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Israeli airstrike kills a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, an official says
By Karem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – A Lebanese security official said Monday that an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed a senior commander of the militant group Hezbollah. The assassination comes as clashes between Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and the Israeli military along the Lebanon-Israel border have intensified. It comes nearly a week after an Israeli strike killed top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea again fires near the sea border with the South, as its leader’s sister mocks Seoul
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea again fired artillery shells near its tense sea boundary with the South on Sunday, as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked the South’s ability to detect its weapons launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff dismissed Kim Yo Jong’s statement as “a comedy-like, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea accuses North of firing artillery into sea for 3rd straight day, as Kim sister mocks it
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea accused North Korea of firing artillery shells near their tense sea boundary for a third straight day on Sunday, as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked the South’s ability to detect its weapons launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff dismissed Kim Yo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea says North Korea has fired artillery near their sea boundary for a third straight day.
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says North Korea has fired artillery shells near the rivals’ tense sea boundary for a third straight day. South Korea’s military says the North fired more than 90 rounds on Sunday afternoon. It says South Korea strongly urges North Korea to halt provocative acts. THIS IS A BREAKING ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border
By The Associated Press on January 6th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea conducted a new round of artillery firing drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North fired more than 60 rounds near the western sea boundary. A day earlier, North Korea fired about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The United Arab Emirates on Saturday acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents as it hosted the United Nations COP28 climate talks last month. The trial likely includes a prominent activist lauded by rights group abroad. The state-run WAM news agency quoted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes
By Hiro Komae, Ayaka Mcgill And Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on January 5th, 2024
WAJIMA, Japan (AP) – The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 earlier in the day, but two more deaths were reported in Anamizu, while officials in Ishikawa prefecture, the hardest-hit region, held their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on January 5th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his hands. The officer, Randy Roedema, was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-officer gets 14 months jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on January 5th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his hands. The officer, Randy Roedema, was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Colorado police officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail, avoids prison
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on January 5th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his hands. The officer, Randy Roedema, was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Colorado officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on January 5th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – A former Colorado officer was sentenced Friday to 14 months in jail in the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who was stopped by police while walking home in 2019. McClain’s death helped galvanize racial justice protests the following year. Colorado District Judge Mark Warner sentenced ex-Aurora police officer Randy ... Read More »
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