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Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war as death toll in an Israeli strike rises to 106
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. The proposal, worked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend’s bloodshed
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) – At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 15. Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital watched frantic Palestinians carry the dead, including a baby, and wounded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 70 are killed in central Gaza, in one of the war’s deadliest strikes
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) – At least 70 people were killed in Gaza in one of the deadliest strikes of the war, health officials said Sunday, while Israel’s leaders acknowledged the “very heavy price” after 15 soldiers were killed in combat over the weekend. Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital watched frantic Palestinians carry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 60 are killed in central Gaza in one of the war’s deadliest strikes
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) – Dozens were killed in Gaza on Sunday in one of the deadliest strikes of the war, while Israel’s leaders acknowledged the “very heavy price” after 15 soldiers were killed in combat over the weekend. The strike hit the Maghazi refugee camp, east of Deir al-Balah. Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 49 dead in one of deadliest strikes since Gaza war began
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) – Palestinian health officials say at least 49 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza. It’s one of the deadliest strikes since Israel declared war against Gaza’s Hamas rulers following a deadly cross-border attack by the Islamic militant group. The strike took place Sunday night in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital’s city hall
By The Associated Press on December 24th, 2023
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend. The country’s populist authorities have denied rigging the vote. President Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paramedics were convicted in Elijah McClain’s death. That could make other first responders pause
By Colleen Slevin And Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine to Elijah McClain in 2019 – a jury verdict that experts said could have a chilling effect on first responders around the country. The case involving the 23-year-old Black man’s death was the first among several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine
By Colleen Slevin And Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain ““ a jury verdict that experts said could have a chilling effect on first responders around the country. The case over the 23-year-old Black man’s death was the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine
By Colleen Slevin And Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold. It was the last trial against police and paramedics charged in the death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man whose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah man is charged with killing 2-year-old boy, and badly injuring his twin sister
By The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
ROY, Utah (AP) – A Utah man who served two years in prison breaking a child’s arm seven years ago was charged Friday with killing a 2-year-old boy and badly injuring his twin sister, Weber County prosecutors said. Jonathan Allen Dunn of Roy is charged with aggravated murder, aggravated child abuse and two counts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court rejects prosecutor’s push to fast-track ruling in election subversion case
By Mark Sherman And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results. The ruling is a scheduling win for Trump and his lawyers, who have sought ... Read More »
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