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South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops cross border, apparently in error
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on June 18th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean troops fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the rivals’ heavily fortified land border Tuesday for the second time this month, the South’s military said. Both incursions were believed to be unintentional. Around 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers who were doing construction work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under new plan from Biden
By Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on June 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is taking an expansive, election-year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S. – aiming to balance his own aggressive crackdown on the border earlier this month that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers. The White House announced Tuesday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize marriage equality
By The Associated Press on June 18th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 130 of the 152 members of the Senate in attendance, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A fire at a hospital in Iran’s north kills 9 patients
By The Associated Press on June 18th, 2024
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A fire broke out at a hospital in Iran’s north, killing nine patients, state media reported Tuesday. The blaze started at 1:30 local time (2200GMT) at Qaem Hospital in the city of Rasht, some 330 kilometers (about 205 miles) northwest of the capital Tehran, state TV said, leaving six women and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops intrude for a 2nd time this month
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on June 18th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals’ land border Tuesday for the second time this month, South Korea’s military said. The South’s military observed increased North Korean construction activities along their heavily armed border to install suspected anti-tank barriers, reinforce roads ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases stir political woes
By Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted release on bail hours after he was formally indicted Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have unsteadied Thai politics. Thaksin, an influential political figure despite being ousted from power 18 years ago, reported himself ... Read More »
1 responseSouth Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops intrude for 2nd time this month
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean soldiers on Tuesday fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals’ land border for the second time this month, South Korea’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said around 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers, while engaging in unspecified construction work ... Read More »
1 responseThaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as more court cases stir Thailand’s political woes
By Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was formally indicted Tuesday on a charge of defaming Thailand’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have unsteadied Thai politics. Thaksin, an influential political figure despite being ousted from power 18 years ago, reported himself to prosecutors just before 9 a.m. and the indictment process ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation
By Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the U.S. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher issued a preliminary injunction because he said ... Read More »
1 responseJudge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
By Eugene Johnson, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) – BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe’s reservation. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik initially ruled last year that the the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sheriff says 2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan shooting at splash pad remain in critical condition
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – Two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a suburban Detroit splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition, including an eight-year-old boy who has “made amazing progress” after he was shot in the head, authorities said Monday. The child’s 4-year-old brother was shot in the leg, and the ... Read More »
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