Poland protests error in a social media post by EU chief suggesting Auschwitz death camp was Polish
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland on Sunday asked the European Commission to fix a social media post about the Holocaust, saying it wrongly linked the Auschwitz death camp to Poland, rather than Nazi Germany.
In a video posted Saturday on the X platform by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, she and other commissioners read the names of Holocaust victims while video captions noted their places of birth and death.
Several victims were listed as “Murdered in Auschwitz, Poland,” without noting
US aid office in Colombia reports its Facebook page was hacked
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The office of the U.S. government agency that oversees foreign aid and development funding said its Facebook page was and asked the public to ignore any posts or links from the account.
The and the U.S. Embassy in Bogota said in a statement issued Saturday that staff members “identified an unauthorized access, resulting in a potential risk.”
The statement did not identify the risk or explain if the breach involved ransomware.
The Facebook page of USAID’s Colombia program displayed
Central Park 5 exoneree and council member says police stopped him without giving a reason
New York City Council Member , a member of the exonerated group of men known as the Central Park Five, says he was stopped and pulled over by police without being given an explanation.
The police stop in New York City on Friday casts a renewed light on a police transparency bill, called the How Many Stops Act, that City Council members are set to vote on Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams’ . It would require officers to publicly report on all investigative stops, including relatively low-level encounters with civilians.
Police probe vandalism at Fredericton synagogue on Holocaust Remembrance Day
A New Brunswick synagogue in downtown Fredericton says the timing of recent vandalism is particularly painful since it occurred on an official international day to honour victims of the Holocaust.
A Facebook page affiliated with the Sgoolai Israel Synagogue issued a post late Saturday night saying city police are investigating shattered windows at the building’s front door.
The post says the vandalism is “even more tragic” because it occurred just ahead of international Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Sonya Gilks, public information officer with the Fredericton Police Force, says officers are investigating whether
Biden: Three Americans killed, ‘many’ wounded in drone attack by Iran-backed militia in Jordan
President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Biden, who was traveling in South Carolina, asked for a moment of silence during an appearance at a Baptist church’
A quiet weekend at the box office with ‘The Beekeeper’ on top and some Oscar boosts
Movie theaters and audiences settled for seconds this weekend. With no new wide releases on the schedule, a mob of holdovers sustained the North American box office, which was led by “ ” in its third week of release.
Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham actioner earned $7.4 million to take the No. 1 spot, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was down only 14% from the previous weekend and brings its running domestic total to $42.3 million. Globally, it has crossed
The popularity of a far-right party produces counter-rallies across Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany turned out for a third weekend to protest the popularity and policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD party.
A rally in Hamburg took place Sunday with a theme of “For diversity and our democracy – Hamburg stands united against the AfD.” Organizers said that up to 100,000 people marched through the northern city.
In the western city of Duesseldorf, 100,000 demonstrators rallied Saturday under
Soccer-mad Italy is now obsessed with tennis player Jannik Sinner after his Australian Open title
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Soccer-mad Italy has a new obsession. Jannik Sinner’s performance on the tennis court has captured the country’s attention.
And not just for the way Sinner rallied from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev and win the on Sunday.
Ever since Sinner reached the ATP Finals championship match at home in Turin and then led Italy to the on consecutive weeks in November, he’s been taking over the headlines from soccer.
“Jannik Sinner wrote a new
Environmental officials working to clean up fuel after fiery tanker truck crash in Ohio
MACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) — Environmental officials in Ohio were back on the scene Sunday of a fiery tanker truck crash, working to contain thousands of gallons (liters) of diesel fuel that spilled during the accident.
The truck that crashed Saturday morning, killing the driver, was carrying about 7,500 gallons (28,390 liters) of diesel, according to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. A nearby creek briefly caught fire, and the agency worked to stop the spread of the fuel
New Staples locations part of broad ServiceOntario review, minister says
A plan to move nine ServiceOntario outlets into Staples Canada stores is part of a broader push by the government to consider new locations for all of the stand-alone, privately run operations of the provincial provider, The Canadian Press has learned.
Todd McCarthy, the minister of public and business service delivery, is set to make an announcement Monday, but details provided to The Canadian Press in advance show a range of models the government is eyeing through pilot projects.
As contracts with the 134 remaining privately operated ServiceOntario locations