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LONDON (AP) — Britain sanctioned Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador on Thursday after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018.The government said that the GRU was being sanctioned in its entirely for “reckless” acts including the attack in the city of Salisbury that targeted Sergei Skripal, a former GRU officer who was imprisoned in Russia in 2006 for spying for Britain. He was released as part of a 2010 spy swap and settled in the U.K.Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal became seriously ill…

CAIRO (AP) — The UN’s top human rights official issued a stark new warning Thursday about Sudan, saying he fears “a new wave of atrocities” amid a surge in fierce fighting in the Kordofan region. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk urged “all states with influence over the parties to take immediate action to halt the fighting, and stop the arms flows that are fueling the conflict.”Fighting between the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces, also known as the RSF, and the Sudanese military, who have been at war for over two years, has recently shifted to the oil-rich Kordofan…

For many, 2025 felt like a blur and that was true in the world of entertainment, which saw happy reunions, somber farewells and introductions to fresh voices and faces. Sabrina Carpenter performs “Tear” during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP File) Sabrina Carpenter performs “Tear” during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP File) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Read More…

Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar is working on small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told journalists on Wednesday. The Turkish government plans to generate 10 to 15 percent of its electricity from nuclear energy by 2050, with a total of 12 conventional reactors. In addition, the government aims to achieve 5,000 megawatts of capacity from small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear technology. “Baykar is working on SMR technology,” Bayraktar said. “They are trying to build a 40-megawatt unit.” The minister added that Ankara is preparing a new draft law on nuclear technology, which would regulate…

Turkey hopes to begin drilling for hydrocarbon energy resources off the coast of Somalia in 2026, following the results of a seismic study in the area, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told journalists on Wednesday. Ankara sent the Oruc Reis research ship to Somalia in October last year, where it conducted a 3D seismic study across three zones allocated to the company Turkish Petroleum. Each zone covered 5,000 square kilometers, and Turkish officials hoped the survey would reveal oil deposits. “We carried out seismic operations this year, and most likely 2026 will be a drilling year for us in Somalia’s offshore…

Mike WiseDec 4, 2025, 12:30 AM ETCloseMike Wise is the general editor for ESPN FC Australia and New Zealand.Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal for Leeds United on Wednesday not only broke Chelsea hearts, but joined an elite group of Premier League strikes.In the 72nd minute, after some fine pressing from Noah Okafor, the ball squirmed under Chelsea keeper Robert Sánchez and fell at the feet of Calvert-Lewin. The former Everton striker couldn’t believe his luck and, from all of one yard out from the goal-line, was able to poke home and seal the 3-1 upset win for Daniel Farke’s side.Clocking in at…

China wants its consumers to spend again. This ambition sits at the center of a newly unveiled action plan issued by Beijing last month, a sweeping attempt to engineer demand by reshaping what households buy rather than how much they earn.  The initiative is expansive, technologically ambitious and politically revealing. It also exposes a persistent weakness at the heart of China’s economic strategy: confidence that supply alone can do the work of demand. The plan promises the creation of multitrillion-yuan consumption engines within three years, spanning elderly care products, intelligent-connected vehicles and consumer electronics while elevating dozens of other categories…

Neymar helped Santos take a crucial step in its fight against relegation in the Brasileirão on Wednesday, scoring a hat trick in a 3-0 victory over Juventude.Despite playing with a knee injury, the Brazilian star netted all three goals within a decisive 17-minute span in the second half to secure the vital win for Santos.Sources informed ESPN Brasil last week that Neymar, 33, will likely require arthroscopic surgery at the end of the season to address a meniscus injury in his left knee.Neymar played the last two Santos matches while continuing with a conservative treatment to manage the pain, sources…

BEIJING (AP) — China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year. French President Emmanuel Macron met with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy. France seeks help to end Ukraine warThe French leader is seeking to involve Beijing in pressuring Russia toward a ceasefire with Ukraine after a recent burst of diplomacy around a U.S.-led peace plan.“We are facing the risk of the disintegration of the…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s energy minister issued a call for the supply of oil and gas in the Black Sea to be protected after three Russian tankers were targeted off the Turkish coast.Alparslan Bayraktar said Turkey was concerned not just by the threat to shipping but also to two undersea pipelines, Blue Stream and Turk Stream, that carry natural gas from Russia to Turkey.Referring to the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany, Bayraktar pointed out Turkey’s reliance on imported gas.“We call on all parties to keep the energy infrastructure out of this war because it’s…