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Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say
By Qassim Abdul-zahra, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
BAGHDAD (AP) – A drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia including a high-ranking commander, militia officials said. The strike occurred on a main thoroughfare in the Mashtal neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. A crowd gathered as emergency response teams picked through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu rejects Hamas’ demands, complicating efforts toward a cease-fire and hostage-release deal
By Tia Goldenberg, Matthew Lee And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected Hamas’ terms for a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement, vowing to continue the war until “absolute victory” and criticizing any arrangement that leaves the militant group in full or partial control of Gaza after the war. Netanyahu’s remarks, made as U.S. Secretary of State Antony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located
By Julie Watson And Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A Marine Corps helicopter that had been missing with five troops aboard as an historic storm continued drenching California was found Wednesday morning in a mountainous area outside San Diego. The aircraft was located just after 9 a.m. by civil authorities near the mountain community of Pine Valley, about a 45-mile ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu rejects Hamas cease-fire demands, vows to fight until ‘absolute victory’
By Matthew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas demands for a cease-fire and vowed to press ahead with Israel’s military offensive in Gaza until achieving “absolute victory.” Netanyahu made the comments Wednesday shortly after meeting the visiting U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken, who has been traveling the region in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews search for missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California
By Julie Watson And Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Crews were searching for a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops from Nevada to California that was reported overdue early Wednesday as an historic storm continued drenching California. The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada, where they had been doing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities search for missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 Marines from Nevada to California
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Crews were searching for a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops from Nevada to California that was reported overdue early Wednesday, a watch commander said. The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada, to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities searching for missing Marine Corps helicopter in San Diego area
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – San Diego County sheriff’s search teams were looking for a Marine Corps helicopter reported overdue early Wednesday, a watch commander said. The Sheriff’s Department was notified at 1 a.m. that the craft was overdue for arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and was last seen in the area of Pine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twin bombings at Pakistan political offices kill at least 26 a day before voting begins
By Abdul Sattar And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held. The first attack hit the election office of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn’t have jurisdiction
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Swedish officials said Wednesday that they have decided to close their probe into the September 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, because they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was only one of three into the explosions. Denmark and Germany ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of bombings at election offices kill 24 in Pakistan the day before elections
By Abdul Sattar, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 24 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held. The first attack happened in Pashin, a district ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A bombing at an independent candidate’s election office kills 14 in Pakistan ahead of elections
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A bomb exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province, said Jan ... Read More »
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