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Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
By The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence. Henry presented his resignation in a letter signed in Los Angeles, dated April 24, and released on Thursday by his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030
By Andy Wong And Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) – China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China launches three-member Shenzhou-18 crew to its space station
By The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) – China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden
By The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares for an offensive in the city. In central Gaza, four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland wants to be among the countries setting Europe’s agenda
By Vanessa Gera And Monika Scislowska, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s foreign minister called on NATO to increase its defense preparedness on Thursday and said his government wants to be at the center of decision-making in the European Union, seeking to reestablish the country as a reliable international partner as the war in Ukraine rages across the border. Setting out his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk
By The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A routine traffic stop on a highway south of Denmark’s capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her over, authorities said Thursday. The Central and West Zealand Police said in its daily report that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With war in Ukraine on the border, Poland wants to be among countries setting the EU agenda
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday that the government wants to return to the group of countries which sets the agenda of the European Union, laying out the government’s vision at a historically crucial moment with war across the border in Ukraine. He warned that a Russian attack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, Polish foreign minister says
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, but NATO must increase its defenses, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday. Sikorski was describing the new direction of the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, explaining to a world audience and those at home how the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland should be among countries setting EU agenda, minister says
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday that the government wants to return to the group of countries which sets the agenda of the European Union. Sikorski was describing the new direction of the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, explaining to a world audience and those at home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows
By Jacques Billeaud And Josh Kelety, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case. The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020
By Jacques Billeaud And Josh Kelety, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The eleven people who had been nominated to be Arizona’s Republican ... Read More »
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