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UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. The parliamentary logjam that had stalled the legislation for two months was finally broken just after midnight when the unelected House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK prime minister urges upper chamber to cave in on efforts to block Rwanda deportation law
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday pledged that deportation flights to Rwanda would begin this summer as he called on the unelected House of Lords to stop blocking his key policy for ending the tide of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel. Legislation clearing the way for the flights ... Read More »
1 responseReview of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since 2011. The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency known as UNRWA had participated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | David Pecker takes the stand as first witness in Trump’s hush money trial
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Defense calls Trump ‘innocent’ in opening statements in hush money trial
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7
By Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – The head of Israeli military intelligence said Monday he would resign because of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the stunning failure to anticipate or quickly respond to the deadliest assault in Israel’s history. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s decision could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ 2016 election, prosecutors allege in opening statements
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors alleged Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. The commencement of the proceedings set the stage for weeks of unsavory and salacious testimony about Trump’s personal life and placing his legal troubles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A prosecutor says Donald Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Matthew Colangelo, a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, made the remarks during opening statements Monday at Trump’s historic hush money trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and denies wrongdoing. THIS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns, which had been struck down by lower courts. The justices by a 5-4 vote had previously intervened to keep the regulation in effect during the legal fight. Ghost guns, which lack serial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First deportation flights will leave UK for Rwanda in 10-12 weeks, Prime Minister Sunak pledges
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday that the country’s first deportation flights to Rwanda could leave in 10-12 weeks as he promised to end the Parliamentary deadlock over a key policy promise before an election expected later this year. Sunak made the comments at a news conference, making his case directly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over his role in failing to prevent Oct. 7 attack
By Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resignation could set the stage for ... Read More »
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