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Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test-ban treaty
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s military conducted drills on Wednesday, overseen by President Vladimir Putin, that simulated a nuclear strike in response to a nuclear attack and involved multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles. The Kremlin’s announcement of the exercise came hours after the upper house of the Russian parliament revoked the ratification of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief missions as Israeli bombings rise
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The U.N. warned on Wednesday that it is on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail relief efforts in the territory blockaded and devastated by Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ago. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist
By Ron Todt, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window – a confrontation police initially described as the officer shooting the driver after he lunged at him with a knife outside the car. Common Pleas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge reinstates charges against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
By Ron Todt, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A judge has reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window – a confrontation police initially described as the officer shooting the driver after he lunged at him with a knife outside the car. Common Pleas Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons. Fortunately, the vault was on a timer and opened on its own Wednesday morning, officials said. The fire department was called to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man in trapped jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons. Fortunately, the vault was on a timer and opened on its own Wednesday morning, officials said. The fire department was called to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A battle of wreaths erupts in the Arctic when Russian envoy puts his garland over Norway’s wreath
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A battle of wreaths erupted Wednesday when a Russian diplomat in the Arctic town of Kirkenes in northern Norway reportedly put his garland on top of Norway’s at a monument for the 1944 liberation of the region by Soviet troops. Magnus Mæland, the municipality mayor, then angrily removed the Russian wreath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. The decision by the top court’s 15-judge Grand Bench was its first on the constitutionality of Japan’s 2003 law requiring the removal of sex organs for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Otis weakens to Category 4 storm while heaving rains, flash floods batter southern Mexico
By José Antonio Rivera And MarÃa Verza, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people. Now a Category 4 storm, the hurricane was expected to continue to weaken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.N. warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and hit by devastating Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian parliament’s upper house rescinds ratification of global nuclear test ban
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – The upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday revoked the ratification of a global nuclear test ban in what Moscow has describes as a move to establish parity with the United States. The Federation Council voted to endorse a bill rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, also ... Read More »
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