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And then there was one: Mark Rutte. Romania’s president withdraws from the race for NATO chief
By The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become NATO’s next secretary general, leaving outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte all but certain to head the world’s biggest military organization from October. The office of President Klaus Iohannis said in a statement that Romania’s security council has backed Rutte’s bid. It also ... Read More »
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By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war. The comments from a senior presidential official came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said it will reconsider its policy of limiting its support to Ukraine to non-lethal supplies. The comments by a senior presidential official came hours ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider possible arms supplies to Ukraine
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s presidential office condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense assistance in the event of war and says it will reconsider its policy of limiting support to Ukraine of non-lethal supplies. The comments by a senior presidential official on Thursday came after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes
By The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A Swedish court on Thursday Sweden acquitted a former Syrian army general accused of playing a role in war crimes committed in 2012 in his home country. Brig. Gen Mohammed Hamo, who now lives in Sweden, was charged in February with aiding and abetting crimes violating international law. Syria has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 29 with dozens hospitalized in southern India
By The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – At least 29 people have died and dozens hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials told local media Thursday. The incident occurred in the state’s Kallakurichi district, where more than 100 people are being treated in various hospitals, top district official M S ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea says deal between Putin and Kim requires immediate military assistance in event of war
By The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders requires the countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event of war, North Korean state media said. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Thursday reported the language of the comprehensive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Mexico wildfire claims second life, while rain offers hope of relief
By Morgan Lee And Andrés Leighton, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Heavy rain and hail fell Wednesday around an evacuated village in New Mexico threatened by wildfires that have killed at least two people and damaged more than 1,400 structures, offering the hope of some assistance for firefighters but adding the threat of high winds and flash floods. Air tankers dropped water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police confirm second person has been killed in New Mexico wildfire
By Morgan Lee And Andrés Leighton, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Police in New Mexico say a second person has been killed in a wildfire burning near Ruidoso. New Mexico State Police spokesman Wilson Silver said Wednesday that officers discovered the skeletal remains of an unidentified second in the driver seat of a burned vehicle. The first fire victim was a badly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
By Sara Cline, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on Wednesday requires a poster-sized display ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
By Sara Cline, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be ... Read More »
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