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Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria
By The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in China on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12-year conflict during which Beijing has been one of his main backers, state media reported Thursday... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and killing at least 2
By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Air alerts sounded again and again in Kyiv and residents headed to shelters early Thursday morning, as a massive Russian attack on at least six cities across Ukraine killed at least two people, started fires and wounded at least 21. The attack carried out on the International Day of Peace coincided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and killing at least two
By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Air alerts sounded again and again in Kyiv and residents headed to shelters early Thursday morning, as a massive Russian attack on at least six cities across Ukraine killed at least two people, started fires and wounded at least 21. In the southern city of Kherson, near the front lines, two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and killing at least two
By The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Air alerts sounded again and again in Kyiv and residents headed to shelters early Thursday morning, as a massive Russian attack on at least six cities across Ukraine killed at least two people, started fires and wounded at least 21. In the southern city of Kherson, near the front lines, two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and wounding at least 14
By The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Air alerts sounded again and again in Kyiv and residents headed to shelters early Thursday morning, as a massive Russian attack on at least four cities started fires and injured at least 14 people in east and central Ukraine. Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a 9-year-old girl, reported Mayor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian strikes cities in east and central Ukraine, starting fires and wounding at least 14
By The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Explosions rocked Ukrainian cities overnight, as a massive Russian attack started fires and injured at least 14 people. Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a 9-year-old girl, reported Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and some residential and commercial buildings were damaged. At least six strikes hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
By Rebecca Santana And Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Under intense political pressure from fellow Democrats, the Biden administration announced late Wednesday that it was granting protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country. The move to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023 temporary protected status essentially makes it much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees
By Mary Clare Jalonick And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month. Brown’s confirmation on a 83-11 vote, months after President Joe Biden nominated him for the post, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement
By The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
HENRICO, Va. (AP) – The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia pscyhiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the state, county and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in restraining the man. A judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm
By Avet Demourian, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Wednesday after local Armenian forces there agreed to lay down their weapons following the latest outbreak of fighting in the decades-long separatist conflict. Authorities in the ethnic Armenian region that has run its affairs without international recognition since fighting broke out in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years
By The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take force in 2030. The move is among measures that water down green pledges the U.K. has made. Sunak says Britain remains committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to ... Read More »
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