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Dutch police detain 4 suspects in probe into men who drugged, abused women they knew

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch police have detained four men in a major investigation into allegations of drugging and sexually abusing women they knew then sharing videos of the abuse, in a case that has echoes of French woman Gisèle Pelicot's ordeal. The suspects, ...
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UK lawmaker says she is suing Elon Musk’s company over fake Grok bikini images

LONDON (AP) - A British lawmaker said Thursday she is suing Elon Musk's company xAI for invasion of privacy, alleging that fake images of her were created using the Grok chatbot. Jess Asato, a legislator with the governing Labour Party, says someone used Grok to ...
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Artists threaten legal action against Venice Biennale over inclusion in visitors’ ballot

MILAN (AP) - Dozens of artists participating in this year's Venice Biennale contemporary art show are threatening legal action if their names are not removed from the ballot allowing visitors to vote for the best national pavilion and overall participants in the absence of ...
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Sherpa guide missing for a week on Mount Everest rescued while crawling to base camp

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A Sherpa guide was found alive on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and a helicopter was flying him to a hospital Thursday, rescuers said. Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain, but he ...
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A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup

HAVANA (AP) - On a recent afternoon in Cuba, the temperature climbed and anxiety grew among the residents of a Havana street. Their focus was an improvised dump site on the sidewalk with rotting food scraps, torn bags, cardboard and rubble. Swarms of flies and ...
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Brazilian players from a Rio de Janeiro favela find hope and opportunities thanks to soccer

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro 's poorest and most violent favelas, little did he know the game would one day allow him to travel abroad and play in an international ...
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Armed clashes erupt in Somalia’s capital ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Supporters of opposition political figures and state security forces fought in armed clashes Thursday that erupted in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday evening ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration. No official casualty figures were immediately available from the violence that prompted ...
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Taiwan presses China to confront Tiananmen past

By Ben Blanchard and Liz Lee TAIPEI/BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan has pressed China to recognise the deadly crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 37 years ago, in commemorating the anniversary on Thursday of an event that remains taboo for Beijing. "I sincerely hope ...
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North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong Un announcing plans to bolster the country's nuclear forces "at an exponential rate." South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff assessed the site as ...
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Ukraine’s drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin’s economic showcase

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - A massive black cloud rising above the St. Petersburg skyline from a Ukrainian drone strike set a gloomy tone for the opening of President Vladimir Putin's annual showcase of Russia's economic achievements. With Putin set to arrive Thursday in his ...
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Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims

MADRID (AP) - In the 1970s, in a devoutly Catholic Spain still ruled by dictator Francisco Franco, Paula Alonso-Pimentel was sent for catechism at age 8 to a religious school in the northern city of Valladolid. There, she says, a Marist priest sexually abused her ...
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Child dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal park

MONTREAL (AP) - A 3-year-old girl died from injuries she sustained when strong winds tossed an inflatable castle into the air during a party at a Montreal park last weekend. Eleven people were injured with six of them sent to hospital when a bouncy ...
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