BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s prime minister, indicted on wide-ranging corruption charges, has called for his case to be resolved quickly. Victor Ponta was questioned by anti-corruption prosecutors on Thursday for a fourth time. He emerged after nearly two hours saying he had cooperated with prosecutors. Prosecutors indicted Ponta in July …
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President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a private phone call on Tuesday to minimize civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip as violence stemming from Hamas terrorists’ surprise attack on Israel continues. The Biden administration is coordinating with other countries to provide safe passage out of Gaza for …
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Franciscan monks in charge of churches in the Holy Land are struggling to keep pilgrimage sites open for Christians stuck amid the ongoing conflict. The Custody of the Holy Land, the Catholic priory tasked with administrating and protecting holy sites from the life of Jesus Christ, is working to keep …
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Israel released on Monday what it says is “gruesome” and “unseen” bodycam footage of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack in order to counter a “Holocaust denial-like phenomenon evolving in real time.” Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy said in a video posted on X before the release that the Israel Defense …
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KUWAIT CITY – Two members of Kuwait’s so-called “stateless” community say the Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” was born to an undocumented family in an impoverished corner of the oil-rich nation. They told The Associated Press on Monday that family members of militant Mohammed Emwazi in the Gulf …
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MOSCOW – A Moscow court has ordered the governor of the Russian Pacific Island of Sakhalin to be held in custody on charges of accepting a $5.6-million bribe. Gov. Alexander Khoroshavin was arrested Wednesday and flown to Moscow, where the Basmanny district court ordered him held pending the probe. Investigator …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council has approved a United States-drafted resolution that condemns the use of toxic chemicals such as chlorine in Syria without assigning blame, while threatening militarily enforced action in the case of further violations. All members of the 15-seat council approved the resolution except for …
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BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced that he has ordered the military to suspend air attacks on camps of the country’s main rebel movement for one month. Colombian troops will continue ground patrols. Santos said during a televised address to his nation Tuesday that his order …
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BAMAKO, Mali – A Malian army commander says a suspect in last week’s attack in the capital has been killed by special forces. Army commander Modibo Naman Traore on Friday identified the dead suspect as Mohamed Tanirou Cisse. He said the suspect was believed to have served as a driver …
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UNITED NATIONS – The top U.N. envoy in Afghanistan says recent reports indicate the Islamic State group has established a foothold in Afghanistan, a view echoed by Russia which urged the Security Council to stop the extremists’ expansion. Nicholas Haysom told the council Monday the U.N. mission’s assessment is that …
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