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Month: December 2024

Ex-British soldier pleads not guilty to ‘Bloody Sunday’ murders after judge clears the way for trial

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier will be tried for the murder of two men who were killed during the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” disturbances in Londonderry, Northern Ireland’s second-biggest city, after a judge refused to dismiss the charges against him. The veteran, known only as Soldier F, is charged with two counts

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US opens investigation into Spain’s reported port denials of cargo ships carrying arms to Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has opened an investigation into whether NATO ally Spain has been denying port entry to cargo vessels reportedly transporting U.S. weapons to Israel. The Federal Maritime Commission said this week that it had opened the probe after receiving information that Spain had refused to allow at least three cargo

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Scars of December: A pivotal Cold War-era battle in Greece quietly passes its 80th anniversary

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Eighty years ago, the December Uprising of 1944, known as the Dekemvrianá, turned Athens into a battlefield as British-backed forces clashed with communist-led resistance fighters in the waning days of World War II. The conflict, sparked by deep political divisions and the scars of Nazi occupation, claimed thousands of

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Man sentenced to federal prison for importing switch devices, but FBI & MPD say ‘hundreds’ more remain on streets

By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Federal agents and the Milwaukee Police Department are trying to stop illegal and deadly gun parts from getting into the hands of people in Milwaukee. On Thursday, Dec. 5, 22-year-old Milwaukee man Demario Robinson was sentenced to 88 months in federal

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Car rams and injures orchestral musicians in Belgrade during a protest over station roof collapse

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra said four of its members were injured in an incident during a 15-minute traffic blockade commemorating the 15 people who died when a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station in northern Serbia last month. The protests have been held every Friday in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital, and

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

El Tribunal Constitucional de Rumania anula el resultado de la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales

Por Monica Sarbu y Sophie Tanno, CNN en Español El Tribunal Constitucional de Rumania anuló la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de 2024, ganadas por un estrecho margen por el candidato de ultraderecha Calin Georgescu, en medio de acusaciones de interferencia rusa. La histórica decisión significa que la segunda vuelta, prevista para el domingo,

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The NAACP ends its challenge over Mississippi creating a new court in majority-Black capital city

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The NAACP is ending its lawsuit that challenged a decision by the majority-white and Republican-run Mississippi Legislature to create a new state court in Jackson. The capital city is majority-Black and governed by Democrats. The civil rights group and local residents sued the state in 2023 to try to

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Sudan documentary implores world to remember how a hopeful revolution became a forgotten war

Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A new documentary chronicles Sudan’s 2019 revolution and the period of time immediately after the ouster of military dictator Omar Al-Bashir. “Sudan, Remember Us,” brings viewers to a country that U.N. officials have described as experiencing a forgotten war, documenting the story of young women like Shajane Suliman who

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Trump prometió que otorgaría la “green card” a los graduados universitarios. ¿Podría eso suceder realmente?

Por Catherine E. Shoichet Han pasado cinco meses desde que Donald Trump hizo una sorprendente promesa. El candidato conocido por promover medidas enérgicas contra la inmigración dijo a un grupo de inversores tecnológicos que quería ayudar a los estudiantes extranjeros a que se queden en EE.UU. “Lo que quiero hacer —y lo que haré— es

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