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Ex-ambassador charged with serving as secret agent for Cuba’s intelligence services for decades
By Joshua Goodman And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a covert agent for Cuba’s intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department said Monday. Newly unsealed court papers allege that Manuel Rocha engaged in “clandestine activity” on Cuba’s behalf since at least 1981, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guinea-Bissau’s president dissolves the nation’s parliament after last week’s failed coup
By The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) – Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the West African nation’s parliament, according to a presidential decree issued on Monday that cited last week’s shootout which the government said was a failed coup. “The date for holding the next legislative elections will be set in due time in accordance with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday. The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakushima island during a training mission. The body of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts for the second day as 12 climbers remain missing
By Rahma Nurjana, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesian authorities halted Monday the search for 12 climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again, unleashing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said. The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered earlier in the day – while searching for those missing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel’s military renewed calls Monday for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip. The expanded operations, following the expiration of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Divers have found wreckage, remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday. The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakushima island during a training mission. The body of one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Divers have discovered wreckage, remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, Air Force says
By The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday. The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American crew crashed last Wednesday off Yakushima island during a training mission. The body of one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders mass evacuations as it widens offensive; Palestinians are running out of places to go
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military on Monday renewed its calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip. The expanded offensive, following the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 12 climbers are still missing
By Rahma Nurjana, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2023
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) – The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for 12 apparently still missing. Marapi has stayed at the third highest of four alert levels since 2011, a level indicating above normal volcanic activity and prohibiting climbers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 22 climbers are still missing
By Rahma Nurjana, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2023
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) – The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for at least 22 others reportedly missing. Mount Marapi in Agam district in West Sumatra province spewed thick columns of ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swathe of neighboring Guyana
By Regina Garcia Cano And Jorge Rueda, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2023
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana, the country’s electoral authority announced. Few voters could be seen at voting centers throughout the voting period, but the National Electoral Council claimed more than ... Read More »
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