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Flower-covered floats, marching bands and equestrian units celebrated the New Year on a chilly but dry Monday as the 134th Rose Parade slipped through a gap in California's siege of drenching storms. Pasadena's annual floral spectacle offered the optimistic theme of "Turning the Corner" for 2023, and former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords of Arizona, who survived a 2011 shooting, served as grand marshal. "The New Year is a time for renewal, an opportunity for a fresh start," Tournament of... Читать дальше...

Police in New York City on Monday arrested a man on charges of attempted murder in an attack with a machete on officers near Times Square on New Year's Eve. Police say the 19-year-old suspect, identified as Trevor Bickford, injured two officers during the attack, which took place at a security screening area outside Times Square set up to protect revelers gathered on New Year's Eve. Authorities say the suspect allegedly struck one officer with the blade of the machete and hit another officer in the head with the handle. Читать дальше...

The United Nations said its envoy to Afghanistan had pressed the Taliban rulers Monday to reverse bans on work and education for women and girls to prevent further isolation of the crisis-ridden country. Markus Potzel, the acting head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), conveyed the international community's call in a meeting in Kabul with Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. "The ban on Afghan women aid workers will deepen the humanitarian crisis creating greater... Читать дальше...

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Tens of thousands of people filed into St. Peter’s Basilica Monday to pay their respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI, whose body is lying in state.    Some of the faithful had lined up hours before dawn to wait for the doors of the basilica to open.    By mid-afternoon Monday, 40,000 people had filed past the late pope, according to Vatican police.    The 95-year-old retired pontiff died Saturday morning. In 2013, Benedict became the first pope in 600 years to step down from his Vatican post. Читать дальше...

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. Mourners lined up to see Pele's body in an open casket in the center of the field at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of the Santos Football Club. Pele died on Thursday at 82 after battling colon cancer. "Pele leaves millions of Santos fans across our country. He was the creator of Brazilian soccer," said Antonio da Paz... Читать дальше...

Cameroon’s military says it deployed scores of troops to Oku, Kumbo and Kakiri districts Monday in the central African state’s English-speaking Northwest region. The military says armed gangs over the weekend sealed markets, chased people and vehicles from the streets and abducted scores of civilians who did not comply with their orders. Motorcycle taxi driver Lukong Genesis, 54, said armed men seized his motorcycle. He said the separatists, who call themselves Ambazonians or Amba, pointed guns at him and demanded he go home. Читать дальше...

Increased harassment over the past year directed at journalists and analysts who are women and of Asian descent is likely the result of an orchestrated campaign by the Chinese government, research by a think tank shows. Harassment largely played out on Twitter and ranged from insults about an individual’s appearance to accusations of being a traitor or threats of violence and rape. The aim of the abuse is to silence the women and discredit their critical coverage of China according to the non-partisan... Читать дальше...

Officials say at least five people were killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir in a 24-hour period.   On Sunday, four people were killed and at least five were injured after gunmen opened fire on a row of houses in the Rajouri district. A child was killed Monday and at least four people were injured in a blast near the houses attacked on Sunday. The source of the blast was not immediately clear. The Himalayan region of Kashmir has been hotly contested for decades by both India and Pakistan. Both claim the territory in full. Читать дальше...

"Lord, I love you," are reported to be the last words Pope Emeritus Benedict uttered shortly before his death, according to a report on The Vatican News website. The retired pope's personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, said a nurse was the only person with Benedict at the time. "I was not there at the moment, but the nurse told me about it shortly afterwards," Ganswein said. "These were his last comprehensible words, because afterwards he was no longer able to express himself." Benedict's remains will lie in state in St. Читать дальше...

North Korea has replaced its second most powerful military official, state media reported. The reshuffling took place at last week’s ruling party annual meeting with Ri Yong Gil replacing Pak Jong Chong, the official KCNA news agency said Sunday. The report did not detail any reasoning for the change. The development came as Kim Jong Uncalled for expanding his country’s nuclear arsenal and developing more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles in response to what he called hostility from the United States. Читать дальше...

In January, 83-year-old liberal Justice Stephen Breyer announced he was stepping down from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the term. The announcement paved the way for President Joe Biden to deliver on a long-touted campaign promise to put the first Black woman on the nation's highest court. Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Harvard-educated federal judge who once clerked for Breyer, was confirmed by the Senate in April. At 52, she could help shape the court for decades to come. But Jackson's trailblazing... Читать дальше...

Starting on Thursday, January 5, passengers leaving China will have to undertake a COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel to Australia and show evidence of a negative result. Officials in Canberra said the measure is in response to the significant wave of infections in China and the “potential for emerging viral variants in that country.” Australia is following other countries in imposing the restrictions on travelers leaving China. They include India, Malaysia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Читать дальше...

