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Top UN court opens hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on February 19th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Six days of hearings opened on Monday at the top United Nations court into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state. Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki is expected to open the presentation by Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice that is scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say 53 men massacred in Papua New Guinea tribal violence, Australian state media reports
By The Associated Press on February 18th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Police say 53 men have been massacred in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea, Australian state media reported on Monday. The men were shot dead in an ambush in Enga province in the remote highlands region of the South Pacific island nation, Australian Broadcasting Corp reported. Police in the capital of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 officers, 1 first responder killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota; suspect dead
By Steve Karnowski And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on February 18th, 2024
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – Two police officers and a first responder were shot and killed early Sunday and a third officer was injured at a suburban Minneapolis home in an exchange of gunfire while responding to a call involving an armed man who had barricaded himself inside with family, including seven children. The suspect in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect dead amid shooting that claimed the lives of 2 officers, 1 first responder, group says
By Steve Karnowski And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on February 18th, 2024
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – A suspect has died in connection with a shooting in Minnesota that claimed the lives of two police officers and a first responder early Sunday, a police organization says. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association says the negotiations with a suspect went on for four hours before a SWAT team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 officers, 1 first responder shot and killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota
By The Associated Press on February 18th, 2024
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – Two police officers and one first responder were shot and killed early Sunday while responding to a domestic abuse call in a Minneapolis suburb, according to an association that represents police officers. The deaths of the two Burnsville police officers and the first responder were confirmed by the Minnesota Police and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin is released on parole after serving 6 months in a hospital
By The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole early Sunday from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offenses. Thaksin was seen in a convoy of cars leaving the Police General Hospital just before sunrise and is believed to be headed to his residence in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia takes control of a city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops withdraw
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia claims it has control of a city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops withdrew
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrawal
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Kremlin that Russian forces were now working to clear the final pockets of resistance at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, officials said in a statement. Videos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death and says his mother is searching for his body
By Emma Burrows, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
Alexei Navalny ‘s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered,” but it is unclear where his body is. An official note handed to Navalny’s mother stated that he died at 2:17 p.m. local time Friday, Kira Yarmysh said. She added that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death and demands his body is returned to his family
By Emma Burrows, The Associated Press on February 17th, 2024
Alexei Navalny ‘s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered.” She demanded that his body be handed over to his family. An official note handed to Navalny’s mother stated that he died at 2:17 p.m. local time Friday, Kira Yarmysh said. ... Read More »
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