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Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive
By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 27th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas to more areas where the military had told Palestinians to seek shelter earlier in the war. Residents reported heavy bombing in the built-up Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court reverses former Nebraska US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s conviction of lying to federal authorities
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on December 26th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022 on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Appellate court reverses federal conviction against former Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on December 26th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps
By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 26th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza’s main telecom provider announced another “complete interruption” of services in the besieged territory. The military’s announcement of the new battle zone threatens further ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey’s parliamentary committee gives approval
By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press on December 26th, 2023
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. Sweden’s accession protocol will now need to be approved in the Turkish parliament’s general assembly for the last stage of ... Read More »
1 responseSweden moves one step closer to NATO membership after Turkish parliamentary committee gives approval
By The Associated Press on December 26th, 2023
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously non-aligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. Sweden’s accession protocol will now need to be approved in the general assembly for the last stage of the legislative ... Read More »
1 responseRussian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says
By The Associated Press on December 26th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The landing ship Novocherkassk was hit at a base in the city of Feodosia by plane-launched guided missiles, the ministry said. The ministry said two Ukrainian fighter jets were destroyed by anti-aircraft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception
By Samy Magdy, Najib Jobain And Josef Federman, The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
CAIRO (AP) – Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether, raising the possibility of a new round of diplomacy to halt a devastating Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian plan calls ... Read More »
1 responseEgypt floats an ambitious plan to end the Israel-Hamas war as Netanyahu vows to expand Gaza combat
By Samy Magdy, Najib Jobain And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
CAIRO (AP) – Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a cease-fire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said Monday. Word of the ... Read More »
1 responseA plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation leaves for India
By Christophe Ena And Angela Charlton, The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
VATRY, France (AP) – A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed on Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left about 300 Indians en route to Central America blocked inside a rural French airport for four days. Associated Press reporters outside the Vatry Airport in Champagne country saw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost
By The Associated Press on December 25th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle, nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. He ... Read More »
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