MADRID, May 18 (Reuters) – The conservative People’s Party won the election in Spain’s southern Andalusia region but lost its absolute majority, results showed on Monday, forcing it to forge an alliance with far-right party Vox to remain in power. Sunday’s vote in the most populous Spanish region was a test of political strength ahead …
May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Monday that it carried out additional airstrikes against Islamic State in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, in coordination with the Nigerian government. No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed during the strikes, AFRICOM said. (Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson) Copyright …
At least 12 shootings in Austin beginning Saturday left four people wounded including one person seriously hurt, officials said. Two teen suspects are in custody, and a third suspect has been detained, police said Sunday. Austin police said the incident began at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday with a vehicle being reported stolen from an apartment …
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning. The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers were escorted off the vessel by personnel in …
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia is due in court for trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student brought a loaded gun to school that was later used to shoot his first-grade teacher. Ebony Parker’s criminal trial is set to start Monday in Newport …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An effort to reshape South Carolina’s congressional districts will get its first full airing Monday in the state House, as lawmakers launch a lengthy and potentially testy discussion on whether to accede to President Donald Trump’s desires for a U.S. House map that could yield a clean sweep for Republicans. Tense …
KAMPALA, May 18 (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a contentious measure that he says aims to curb foreign influence in the country despite heavy criticism from quarters such as the central bank, warning it could trigger “economic disaster”. The 81-year-old Museveni, in power since 1986, has over the years regularly …
May 18 (Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday he had a “constructive and substantive” call with his Hungarian counterpart Anita Orban over the weekend. The two agreed to hold a round of Hungarian–Ukrainian expert-level consultations this week “to find practical and robust solutions for the Hungarian minority in the Zakarpattia region”, …
May 18 (Reuters) – German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp will close its production site in Terre Haute, Indiana by end-March next year under an overhaul of its automotive unit, the company said in a statement on Monday. Its chassis business will be focused at its facility in Hamilton, Ohio, the company added. The Terre Haute site, …
Hong Kong for decades was the only place in China where a large-scale public commemoration of the crackdown was held. The vigils were banned in 2020 and the two former organizers were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law that has virtually stifled the city’s pro-democracy movement. Chow Hang-tung and …