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Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. The announcement came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with Austin at the Pentagon. And it ... Read More »
1 responseUS Defense chief Austin says US will provide $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. The announcement came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with Austin at the Pentagon. And it ... Read More »
1 responseA British neonatal nurse convicted of killing 7 babies is found guilty of trying to kill a baby girl
By The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others was convicted Tuesday of trying to kill another infant in her care. Lucy Letby, 34, was accused of attempting to murder a baby girl in February 2016 after a previous jury could ... Read More »
1 responseA stampede at a religious event in India has killed at least 60 people
By Biswajeet Banerjee, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
LUCKNOW, India (AP) – A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 60 and left scores injured, officials said Tuesday, adding the toll could rise. Attendees had rushed to leave the makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba, local media reported. Video of the ... Read More »
1 responseAt least 60 are dead and scores are injured after a stampede at a religious event in northern India
By Biswajeet Banerjee, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
LUCKNOW, India (AP) – At least 60 people are dead and scores are injured after a stampede at a religious gathering of thousands of people in northern India, officials said Tuesday. More than 150 people were admitted to hospitals after the crush in a village in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state, medical official Umesh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 27 are dead and scores are injured after a stampede at a religious event in northern India
By Biswajeet Banerjee, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
LUCKNOW, India (AP) – At least 27 people are dead and scores are injured after a stampede at a religious gathering of thousands of people in northern India, officials said Tuesday. More than 150 were admitted to hospitals after the crush in a village in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state, medical official Umesh Tripathi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungary’s leader is in Ukraine. It’s the first visit by Russia’s top EU ally since the war began
By Justin Spike, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighboring country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 as Budapest has repeatedly broken ranks with the rest of the European Union and leaned toward Moscow. Orbán’s visit was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials say at least 27 are killed in a stampede at a religious event in India
By The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
LUCKNOW, India (AP) – Officials say at least 27 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India. More than 150 people were admitted to hospitals after the crush that occurred in a village in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, said medical official Umesh Tripathi. He said the death toll ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungary’s leader is in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy. It’s his first visit since the war began
By Justin Spike, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Orbán’s press chief confirmed to Hungarian news agency MTI that the prime minister had arrived in the Ukrainian capital in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy in his first visit since the war began
By The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It is his first visit to the country since the war began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Orbán’s press chief confirmed to Hungarian news agency MTI that the prime minister had arrived ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength as it razes southeast Caribbean islands
By Dánica Coto And Kofi Jones, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) – Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean. Beryl ripped off doors, windows and roofs in homes across the southeastern Caribbean on Monday after making landfall on the island of Carriacou in Grenada as the earliest Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, fueled ... Read More »
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