Section: KXAN (USA)
A 2nd Northern Ireland fan has died at Euro 2016
LYON, France (AP) — Another Northern Ireland fan died at the European Championship on Thursday. Northern Ireland spokesman Neil Brittain said the fan died at the Stade de Lyon during the team’s 2-0 win over Ukraine. “The fan passed away as he was watching the game in the stadium,” said Patrick Nelson, chief executive of the Irish FA, the...
AP Interview: New Ukraine PM vows reform, blames Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s new prime minister vowed to root out corruption and urged Russia to abide by a cease-fire in the eastern part of his struggling country, where Moscow-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces have been fighting. Volodymyr Groysman spoke to The Associated Press in an interview Thursday, one day after meeting with...
Russia assails NATO’s move to deploy troops near its border
BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia’s ambassador to NATO has denounced the alliance’s move to deploy additional forces near the Russian borders as a blow to European security. Alexander Grushko’s comments Thursday followed a meeting of NATO defense ministers, who agreed to deploy four multinational battalions on a rotational basis to...
EU leaders come to Russia in a sign sanctions could be eased
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — After a two-year break which felt like a boycott European leaders and chief executives of top multinational companies are coming to Russia to speak at the country’s top economic gathering. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine landed President...
Hooligans an asset, liability for Russian government
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The Russian soccer hooligans who have fought with rival supporters at the European Championship in France have at various times been both an asset and a liability to the Russian authorities. While the often-nationalist hardcore fans provide a reserve of support for adventurous foreign policy moves and a bulwark against...
US troops staying in Afghanistan? New look at reduction plan
BRUSSELS (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter has told NATO allies that the U.S. will take a new look at its plans to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. That word comes from Britain’s defense secretary at a NATO meeting in Brussels. And it’s the latest indication that U.S. involvement in Afghanistan...
Police use tear gas to disperse English soccer fans
LILLE, France (AP) — French police used tear gas to disperse English soccer fans at the European Championship on Wednesday, the fourth time England fans have been involved in violent incidents since the start of the tournament. After a match between Russia and Slovakia ended in the north French city of Lille, police chased large groups of English...
NATO ministers approve expanded aid package for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers have approved an expanded assistance package for Ukraine, whose military forces are battling a Russian-backed insurgency in the country’s east. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the package approved Wednesday aims at helping Ukraine “establish more effective defense and security structures,”...
The Latest: Slovakia leads Russia 2-0 at halftime
PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer’s European Championship (all times local): ___ 4:51 p.m. Marek Hamsik scored one goal and set up another to give Slovakia a 2-0 halftime lead over Russia at the European Championship. Vladimir Weiss left the Russian defense looking embarrassed by putting first-time finalist Slovakia in front in the 32nd...
Japan’s Uniqlo targets global stature with fashion identity
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo has leveraged its prowess in mass production to build a fashion empire filled with shelves upon shelves of affordable, good quality items like down jackets, underwear and T-shirts. Now the 17-nation, 1,734-store retailer is on a quest to beat Western giants like Gap, H&M and Zara to become the...
