French 32-year-old journalist is killed in Ukraine
PARIS (AP) — A 32-year-old French journalist was killed Monday in eastern Ukraine, fatally hit by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation, according to the French news broadcaster he worked for.
Temporary housing for recently incarcerated Newfoundland women caught in zoning snag
MOUNT PEARL, N.L. — The future is uncertain for a Newfoundland transition home for formerly incarcerated women and its five residents as a zoning dispute plays out in provincial Supreme Court. Steve Saunders bought the Riverwalk Hotel in January, and h...
Erdogan discusses Turkey’s Syria incursion plans with Putin
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Ankara’s planned military operation in northern Syria and the war in Ukraine with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Erdogan’s office said Monday.
Biden sees chance of ‘rational’ Republican approach on guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the “Second Amendment was never absolute” and that, after the Texas elementary school shooting, there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used...
Recorded Future CEO on cybersecurity firm’s journalistic aim
SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (AP) — The cybersecurity firm Recorded Future boasts some 1,400 clients and enjoys considerable respect. But the threat-intelligence business wasn’t enough for CEO Christopher Ahlberg. Two years ago, he created an online cyber...
O’Rourke bets shooting will shake up Texas governor’s race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Still mourning a Texas mass shooting, Democrat Beto O'Rourke gave his long-shot campaign a jolt by imploring a national audience that it was finally time for real action to curb the proliferation of high-powered guns in his
Senegal police arrest 2 health workers after neonatal fire
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese officials have arrested two health workers from a neonatal unit where a fire killed 11 newborns last week. The nurse and
NATO looks to ‘historic’ Madrid summit, with Sweden, Finland
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that next month's summit in Madrid will be a “historic” opportunity to strengthen the alliance in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Russia offers foreign debt payment system similar to gas one
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Monday it may use an arrangement similar to that used for payments for its gas supplies to pay its dollar-denominated foreign debts.
Dutton to lead Australia opposition, says China is top issue
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Former Defense Minister Peter Dutton was chosen Monday to lead Australia's conservative opposition following the party's election defeat nine days ago. Defeated Prime