MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaeda’s East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand stronger security measures. Al-Shabab said on its radio station that its militants carried out Friday’s attack at popular
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” on Monday for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish leader’s comments came as Turkish officials were engaged in discussions with representatives of the social media platform, Instagram, to reinstate access to millions of its users in Turkey.
GENEVA (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Switzerland said Monday they have found Glencore’s international unit “criminally liable” and ordered the commodities giant to pay over $150 million in fines and compensation after ending a probe of bribery in connection with Congo’s mining industry over a decade ago. The Swiss attorney general’s office said Glencore International
PARIS (AP) — NBC announcer Leigh Diffey said “I got it wrong” on his botched Paris Olympics call that incorrectly identified Kishane Thompson of Jamaica as winner of the 100 meters. The race was a photo finish and went to American sprinter Noah Lyles. Diffey, NBC’s regular play-by-play announcer for IndyCar who is calling his
Brazil has appealed FIFA’s decision to suspend Marta for two matches after her red card in the group stage of the women’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics . Brazil is set to face World Cup champion Spain in a semifinal match in Marseille on Tuesday. Marta sat out Brazil’s 1-0 quarterfinal victory over host
PARIS (AP) — There are NBA champions, All-Star selections and award winners all over the men’s basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics . And if that wasn’t enough, all four matchups will have a Game 7 feel. This is it. The most decisive day of the Olympic men’s tournament is Tuesday, where eight teams will
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PRAGUE (AP) — Antisemitic incidents in the Czech Republic sharply increased last year, with their peak appearing in the final quarter of 2023 following the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, an assault that triggered the war in Gaza , the country’s Jewish community said Monday. In its annual report, the Federation of
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said. Glen Malcolm Conning, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was shot
MOSCOW (AP) — The director of the Russian military’s main congress center and a top Defense Ministry official were arrested Monday on fraud charges, part of a sweeping probe into abuse of office in the top echelons of the country’s military leadership. The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top state criminal investigation agency, announced that Vyacheslav Akhmedov
