has imposed extensive sanctions on Russia, but we will certainly continue to work on imposing sanctions on individuals in the coming weeks,” he said on the sidelines of an EU meeting in Ireland. “Pressure on Russia is being […]

DAKAR, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The number of deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 3,000, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country’s worst-ever epidemic continues to spread across its northeast.  The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, became the largest and deadliest in Congo’s history after surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic. It is now second only to the 2014-2016 West African outbreak, which infected over […]

BRUSSELS, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday rejected Norwegian browser maker Opera’s challenge against EU antitrust regulators’ decision to exempt Microsoft’s browser Edge from rules reining in the power of Big Tech. The European Commission in its 2024 decision said Edge was not an important gateway for businesses to reach users even though it met the quantitative criteria set out under the Digital Markets Act which sets […]

MOOSBURG, Germany (AP) — The heart of the German economy is making and exporting the big-ticket, complex goods that make global business run: everything from cars and locomotives to factory machinery, aircraft and construction equipment. That model for growth is under serious pressure from a new competitor whose exports can often match or approach Germany’s in quality and sell for far less: China. The China shock — as economists call […]