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Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 people
By Munir Ahmed And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group. Islamabad angrily denounced the attack as a “blatant violation” of its airspace and said it killed two children. Tuesday’s strike on Pakistan’s restive southwestern Baluchistan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over air strike that killed 2 people
By Munir Ahmed And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group. Islamabad angrily denounced the attack as a “blatant violation” of its airspace and said it killed two children. Tuesday’s strike on Pakistan’s restive southwestern Baluchistan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fireworks factory explodes in central Thailand causing multiple reported deaths
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, a rescue worker said. The exact death toll was not immediately clear, but Kritsada Manee-In, a rescue worker with the Samerkun Suphan Buri Rescue Foundation, estimated that around 15 to 17 people had been killed. Local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple deaths reported as firework factory explodes in central Thailand
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – An explosion at a firework factory in central Thailand killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, a rescue worker said. Workers were trying to confirm the exact number of deaths, said Kritsada Manee-In with the Samerkun Suphan Buri Rescue Foundation, but he estimated that around 15 to 17 people were killed. Photos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China’s population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy
By Ken Moritsugu, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. The number of deaths rose by 690,000 to 11.1 million, more than double the previous year’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China’s population dropped for a second straight year as deaths jumped after COVID lockdowns ended
By The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. The number of deaths more than doubled to 690,000. Demographers were expecting a sharp rise in deaths because of COVID-19 outbreaks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China’s population drops for a second straight year as deaths jump
By The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped. The government’s statistics bureau said Wednesday that the total population was 1.4 billion last year... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ+ club intends to plead guilty to federal hate crimes
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs plans to plead guilty to new federal charges for hate crimes and firearm violations under an agreement that would allow the defendant to avoid the death penalty, according to court documents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s Macron announces missiles and bombs for Ukraine, suggests he could work with Trump
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans Tuesday to deliver more long-range cruise missiles as well as bombs to Ukraine and suggested that he’d find ways to work with Donald Trump in the event that he wins another presidency. “I take the leaders that the people give me,” the French leader said, adding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimes in federal court
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at a LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs appeared in federal court to face federal hate crimes Tuesday. Aldrich pleaded not guilty to the federal charges Tuesday. Last year Aldrich was moved to the Wyoming State Penitentiary due to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a specially designated global terrorists, according to two people familiar with the White House decision and a U.S. official. The move comes as the Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial vessels in the ... Read More »
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