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Month: October 2024

A drone targets the Israeli prime minister’s house during new barrages with Hezbollah

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza -based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year’s Oct. 7 attack. Israel’s military said dozens of projectiles were launched from Lebanon

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EU candidate Moldova to hold two pivotal votes as officials denounce Russian ‘hybrid attacks’

Associated Press MAGDACESTI, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans will cast their ballots on Sunday in two key votes that are viewed as critical to securing Moldova’s pro-Western future. There’s a presidential election in which pro-Western President Maia Sandu is seeking a second term in office. But Sandu is being opposed by several pro-Russia candidates. There’s also

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Freedom of expression threatened more seriously in Gaza than in any recent conflict, UN expert says

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Freedom of expression has been threatened more seriously in Gaza than in any recent conflict. United Nations expert Irene Khan says journalists are being targeted in the war-torn territory and Palestinian supporters are targeted in many countries. On Friday, she pointed to attacks on the media, targeted killings and

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame turns up starpower to induct Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy and more

AP Entertainment Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and Zendaya bookended Saturday’s inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, giving a little stardust to an eclectic lineup that included pop icon Cher, heavy metal’s Ozzy Osbourne, hip-hop soul queen Mary J. Blige, soft rockers Foreigner and 83-year-old soul icon Dionne Warwick.

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Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence as Election Day nears

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past four years, judges at Washington’s federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation’s democracy. On the cusp of the next presidential election, some of those judges fear another burst of political violence could be coming. Before

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