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World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after Israeli strike kills 7 workers
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to suspend delivery Tuesday of vital food aid to Gaza, where Israel’s offensive has pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the brink of starvation. Cyprus, which has played a key role in trying to ... Read More »
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By Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an apparent Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners. The group, which said it will make decisions about longer-term plans in the region soon, has been bringing desperately-needed food to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and wounding 2 others
By Jari Tanner, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
HELSINKI (AP) – A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland on Tuesday morning, killing one and seriously wounded two other students, police said. The suspect was later arrested. Heavily armed police cordoned off the lower secondary school, with some 800 students, in the city of Vantaa, just outside the capital, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after apparent Israeli strike kills 7 workers
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An apparent Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to suspend delivery Tuesday of vital food aid to Gaza, where Israel’s offensive has pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the brink of starvation. The source of fire late Monday could not be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military expresses sorrow over deaths of aid workers and vows an independent investigation
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military has expressed “sincere sorrow” over the deaths of seven aid workers killed in a strike on Gaza while stopping short of accepting responsibility. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the top military spokesman, said Tuesday that officials are reviewing the incident at the highest levels. He says an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland and wounds 3 others
By The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
HELSINKI (AP) – A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland and wounded three other students on Tuesday, police said. The suspect was later arrested, police said. Heavily armed police cordoned off the lower secondary school, with some 800 students, in the city of Vantaa, just outside the capital, Helsinki, after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food charity halts Gaza operations after alleged Israeli strike kills 6 foreign aid workers
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An apparent Israeli airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen and their Palestinian driver, the charity said Tuesday, in a potentially major setback to efforts to deliver aid by sea to Gaza, where Israel’s offensive against Hamas has pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 children wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki, police detain a suspect
By The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
HELSINKI (AP) – A shooting at a school in southern Finland wounded three children on Tuesday and police said a suspect was detained. Police said they received an alert at 09:08 a.m. over a shooting incident at a lower secondary school with some 800 pupils in the city of Vantaa, just outside the capital, Helsinki. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several people are wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki and police have detained a suspect
By The Associated Press on April 2nd, 2024
HELSINKI (AP) – A number of people were wounded in a shooting at a school in Helsinki on Tuesday and a suspect was detained, Finnish police said in a statement. The shooting took place at Viertola school in the city of Vantaa, outside the capital. No other details were immediately available... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aid group says Israeli strike kills 7 of its workers in Gaza, including foreigners
By The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An apparent Israeli airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver, the aid group said Tuesday, hours after it brought a new shipload of food into northern Gaza, which has been isolated and pushed to the brink of famine by Israel’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge expands Trump’s gag order after ex-president’s social media posts about judge’s daughter
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal case on Monday declared his daughter off-limits to the former president’s rancor, expanding a gag order days after Trump assailed and made false claims about her on social media. Judge Juan M. Merchan said the gag order he issued last week did not include ... Read More »
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