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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa set for reelection after dramatic last-minute coalition deal
By Gerald Imray And Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press on June 14th, 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to be reelected for a second term Friday after his African National Congress party signed a last-minute coalition agreement with its long-time political rival during the first sitting of the new Parliament. John Steenhuisen, the leader of the Democratic Alliance, the second ... Read More »
1 responseSouth African President Ramaphosa seems set for reelection after key party says it will back him
By Gerald Imray And Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press on June 14th, 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be relected for a second term in Parliament later Friday. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen says his party has now formally signed a coalition agreement with Ramaphosa’s African National ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Niger’s highest court lifts immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
By Dalatou Mamane And Monika Pronczuk, The Associated Press on June 14th, 2024
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) – Niger’s highest court lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his lawyer said Friday, opening the door for the military junta to prosecute him for alleged high treason. Bazoum’s lawyer, Reed Brody, made the announcement on Friday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jailed US reporter Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges, officials say
By The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed for over a year in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, where he was detained, authorities said Thursday. An indictment of The Wall Street Journal reporter has been finalized and his case was filed to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Running out of marijuana, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket get approval to ship pot to the islands
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) – Martha’s Vineyard was running out of pot, just as thousands of summer vacationers were starting to arrive. But on Thursday, Massachusetts regulators averted a cannabis drought by issuing an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. On Martha’s Vineyard, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Running out of marijuana, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket get approval to ship it to the islands
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) – Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts on Thursday issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. The order came as Martha’s Vineyard was about to run out of pot, with one dispensary temporarily closing in May and the other saying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannabis regulators allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket amid shortage
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) – Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts on Thursday issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. The order came as Martha’s Vineyard was about to run out of pot, with one dispensary temporarily closing in May and the other saying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out her critics in Trump case in speech at Black church
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) – Fani Willis called out her critics in a defiant speech Thursday at a Black church outside Atlanta, not naming names but appearing to refer to Donald Trump and others who have attacked the Georgia prosecutor’s investigation of the former president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Willis, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out Donald Trump in speech at Black church
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) – Fani Willis called out her critics in a defiant speech Thursday at a Black church outside Atlanta, not naming names but appearing to refer to Donald Trump and others who have attacked the Georgia prosecutor’s investigation of the former president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Willis, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President Biden says he won’t offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence
By Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
FASANO, Italy (AP) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes. Biden, following the conclusion of a news conference held at the Group of Seven summit of the world’s wealthiest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Zelenskyy sign security deal as Ukraine’s leader questions how long the unity will last
By Colleen Long And Darlene Superville, The Associated Press on June 13th, 2024
FASANO, Italy (AP) – President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signed a long-term agreement designed to bolster Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s invasion. Zelensky thanked Biden for the pact but said “the question has to be for how long the unity will last,” given upcoming U.S. elections and the prospect of Republican ... Read More »
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