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Christopher Luxon wins New Zealand election after incumbent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins concedes
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – Former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday. People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. The exact makeup of Luxon’s conservative government is still to be determined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has failed
By Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Three leading advocates for constitutional change in Australia conceded defeat on Saturday in a referendum that would have created an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Australian Broadcasting Corp. said based on early vote counting that the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia have rejected the amendment that would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinians stream south in Gaza as Israel urges mass evacuation and stages brief ground incursions
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after the Israeli military ordered nearly half the population to evacuate south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinians flee within Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation and stages brief ground incursions
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after Israel ordered nearly half the population to flee south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive, as the war appeared set to escalate a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel has ordered ... Read More »
1 responsePalestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation with ground attack looming
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza after Israel’s military urged about 1 million people to leave for the territory’s south ahead of an expected ground invasion following the surprise attack a week ago by the ruling Hamas militant group – despite warnings from the U.N. that evacuating nearly half of Gaza’s population ... Read More »
1 responseFrench authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism
By John Leicester, Jeffrey Schaeffer And Sam Petrequin, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
ARRAS, France (AP) – A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, authorities said. France raised its threat alert to its highest level, and the attack was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Jordan, of Ohio, will now try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority around his bid ahead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s Netanyahu vows to ‘destroy’ Hamas, says Gaza offensive still in early stages
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas as the army prepares for an expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu delivered the threat in a nationally televised address late Friday. Israel has been pounding Gaza with airstrikes since Hamas militants carried out an unprecedented cross-border attack last Saturday, ... Read More »
1 responsePennsylvania seeks to expand public awareness of its Indigenous culture and history
By The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s absence of federally recognized tribal nations means there’s been an incomplete picture of its Native American culture and history, officials said Friday as they announced a grant-funded program designed to change that. The Pennsylvania Tourism Office, in partnership with Lehigh University’s Institute for Indigenous Studies and with input from federally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A teacher is dead and 3 people are wounded after a France stabbing attack that echoes a 2020 killing
By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin And Jeffrey Schaeffer, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
ARRAS, France (AP) – France’s national counterterrorism prosecutor said Friday that several people have been detained in an investigation into a school stabbing that left one teacher dead and three people wounded. Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said the wounded include a teacher, a security agent and a cleaning worker. He said “³several people are in custody”³ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas says 70 people, mostly women and children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s fleeing convoys
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Hamas officials say that 70 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on convoys fleeing Gaza City. Hamas’ media office says the cars were struck in three places as they headed south from Gaza City. It was not immediately clear who the target of the airstrikes was, or ... Read More »
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