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Judge says Nashville school shooter’s writings can’t be released as victims’ families have copyright
By Travis Loller, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday. Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles found that The Covenant School children and parents hold the copyright to any writings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungary’s Orbán meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit from a European leader
By Justin Spike And Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting with a European leader to discuss peace proposals for Ukraine. Orbán’s visit comes only days after he made a similar unannounced trip to Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and proposed that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungary’s Orbán arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin, a rare visit from a European leader
By The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Orbán’s press chief said Friday, a rare visit to Russia by a European leader since it invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. Orbán’s visit comes only days after he made a similar unannounced trip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
By Jon Gambrell And Nasser Karimi, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iranians began voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Voters face a choice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The knife-wielding man attacked Lee Jae-myung, head of the liberal Democratic Party, South Korea’s biggest political party, in January after approaching him asking for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil police indict ex-President Bolsonaro for money laundering, criminal association, sources say
By Mauricio Savarese And Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazil’s federal police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations. A second source confirmed the indictment, although not for which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US citizen Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by Moscow court. He’s sentenced to 12.5 years
By The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Thursday, court officials and his lawyers said. He was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US citizen Robert Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court
By The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Thursday. He was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group. Russian media reported that his name matches a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu will dispatch negotiators to resume Gaza cease-fire talks, an Israeli official says
By Josef Federman, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will dispatch negotiators to resume Gaza cease-fire talks. The decision on Thursday comes a day after Hamas submitted a new response a a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire. The Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, says Netanyahu has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
By Tia Goldenberg And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – An Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group says the government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank. It is the latest move by Israel’s hard-line government to beef up the settlements as part of a strategy to cement Israel’s control over the West Bank and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years
By Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – An Iranian-born Norwegian man was found guilty of terrorism on Thursday in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Two people were killed and nine were seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations, chiefly outside the London Pub, a popular gay ... Read More »
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