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Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the US also eases its stance
By Illia Novikov, Matthew Lee And Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying – a significant policy change that comes as depleted Ukrainian troops are losing ground in the war. Ukrainian officials have expressed frustration over restrictions on the use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say several people have been hurt in a stabbing in the German city of Mannheim
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
BERLIN (AP) – An assailant with a knife attacked and wounded several people in a square in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday, police said. Police shot at the attacker, who also was hurt. Police said the incident happened shortly after 11.30 a.m. They said that they couldn’t immediately give any information on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slovak prime minister who was shot in an assassination attempt is released from the hospital
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) – Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has been released from a hospital where he was treated after an assassination attempt. Miriam Lapunikova, the director of the hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica, said on Friday that Fico was transported to his home, where he continues to recover from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slovak prime minister who was shot in assassination attempt is released from the hospital
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) – Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has been released from hospital where he was treated after an assassination attempt. Miriam Lapunikova, the director of the clinic in central city of Banska Bystrica said on Friday that Fico was transported to his home, where he continues to recover from the attack. Lapunikova ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed, 35 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen
By Jon Gambrell And Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others, the rebels said Friday, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll by the rebels from the multiple rounds of strikes carried out over their attacks on shipping. Three U.S. officials, speaking on condition of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom says he just loves colors
By Francis Kokutse, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) – Meet Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghana toddler who has set the record as the world’s youngest male artist. His mother, Chantelle Kukua Eghan, says it all started by accident when her son, who at the time was 6 months old, discovered her acrylic paints. Eghan, an artist and founder of Arts and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minneapolis police officer dies in ambush shooting that killed 2 others including suspected gunman
By Steve Karnowksi,Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minneapolis police officer was killed Thursday when he responded to a shooting call and was providing medical attention to a man who shot him in what authorities are calling an ambush, authorities said. The suspected gunman and another person were also killed in the shooting, which left a third person gravely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The verdict: Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump learned he had been convicted
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Michelle L. Price And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – History happened just as everyone was about to leave for the day. Judge Juan M. Merchan had already summoned Donald Trump, his legal team and prosecutors into the courtroom where the former president has been on trial since mid-April. The judge said he planned to send the jury home in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minneapolis police officer dies in mass shooting that killed 3 others including suspected shooter
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – One Minneapolis police officer was killed and a second was injured in a shooting Thursday, according to an organization representing police officers. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association said the officers were responding to a call when they were shot. The Minneapolis Police Department said earlier that three others, including the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minneapolis police officer dies in mass shooting that killed 3 others including suspsected shooter
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – One Minneapolis police officer was killed and a second was injured in a shooting Thursday, according to an organization representing police officers. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association said the officers were responding to a call when they were shot. The Minneapolis Police Department said earlier that three others, including the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 killed, including suspected gunman, in Minneapolis shooting, police say
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Three people, including the suspected gunman, are dead after a shooting Thursday at a Minneapolis apartment complex, police said. Two police officers were also hospitalized with injuries from the shooting in the south Minneapolis neighborhood of Whittier. Police said the public was not in danger but encouraged people to stay away from ... Read More »
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