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13 Sierra Leone military officers are under arrest for trying to stage a coup, a minister says
By By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Attacks on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons were a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government’s spokesman said Tuesday. The attackers attempted to “overthrow the elected government of Sierra Leone,” Information Minister Chernor Bah said at a briefing to reporters about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days, minister says
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) – India’s transportation minister said Tuesday that all 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country’s north for more than two weeks have been pulled out after rescuers reached them earlier in the day. Nitin Gadkari, the minister of road transport and highways, said on X, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian rescuers reach 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel for 17 days, start pulling them out
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) – Cheers and jubilation erupted as rescuers in India on Tuesday reached 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country’s north and started pulling them out, officials said. After less than an hour, Kirti Panwar, a government spokesperson, said 34 workers had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sierra Leone attacks were a failed coup, a minister says, as 13 officers are arrested
By By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – The attacks Sunday on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons were a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government’s spokesman said Tuesday. The attackers attempted to “overthrow the elected government of Sierra Leone,” Information Minister Chernor Bah said at a briefing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian rescuers reach 41 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel for 17 days, start pulling them out
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) – Rescuers in India on Tuesday reached 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country’s north and started pulling them out, officials said. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the top elected official in the state of Uttarakhand where the accident occurred, said eight workers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attacks on Sierra Leone barracks and prisons were failed coup, minister says, as 13 arrested
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – The attacks Sunday on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons are a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government’s spokesman said Tuesday. The attackers attempted to “overthrow the elected government of Sierra Leone,” Information Minister Chernor Bah said as he briefed reporters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finland plans to close its entire border with Russia over migration concerns
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
HELSINKI (AP) – Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says Finland will close its entire border with Russia due to concerns over migration. Orpo made the announcement during a news conference on Tuesday. Finland had only one remaining border checkpoint open, located in the Arcticm after the government closed seven others because of a surge in arrivals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement
By Aamer Madhani And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has told Israel that it must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, senior U.S. officials said. The administration, seeking to avoid more large-scale civilian casualties or mass displacement like that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel and Hamas extend their truce, but it seems only a matter of time before the war resumes
By Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – A truce between Israel and Hamas entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with the militant group promising to release more civilian hostages to delay the expected resumption of the war and Israel under growing pressure to spare Palestinian civilians when the fighting resumes. The sides agreed to extend their truce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and free more hostages and prisoners
By Tia Goldenberg, Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 27th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, bringing the prospect of a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war and further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The announcement, made by Qatari Foreign Ministry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live updates | Israel-Hamas truce will be extended for 2 more days, Qatar says
By The Associated Press on November 27th, 2023
An agreement has been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce for another two days, the spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. Qatar, along with Egypt, has been the key mediator in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The announcement comes on the final day of a four-day truce between the warring sides, as ... Read More »
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