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Nigel becomes a hurricane but poses no immediate threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – A rapidly intensifying storm in the Atlantic has developed into a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday Nigel is a fast-spaced storm that is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane. It poses no immediate threat to land. At 6 a.m. EDT, Hurricane Nigel was about 935 miles (1,510 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$6 billion in Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key for prisoner swap with US
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States, an Iranian official said Monday. Nasser Kanaani made the comment during a news conference aired on state television, but the feed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high of activity the island calls harassment
By The Associated Press on September 17th, 2023
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry said Monday was a daily record in recent times. The planes were detected between 6 a.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, the ministry said. As is customary, they turned back before reaching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in a new daily high in recent times
By The Associated Press on September 17th, 2023
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in new daily high in recent times. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that it detected the planes in the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. on Monday. China’s military regularly sends planes over waters south and west of Taiwan. The island’s Defense Ministry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his way home after concluding a trip to Russia’s Far East
By Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on September 17th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Russian media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way back home after concluding a trip to Russia’s Far East. Russian state news agency RIA says a farewell ceremony was held for Kim on Sunday. Since entering Russia aboard his armored train last Tuesday, Kim had met ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlantic storm Lee makes landfall in Canada with winds of 70 miles per hour, 1 man killed in Maine
By Robert F. Bukaty And David Sharp, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2023
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) – Storm Lee made landfall late Saturday afternoon in Nova Scotia, Canada, at near-hurricane strength, but not before it brought high winds, rough surf and torrential rains to a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada, toppling trees, swamping coastlines, cutting power to tens of thousands and claiming one life. ... Read More »
1 responseRepublican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial
By Paul J. Weber And Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted Saturday of all charges at a historic impeachment trial that divided Republicans over whether to remove a powerful defender of former President Donald Trump after years of scandal and criminal charges. The verdict reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state and is a ... Read More »
1 responseTexas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is on the brink of a verdict as senators end deliberations
By Paul J. Weber And Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate on Saturday ended deliberations over whether Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office, putting the Republican’s historic impeachment trial on the brink of a verdict. The jury of 30 senators, most of whom are Republicans, spent about eight hours deliberating behind closed doors. A two-thirds majority ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers and a warship on a visit to Russia’s Far East
By Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers and a warship in its Pacific fleet on Saturday as he continued a trip in Russia’s Far East that has sparked Western concerns about an arms alliance that could fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. After arriving in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects Russian nuclear-capable bombers on a visit to Russia’s Far East
By Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russian nuclear-capable bombers and other warplanes in Russia’s Far East on Saturday as he continued a trip that has sparked Western concerns about an arms alliance that could fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. After arriving in the city of Artyom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kim Jong Un arrives in Russian port city where he is shown Russian nuclear-capable bombers
By Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday arrived in Russia’s far eastern port of Vladivostok, where he was shown nuclear-capable bombers as he continued a trip that has sparked Western concerns about an arms alliance that could fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. Kim’s to visit to ... Read More »
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