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Month: February 2024

Former Indonesian general linked to human rights abuses claims victory in presidential election

By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A former general linked to past human rights abuses has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election. The result would raise questions about the commitment to democratic values in the sprawling island nation that is the world’s third-largest democracy. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto presented

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Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state’s execution methods

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROGUE, La. (AP) — In Louisiana, around 60 people currently sit on death row, but an execution hasn’t occurred since 2010. Between a conservative governor and a new execution method, there has been a renewed push to find alternatives to lethal injection. Ahead of Louisiana’s short crime-related legislative session

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New York’s top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York’s highest court appeared torn at oral arguments Wednesday about potentially overturning the landmark #MeToo-era verdict. Weinstein’s lawyers urged the state’s Court of Appeals to dismiss the disgraced movie mogul’s

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New York’s top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York’s highest court appeared torn at oral arguments Wednesday about potentially overturning the landmark #MeToo-era verdict. Weinstein’s lawyers urged the state’s Court of Appeals to dismiss the disgraced movie mogul’s

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North Korean leader supervises missile test, warns of aggressive posture in sea boundary with South

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea state media says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a test of new surface-to-sea missiles and warned that the country would take a more aggressive military posture in disputed sea boundaries with war-divided rival South Korea. The report Thursday by North Korea’s state

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Russia and China clash with US and UK over attacks on Yemen rebels for strikes on Red Sea ships

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China accused the United States and Britain of illegally attacking military sites used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood and UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward countered that the Houthi attacks are

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Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday said it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country’s traditional New Year. The conscription measure was activated on Saturday by order of

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