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US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Speculation about a possible North Korean plan to refill Russia’s munition stores drained in its protracted war with Ukraine flared last month, when North ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military says it has carried out small raids into Gaza Strip
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military says for the first time that ground troops have been operating inside the Gaza Strip. In a statement Friday, the army said troops had entered Gaza to battle militants, destroy weapons and search for evidence about the missing hostages held by Hamas. The announcement did not appear to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6
By Hassan Ammar, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
ALMA Al-SHAAB, Lebanon (AP) – An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six others injured. An Associated Press photographer at the scene saw the body of the dead journalist and the six who were wounded, some of whom were rushed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind
By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first exploration of a metal world. Scientists believe it may be the battered remains of an early planet’s core, and could shed light ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A teacher is dead and 2 people are wounded after a France stabbing attack that echoes 2020 killing
By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin And Jeffrey Schaeffer, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
ARRAS, France (AP) – A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and critically wounded two other people in northern France on Friday, authorities said. The attack was being investigated as potential terrorism amid soaring global tensions over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinians began a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the besieged territory, an unprecedented order ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group. The U.N. warned that so many people fleeing en masse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A teacher dies and 2 people are wounded in stabbing in France. Antiterror police are investigating
By John Leicester And Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – A man armed with a knife killed a teacher at the high school in northern France he once attended and critically wounded another teacher and a security guard Friday, authorities said, an attack being investigated as potential terrorism amid soaring global tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas. French antiterror prosecutors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A teacher dies and 2 people are wounded in a stabbing in a French school. Terrorism is suspected
By The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – A man armed with a knife killed a teacher and wounded two others on Friday in an attack at a school in northern France. Antiterror prosecutors said they were taking over the investigation into the attack in the city of Arras, some 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Paris. Interior Minister Gerald ... Read More »
1 responseFrench media say a teacher was killed and others injured in a rare school stabbing
By The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – French media say that a teacher has been killed and children injured in a stabbing in a school in northern France. French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to the scene in the city of Arras. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says that the attacker was arrested. French broadcasters France Info and BFM report ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s military told some 1 million Palestinians on Friday to evacuate northern Gaza and head to the southern part of the besieged territory, an unprecedented order applying to almost half the population ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group. The U.N. warned that so many people fleeing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An employee at Israel’s Embassy in Beijing was attacked in unclear circumstances and is hospitalized
By Ken Moritsugu And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – An employee of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was attacked on Friday and later hospitalized, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. China did not immediately acknowledge the assault. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the attack, though it comes after Israel had criticized China for its statement that followed Hamas’ unprecedented and deadly ... Read More »
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