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Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting key a hurdle
By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. The legislators ratified Sweden’s accession protocol by 287 votes to 55, with four abstentions. The ratification will come into effect after its publication in the Official Gazette, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting key hurdle
By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. The legislators ratified Sweden’s accession protocol by 287 votes to 55, with four abstentions. It will come into effect after its publication in the Official Gazette, which is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Dakota judge won’t temporarily block part of abortion law for doctors
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota judge on Tuesday denied a temporary block on a part of the state’s revised abortion laws so that doctors can perform the procedure to save a patient’s life or health. State District Judge Bruce Romanick said the request for a preliminary injunction “is not appropriate and the Plaintiffs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkey’s parliament begins long-delayed debate on Sweden’s NATO membership
By The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish legislators on Tuesday began debating a long-delayed bill to approve Sweden’s bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major hurdle for the previously nonaligned Nordic country’s entry into the military alliance. Turkey, a NATO member, has been dragging its feet on ratifying Sweden’s accession for more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkey’s parliament agrees to hold a long-delayed vote on Sweden’s NATO membership
By The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish legislators scheduled a long-delayed vote Tuesday on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major hurdle for the previously nonaligned Nordic country’s entry into the military alliance. Turkey, a NATO member, has been dragging its feet on ratifying Sweden’s accession for more than a year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Israeli military says ground forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis
By Josef Federman And Najib Jobain, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military says its forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The territory’s second largest city has seen heavy fighting in recent days, with dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded. Israeli officials have said top Hamas leaders may be hiding in tunnels under the city. Khan Younis is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu mourns the loss of 21 Israeli soldiers in Gaza and says the army will fight on
By Josef Federman And Najib Jobain, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has mourned the loss of 21 soldiers in the deadliest single attack in Gaza and says the army will fight on until “absolute victory.” In a posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, Netanyahu said Monday was “one of the hardest days since the outbreak of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese state media say 20 people dead and 24 missing after landslide
By The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – Twenty people are confirmed dead and 24 remain missing after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Yunnan, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. on Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part of Yunnan. Authorities resumed search and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike
By Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California State university faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation’s largest public university system, their union announced. Members of the California Faculty Association will return to work Tuesday instead of continuing their planned weeklong ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!21 Israeli soldiers are killed in the deadliest single attack on the army since the war began
By Josef Federman And Najib Jobain, The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli army said Tuesday that 21 soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip in the deadliest attack on its forces of the 3-month-old war against the militant Hamas group. The reservists were preparing explosives to demolish two buildings in central Gaza on Monday when a militant fired a rocket-propelled grenade at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!10 Israeli soldiers killed in one of the deadliest single attacks on its army since the war began
By Josef Federman And Najib Jobain, The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli army said Tuesday that 10 soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip in one of the deadliest attacks for Israeli soldiers of the 3-month-old war against the militant Hamas group. Israeli media say the soldiers were preparing explosives to demolish two buildings in central Gaza on Monday when a militant ... Read More »
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