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515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital
By The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities said Friday. The accident occurred Thursday evening in Beijing’s mountainous west on an above-ground portion of the sprawling subway system’s Changping line. Slippery tracks prompted automatic braking on the leading train. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunmen kill 11 people, injure several others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says
By The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and injured several others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday. The deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchistan province, Ali Reza Marhemati, said senior police officers and soldiers were killed and injured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new European aid, after setback in US
By Raf Casert And Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union failed to agree Thursday on a 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat, even as the bloc decided to open accession negotiations with the war-torn country. The aid was vetoed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, delivering another tough blow to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EU leaders fail to agree on a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine and on renegotiation of EU budget
By Raf Casert And Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders have failed to agree on a €50 billion ($55 billion) aid package for Ukraine and on the renegotiation of the EU budget, EU Council President Charles Michel said Thursday. The financial package could not be endorsed by all 27 leaders, who earlier Thursday agreed to open membership negotiations with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Against the odds, European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine
By Raf Casert And Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, a momentous moment and stunning reversal for a country at war that had struggled to find the backing for its membership aspirations and long faced obstinate opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. European Council President Charles Michel, who was chairing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jurors will begin deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers’ case
By Lindsay Whitehurst And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Jurors will begin deliberating on Thursday to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives. Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, are seeking tens of millions of dollars in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli defense minister vows to fight on in Gaza despite rising international pressure
By Najib Jobain And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel’s defense minister said Thursday it will take “more than several months” to destroy Hamas, predicting a drawn-out war even as his country and its top ally, the United States, face increasing international isolation and alarm over the devastation from Israel’s campaign in Gaza. Yoav Gallant’s comments ahead of talks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova
By Raf Casert, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. European Council President Charles Michel called it “a clear signal of hope for their people and our continent.” The decision was announced at a summit gathering leaders of the 27 EU countries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the decision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An emboldened, confident Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until Russia’s goals are met
By Harriet Morris, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – Emboldened by battlefield gains and flagging Western support for Ukraine, a relaxed and confident President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there would be no peace until Russia achieves its goals, which he says remain unchanged after nearly two years of fighting. It was Putin’s first formal news conference that Western media were allowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico’s search for people falsely listed as missing finds some alive, rampant poor record-keeping
By Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) – The Mexican government announced Thursday that its controversial effort to look for people falsely listed as missing has turned up 16,681 individuals who had returned to their homes but not notified the authorities. The nationwide effort was widely viewed as an attempt by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to pare down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until Russia’s goals, still unchanged, are achieved
By Harriet Morris, The Associated Press on December 14th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there would be no peace in Ukraine until the Kremlin realizes its goals, which remain unchanged after nearly two years of fighting that has sent tensions soaring between Moscow and the West. Speaking at a year-end news conference that lasted over four hours and offered him ... Read More »
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