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A Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, Polish foreign minister says
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, but NATO must increase its defenses, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday. Sikorski was describing the new direction of the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, explaining to a world audience and those at home how the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland should be among countries setting EU agenda, minister says
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday that the government wants to return to the group of countries which sets the agenda of the European Union. Sikorski was describing the new direction of the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, explaining to a world audience and those at home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows
By Jacques Billeaud And Josh Kelety, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case. The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020
By Jacques Billeaud And Josh Kelety, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The eleven people who had been nominated to be Arizona’s Republican ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it “a dirty spectacle” that cherry picks weapons of mass destruction from all other weapons that should also be banned. The vote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EU hopeful North Macedonia to hold May 8 presidential runoff with center-right candidate in the lead
By Konstantin Testorides, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) – North Macedonia will head to a presidential runoff after no candidate secured enough votes to win outright in Wednesday’s first round of balloting held as the country seeks to enter into the European Union. The second round of voting on May 8 will coincide with parliamentary elections. Preliminary results on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged
By Rick Callahan And Kathleen Foody, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced, officials said. The imprint has been a quirk of a residential block in Chicago’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a nuclear arms race in space
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor, Russia opposed and China abstaining. Russia dismissed the measure as politicized and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor, Russia opposed and China abstaining. The resolution calls on all countries not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona House advances a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban to the Senate
By Jacques Billeaud And Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle two weeks after a court concluded the state can enforce the 1864 law, which only offers an exception for saving the patient’s life. Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash
By Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – One of the two pilots aboard an airplane carrying fuel reported there was a fire on the airplane shortly before it crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, killing both people on board, a federal aviation official said Wednesday. The pilot had made radio contact about the in-fight emergency shortly after taking off, ... Read More »
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