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Month: October 2023

Israel vows complete siege on Gaza as it strikes the Palestinian territory after incursion by Hamas

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting deliveries of food, water, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion. Around

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An independent inquiry opens into alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent inquiry has opened in the U.K. to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago. It will also look into allegations that authorities subsequently covered up the alleged illegal activity. The inquiry opened at

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Shooting at Bowie State University in Maryland leaves 2 injured, say police, who believe more than 1 shooter involved

By Sara Smart, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two 19-year-olds were injured in a shooting at Bowie State University Saturday night, in the midst of the Maryland school’s homecoming weekend, according to state police, who believe there was more than one shooter. The 19-year-olds, both men, were found with gunshot wounds at

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Is Mar-a-Lago worth $1 billion? Trump’s winter home valuations are at the core of his fraud trial

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — How much is Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago worth? That’s been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property’s value when he said it’s worth at least $420 million and perhaps $1.5 billion. Siding with New York’s

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2 Pakistani soldiers and 5 insurgents are killed in a shootout on the border with Afghanistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed Pakistani troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed an army major, a junior officer and five militants. The shootout happened in the district Zhob in Baluchistan province. Pakistani Taliban in a statement claimed responsibility

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Deal struck on contentious road in divided Cyprus that triggered an assault against UN peacekeepers

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ethnically split Cyprus says Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have reached an “understanding” over a contentious road inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone whose construction had stirred up tensions not seen in years. U.N. envoy Colin Stewart said a

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