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LEWISTON, United States, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – Police in Maine struggled for a second day Friday to catch a man who gunned down 18 people with a semi-automatic rifle in a bowling alley and a bar in a town where locals were enjoying an evening out. In Lewiston, a hard-scrabble city in the mostly rural north-eastern state, there was an atmosphere of dread and bewilderment as residents waited indoors, while authorities erected roadblocks and […]
By Diego URDANETA MADRID, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission published Friday. The report did not give a specific figure but said a poll of over 8,000 people found that 0.6 percent of Spain’s adult population of around 39 million people said they had suffered sexual abuse by members of the clergy […]
By Adel ZAANOUN KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – EU leaders have demanded “humanitarian corridors and pauses” in Israel’s war against Hamas, urging aid access for civilians trapped in besieged Gaza, where the United Nations says “nowhere is safe.” Concern is growing about the regional fallout from the conflict, with Washington warning Iran against escalation while striking facilities in Syria it says were used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and others. […]
By Inès BEL AIBA LEWISTON, United States, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – An urgent police dragnet entered its second day late Thursday for a man accused of gunning down 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the US state of Maine, as President Joe Biden mourned “yet another senseless and tragic mass shooting.” Dozens of law enforcement agents surrounded the family home of 40-year-old suspect Robert Card, but by mid-evening agents left […]
BEIJING, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died after suffering a heart attack, state media reported Friday. Li served as premier during President Xi Jinping’s first two five-year terms. Xinhua news agency said Li had a sudden heart attack on Thursday, and had passed away in the early hours of Friday in Shanghai, where he had been resting. He was 68 years old. A career bureaucrat who spoke fluent English, […]
By Aurora Harrison ACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 26, 2023 (AFP) – Mexican authorities rushed to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the Pacific beach resort of Acapulco on Wednesday after a powerful hurricane left a trail of destruction and tourists stranded. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador personally joined an official convoy heading for the seaside city by road, despite landslides and other debris blocking the way. “The army is bringing machinery and we’re […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 26, 2023 (AFP) – Police have released the name of an “armed and dangerous” person of interest in the deadly Maine shootings that have claimed the lives of at least 22 people and left many more injured. Police in the city of Lewiston said they are trying to locate Robert Card, 40, “as a person of interest regarding the mass shooting at Schemengees Bar and Sparetime Recreation this evening,” adding that he “should […]
By Rosie Scammell in Jerusalem with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza JERUSALEM, Oct 26, 2023 (AFP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is readying a ground war in Gaza, pressing ahead with plans that have troubled allies and threaten to worsen an already cascading humanitarian crisis. Facing ever-louder international calls to temper Israel’s ferocious 19-day bombing campaign in the Hamas-controlled territory, Netanyahu delivered a nationally televised address. He told fellow Israelis still grieving […]
By Max DELANY BRUSSELS, Oct 26, 2023 (AFP) – EU leaders will on Thursday debate calling for a “humanitarian pause” in Israel’s war with Hamas, as the bloc grapples with another conflict on its fringes alongside Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The European Union has struggled for both unity and influence in the face of the crisis that has engulfed the Middle East since Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel on October 7. The surge […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 25, 2023 (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Wednesday failed again to take action on the Israel-Hamas war, with Russia and China vetoing a US-led draft resolution and a text led by Moscow drawing insufficient support. The rival powers went ahead and put forward texts doomed to defeat despite what diplomats said was a last-ditch effort led by France to delay a vote and work toward consensus. The United […]
MOSCOW, Oct 25, 2023 (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw ballistic missile drills Wednesday, the Kremlin said, with Moscow’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announcing forces will practise a “massive” retaliatory nuclear strike. The exercises came after Moscow moved to revoke a key nuclear test ban treaty, 20 months into Russia’s Ukraine offensive. During the dragging conflict, Putin and Russian officials have given mixed signals about the possible use of nuclear weapons, prompting alarm in […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 26, 2023 (AFP) – At least 22 people were killed and “many, many more” were injured in shootings in the city of Lewiston, Maine Wednesday evening, city officials reported, overwhelming local hospitals with gunshot victims. City Councilor Robert McCarthy told CNN that the death toll had risen to 22 in the shooting spree that took place at a bowling alley and also at least one other location, a local restaurant and bar, according […]
