BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for depicting people in large exaggerated volumes, has died in Monaco, his daughter said. He was 91.Lina Botero told the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died Friday morning of pneumonia complications.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton returned to his impeachment trial for closing arguments Friday as the historic proceedings raced toward a verdict that will determine whether the Republican is removed from office over charges of bribery and corruption.The trial is speeding to an end as Paxton, shadowed for years by scandal
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge heard evidence Friday of alleged torture during the rule of the country’s late dictator Francisco Franco, in what rights groups said was the first case of its kind to be accepted for legal review.The hearing at a Madrid courthouse involved allegations against five former police officers. The lead witness
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the anniversary Friday of the Iranian woman who died while being held by the country’s morality police by announcing the U.S. will impose more sanctions on Iranian people and firms that will target “some of Iran’s most egregious human rights abusers.” Mahsa Amini had been detained by Iran’s
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The new coach of Spain’s women’s team had to delay the announcement of her first squad Friday after the country’s World Cup-winning players maintained their boycott of the national team as part of their fight against sexism in soccer.Spain coach Montse Tomé was set to announce her squad on Friday. But
ROME (AP) — A bus reportedly transporting recently arrived migrants slammed into a truck north of Rome early Friday, killing the two drivers, as Italy accelerated the transfers of migrants north to try to relieve pressure on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.Ten people were also injured in the crash on the A1 highway near Fiano
LONDON (AP) — A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana has sold at auction for $1.1 million, many times its presale estimate and a record for an item owned by the late royal.The playfully patterned wool jumper featuring a single black sheep in a grid of white
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a meeting Friday with his Belarusian ally, who suggested that Minsk could could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with Pyongyang after this week’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made the proposal as he met with Putin in the
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday described American XL Bully dogs as a “danger to our communities” and announced plans to ban the breed following a public outcry after a series of recent attacks.Sunak said he has asked government ministers to bring together police and canine experts to legally define the
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland on Friday joined the three Baltic countries in banning vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine.The Nordic EU member’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said the ban would
