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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says, and rescue is underway
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. Some began urging the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest where his helicopter was believed to be. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slovak prime minister’s condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid
By Lefteris Pitarakis, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) – Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation, the defense minister said. “The worst of what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details
By The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers in Iran trying to reach a helicopter involved in an ‘incident’ while accompanying president
By The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Rescuers in Iran are trying to reach a helicopter involved in “an incident” while traveling with an entourage including President Ebrahim Raisi, state television reported Sunday. There was no immediate elaboration on what happened to the helicopter, nor who was on board. Semiofficial news agencies offered varying explanations for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers trying to reach helicopter involved in an ‘incident’ that was traveling with Iran president
By The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Rescuers in Iran are trying to reach a helicopter involved in “an incident” while traveling with an entourage including President Ebrahim Raisi, state television reported Sunday. There was no immediate elaboration on what happened to the helicopter, nor who was on board. Semiofficial news agencies offered varying explanations for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president
By Christina Malkia And Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – Congo’s army says it has “foiled a coup” early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. At first, local media identified the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Congolese army says shootout in the capital is failed coup, perpetrators arrested
By Christina Malkia And Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – Congo’s army says it has “foiled a coup” early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and a top politician’s guards that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa The attempted coup d’état was “nipped in the bud” by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary
By The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary. Hungarian police received a report late Saturday night that a man had been found bleeding from his head on the shore of the Danube near the town of Veroce, around 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shootout in Congo’s capital leaves 3 dead as men in military uniform clash with politician’s guards
By Christina Malkia And Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – A shootout in Congo’s capital early Sunday morning between armed men in military uniform and a top politician’s guards has left three people dead, according to the politician’s spokesman and local media. This came amid a crisis gripping President Felix Tshisekedi’s ruling party over an election for the parliament’s leadership which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunfire rings out in Congo’s capital as men in military uniform clash with politician’s guards
By The Associated Press on May 19th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – Gunfire rang out in Congo’s capital early Sunday morning as armed men in military uniform clashed with a top politician’s guards in a neighborhood near the presidential palace, resulting in the death of three people, according to the politician’s spokesman and local media. The armed men attacked the Kinshasa residence of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case
By Scott Sonner, The Associated Press on May 18th, 2024
Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes posted the news regarding the ... Read More »
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