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Fire in northern Serbia kills 6
By The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2024
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – A fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted around 3 a.m. in Novi Sad, some 90 kilometers (54 miles) north of Belgrade, the capital, said the Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. Dacic said in a statement that initial findings suggest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now
By Marco Di Marco And David Keyton, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) – A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption began shortly after 9 p.m. following a series of strong earthquakes and within the hour a 4-kilometer (2.4-mile) fissure cut through the Sundhnúkur crater. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Iceland volcano erupts for the 6th time but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now
By Marco Di Marco And David Keyton, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) – A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption began shortly after 9 p.m. following a series of strong earthquakes and within the hour a 4-kilometer (2.4-mile) fissure cut through the Sundhnúkur crater. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kamala Harris invites voters to chart a ‘new way forward’ as she accepts Democratic nomination
By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert And Darlene Superville, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris told voters they have a chance to chart a “new way forward” as Americans this November, as she looked to introduce herself to voters and prosecute her case against Republican Donald Trump as she accepted her party’s nomination Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention. Harris walked onstage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tropical Storm Hone forms in the central Pacific Ocean, Gilma still a Category 3 hurricane
By The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Tropical Storm Hone has formed in the central Pacific Ocean, forecasters said, on a path that may cross near Hawaii’s Big Island. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was centered about 1,090 miles (1,760 kilometers) east-southeast of Honolulu, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The US is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say
By Lolita C. Baldor And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding of Kyiv’s incursion into Russia and how it advances the broader battlefield goals more than two years into the war. U.S. officials said the latest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunmen ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say
By Babar Dogar, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades ambushed a police convoy in eastern Punjab province on Thursday, killing at least 11 officers and wounding seven others, authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Rahim Yar Khan district. The officers were ambushed while on patrol in a deserted area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attackers ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say
By The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Bandits armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades ambushed a police convoy in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing at least 11 officers and wounding others, police and officials said. The attack happened in the Rahim Yar Khan district when the police officers were passing through a deserted area in a patrol ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
By Adrian Sainz And Jonatahn Mattise, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
MEMPHIS (AP) – A second former Memphis police officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his not-guilty plea in the case that sparked outrage and intense calls for police reform. Emmitt Martin is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Mark Norris on Friday to change his plea as part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
By The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The high court is packed with Maduro loyalists and has almost never ruled against the government. Its ruling Thursday came in response ... Read More »
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