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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin is released on parole after serving 6 months in a hospital
By The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole early Sunday from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offenses. Thaksin was seen in a convoy of cars leaving the Police General Hospital just before sunrise and is believed to be headed to his residence in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia takes control of a city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops withdraw
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia claims it has control of a city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops withdrew
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrawal
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Kremlin that Russian forces were now working to clear the final pockets of resistance at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, officials said in a statement. Videos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death and says his mother is searching for his body
By Emma Burrows, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
Alexei Navalny ‘s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered,” but it is unclear where his body is. An official note handed to Navalny’s mother stated that he died at 2:17 p.m. local time Friday, Kira Yarmysh said. She added that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death and demands his body is returned to his family
By Emma Burrows, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
Alexei Navalny ‘s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered.” She demanded that his body be handed over to his family. An official note handed to Navalny’s mother stated that he died at 2:17 p.m. local time Friday, Kira Yarmysh said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine is withdrawing from Avdiivka, where outnumbered defenders held out for 4 months
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s military chief said early Saturday that he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, where outnumbered defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months. The timing is critical as Russia is looking for a morale boost ahead of the second anniversary on Feb. 24 of Moscow’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosion at Virginia home kills 1 firefighter and hospitalizes 9 firefighters and 2 civilians
By The Associated Press on February 16th, 2024
STERLING, Va. (AP) – An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak leveled a home in Sterling, Virginia, Friday night, killing a firefighter and injuring 11 other people, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the home on Silver Ridge Drive by a report of a gas smell shortly after 7:30 p.m. and a fiery explosion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine withdrawing from Avdiivka, where outnumbered defenders held out for 4 months
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 16th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s military chief said early Saturday that he’s withdrawing troops from Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, where they’ve battled a Russian assault for four months. In a short statement posted on Facebook early Saturday, Oleksandr Syrskyi said he had made the decision to avoid encirclement and “preserve the lives and health of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan has launched its flagship H3 rocket in a closely watched 2nd test after failed debut last year
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on February 16th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A new Japanese flagship H3 rocket lifted off from a space station in southwestern Japan on Saturday, reaching a planned trajectory and successfully releasing two payloads in a key second test flight a year after its failed debut launch. The H3 rocket blasted off from a launch pad at the Tanegashima Space ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan has launched its flagship H3 rocket in aclosely-watched 2nd test after failed debut last year
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on February 16th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A new Japanese flagship H3 rocket lifted off from a space station in southwestern Japan on Saturday in a key second test flight a year after its failed debut launch. The H3 rocket blasted off from a launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center two days after its originally scheduled liftoff which ... Read More »
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