1/5
South Africa says a declaration was adopted at the start of the G20 summit despite US opposition
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa on Saturday despite opposition from the United States, which is boycotting the two-day talks in a diplomatic rift with the host country.Vincent Magwenya, the spokesperson for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, said a leaders' declaration was adopted unanimously by the other members at the start of the talks in Johannesburg.
“Normally the adoption of the declaration happens right at the... Read More
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro arrested days before starting his 27-year prison sentence
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, officials said.A close aide said the embattled former leader was taken to the police force headquarters in the capital, Brasilia, from his house arrest.
The force said in a short statement, which did not name Bolsonaro, that it acted on the request of Brazil’s Supreme Court.
Neither Brazil’s federal police nor the Supreme Court provided more details.
European leaders scramble to respond to a US peace plan for Ukraine seen as favoring Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European leaders were set to meet in South Africa on Saturday to hash out alternatives to a U.S. plan to halt Russia's war in Ukraine seen as favoring Moscow, nearly four years after it invaded its neighbor.The 28-point blueprint to end the Kremlin's aggression sparked alarm in Kyiv and European capitals, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Friday that his country could face a stark choice between standing up for its sovereign rights and preserving the American support it needs.
European countries see their own future at stake in... Read More
Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren.The tally was changed “after a verification exercise and a final census was carried out,” according to a statement issued by the Most. Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger state chapter of CAN, who visited the school on Friday.
He said 88 other students... Read More
Catholic clergy are ecstatic about RosalÃaâs songs of faith in her new album âLuxâ
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.”Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved by millions for fusing flamenco with Latin hip-hop and reggaeton, has amazed her fans with a radical shift.
The singer and songwriter’s new album, “Lux” (“Light” in Latin), is unabashedly spiritual. Fifteen songs, sung in 13 different languages, including fragments in Latin, Arabic and Hebrew, are laden with a yearning for the divine.
And it is receiving praise from on high.
Xabier Gómez García, bishop of Sant Feliu de... Read More
Top Stories
- Brazil's former President Bolsonaro arrested days before starting his 27-year prison sentence
- Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
- Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
- Trump and Mamdani go from adversaries to allies after White House meeting
- Torrential rains return to Southern California, prompting flash flood warnings before moving east
- Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school
- Proposed peace plan for Ukraine leaves country in a delicate position between US and Russia
- Khashoggi's widow and Democrats demand release of call transcript with Trump and Saudi crown prince
- More swings hit Wall Street, but this time stocks finish higher
Weather for Buffalo, NY
Weather Search
Current Conditions
39° F
| Cloudy | |
| Wind | 1.1 mph |
| Humidity | 83 |
4 Day Forecast
|
|||
|
Sunday
Partly Sunny W/ Showers
45° / 34°
|
Monday
Partly Sunny
48° / 37°
|
Tuesday
Rain
50° / 44°
|
Wednesday
Showers
48° / 34°
|
Stocks
Entertainment
- Catholic clergy are ecstatic about RosalÃaâs songs of faith in her new album âLuxâ
- Jordan Peeleâs âHigh Horse: The Black Cowboyâ doc sheds light on an erased part of history
- âKPop Demon Huntersâ is officially eligible for the Oscars
- Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Sports
- Gone in 49.3 seconds: Suns erase 8-point deficit with stunning last-minute comeback
- Lando Norris takes pole in rainy Las Vegas qualifying, Verstappen bumped to second
- 49ers void more than $26 million from Brandon Aiyuk's contract, AP source says
- Ex-University of Virginia student gets five life sentences for fatally shooting 3 football players


