International News (Page 668)

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei broke the record Tuesday for the single longest spaceflight by an American explorer at 341 days.Vande Hei, 55, has been on the International Space Station since Apr. 9, 2021. The record was previously held by retired astronaut Scott Kelly.”Congratulations@Astro_Sabot! Broken records indicate progress,” Kelly tweeted. “Looking forward to seeing you…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — If it’s Wednesday … Ukraine President Zelenskyy addresses Congress to ask for more U.S. assistance. … President Biden speaks afterward to announce an additional $800 million in security aid to Ukraine, per NBC’s Carol E. Lee. … The Fed is expected to raise interest rates. … Mike Gibbons gets scrutiny in Ohio Senate.…Continue Reading

CARACAS — The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking meetings with political and business groups, and unions, among others, so that they can join negotiations alongside opposition politicians led by Juan Guaido, it said on Tuesday.Jorge Rodriguez, president of the ruling party-dominated National Assembly and leader of the government’s delegation in negotiations, said…Continue Reading

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is retiring after five years on the job.Howard Schultz will return to take the helm of the company he elevated into a global brand. Schultz will serve as interim CEO, while the company searches for a long-term successor. This will be his third tenure as the coffee giant’s chief executive.The company announced…Continue Reading

March 16, 2022, 12:18 PM UTCThis article was reported and written by Mystyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka of the Associated Press.MARIUPOL, Ukraine — The bodies of the children all lie here, dumped into this narrow trench hastily dug into the frozen earth of Mariupol to the constant drumbeat of shelling.There’s 18-month-old Kirill, whose shrapnel wound…Continue Reading

MEXICO CITY — Mexico deported the suspected leader of a drug gang to the U.S., authorities said on Tuesday, after an arrest that spurred armed attacks by his organization on almost two dozen military installations and a U.S. consulate.Juan Trevino, also known as “El Huevo” or “The Egg,” was arrested on Sunday in the northern…Continue Reading

Two British citizens imprisoned in Iran for years were returning home on Wednesday, the U.K. government said, ending lengthy ordeals that have strained relations between Tehran and London.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained in Iran for nearly six years, was “in the air” and beginning her journey back to the U.K., her local lawmaker, Tulip Siddiq,…Continue Reading

Debate over state legislation that affects the LGBTQ community rarely leaves the halls of state capitols. But Florida’s Parental Rights in Education act — which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — has suddenly sparked a national war of words.In recent weeks, leaders of global corporations, editorial boards of major newspapers and Hollywood…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror attacks on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia, but acknowledged the no-fly zone he has sought to “close the sky” over his country may not happen.Livestreamed into the Capitol…Continue Reading