March 28th, 2024

World News

A wildfire scorching the Texas Panhandle has grown to the largest in state history

By Sean Murphy And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) – A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday, growing to nearly 1,700 square miles (4,400 square kilometers) of scorched rural ranchlands and destroyed homes. The Smokehouse Creek Fire has merged with another blaze and is 3% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The ... Read More »

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Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate

By Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) – Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will step down from the post in November. Cornyn, who served as McConnell’s No. 2 in leadership before he was term-limited ... Read More »

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Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as witnesses say Israeli forces fire on crowd waiting for aid

By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials. Hospital officials initially reported an Israeli strike ... Read More »

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EU to begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over previous government policies

By The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s powerful Commission announced on Thursday that it will begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to widespread backsliding on fundamental democratic principles. The move had been expected after Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised “good ... Read More »

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Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid kills 70, Gaza officials say, taking war’s toll past 30,000

By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – A strike early Thursday on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City killed at least 70 people, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, health officials said. Gaza City and the surrounding areas in the enclave’s north were ... Read More »

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Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear conflict

By Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Putin’s warning came in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all ... Read More »

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Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 70 killed in strike on Palestinians waiting for aid

By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 70 people were killed in a strike on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid. Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said another 280 were wounded in the strike early Thursday in Gaza City. The Israeli military says it is looking into the reports. ... Read More »

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Death toll in Gaza war passes 30,000, Health Ministry says

By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday that over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly five months ago. The deadliest violence in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people, mostly ... Read More »

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Putin pays tribute to Russian national unity as fighting grinds on in Ukraine

By The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity amid the fighting in Ukraine in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win. Speaking to an audience of lawmakers and top officials televised live nationwide, Putin said that Russia was “defending its sovereignty and security and ... Read More »

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Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza kills and wounds dozens

By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An apparent Israeli strike on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday has killed and wounded dozens, according to a local hospital official. Dr. Jadallah Shafai, the head of the nursing department at Shifa Hospital, told the Al Jazeera network that around 50 people ... Read More »

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