WNBA Star Brittney Griner Ordered to Trial Friday in Russia
Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered to stand trial Friday by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4 1/2 months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team.The Phoenix Mercu…
NASA Completes Historic Rocket Launch in Outback Australia
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has successfully completed its first rocket launch from a commercial space facility outside of the United States. A 13-meter rocket blasted off Monday from a site in the Australian outback.A 13-m…
2 Police Officers Killed in North Benin Attack
Two police officers were killed and one wounded in an attack on a police station in northwest Benin on Sunday, police sources said, the latest in a string of deadly assaults in an area affected by a spillover of militant activity in neighboring Burkina…
At Least 20 Dead in South African Club; Cause Still Unknown
South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London early Sunday.It is unclear what led to the deaths of the young people, who were reportedly attending a party to celebrate the end …
Romanian Port Struggles to Handle Flow of Ukrainian Grain
CONSTANTA, ROMANIA — With Ukraine’s seaports blockaded or captured by Russian forces, neighboring Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta has emerged as a main conduit for the war-torn country’s grain exports amid a growing world food crisis.It’s Romania…
Amid COVID Battle, China Pledges to Bolster Economies of 4 Nations, Including Russia
TAIPEI — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged this week to help advance four economic powers, despite pandemic problems at home and knock-on effects from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Analysts expect the pledges to take time, with no immediate results.Xi ma…