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Police say 2 Swedes are fatally shot in Brussels. Premier links the attack to terrorism
By Sylvain Plazy And Raf Casert, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has linked the shooting deaths of two Swedes in central Brussels to “terrorism.” “I have just offered my sincere condolences to @SwedishPM following tonight’s harrowing attack on Swedish citizens in Brussels,” De Croo said. He added on X, formerly known as Twitter, “As close partners the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NJ man arrested in airport parking garage shooting that killed 1 Philadelphia officer, wounded 2nd
By The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – One man has been arrested and at least two other people are being sought in an airport parking garage shooting that killed a Philadelphia police officer and injured another last week, authorities said. Yobranny Martinez Fernandez, 18, of Camden County, New Jersey, was arrested before dawn Monday in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Belgium say 2 people have been killed in a shooting in Brussels
By The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – Two people were killed in a shooting late Monday in central Brussels, Belgian police said. Media reports aired amateur videos showing a man shooting several times near a station using a large weapon, and Belgian broadcasters said the two victims were Swedes. The Swedish national team was scheduled to play Belgium at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest made in airport parking garage shooting that killed Philadelphia officer and injured another
By The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A suspect has been arrested in an airport parking garage shooting that killed a Philadelphia police officer and injured another last week, authorities said. Police have scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to release further details... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case
By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and the judge’s staff. The order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is a milestone moment in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Settlement over Trump family separations at the border seeks to limit future separations for 8 years
By Rebecca Santana And Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A settlement filed Monday in a long-running lawsuit over the Trump administration’s separation of parents and their children at the border bars the government from similar separations for eight years while also providing benefits like the ability for their parents to come to America and work, according to the Biden administration. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humanitarian aid is stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals, water supply
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters rampaged through southern Israel. As the enclave’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran and Hezbollah not to ‘test us’ in the north
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran and Hezbollah not to “test us” in the north. Netanyahu gave a speech in the Israeli Knesset on Monday in which he said the world needed to unit to defeat Hamas. He said “this war is also your war,” and he compared Hamas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humanitarian aid is stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters rampaged through southern Israel. As the enclave’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert
By The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert, as France’s president cut short travel plans abroad to host a security meeting Monday. The prefecture of the northern Pas-de-Calais region said the decision was made to evacuate the high school ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military says Palestinian militants are holding 199 hostages
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military says Hamas and other Palestinian militants are holding 199 hostages in Gaza, higher than previous estimates. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a military spokesman, said Monday that the families have been notified. He did not specify whether that number includes foreigners, or say who is holding them. Most ... Read More »
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