Month: February 2024
Dems join heavily funded effort to oust fellow Dem in crime-ridden city
Democratic operatives have joined an effort to recall a progressive Washington, D.C. councilmember over his criminal justice reform policies, raising tens of thousands of dollars since the campaign launched in December.Capitol Hill resident Jennifer Squires…
A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — What stinks?Authorities in Cape Town launched an investigation Monday after a foul stench swept over the South African city.TOP UN COURT REJECTS SOUTH AFRICAN REQUEST FOR URGENT MEASURES TO…
Ex-Army soldier held for extradition to Germany after DNA links him to 1978 murder
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A prayer for Evita: Here’s why many Argentines are devoted to a first lady who died in 1952
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Ángeles Celerier heads to the chapel and prays to Saint Cajetan, Saint Teresa and…
Imprisoned Tunisian opposition leader begins hunger strike
Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike in prison on Monday, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration.TUNISIAN OPPOSITION LEADER SLAMS MILITARY PROSECUTION AS DISSIDENT CRACKDOWNS CONTINUEImed…
4 dead, 3 injured in Lebanon building collapse
A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut late Monday, killing four people and injuring three others as search operations continued for more people under the rubble, a paramedic official said.The building that collapsed…
On the eve of Athens tractor protest, Greek prime minister rules out more concessions to farmers
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister on Monday ruled out any further concessions to protesting farmers, on the eve of their planned rally that will see tractors converging on central Athens.Kyriakos Mitsotakis voiced hope…
Missing Endangered Person Lorrania Spillman from the 22nd District – Blotter
The Philadelphia Police Department needs the public’s assistance in locating missing endangered person Lorrania Spillman. She was last seen February 18, 2024, at 7:00pm on the 29xx block of W. Oxford St. She is 58-years-of-age,…
Alaska public health czar Dr. Anne Zink to resign
Dr. Anne Zink, who was a public face of Alaska’s pandemic response, is resigning as the state’s chief medical officer.Zink plans to continue working full-time in the role until early April, the Anchorage Daily News…
Biden to go to UN Security Council to force temporary cease-fire on Israel, halt Rafah offensive
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Gaza tailors make diapers instead of dresses after adapting to needs during time of disarray
Two stylized images of women wearing glamorous wedding dresses adorn the front of a tailoring workshop in Rafah, but the workers inside have switched to making diapers, one of the many necessities that have become…
Taliban demanded treatment ‘similar to recognition’ to attend UN meeting
The Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a U.N.-sponsored meeting about Afghanistan, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday.Taliban demands included the exclusion of Afghan civil society members from the talks in Doha, Qatar, and treatment…
Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government said Monday it will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring.JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA PLEDGES $105 MILLION IN AID TO UKRAINE’S RECONSTRUCTIONThe…
Eastern Congo aid groups warn of new humanitarian crisis linked to M23
The eastern Congo region faces a potential humanitarian crisis as the armed rebel group M23 advances, threatening to cut off a major city.The region has a history of conflict with over 100 armed groups, including…
Houthi rebels’ attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship in key strait leading to the Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has…
12 gunmen killed by Mexican soldiers in shootout near Texas border
Twelve gunmen were killed by Mexican soldiers in a shootout near the Texas border, according to Mexican officials. The security department of the northern border state of Tamaulipas posted on X, formerly Twitter, late Sunday, saying…
Brazilian president compares Israel-Hamas war to Holocaust, Netanyahu says he crossed a line
Israel on Sunday condemned Brazil’s president for comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of being antisemitic and trivializing the Nazi genocide of European Jews during World War II.The outcry further strained…
Rwanda rejects US calls for de-escalation in the Congo
Authorities in Rwanda on Monday rejected U.S. calls for the withdrawal of troops and missile systems from eastern Congo, saying they are defending Rwandan territory as Congo carries out a “dramatic military build-up” near the…
Coastal Mexico car wreck kills 5 Argentine tourists, 1 local
Five Argentines and one Mexican were killed in a car crash on a highway that links beach resorts on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, an accident Mexico’s president described Monday as “ugly, very ugly.”Prosecutors in the coastal…
Churchill’s symbolic act: First visit to Hitler’s Reich at the Siegfried Line #documentary #hitler
In March 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Hitler’s Reich, symbolically expressing his disdain for Hitler and the Nazi regime by urinating on the Siegfried Line defenses near Aachen. Documentary: Countdown to Surrender –…
Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have detained a Guatemalan man wanted by the United States for allegedly participating in the importation of precursor chemicals used by the Sinaloa cartel to make fentanyl, officials said…
5 dead, 25 missing in Afghanistan landslide, Taliban report
A landslide triggered by heavy rain and snowfall buried more than two dozen houses in a remote village in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five people and leaving more than 20 others missing, a provincial…
Man Claims to be Sniper, Threatens Death and Rape During DUI Arrest
#CrimeCamNow On November 2, 2023, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Deputy observed a speeding Kia SUV making illegal pass in Big Pine Key, Florida. the deputy initiated a traffic stop. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrimeCamNow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrimeCamNow Instagram:…
Nigerians protest over skyrocketing inflation as local currency hits record low value
Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the dollar….
