KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A somber atmosphere prevailed on Ukraine’s 33rd Independence Day on Saturday as the country attempted to Russia’s large-scale invasion reached a 30-month milestone. No fireworks, parades or concerts were planned, but instead Ukrainians marked the day with memorial services for civilians and soldiers killed in the war. Ukrainians flooded social media […]
CHICAGO (AP) – Thirteen people were killed in protests on the first day of Democratic National Convention In Chicago, most of them related to a “brief breach” of the security fence “within sight and hearing of the United Center,” the city’s police chief said on Tuesday. More protests were planned throughout the week, including one […]
Ceasefire talks in Qatar, brokered by international mediators, are expected to enter their second day on Friday. They are aimed at preventing the war in Gaza from escalating into a larger regional conflict. Although Hamas is not directly participating, representatives from Qatar and Egypt are engaging on its behalf. Meanwhile, the Israeli foreign minister is […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The remains of a missing World War II soldier from Oregon have been identified and will be returned to the state for burial, federal authorities announced Thursday. The remains of US soldier William Calkins have been identified after they were exhumed along with other unknown soldiers buried at the Manila American Cemetery […]
WASHINGTON– The remains of a missing World War II soldier from Oregon have been identified and will be returned to the state for burial, federal authorities announced Thursday. The remains of U.S. soldier William Calkins were identified after they were exhumed along with other unidentified soldiers and buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the […]
GENEVA (AP) — On its 75th anniversary, the world’s most famous set of rules for protecting civilians, prisoners and wounded soldiers in war has been largely ignored – by Gaza to Syria to Ukraine To Myanmar and beyond – and their defenders are calling for a new commitment to international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions, […]
KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — Sascha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina want to get married. In their native Russia, this was not an option, but now that they live in Germany, where same-sex marriages are recognized, it is possible. “We don’t know how or in which city we will do it, but that’s the plan,” Skochilenko, 33, […]
KOBLENZ, Germany — KOBLENZ (AP) — Sascha Skochilenko and Sofia Subbotina want to get married. In their home country of Russia, that was not an option, but now that the two live in Germany and same-sex marriages are recognized, it is possible. “We don’t know how or in which city we will do it, but […]
