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As Israeli readies for ground assault, Biden preaches restraint and compares Hamas to Putin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge. One blast struck a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City where families were seeking shelter, and Israel’s defense minister ordered ground troops to “be ready” to invade, though he didn’t indicate when.Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals tried to stretch out ebbing medical supplies and fuel for generators, as authorities worked out logistics for an aid delivery from Egypt. Doctors in darkened wards across Gaza performed surgeries by the light of mobile phones and used vinegar to treat infected wounds.Amid the violence, President Joe Biden pledged unwavering support for Israel’s security, “today and always,” while adding that the world “can’t ignore the humanity of innocent Palestinians” in the besieged Gaza Strip. In a national address Thursday night from the Oval office, hours after returning to Washington from an urgent visit ...

Haiti arrests one of the main suspects in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former Haitian official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in Haiti’s capital, the police informed.Joseph Badio was arrested in the neighborhood of Petion Vile in Port-au-Prince, National Police spokesman Garry Desrosiers said. Badio once worked for Haiti’s Ministry of Justice and at the government’s anti-corruption unit until he was fired for alleged violations of unspecified ethical rules weeks before the assassination.Moïse was shot 12 times at this private home in July 7, 2021, sending Haiti into a political crisis. Several people had been arrested after Moïse assassination, including 11 men now in U.S. custody. Prosecutors in the U.S. have alleged that there was a broad plot among conspirators in both Haiti and Florida to hire mercenaries to remove Moïse and benefit from contracts from a successor administration.Among the people arrested after the killing are 18...

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Oct. 13 – 19, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

Palestinians wounded in Israeli airstrikes arrive at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, mourners attend the funeral of an Israeli woman killed by Hamas militants in Holon, Israel, and a woman watches the “ring of fire” solar eclipse in Bolivia. In sports, Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim is bowled out by New Zealand’s Matt Henry during the Cricket World Cup match in India.This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by the Associated Press in the past week.The selection was curated by AP photo editor Subramoney Iyer in New Delhi, India.Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsAP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_ImagesAP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com/Source

LoDo shooting suspect arrested in California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police have arrested a girl wanted in a September shooting that wounded five people outside a Denver bar in Lower Downtown.Keanna Rosenburgh was arrested Thursday morning in Barstow, California, according to the Denver Police Department. The city is in the Mojave Desert of southern California, nearly halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox "Through extensive investigative efforts, Denver Police Fugitive Unit investigators determined the suspect was in Barstow, California, and further investigation and surveillance led to the arrest this morning," the department said in a release.Keanna Rosenburgh has been identified as the suspect in a Sept. 16, 2023, shooting outside a bar in Lower Downtown. (Denver Police Department)Police said Rosenburgh is a juvenile but did not say her exact age. Her booking photo will not be released.Rosenburgh is being held on eight counts of first-degree attempted homicid...

Denver officer fires at suspect in Whole Foods by Union Station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver Police officer opened fire on someone inside a Whole Foods store near Union Station.It happened Thursday night at 17th and Wewatta streets, according to the Denver Police Department. Officers responded to a report of someone brandishing a knife. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox In a social media post just before 7:30 p.m., the department described what happened next: "While contacting the suspect, an officer discharged one round and no one was struck. A Taser was also deployed and the suspect was taken into custody."A Denver Police spokesperson told FOX31 it happened inside the Whole Foods store, which is across the street from Union Station. No one was stabbed or hurt in the incident.FOX31 has a crew headed to the scene. Check back for updates.

Biden: America at ‘inflection point’ in Israel and Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

President Joe Biden used a rare Oval Office address Thursday night to forcefully advocate for aiding both Israel and Ukraine.And he laid out a dark vision of what would happen should that aid, along with America’s larger commitment to defending democracy, not be delivered.President Joe Biden used a rare Oval Office address Thursday night to forcefully advocate for aiding both Israel and Ukraine.And he laid out a dark vision of what would happen should that aid, along with America’s larger commitment to defending democracy, not be delivered.“History has taught us, when terrorists don’t pay a price for their terror, when dictators don’t pay a price for aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. They keep going, and the cost and the threats to America and the world keep rising,” Biden said.Biden’s speech came a day after he returned from a whirlwind trip to Israel to stand in solidarity with its longtime ally. Ahead of what could be an escalation of violence in t...

Former Liam Byrne staff win payouts over bungled Commons bullying probe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

LONDON — Former aides of newly-elected Commons committee chair Liam Byrne have received thousands of pounds of compensation from the taxpayer following a bungled inquiry into allegations he bullied a member of staff. At least four of Byrne’s former employees received payoffs this month after parliament’s independent complaints system — the ICGS — breached their anonymity while investigating bullying claims. A complaint against him was upheld.Labour MP Byrne narrowly won a contest to chair the business and trade committee this week. Five people who previously worked for him, including three who received compensation, told POLITICO they are dismayed by the development. The ICGS revealed witnesses’ identities to Byrne during its probe into claims he bullied a member of staff, despite assurances they would remain anonymous. Subsequently, he messaged and called a number of them. In response, the former aides took legal action against the ICGS and each received four figure payoffs for fro...

Biden’s Middle East challenge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.”When United States President Joe Biden decided to travel to Israel this week, his immediate objective was to express solidarity with Israel, to avoid escalating the war beyond Gaza and to ask tough questions about the strategy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet were pursuing. But even before Air Force One could take off, the fallout from the horrific bombing of al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza late Tuesday night had called all three of these goals into question.The bombing killed nearly 500 and wounded hundreds more, signaling that concerns about a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza were now displacing the shared anger and grief that had followed the previous week’s brutal terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israeli civilians.Fury on the Arab streets has now made the prospect of escalation more likely. Jordan...

Waffles and lasagne: The complicated politics of food

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column.We now have an answer to the biggest food question Belgium has ever faced (and no, the question is not ‘What’s the deal with chicory?’). The real question is which are better, Liège waffles or Brussels waffles? It’s the former. Not my words, the words of the most decorated gymnast in history, Simone Biles. The owner of seven Olympic medals, Biles wrote on the artist formerly known as Twitter: “still dreaming about the waffles from belgium” (Americans no longer use capital letters on social media to compensate for all those years of Donald Trump abusing the caps lock key).Asked which type of waffle she prefers, Biles simply wrote “Liege” and three drooling face emojis.Belgian politicians do of course like to use culinary terms to describe their ridiculously complicated ways of doing things. There’s “waffle-iron politics,” whereby for every euro (or franc, for older readers...

Welcome back, Donald: Seismic shift in Poland after general election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:41 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast Amazon Music In this episode, we analyze what Poland’s recent election means for its political future and EU relations — in conversation with journalist and historian Anne Applebaum. We also shed light on a troubling terrorist attack this week in Brussels.With a record turnout of over...