ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10 protesters in Nigeria faced a possible death penalty on Monday after being charged with treason over their participation in recent demonstrations against the country’s worst-in-a-generation economic crisis . The protesters were arraigned in the capital, Abuja, and accused of acting “with intent to destabilize Nigeria … and intimidate
More than 10,000 workers at 25 U.S. hotels were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts. The UNITE HERE union , which represents the striking housekeepers and other hospitality workers, said 200 workers at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor
MILAN (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had been suffering a general sense of “malaise,” Italian prosecutors said Monday, adding that he has been unable to provide a motive for a triple homicide that has shocked Italy. The minor, whose name was being
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according to the court’s website. The broader support among justices deals a blow to Musk and his supporters who have sought to characterize Justice Alexandre de
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Monday in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official visit, in which he is to meet Tuesday with Mongolian leader Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, is Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant for his
A senior Russian military commander was detained in a fraud case Monday, the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a sweeping investigation into abuse of office in Russia’s military leadership. Maj. Gen. Valery Mumindzhanov, deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District, was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe of more than 20
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike Monday in southern Lebanon killed two people in a car, including a contract worker for the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission near the border. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the two people were killed in an Israeli strike on a car in the southern coastal town of Naqoura, but did not
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A landslide struck a passenger bus in northern Pakistan on Monday and killed three people, including two security officials, police said. An additional passenger was injured in the accident in Kohistan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to local police chief Abdul Rahim. The bus was heading to Dasu district
Buildings in Kyiv and Sumy were destroyed in a Russian barrage overnight, according to Ukrainian authorities. Images showed a school in Kyiv was destroyed, preventing several children from attending their first day of school. (AP video shot by Vasilisa Stepanenko) Buildings in Kyiv and Sumy were destroyed in a Russian barrage overnight, according to Ukrainian
WASHINGTON (AP) — The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers. The first U.S. Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882. Some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the
