PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will wait for the country’s political parties to build a “Republican” majority at the National Assembly before he can decide on a new prime minister, after no party won a majority in Sunday’s legislative elections . Macron’s comment came in a letter published by several
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is making his maiden appearance on the international stage with a strong signal of support for Ukraine as he attends the NATO summit in Washington. After he and other European leaders met American lawmakers, Starmer sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday. They
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twelve schoolchildren and their driver were killed in South Africa on Wednesday when their minibus overturned and caught fire on a road in Gauteng province, officials said. The accident took place a day after schools reopened after the winter holidays. Seven other children were injured in accident, which took place in the
LONDON (AP) — Queen Camilla made a Centre Court appearance at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Camilla, the wife of King Charles III , took a seat in the Royal Box, where guests included actress Keira Knightley, actor Richard E. Grant and Formula 1 driver George Russell . Last year, the queen and Kate, the Princess of
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — England can reach back-to-back European Championship finals when it meets the Netherlands in Dortmund in the second semifinal. The winner plays Spain in Sunday’s final. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT). Here’s what to know about the match. Match facts — Both teams conceded the opening goal in
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazil international Philippe Coutinho has joined his boyhood club Vasco da Gama on a season-long loan from Premier League team Aston Villa. “I lived a long time abroad, so this feels like coming back home, the place where I was raised, the place I love, the club I love,”
Ireland appointed Icelandic coach Heimir Hallgrimsson as its new national team manager on Wednesday. Hallgrimsson replaces interim manager John O’Shea, who had been in charge since Stephen Kenny’s departure in November following a disappointing qualifying campaign for Euro 2024. It will be Hallgrimsson’s third national team job after previous stints in charge of Iceland and
ROME (AP) — An aid group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean says one of its missions was interrupted by armed bandits who boarded the overloaded smugglers’ boat and sped away with it after the migrants threw themselves into the sea. SOS Mediterranee filmed the incident Tuesday. The group said it occurred about 46 nautical
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The second day of the NATO summit in Washington is clouded by questions over President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and his fitness to serve in office. A seventh House Democrat has publicly called on Biden to end his campaign, while Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi stopped short of
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that was widely criticized abroad sentenced 43 people to life in prison Wednesday, while others received other prison terms, authorities said. The sentences given by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal came in a case described by the
