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2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 people on board
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, the navy said. The helicopters were rehearsing at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy’s 90th anniversary celebration next month when the accident occurred, the navy said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash during training, killing all 10 people on board
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia’s navy said two military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board. The navy said in a brief statement that the helicopters were training at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy’s 90th anniversary celebration next month when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona judge declares a mistrial Monday in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, who lived just south of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona judges declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona judge declares a mistrial Monday in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, who lived just south of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. The parliamentary logjam that had stalled the legislation for two months was finally broken just after midnight when the unelected House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK prime minister urges upper chamber to cave in on efforts to block Rwanda deportation law
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday pledged that deportation flights to Rwanda would begin this summer as he called on the unelected House of Lords to stop blocking his key policy for ending the tide of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel. Legislation clearing the way for the flights ... Read More »
1 responseReview of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since 2011. The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency known as UNRWA had participated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | David Pecker takes the stand as first witness in Trump’s hush money trial
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Defense calls Trump ‘innocent’ in opening statements in hush money trial
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7
By Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – The head of Israeli military intelligence said Monday he would resign because of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the stunning failure to anticipate or quickly respond to the deadliest assault in Israel’s history. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s decision could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ 2016 election, prosecutors allege in opening statements
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors alleged Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. The commencement of the proceedings set the stage for weeks of unsavory and salacious testimony about Trump’s personal life and placing his legal troubles ... Read More »
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