WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The cause, exact nature and scale of the outage was unclear. Microsoft appeared to suggest in its X
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Closing arguments began Friday in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been held behind bars for over a year on charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Gershkovich appeared in court for a second straight day as the proceedings in Russia’s highly politicized
For those conservative voters long turned off by former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, his somewhat softened tone in accepting the Republican nomination Thursday night was a welcome relief. “He’s much improved,” Dave Struthers, a 57-year-old farmer from Collins, Iowa, said as he watched Trump’s speech in the basement of his farmhouse. “The thing I’ve had
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning after an apparent drone strike caused shards of shrapnel to rain down and injure at least 10 people, authorities said. Israel’s military said that they were reviewing the explosion and increasing air patrols after the incident
NEW DELHI (AP) — Internet and mobile services were cut off in Bangladesh on Friday, following days of violent protests over the allocation of government jobs, with local media reports saying at least 28 people had been killed this week. The protests, which began weeks ago and escalated sharply on Monday, are the biggest since
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For three decades, European leaders have come and gone by the dozens, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus. His longevity is due to a mixture of harshly silencing all dissent , reverting to Soviet-style economic controls and methods, and cozying up to Russia, even as he sometimes flirted
EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time , has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play. The game officially launched Friday, with EA Sports increasing its server capacity during early access to handle the
Key events in the 30-year rule of Belarus’ hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko : July 20, 1994 — Lukashenko is inaugurated as president after a landslide victory in what international observers say was the post-Soviet country’s first and only genuinely free election. He previously headed the parliament’s anti-corruption committee and was director of a state farm.
UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank (AP) — First came the Israeli military bulldozers, which tore down a quarter of the homes in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair. Then came the settler attacks . In the aftermath, dozens of people were left homeless and without consistent access to water and electricity. Several were injured
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has a delicate balance to strike: how to weigh the mounting opposition to President Joe Biden continuing his campaign with his loyalty to his former running mate. In recent days, Obama has taken calls from congressional leaders, Democratic governors and key donors in which he has shared their
