LONDON — Lawmakers from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will hold a no-confidence vote on Monday, in the latest challenge aimed at ending the political career of the United Kingdom’s controversial leader. Graham Brady, a Conservative MP, announced the vote on Monday morning, saying it had been triggered on […]
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Death toll in southwestern Iran tower collapse rises to 41
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The death toll in the collapse of a building in southwestern Iran rose Monday to at least 41, state media reported, two weeks after the disaster struck. Ehsun Abbaspour, the governor of the city of Abadan, gave the figure based on an official report, state […]
Putin warns West against sending arms; Kyiv hit by missiles
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new warning to the West against sending longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine came as his forces claimed to have destroyed Western military supplies in their first such airstrikes on Ukraine’s capital in more than a month. The attack showed that Russia still had […]
Navy identifies pilot killed in California crash
Lt. Richard Bullock, a U.S. Navy pilot, was killed in a plane crash in California on Friday, the Navy said on Monday. “The Navy mourns this tragic loss alongside the family, friends and shipmates of Lt. Bullock,” Navy officials said in a statement. Bullock was killed when his F/A-18E Super […]
Crowds honor WWII veterans at Normandy D-Day celebrations
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed on June 6, 1944. Sadness as they think of their […]
DC reports 1st orthopox, potential monkeypox case
D.C. Health has reported the first positive orthopox case in a resident who recently traveled to Europe, and it sent samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test for monkeypox, the agency said Sunday. The patient is isolating and doesn’t pose a risk to the public, and […]
California lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After decades of fighting farmers in court over how much water they can take out of California’s rivers and streams, some state lawmakers want to try something different: use taxpayer money to buy out farmers. A proposal in the state Senate would spend up to $1.5 billion […]
Tropical Storm Alex heads toward Bermuda with high winds
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Alex, which became the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season Sunday, headed toward Bermuda after killing three people in Cuba and causing flooding in parts of Florida. Alex reached tropical storm force after strengthening off Florida’s east coast early Sunday. The U.S. National Hurricane […]
US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches
SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allies’ live-fire […]
Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard convicted of sexual assault
TORONTO — Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian band Hedley, was convicted Sunday of sexual assault causing bodily harm to an Ottawa woman but acquitted of the same charge involving a teenage fan. Hoggard, 37, was also found not guilty of sexual interference, a charge alleging the sexual touching […]