By Isabel Debre, Julia Frankel And Sam Magdy, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel on Saturday expanded its ground operation in Gaza with infantry and armored vehicles backed by “massive” strikes from the air and sea, including the bombing of Hamas tunnels – a key target in its campaign to crush the territory’s ruling group after its bloody incursion in Israel three weeks ago. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Isabel Debre And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel is expanding its ground operation in Gaza with infantry and armored vehicles backed by “massive” strikes from the air and sea, the Israeli military spokesman said Saturday. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that “the forces are still on the ground and are continuing the war.” Previously, troops had conducted brief nightly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Isabel Debre And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military spokesman says Israel is expanding its ground operation in Gaza with infantry and armored vehicles backed by “massive” strikes from the air and sea. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Saturday that “the forces are still on the ground and are continuing the war.” Earlier Saturday, the military had released ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of the death ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, Iranian state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer And Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – The Army reservist who opened fire in a bowling alley and then at a bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people, was found dead Friday from a self-inflicted gunshot, ending an intensive two-day search that had the state on edge. Robert Card, a firearms instructor who grew up in the area, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer And Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – The man wanted in the mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that killed 18 people and wounded 13 was found dead Friday, bringing an end to a search that put the entire state of Maine on edge for the last two days. Robert Card, who was wanted in connection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Friday calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the first United Nations response to the war. The 193-member world body adopted the resolution by a vote of 120-14 with 45 abstentions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer And Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – A man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine has been found dead, authorities said Friday. Robert Card, who was wanted in connection with the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, is believed to have died of a self-inflicted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Didi Tang, Matthew Lee And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to meet on the sidelines of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, according to a U.S. official familiar with the planning. The two sides worked out an agreement in principle to hold a meeting during the summit as Chinese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer And Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at ... Read More »
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