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Russian private jet carrying six people believed to have crashed in Afghanistan, officials say
By Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday in a mountainous area near Zebak district in Badakhshan province, regional spokesman Zabihullah Amiri said, adding that a rescue team had been dispatched to the area. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian private jet carrying six people believed to have crashed in Afghanistan. Rescue underway
By The Associated Press on January 21st, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday in a mountainous area near Zebak district in Badakhshan province, regional spokesman Zabihullah Amiri said, adding that a rescue team had been dispatched to the area. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 5 Iranian advisers, officials say
By Alberte Aji And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. The Syrian army said the building in the tightly guarded western Damascus neighborhood of Mazzeh was entirely destroyed, adding that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection
By By Jean-yves Kamale, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region. “I am taking back the baton of command that you entrusted to me. We want a more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the “rat hole”
By The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the “rat hole.” The indentation in the pavement on West Roscoe Street resembles the outline of a rat, claws tail and all. It was reported Friday on social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Congo’s Tshisekedi sworn in for second term as president, promising to unite, secure the nation
By By Jean-yves Kamale, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region. “I am taking back the baton of command that you entrusted to me. We want a more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 4 Iranian advisers, officials say
By Alberte Aji And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least four Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. The Syrian army said the building in the tightly guarded western Damascus neighborhood of Mazzeh was entirely destroyed, adding that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 4 Iranian advisers, state media say
By Alberte Aji And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least four Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. Iranian state television said four advisers from the Revolutionary Guard had been killed in the strike in Damascus, without identifying them, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reported Israeli airstrike on Damascus kills commander with Iran’s elite Quds Force
By Alberte Aji And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing a commander and one of his deputies, Syrian state media and an Iranian media outlet reported. Iran’s Student News Network, a hard-line outlet close to the Guard’s all-volunteer Basij branch, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A reported Israeli airstrike on Syria destroys a building used by Iranian paramilitary officials
By Alberte Aji And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital, Damascus, destroyed Saturday a building used by Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard killing and wounding 10 people, state media outlets and an official with an Iran-backed group said. An opposition war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said at least five people were killed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrike on Damascus destroys building used by Iranian paramilitary officials
By Alberte Aji And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital, Damascus, destroyed Saturday a building used by Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard killing and wounding 10 people, state media outlets and an official with an Iran-backed group said. An opposition war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said at least five people were killed ... Read More »
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