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Keir Starmer: UK needs to ‘wean itself off’ China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

MONTREAL — The man hoping to be Britain’s next prime minister said the U.K. needs to “wean itself off” China “when it comes to trade, commerce and technology.”Speaking to Anne McElvoy, the host of POLITICO’s new Power Play podcast, Labour leader Keir Starmer said: “We need to be absolutely clear about the security of the U.K. and issues like spying and interference which goes on and of course the human rights abuses that are taking place.” “How do we wean ourselves off Chinese influence across the world?” Starmer asked. “There are big questions that progressive governments could face together.” However, he acknowledged that it was impossible to “distance ourselves” completely from China on big-ticket issues like climate change.Attending a conference of like-minded leaders on the center-left in Montreal, Starmer warned that progressive leaders need to be “acutely alert” to the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House and taking a more conciliat...

It’s the Biden show as other top leaders skip UN confab

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

President Joe Biden will dominate the stage more than usual during next week’s U.N. General Assembly gathering — several other heavyweights aren’t even showing up.The leaders of four of the five countries that hold permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council are expected to skip the annual event, which draws heads of state and government from all over the world.Their absence may have a welcome side effect for Biden: It could boost his administration’s struggling effort to improve America’s image with less-powerful countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia that view the United Nations as a vital forum. It also could help woo those nations away from China and Russia.The heads of two top American rivals — China and Russia — aren’t expected to attend. The leaders of two major American allies — the United Kingdom and France — also aren’t bothering to show. All have different or unknown reasons for not trekking to New York.For many less-wealthy countries, the U.N. forum is a rare oppor...

South Korea’s Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week.Worries about Russian-North Korean ties have flared since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia last week for a summit with President Vladimir Putin and to tour a slew of high-profile military and technology sites. Foreign experts speculate Kim could refill Russia’s ammunition inventory drained in its 18-month war with Ukraine in return for economic aid and technologies to modernize his weapons systems targeting South Korea and the U.S.“Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is illegal and unjust as it contravenes U.N. Security Council resolutions and various other international sanctions,” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said in written responses to questions from The Associated Pre...

Zimbabwe’s reelected president says there’s democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Barely a week after being elected as a local councilor for Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende and a relative were pulled out of their car by unidentified men, shot with a stun gun and handcuffed. They were then bundled into a pickup truck and driven about 70 kilometers (more than 40 miles) outside of Harare, the capital, where they were whipped, beaten with truncheons and interrogated, and injected with an unknown substance, their lawyers say.Having been questioned over what their Citizens Coalition for Change party is planning after August’s disputed and troubled national election, the ordeal ended when the two men were dumped naked near a river, the lawyers allege.Their story isn’t new in the southern African nation, which has a long history of violence and intimidation against opposition to the ZANU-PF party during its 43-year rule. There are signs that the country has now slipped into another era of brutal oppression, ...

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Zahra el-Gerbi wasn’t expecting much of a response to her online fundraiser, but she felt she had to do something after four of her relatives died in the flooding that decimated the eastern Libyan city of Derna. She put out a call for donations for those displaced by the deluge. In the first half-hour after she shared it on Facebook, the Benghazi-based clinical nutritionist said friends and strangers were already promising financial and material support. “It’s for basic needs like clothes, foods and accommodation,” el-Gerbi said.For many Libyans, the collective grief over the more than 11,000 dead has morphed into a rallying cry for national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division. In turn, the tragedy has ramped up pressure on the country’s leading politicians, viewed by some as the architects of the catastrophe.The oil-rich country has been divided between rival administrations since 2014, with an internationally recognize...

CU Buffs vs. CSU Rams quick hits: Colorado survives Henry Blackurn, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and an overtime thriller for the ages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

Initial observations from the CU Buffs’ 43-35 double-overtime win over the CSU Rams in the first Rocky Mountain Showdown between Deion Sanders and Jay Norvell at Folsom Field on Saturday night.This was personal… for everyone: Let’s see… 11 penalties, multiple personal fouls, four unsportsmanlike flags and enough after-the-whistle scuffles and trash talk to fill a Stanley Cup playoff run (not to mention a pregame dust-up). And that was just the first quarter! In the days after CSU coach Jay Norvell caused a stir with his sunglasses-and-hat comment, Coach Prime and the CU Buffs couldn’t stop declaring how this game had become personal. Clearly, they were not alone. The Rams have spent months in CU’s shadow as Deion Sanders and the Buffs sucked up all the oxygen in the Centennial State — and pretty much everywhere else. Given a chance to share the same stage, the Rams made this their Super Bowl. And it showed.Oh, Henry?!?!: Will Henry Blackburn...

L.A. County sheriff's deputy killed in ambush shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has died after an ambush shooting on Saturday night.Authorities received reports of the shooting around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Avenue Q.The deputy killed was identified as Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30. He joined LASD's Palmdale station in 2018 and served as a field training officer for over a year. He had just gotten engaged four days prior to his death, said L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna. He comes from a family filled with generations of LASD deputies, including his father and grandfather.Officials confirmed Clinkunbroomer was found shot and unconscious inside his patrol vehicle by a good Samaritan.The shooting was some type of ambush involving another vehicle driving past Clinkunbroomer in the opposite direction when they fired at him. He was on duty when the shooting took place. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after being shot in Palmdale on Sept. 16, 2023. (Key News)L.A. County Sheriff Robert Lu...

4 injured in LoDo shooting late Saturday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Four people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in LoDo Saturday night.The Denver Police Department tweeted about the shooting at 11:30 p.m. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather According to DPD's tweet, the shooting happened in the 1900 block of Market Street. This block is home to several bars and clubs.DPD said the victims' conditions are unknown as of the time of their tweet.More information will be added to this story as it becomes available Sunday.

Shedeur Sanders sparks No. 18 Colorado to thrilling 43-35 win over Colorado State in 2 OTs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw a TD pass to Michael Harrison in the second overtime after leading a 98-yard drive to tie the game with 36 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and No. 18 Colorado rallied to beat Colorado State 43-35 early Sunday in front of a full house packed with celebrities.Sanders connected with Harrison for an 18-yard score and then found an open Xavier Weaver on the 2-point conversion. The Colorado defense took it from there, with Trevor Woods intercepting Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi's pass on fourth-and-23 to end the game at nearly 12:30 a.m. local time. Full coverage: University of Colorado Buffaloes football It set off a celebration as fans rushed the field for a second straight week.In the first OT, Sanders patiently waited in the pocket until Harrison flashed open for a 3-yard score. Fowler-Nicolosi followed by connecting with Tory Horton on an 8-yard score.With 2:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, Sanders and the Buffaloes (3-0) got the bal...

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy died after being shot in his patrol car

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action.Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, died after being transported to a hospital, Sheriff Robert Luna said in a press conference late Saturday night.The preliminary investigation showed Clinkunbroomer was driving while on duty and fired upon around 6 p.m. He was found by an unidentified person Luna identified as a “good Samaritan” who called emergency services. Luna said he believed the shooting was a “targeted attack” but the motive, and whether the deputy or the department in general was the target, was not yet known.Every resource of the sheriff’s office would be brought to bear in the investigation and pursuit of the shooter, Luna said.Clinkunbroomer was a third-generation officer who followed his grandfather and fat...