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Medicine for hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under first Israel-Hamas deal since November
By Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas arrived in Gaza on Wednesday, part of a France- and Qatar- mediated deal that marked the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November. The deal could bring respite to some of the ... Read More »
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By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas arrived in Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed al-Ansari, announced late Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter, that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. The attack on the Genco Picardy represented the second in recent days targeting vessels directly linked to America after U.S.-led strikes targeting the Houthis. It also underlined the risks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shipment of medicine for hostages held by Hamas arrives in Gaza
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – A spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry says a shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas has reached the Gaza Strip. The medicine arrived in Gaza on Wednesday as part of a deal mediated by France and Qatar. It was the first agreement between Israel and Hamas since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase
By Claire Savage, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced an American woman to 26 years in prison for helping to kill her mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali nearly a decade ago U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in Chicago sentenced Heather Mack, 28, for conspiring to kill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case
By David Sharp And Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A Maine judge on Wednesday paused an election official’s decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado. Trump’s lawyers appealed in state court when Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed the Republican front-runner from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan told the former president that his right to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 people
By Munir Ahmed And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group. Islamabad angrily denounced the attack as a “blatant violation” of its airspace and said it killed two children. Tuesday’s strike on Pakistan’s restive southwestern Baluchistan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over air strike that killed 2 people
By Munir Ahmed And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group. Islamabad angrily denounced the attack as a “blatant violation” of its airspace and said it killed two children. Tuesday’s strike on Pakistan’s restive southwestern Baluchistan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fireworks factory explodes in central Thailand causing multiple reported deaths
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, a rescue worker said. The exact death toll was not immediately clear, but Kritsada Manee-In, a rescue worker with the Samerkun Suphan Buri Rescue Foundation, estimated that around 15 to 17 people had been killed. Local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple deaths reported as firework factory explodes in central Thailand
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – An explosion at a firework factory in central Thailand killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, a rescue worker said. Workers were trying to confirm the exact number of deaths, said Kritsada Manee-In with the Samerkun Suphan Buri Rescue Foundation, but he estimated that around 15 to 17 people were killed. Photos ... Read More »
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