India's top court on Monday upheld a 2016 move by the government to demonetize 86% of the country's circulating cash, a decision the court said that was taken in consultation with India's central bank.  Only one member of the five-judge Supreme Court bench wrote a dissenting opinion.  The four judges who upheld the measure said the November 2016 currency ban did "not suffer any flaws."  Dissenting Justice B.V. Nagarathna said the decision was "unlawful" and "an exercise of power, contrary to law."    In November 2016... Читать дальше...

"Lord, I love you," are reported to be the last words Pope Emeritus Benedict uttered shortly before his death, according to a report on The Vatican News website. The retired pope's personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, said a nurse was the only person with Benedict at the time. "I was not there at the moment, but the nurse told me about it shortly afterwards," Gänswein said. "These were his last comprehensible words, because afterwards he was no longer able to express himself." Benedict's remains will lie in state in St. Читать дальше...

Authorities in Australia say two helicopters collided over the waterfront at an Australian tourist hotspot, killing a pilot, two British visitors and a Sydney woman. A husband and wife are among the four people killed. Three other passengers — a woman and her son, and another child — were seriously hurt. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the country had been left shocked by the “terrible and tragic incident.”  Crash investigators in Australia say the main rotor blades of a helicopter... Читать дальше...

The Syrian military said Israeli missile strikes hit Damascus International Airport on Monday, putting it out of service. A Syrian military statement said the early morning strikes also hit targets in southern Damascus, and that two soldiers were killed. Israel did not immediately comment on the strikes. Its military has repeatedly hit targets in Syria in recent years without publicly acknowledging the actions beyond saying it has acted to prevent Iran-backed militants such as Hezbollah from operating freely in Syria. Читать дальше...

Germany has warned Iranians living in the country who have been critical of the Iranian government to be careful about traveling to Iran.  Thomas Haldenwang, head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, told the Germany Press Agency that for some years the Iranian government has worked to identify critics, and that those people could face serious consequences if they go to Iran.  Haldenwang also said friends or family members of Iran’s critics face the same threats.  He highlighted protests in Germany... Читать дальше...

Pope Francis hailed the "beloved" Benedict XVI in New Year's Day services on Sunday as the Vatican released the first pictures of the former pontiff following his death at the age of 95. Official photos showed the German theologian's body on a catafalque in the chapel of the monastery in the Vatican grounds where he spent the last decade of his life. As previous popes, he is dressed in red vestments with a gold-edged mitre on his head, his clasped hands holding a rosary, while behind him is a crucifix... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration made by the Havasupai Tribe in northern Arizona, freeing up funds for flood damage as it prepares to reopen for tourists after nearly three years. The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed Sunday that federal emergency aid will be given to supplement the tribe's own recovery efforts from severe flooding last October. The funds will be for the tribe and certain nonprofits to share costs for emergency work and repairs from flood damage. Читать дальше...

Married for over a decade, Alia Abdel-Razak is one of a million Iraqis deprived of crucial civil status documents, often caught in legal limbo in a country paralyzed by bureaucracy and the ravages of war. The 37-year-old must overcome countless hurdles just to get her children into school, and she cannot register her family to obtain the food subsidies she and her husband so desperately need. A mother of four, Abdel-Razak relies on a pro-bono lawyer from aid group the International Rescue Committee... Читать дальше...

Dubai ended its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom Sunday and made its required liquor licenses free to obtain, ending a long-standing source of revenue for its ruling family to apparently further boost tourism to the emirate. The sudden New Year's Day announcement, made by Dubai's two state-linked alcohol retailers, came apparently from a government decree from its ruling Al Maktoum family. However, government officials did not immediately acknowledge the decision and did not respond to questions from The Associated Press. Читать дальше...

Mexican authorities Monday raised the death toll from an attack on a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas to 17, a brazen operation that appeared designed to free the leader of a local gang.   Twenty-five inmates escaped in the attack.  Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said 10 of the dead were prison guards who were attacked by gunmen who arrived early Sunday in armored vehicles and fired on the entrance and inside dormitories.  Rodríguez identified the... Читать дальше...

Iranian dissident journalist Keyvan Samimi, jailed in December 2020 for "plotting against national security," has been released, reformist daily Shargh reported Sunday.   Samimi, 73, was in December 2020 sentenced to three years in prison and was held in Semnan, nearly 200 kilometers east of Tehran.   Shargh did not specify the date of his release. Samimi had been granted permission to leave prison on medical grounds in February 2022.   But he returned to prison in May after being suspected... Читать дальше...

Colombia and Venezuela opened a key bridge Sunday linking the countries that had been closed for almost seven years amid political tensions, launching an era of improved relations under Colombia's new leftist president. Delegations led by Colombian trade minister German Umana and the governor of Venezuela's Tachira state, Freddy Bernal, met in the middle of the "Tienditas" bridge linking Tachira and Colombia's Norte de Santander state for the opening ceremony. "From today, all the border crossings are open for transport," said Bernal... Читать дальше...