WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit the eastern Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment in February 2023 that displaced thousands of residents and left many fearing potential health effects from the toxic chemicals that spilled when a Norfolk Southern train went off the tracks. A White House official said
LONDON (AP) — H&M’s top executive unexpectedly stepped down Wednesday and the company’s stock plunged as the fashion giant reported a drop in sales over the holiday shopping season.Helena Helmersson resigned after four years as CEO and 26 years at the company, saying she was proud of the work done over the past few years
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Israel’s men’s soccer team is returning to Hungary for its “home” game in the qualifying playoffs for this year’s men’s European Championship, UEFA said Wednesday. The March 21 game against Iceland must be played in a neutral country for security reasons during Israel’s war with Hamas.UEFA said the match will be
HELSINKI (AP) — Labour unions in Finland went on strike Wednesday, starting a three-days labor action that will affect up to 300,000 workers and severely disrupt the daily life.Trade unions are protesting revisions to labor market legislation and social security cuts proposed by the center-right government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.The strikes will shut down
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — King Frederik X of Denmark began his first trip abroad as monarch Wednesday with a three-day visit to Poland that is focused on promoting his country’s businesses and climate policies.Frederik, who was proclaimed king on Jan. 14, received a red-carpet welcome at the presidential palace in Warsaw, where he was greeted
ROME (AP) — Italy has ramped up its protests over the treatment of an Italian antifascist being held in a Hungarian jail, after images of her appearing chained and shackled at a Budapest court hearing this week sparked outrage here.Ilaria Salis was arrested in Budapest last year and is suspected of being involved in assaults
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central Atlantic coast battened down Wednesday as authorities warned that the country could see its most powerful storm in three decades and urged people to stay indoors.Hurricane-force winds were expected to hit the region, as air traffic companies and ferry lines predicted disruptions. Police warned that gusts of 126 to
BERLIN (AP) — A Jewish survivor of the Auschwitz death camp told Germany’s parliament Wednesday that she is appalled by the rising strength of the far right in the country and increasing antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.Eva Szepesi, 91, who was born
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Myanmar was a rising star in Southeast Asia before its military seized power three years ago in a takeover that has brought civil strife and a tightening vise of international sanctions, undoing years of progress and leaving the economy 10% smaller than it was in 2019.Economists say the generals who toppled
MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow authorities to confiscate money, valuables and other assets from people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the country’s military.After its swift passage in the State Duma, the bill is now expected to quickly sail through the upper
