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An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community during the summer of 2022. Muhammad Syed faces life in prison for killing 41-year-old Aftab Hussein on July 26, 2022. He also will stand trial in the coming months in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation
By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. “We’ve arrived at a point where each side has been making clear to the other its perspective,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria
By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes, residents and a state official told The Associated Press on Monday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen attacked communities in Kaduna state’s Kajuru council area on Saturday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghan refugee convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Afghan refugee has been found guilty of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community during the summer of 2022. Jurors returned the verdict Monday. Muhammad Syed faces to life in prison in the killing of 41-year-old Aftab Hussein on July 26, 2022. He also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war
By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, according to the White House. The call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli officials were quick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection
By Morgan Lee, Nicholas Riccardi And Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy pastor who rode to national political fame by embracing then-President ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era
By Emma Burrows, Dasha Litvinova And Jim Heintz, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a predetermined landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition and”¯free speech since Soviet times. While the result was never in doubt, Russians attempted to defy the inevitable outcome, heeding a call to protest Putin’s repression ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin gets 5th term in election that was never in doubt, after harshest crackdown since Soviet era
By Emma Burrows, Dasha Litvinova And Jim Heintz, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
Election commission results on Monday showed that President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term with an overwhelming number of votes, in an election that held little suspense after the harshest crackdown on the opposition and”¯free speech since Soviet times. After facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices, Putin was set to extend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin declared winner of a presidential race that was never in doubt
By Emma Burrows, Dasha Litvinova And Jim Heintz, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
President Vladimir Putin basked in an election victory that was never in doubt, as officials said Monday that he had won his fifth term with a record number of votes, underlining the Russian leader’s total control of the country’s political system. After facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices, Putin was set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin hails electoral victory that was preordained, after harshly suppressing opposition voices
By Emma Burrows, Dasha Litvinova And Jim Heintz, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024
President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results underlined the Russian leader’s total control of the country’s political system. After facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices, Putin was set to extend his nearly quarter-century rule for six more years. Even with little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills’ end
By Hyung-jin Kim And Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a parliamentary session that North Korea fired “a number of” ... Read More »
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