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Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63. The crash comes as the Middle East remains ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwan’s new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation
By Christopher Bodeen And Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech has urged China to stop its military intimidation against the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own territory. Lai was sworn into office in a ceremony Monday after he won an election earlier this year. He is a relative moderate who will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader heads to reelection as competitors concede early
By MartÃn Adames Alcántara & Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader is headed to a second term following Sunday’s general elections, declaring victory after his top competitors conceded early in the night as he held a strong leader in early vote tallies. The outcome reinforced both Abinader’s anti-corruption agenda, the government’s crackdown along its shared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No sign of life’ at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran’s president, others
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported. As the sun rose Monday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader heads to re-election, with competitors conceding early
By MartÃn Adames Alcántara, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader headed to a second term following Sunday’s general elections, declaring victory after his top competitors conceded early in the night as he held a strong leader in early vote tallies. The outcome reinforced the government’s crackdown along its shared border with Haiti and on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominican Republic’s president on path to reelection as main opponents concede
By MartÃn Adames Alcántara, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader is on the path to a second term following Sunday’s general elections, with his top competitors conceding early in the night as he took a big lead in early vote tallies. The ballot came amid his government’s crackdown along the country’s shared border with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Official says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president, others at a distance
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Rescuers see the helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president and other officials, an official told Iranian state television on Monday. The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said rescue teams were reaching the helicopter. He said they are seeing the helicopter from some 2 kilometers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s hard-line president still missing after likely helicopter crash in foggy, mountainous region
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. As the sun rose Monday, Raisi and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties
By The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan has inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its a new president. It took place in a ceremony Monday after he won an election earlier this year. He is a relative moderate who will continue the self-governing island democracy’s policy of de facto independence while seeking to bolster its defenses against China... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter carrying Iran’s hard-line president apparently crashes in foggy, mountainous region
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. The likely crash came as Iran under Raisi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden tells Morehouse graduates that he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza
By Darlene Superville, Matt Brown And Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – President Joe Biden on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. “I support peaceful nonviolent protest,” he told students, some who wore keffiyeh scarves around their shoulders on top ... Read More »
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