MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s small Citizen’s Movement party on Wednesday nominated a youthful, little-known congressman to run for president in the June 2 election campaign that has been dominated by two women.The party announced that its candidate will be Rep. Jorge Álvarez Máynez, 38, who takes up the mantle from a Citizen’s Movement candidate
BANGKOK (AP) — A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ’ special envoy to Myanmar arrived Wednesday on his first mission to the strife-torn nation, meeting with the head of the ruling military council and other top officials, state television MRTV reported.Diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun faces the tough challenge of promoting
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus state television reported Wednesday that authorities sent a recently arrived group of Ukrainian children from occupied Ukraine to train with the Belarusian military to learn how to evacuate in the event of a fire.Ukraine and the Belarusian opposition allege that Russian ally Belarus is engaging in the illegal transfer of
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Wednesday confirmed the resumption of Air Arabia flights to Kabul’s international airport, two years after service stopped following the collapse of the Western-backed government.Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said the first Air Arabia flight landed Wednesday.In a post on X, the ministry said there
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prosecutors on Wednesday charged 27 Kosovars with smuggling migrants to a neighboring country. The prosecutors in a statement said the suspects collaborated to transport some 700 Syrians to neighboring Serbia on their way to Western Europe. If convicted, they face up to 10 years in prison.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government announced price controls on baby formula Wednesday, accusing multinational suppliers of imposing unjustifiably high prices on the country’s consumers.A 7% profit cap on formula will take effect in March and follows a series of similar initiatives over the past two years for basic items.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Listened to more music last year? You’re not alone.The global music industry surpassed 4 trillion streams in 2023, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2023 Year-End Report found.Global streams were also up 34% from last year, reflective of an increasingly international music marketplace. Stateside, three genres saw the biggest growth in 2023:
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — X Corp., the owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has slashed its global trust and safety staff by 30% including an 80% reduction in the number of safety engineers since billionaire Elon Musk took over in 2022, Australia’s online safety watchdog said on Thursday.Australia’s eSafety Commission, which
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s star cricket player and former captain of the national team was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday for rape and ordered to pay a fine.The Kathmandu District Court judge issued the sentence for Sandeep Lamichhane. He has the next 100 days to make an appeal.Lamichhane’s attorneys were not
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong man was sentenced to three months in prison on sedition charges for wearing a T-shirt with a slogan printed on it.Chu Kai-pong, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of sedition for the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” that was printed on his T-shirt. It refers
