BERLIN – German prosecutors say they’ve shelved their investigation of a 93-year-old former SS officer suspected of being part of a wartime massacre of civilians in Italy because he’s no longer fit to stand trial. Hamburg prosecutors said Thursday that there was a “high probability” that Gerhard Sommer could have …
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s state news agency has reported that shelling from Yemen has killed a border guard and wounded seven as a coalition the kingdom leads continues to target Shiite rebels there. The Saudi Press Agency reported late Saturday that the Lance Cpl. Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim Sindi …
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JUBA, South Sudan – A new report by a London-based research organization says Sudan has been supplying South Sudanese rebels with arms and ammunition. The report by Conflict Armament Research, which investigates weapons trafficking, said 70 percent of the ammunition it has examined was recently manufactured in Sudan, which has …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has officially asked China for detailed information about a concerning spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children in parts of the country. Chinese authorities from the National Health Commission earlier this month reported an increase in respiratory diseases in China, …
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JOHANNESBURG — A minimum of 5.6 million people have been driven from their homes, a further 25 million need aid and some 9,000 have been killed in Sudan since the latest conflict began earlier this year, according to the U.N. The situation gets worse daily, with increasing credible reports of …
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A news anchor for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was caught flipping her middle finger to the camera as the news program returned to air on Wednesday in a clip that went viral. Maryam Moshiri, chief presenter for BBC News, was seen flashing her middle finger to the camera with …
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South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian aircraft were spotted near their countries, officials said. South Korea scrambled fighters after two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defense zone, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Separately, Japan …
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An Iranian woman who was forced into marriage as a child and being held in prison for murdering her husband, was executed Wednesday despite calls from human rights groups for leniency. Samira Sabzian was hanged in Ghezelhesar Prison, according to the Norwegian-based group, Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO). An Iran flag …
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American forces in the Middle East were attacked eight times during the time that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spent in the hospital before resuming his job on Friday, Fox News has learned. Five additional incidents took place after Austin resumed his job on Friday night, bringing the total to …
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LONDON – Authorities have found some 68 migrants crammed in a shipping container at a port northeast of London. East of England Ambulance Service was called at 10 p.m. Thursday amid reports of people being locked in a container at Harwich International Port in Essex. The service says the migrants …
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