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An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30
By Wafaa Shurafa And Sam Metz, The Associated Press on July 27th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens of people, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls’ school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to Al ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrike hits school in Gaza, killing at least 30
By Wafaa Shurafa And Sam Metz, The Associated Press on July 27th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli airstrikes hit a school and a hospital in central Gaza on Saturday as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls’ school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to Al Aqsa Hospital and pronounced dead after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders the evacuation of part of a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza
By Wafaa Shurafa And Sam Metz, The Associated Press on July 27th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel’s military ordered the evacuation of a part of a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza ahead of a planned strike on Khan Younis on Saturday, as the country’s negotiators prepare to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire. The evacuation order is in response to rocket fire that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders the evacuation of an area designated as a humanitarian zone in Gaza
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on July 27th, 2024
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel’s military ordered the evacuation Saturday of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants in Khan Younis, including parts of Muwasi, a makeshift tent camp where thousands are seeking refuge. The order comes in response to rocket ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
By Jim Gomez, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing’s forces in the South China Sea and no confrontations were reported, Philippine officials said. It was the first Philippine government supply trip to the Second Thomas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Philippines says its forces sailed to hotly disputed shoal guarded by China without any clashes
By Jim Gomez, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing’s forces in the South China Sea and no confrontations were reported, Philippine officials said. It was the first Philippine government supply trip to the Second Thomas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
By The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI said former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt on July 13, as the agency moved Friday to clarify what happened after nearly two weeks of confusion and conflicting accounts. In a statement issued Friday evening, the FBI said “what struck former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
By The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in 1998. Taberon Dave Honie is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8. During a two-day commutation hearing, Honie asked the state parole board to commute his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
By Rebecca Boone And John Antczak, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
A tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states has been found, and the pilot on board is dead, authorities said Friday. A Grant County Search and Rescue team located the aircraft Friday morning and confirmed the death, said Lisa Clark, a Bureau of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A tanker plane is missing in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
By Rebecca Boone And John Antczak, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
A single-pilot tanker plane disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states, and the search has come up empty so far, authorities said Friday. The plane went missing Thursday while fighting the Falls Fire, near the town of Seneca on the edge of the Malheur National Forest. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California’s largest wildfire is 0% contained 2 days after it reportedly began with a burning car
By Rebecca Boone And John Antczak, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
More than 130 structures have been destroyed and thousands more remain threatened by California’s largest active wildfire days after a man was seen ditching a burning car, authorities said. The Park Fire started Wednesday when a man pushed a burning car into a gully in Chico and then calmly blended in with others fleeing the ... Read More »
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