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5 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on February 15th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Five people have died, including a child, and 18 people have been injured in a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Thursday. Five of the injured are children, he said on Telegram. The governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, said a shopping center ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff and partial evacuation
By Wafaa Shurafa And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on February 15th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex. The Israeli army said it was a limited operation seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas. The raid came a day after the army ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff, local officials say
By Wafaa Shurafa And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on February 15th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex, the Gaza Health Ministry said. The raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli troops storm main hospital in southern Gaza Strip after ordering its evacuation
By Wafaa Shurafa And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on February 15th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Gaza Health Ministry says Israeli forces were storming the main hospital on Thursday in the southern part of the territory after a prolonged standoff. Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis has been largely cut off by fighting for weeks. On Wednesday, thousands of displaced Palestinians who had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy
By The Associated Press on February 15th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in Paris, the French presidency said in a statement. It did not release specific details about the agreement, to be signed at the Elysee presidential palace. This will be the third visit by Zelenskyy to Paris ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Intelligence Committee chair delivers cryptic warning of a serious national security threat
By Matthew Lee, Kevin Freking And Ellen Knickmeyer, The Associated Press on February 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to declassify information about what he called a serious national security threat. A senior congressional aide speaking to The Associated Press pointed to concerns about Russian anti-satellite weapons. Canada has been briefed on the matter, a federal source ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special counsel asks Supreme Court to let Trump’s 2020 election case proceed to trial without delay
By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer And Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on February 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay. Prosecutors were responding to a Trump team request from earlier in the week asking for a continued pause in the case as the court considers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caught at border with pythons in his pants, New York City man fined and sentenced to probation
By The Associated Press on February 14th, 2024
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A New York City man who admitted to smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants through a U.S.-Canadian border crossing was sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation and fined $5,000, federal prosecutors said. Calvin Bautista, 38, crossed into northern New York with the hidden snakes on a bus from Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!8 to 10 people injured after shooting near Chiefs parade, official says
By Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on February 14th, 2024
KANSAS CITY (AP) – A shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left at least eight injured while sending terrified fans running for cover. Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said eight to 10 people were injured but declined further comment, saying only that additional information will be released soon. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three officers are shot in Washington, police say. The injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening
By The Associated Press on February 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Three police officers have been shot in Washington and their injuries appear to be non-life-threatening, authorities said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement posted online that the officers were shot in the southeast part of the nation’s capital at about 8:30 a.m. No other details were immediately available... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indonesian defense chief linked to past rights abuses claims victory in presidential election
By Niniek Karmini And Edna Tarigan, The Associated Press on February 14th, 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general linked to past human rights atrocities, claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election on Wednesday based on unofficial tallies. The 72-year-old candidate, who was once banned by the United States from entering for two decades due to his human rights record, told thousands of supporters in ... Read More »
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