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Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after 2-week raid
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on March 31st, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of people returned to Shifa Hospital and the surrounding area after the withdrawal early Monday, where they found bodies inside and outside of the facility. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In setback to Turkey’s Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election
By Suzan Fraser And Cinar Kiper, The Associated Press on March 31st, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With nearly 60% of the ballot boxes counted, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkey’s opposition appears set to retain key cities, preliminary local election results show
By Suzan Fraser And Cinar Kiper, The Associated Press on March 31st, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s main opposition party appeared set to retain its control over key cities in Sunday’s local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With some 20% of the votes counted, incumbent mayor Ekrem ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – President Joe Biden has won North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circulating ballots in February to voters who asked for them. Biden’s victory was virtually assured, though seven other candidates were on the primary ballot. Former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar
By The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – An international charity says a three-ship convoy has left a port in Cyprus to deliver 400 tons of food and other supplies to Gaza as concerns about hunger there soar. World Central Kitchen said the vessels and a barge are carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A man suspected of holding 4 hostages for hours in a Dutch nightclub has been arrested
By Aleksandar Furtula, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
EDE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch police detained a man Saturday after he left a nightclub where four people had been held hostage for hours, bringing a peaceful end to a tense standoff. “We are exceptionally happy that it ended this way. That the victims came out safely and that we were able to arrest this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police detain man who walked out of nightclub where hostages were being held in Dutch town
By Aleksandar Furtula, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
EDE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch police have detained a man who walked out of a nightclub where hostages were being held after a tense hours-long standoff. “The last hostage has just been released. One person was arrested, we cannot give more information at the moment,” police said in a message on X, formerly Twitter, on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say 3 hostages have been released but the situation in a Dutch town is not over
By Aleksandar Furtula, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
EDE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch police say that three people who were being held hostage in a nightclub in the central town of Ede have been released, but they add that the “situation is not over.” Gelderland Police announced the hostage release in a message on X, formerly Twitter. They gave no further details about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say multiple people are being held hostage in a Dutch town. They have evacuated nearby homes
By The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
EDE, Netherlands (AP) – Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there. Police spokesman Simon Klok told The Associated Press people were being held hostage in Ede but he declined to give more details of the incident or say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke wins Democratic primary in Chicago-area prosecutor’s race
By The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former appellate judge, has won the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney over Clayton Harris III, an attorney with party backing. The race is open because State’s Attorney Kim Foxx decided not to seek a third term. It was among the most spirited and competitive contests in ... Read More »
1 responsePope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
By The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about his frail health during a particularly busy liturgical period. Francis had been expected to preside over the Way of the Cross procession, which re-enacts Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, and composed the meditations that are ... Read More »
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