World News
Jordan, a key US ally, recalls its ambassador from Israel in protest of war in Gaza
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Jordan, a key U.S. ally, said Wednesday it has recalled its ambassador from Israel and told Israel’s ambassador to remain out of the country in protest over the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ayman al-Safadi, who is also the foreign minister, said the return of the ambassadors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas-run government says Israel strikes apartment buildings in Gaza refugee camp for second day
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Hamas-run government in Gaza says Israeli airstrikes have hit apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City for a second day in a row, causing many deaths and injuries. The toll from Wednesday’s strikes was not immediately known. Al-Jazeera television, which is still reporting from northern Gaza, aired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza’s phone and internet connections are cut off again, as Israeli troops battle Hamas militants
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Dozens of people could be seen entering the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt on Wednesday. It appeared to be the first time foreign passport holders have been allowed to leave the besieged territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war more than three weeks ago. Hundreds have gathered at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maine gunman may have targeted businesses over delusions they were disparaging him online
By Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
Maine State Police documents released Tuesday shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston may have targeted those locations. State police interviewed a woman three hours after the shooting who said 40-year-old Robert Card believed the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, Schemengees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natalee Holloway’s confessed killer returns to Peru to serve out sentence in another murder
By The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
LIMA, Peru (AP) – A Dutchman who recently confessed to killing American high school student Natalee Holloway in 2005 in Aruba was returned to Peru on Tuesday to serve the remainder of his prison sentence for murdering a Peruvian woman. Joran van der Sloot arrived in Lima in the custody of law enforcement. The South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described ‘dangerous’ abortions
By Summer Ballentine, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri appeals court has ruled against a Republican-written description of abortion-rights ballot measures, calling his summaries partisan in nature. The Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday largely upheld descriptions of the constitutional amendments that were rewritten by a lower court judge to be more impartial. The summaries are used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Kenya, King Charles III expresses ‘greatest sorrow and the deepest regret’ for past violence
By Evelyne Musambi And Emmanuel Igunza, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – King Charles III has expressed “greatest sorrow and the deepest regret” for the “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” committed against Kenyans as they sought independence, during a speech on his first day of a four-day visit. But he didn’t explicity apologize for Britain’s actions in its former colony, as many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel
By Mary Clare Jalonick (), The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43. He has promised to stand side by side with Israel’s leaders as they respond to the militant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Japan capture gunman after 8-hour hostage drama at post office
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Police in Japan ended an eight-hour standoff with a gunman at a post office Tuesday by capturing the suspect after two hostages were freed safely – an attack authorities said could be related to an earlier shooting at a hospital. The man had entered the post office with a gun in Warabi, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police reportedly capture gunman who held staff member hostage in a Japanese post office for 8 hours
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese police have captured a gunman who holed up at a post office and have rescued a member of staff who was held hostage, NHK television reported Tuesday. It followed a more than eight-hour standoff with the man, who entered the post office with a gun in Warabi, north of Tokyo, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made threats in the latest security incident
By The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paris police opened fire Tuesday on a woman who allegedly made threatening remarks on a train, the latest security incident in the country that has been on heightened anti-terror alert since a fatal stabbing at a school blamed on an Islamic extremist. Police said they had no immediate information on the woman’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
