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Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank gunbattles
By Ilan Ben Zion, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli troops conducted a series of arrest raids against suspected Hamas militants across the occupied West Bank early Sunday, sparking a pair of gun battles in which five Palestinians were killed and two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded. It was the deadliest violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the West ... Read More »
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By Ilan Ben Zion, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) – Five Palestinian gunmen were killed in shootouts with Israeli security forces during a sweeping West Bank arrest operation cracking down on the Islamic militant group Hamas on Sunday. It was the deadliest violence between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks and came amid heightened tensions ... Read More »
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By Ilan Ben Zion, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) – At least four Palestinian gunmen were killed in shootouts with Israeli security forces during a sweeping West Bank arrest operation cracking down on the Islamic militant group Hamas on Sunday, the Israeli military said. It was the deadliest violence between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank in recent ... Read More »
1 responseSwiss seen approving same-sex marriage in referendum
By The Associated Press on September 26th, 2021
GENEVA (AP) – Swiss voters appear to have decided by a clear margin to allow same-sex couples to marry, according to a projection after a national referendum on Sunday. The projection by the gfs.bern polling agency for Switzerland’s public broadcasters showed the measure passing by 64% to 36%. Switzerland’s parliament and the governing Federal Council ... Read More »
1 responseIsraeli troops kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clashes
By The Associated Press on September 26th, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) – At least four Palestinian gunmen were killed in shootouts with Israeli security forces during a sweeping West Bank arrest operation cracking down on the Islamic militant group Hamas on Sunday, the Israeli military said. Sunday’s violence was the deadliest between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank in recent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics
By The Associated Press on September 25th, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane parked in a city square in Afghanistan on Saturday in a gruesome display that signaled the hard-line group’s return to some of its brutal tactics of the past. Taliban officials initially brought four bodies to the central square in the western city ... Read More »
1 responseTexas border crossing where migrants made camp to reopen
By MarÃa Verza And Juan Lozano, The Associated Press on September 25th, 2021
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) – The Texas border crossing where thousands of Haitian migrants converged in recent weeks will be partially reopened late Saturday afternoon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The agency issued a statement saying trade and travel operations will resume at Del Rio Port of Entry for passenger traffic at 4 p.m. ... Read More »
1 responseFederal judge deals blow to vaccine mandate for NYC teachers
By The Associated Press on September 25th, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect. The worker mandate for the the nation’s largest school system was set to go into effect Monday. But late ... Read More »
1 responsePetito case renews call to spotlight missing people of color
By Lindsay Whitehurst, Terry Tang And Adriana Gomez Licon, The Associated Press on September 25th, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the haunting unanswered questions sometimes threaten to overwhelm her niece. Seraphine Warren has organized searches of the vast Navajo Nation landscape near her aunt’s home in Arizona but is running out of money to pay for gas ... Read More »
1 responseWitness: Taliban hang dead body in Afghan city’s main square
By The Associated Press on September 25th, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A witness says the Taliban have hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan. Wazir Ahmad Seddiqi, who runs a pharmacy on the side of the square, told The Associated Press that four bodies were brought to the square and three were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds hold London vigil for slain primary school teacher
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on September 24th, 2021
LONDON (AP) – Hundreds gathered Friday in southeast London to light candles and to mourn for slain primary school teacher Sabina Nessa while demanding an end to violence against women. Nessa’s death – as she walked through a park to meet a friend a few minutes from her home – is the second high-profile killing ... Read More »
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