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Prosecutors accuse Sen. Bob Menendez of introducing Qatari royal family member to aid NJ businessman
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New Jersey businessman before the company invested millions of dollars in the businessman’s real estate project, a rewritten indictment alleged Tuesday. The latest version of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Hamas official killed in a Beirut strike had been on Israel’s hit list for years
By Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Saleh Arouri, the deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group’s military wing, had been in Israel’s sights for years before he was killed in a drone strike in a southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him even before Hamas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military spokesman: Israeli forces are focused on Hamas but ready ‘for any scenario’
By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s military spokesman says the army remains focused on fighting Hamas after an explosion in Beirut that killed a senior leader of the Islamic militant group. The attack in Beirut, blamed on Israel, has raised concerns that Lebanon’s Hezbollah group could strike back in revenge. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, speaking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas’ second-highest ranking political leader Tuesday, marking a potential escalation of Israel’s war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict. Saleh Arouri, who was the most senior Hamas figure killed since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. Gay announced her departure, which came just months into her tenure, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri, who headed West Bank operations, killed in Beirut blast
By Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – An explosion in Beirut on Tuesday killed Saleh Arouri, a top official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas and three others, officials with Hamas and the Lebanese group Hezbollah said. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the blast killed four people and was carried out by an Israeli drone. Israeli officials declined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah’s TV station says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – The TV station of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri was killed Tuesday in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb. Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing, had headed the group’s presence in the West Bank. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
By Foster Klug And Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, with five people on the smaller plane killed, officials said. All 379 people on Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was engulfed in flames, Transport ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says it will defend itself against genocide accusations at world court filed by South Africa
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An Israeli official says Israel will defend itself against genocide accusations filed by South Africa with the world court. Eylon Levy, an official in the Israeli prime minister’s office, on Tuesday accused South Africa of “giving political and legal cover” to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that triggered Israel’s war ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Planes catch fire after a collision at Japan’s Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
By Foster Klug And Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The pilot of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plane catches fire on runway at Japan’s Haneda airport after collision, passengers reportedly safe
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s coast guard said five crewmembers are missing after a collision between its plane and a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport that led to a major fire. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima confirmed the collision between the coast guard aircraft MA722 and the Japan Airlines plane. The pilot has evacuated and ... Read More »
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