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Ukrainians are commemorating the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha after a brutal Russian occupation BUCHA, Ukraine -- Ukrainians marked the anniversary Friday of the liberation of Bucha with calls for remembrance and justice after a brutal Russian occupation. “We will not let it be forgotten,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a formal ceremony in Bucha, vowing to punish those who committed outrages there. “Human dignity will not let it be forgotten. On the streets of Bucha, the world has seen Russian evil. Evil unmasked.” The town near Kyiv has come to stand as a symbol of atrocities committed by Moscow's Military since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Ukrainian troops who retook the town found hundreds of bodies, on the streets, in yards and homes, in a mass grave. Some showed signs of torture. Elsewhere in Ukraine, fighting continued Friday: Russia used its long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas, killing at least two civilians an...

Former President Jair Bolsonaro has arrived back in Brazil after a three-month stay in Florida BRASILIA, Brazil -- Former President Jair Bolsonaro arrived back in Brazil on Thursday after a three -month stay in Florida, seeking a new role on the political scene as authorities in the capital braced for the far-right populist’s return . Hundreds of supporters dressed in yellow and green chanted for him as they waited in the capital city of Brasilia, where the far-right leader is the subject of several investigations. The Federal District’s security secretariat mobilized hundreds of police officers and the Esplanade of Ministries was closed to prevent gatherings. Bolsonaro left Brazil just before the end of his presidential term. In so doing, he broke with tradition by declining to hand the presidential sash to his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who won the October election with the narrowest finish since Brazil’s return to democracy over three decades earlier. While in the U.S., ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, says its quarterly profit rose 78% over a year earlier but forecast weak demand this year TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 78% over a year earlier but forecast weak demand this year. Revenue for the final quarter of 2022 rose 42.8% over a year earlier to 625.5 billion New Taiwan dollars ($20.6 billion), the company announced. Profit was 295.9 billion New Taiwan dollars ($9.7 billion). TSMC, head quarter ed in Hsinchu, Taiwan, makes processor chips for brands including Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. Many of their products are assembled by factories in China, which has exposed TSMC to the possible impact of U.S.-Chinese tension over Technology and security. Fourth quarter sales suffered from “demand softness...

Romania’s anti-organized crime agency has carried out additional house searches as part of its investigation into divisive social media influencer Andrew Tate BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania’s anti-organized crime agency has carried out seven additional house searches in its investigation into divisive social media influencer Andrew Tate, an official said Thursday. Ramona Bolla, spokesperson for the agency, DIICOT, said searches are taking place in the counties of Bucharest, Ilfov, and Prahova "in order to obtain further evidence.” Tate, 36, a British-U.S. citizen who has 4.5 million followers on Twitter, was detained on Dec. 29. in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking, and rape. His brother, Tristan, and two Romanian women were also arrested. On Tuesday, a court upheld a judge’s Dec. 30 move to extend their arrest from 24 hours to 30 days. Thursday’s searches come a day after Tate lost a second appeal this week at...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he "has no doubt" that the Jan. 6 attack played a role in inspiring the events in Brasilia. As thousands of supporters of former far-right Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro stormed three major government buildings in Brazil's capital on Sunday in protest of the presidential election results, the shocking, violent scene drew immediate comparisons to another post-election uprising -- the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Former Vice President Mike Pence said he "has no doubt" the Jan. 6 attack to stop the certification of the 2020 election played a role in inspiring the recent events in Brasilia. "It is evident that what happens in the United States has repercussions around the world,” Pence, who was evacuated from the Senate floor during the insurrection , told CBS News in an interview posted on Wednesday. "I have no doubt that that tragic day in January of 2021, in this ...

Malawi’s health minister says the country’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades has killed 750 people so far BLANTYRE, Malawi -- The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while the World Health Organization chief described the southeast African country as among the hardest-hit amid ongoing global epidemics that are “more widespread and deadly than normal.” Malawi’s Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Thursday ordered the closure of many businesses that lack safe water, toilets and hygienic refuse disposal facilities, and announced restrictions on the sale of pre-cooked food. “We continue to record rising number of cases across the country, despite signs of reduced transmission and deaths in a few areas,” Chiponda said in a statement, and urged adherence to sanitation and hygiene measures. On Wednesday, Chiponda said 17 people had died from 589 new cases of the waterborne disease “in the past 24 hours.” S...

A U.S. Navy veteran was released from Russian custody Thursday after being held since last April, according to a statement from former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. A U.S. Navy veteran was released from Russian custody Thursday after being held since last April, according to statements from his family and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's office. Navy veteran Taylor Dudley left Russia at the Bagrationovsk-Bezledy border crossing with Poland, and "is currently with the Richardson Center team," Richardson's statement said. Dudley's family thanked the Richardson Center for its work in freeing the American in a separate statement and added, "The past 9 months have been difficult ones for the family, and they ask the media to respect their privacy and give them the space to welcome Taylor home." MORE: Family of Paul Whelan, former Marine held in Russia, worried after communication cut off Richardson and his team have been working over the past ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is looking to Canada to help his country wean itself off fossil fuels from places such as Russia OTTAWA, Ontario -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is looking to Canada to help his country wean itself off fossil fuels from places such as Russia. Kishida is in Ottawa Thursday for his first visit as Japan’s head of government, as part of a tour of other Group of Seven countries. Japan holds the G-7 presidency this year and is set to host meetings with the leaders of some of the world’s richest countries. The group includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, plus the European Union. Tokyo plans to use the presidency to coordinate with other states on economic management and punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Kishida arrived late Wednesday in Ottawa from London, and is expected to head to Washington, D.C. later Thursday. The visit comes during a time of geopolitical alignment between Japan and Canada,...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness.” UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness,” pointing to a host of unlawful actions across the globe from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and coups in Africa’s Sahel region to North Korea’s illegal nuclear weapons program and Afghanistan’s unprecedented attacks on women’s and girls’ rights. The U.N. chief also cited as examples the breakdown of the rule of law in Myanmar since the Military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021 leading to “a cycle of violence, repression and severe human rights violations,” and the weak rule of law in Haiti which is beset by widespread rights abuses, soaring crime rates, corruption and transnational crime. “From the smallest village to the global stage, the rule of law is all that stands between peace and ...

A Japanese court says prosecutors have formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder TOKYO -- Japanese prosecutors formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder , sending him to stand trial, a court said Friday. Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly shooting Abe with a homemade gun as the former leader was making a campaign speech in July outside a train station in Nara in western Japan. He then underwent a nearly six-month mental evaluation, which prosecutors said showed he is fit to stand trial. Yamagami was also charged with violating a gun control law, according to the Nara District Court. Police have said Yamagami told them that he killed Abe, one of Japan’s most influential and divisive politicians, because of Abe’s apparent links to a religious group that he hated. In his statements and in social media postings attributed to him, Yamagami said he develope...

A police officer has died in Hungary’s capital after he and two other officers were stabbed while responding to a call BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Three police officer s in Hungary's capital were stabbed while responding to a call at an apartment building, and one of them died of his injuries, Hungarian police said Friday. Police received a call late Thursday reporting that a man had broken down the door of a neighboring apartment in Budapest's 11th district and was attempting to enter. The man attacked the responding officer s when they tried to take him into custody and then ran into the street, the city's police department said. One officer fired a warning shot and then shot the fleeing man in the leg, Budapest police said. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to the hospital along with the wounded officer s. The officer who later died of his injuries was a 29-year-old sergeant major with Budapest's 11th district police, according to a police statement. ...