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The top UN court will rule shortly on Nicaragua’s request for Germany to halt aid to Israel
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The president of the top United Nations court opened a hearing Tuesday to deliver judges’ decision on a request by Nicaragua to order a halt to German military and other aid to Israel amid the devastating Gaza conflict. Nicaragua, a longstanding ally of the Palestinians, alleges that Germany is enabling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring 4 others
By The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb early Tuesday, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said. A 36-year-old man was arrested in a residential area near Hainault underground station, police said. The incident is not being treated as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring other people
By The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday. A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene, police said, adding that the incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrations
By Jim Vertuno, Cedar Attanasio, Jake Offenhartz And Jonathan Mattise, The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide. Video footage showed protesters on Columbia’s Manhattan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
By Dake Kang, The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
SHANGHAI (AP) – The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility – a sign of the Beijing’s continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the coronavirus. Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post Monday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
By The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into a Gaza city sheltering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah to destroy Hamas’ battalions there “with or without a deal.” Israel and Hamas are negotiating a cease-fire agreement meant to free hostages and bring some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence protests after being locked out of his lab
By Dake Kang, The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
SHANGHAI (AP) – The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab. Virologist Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post Monday that he and his team had been suddenly notified they were being evicted from their lab, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese scientist who published first sequence of COVID virus protests after being evicted from lab
By The Associated Press on April 30th, 2024
SHANGHAI (AP) – The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab. Virologist Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post on Monday that he and his team were suddenly notified they were being evicted from their lab, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died Monday when two Republicans switched their votes and prevented the Republican-controlled Legislature from overriding the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure. The Kansas House voted 82-43 to overturn Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that also would have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A retired Catholic bishop who tried to mediate between cartels in Mexico is briefly kidnapped
By Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was apparently kidnapped, but was later located and taken to a hospital, the Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday. The church leadership in Mexico said in a statement earlier that Msgr. Salvador Rangel, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backers of a ban on gender care for minors in Kansas fail to override the governor’s veto
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in the state House to reverse Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, but that was two votes shy of the necessary two-thirds majority. Two Republicans who’d backed ... Read More »
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