WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — An infant was killed and the child’s parents injured in an apparent attack by a dog at a New Jersey home over the weekend, authorities said. Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police said officers responded to the Woodbridge Township home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday over a report of an unresponsive baby believed to have been …
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A religious procession in Barcelona celebrates rain during a severe drought in northeast Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A religious procession in downtown Barcelona celebrated the appearance of long-awaited rain, after nine days of praying for relief from a severe drought. Around 100 local people took part in the Catholic ceremony on a rainy Saturday evening. They carried the figure of the Holy Christ of the Blood, winding their way through the city’s old …
Read More »Presidente español propondrá a parlamento que reconozca Estado palestino
BILBAO, España (AP) — El presidente del gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, dijo el sábado que propondrá al parlamento que reconozca un Estado palestino. “En esta legislatura propondré en las Cortes Generales (Parlamento) el reconocimiento al Estado palestino por parte de España”, dijo Sánchez. “Lo haremos por convicción moral, por una causa justa, pero también porque es la única manera de …
Read More »Former Uvalde mayor is surprised a new report defends how police responded to school shooting
The former Uvalde mayor who ordered an investigation into actions by local police during the Robb Elementary School shooting said Friday he was surprised the report defended officers and believes the acting chief on the scene failed during the 2022 massacre. “What I’ve seen so far, it’s not quite what I was expecting,” said Don McLaughlin, who stepped down as …
Read More »Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence, a conclusion consistent with past U.S. government efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captivated public attention for decades. The study from the Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office analyzed U.S. …
Read More »Jefa UE dice que barco de ONG se dirige a Gaza el viernes en una operación piloto para un corredor humanitario marítimo
LARNACA, Chipre (AP) — Jefa UE dice que barco de ONG se dirige a Gaza el viernes en una operación piloto para un corredor humanitario marítimo.
Read More »Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon. The draft, obtained late Wednesday by The Associated Press, expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels of acute …
Read More »Ataques de extremistas en Mozambique dejan más de 70 niños desaparecidos
CIUDAD DEL CABO, Sudáfrica (AP) — La oleada de nuevos atentados perpetrados por un grupo afiliado al Estado Islámico en la provincia de Cabo Delgado, en Mozambique, ha provocado la desaparición de más de 70 niños, y se teme que se hayan ahogado en un río o hayan sido secuestrados por milicianos mientras miles de familias huían, informaron las autoridades …
Read More »UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire
MOSCOW (AP) — The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency chief is visiting Russia amid concern about a Ukrainian nuclear power plant caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after. IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi arrived at the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday evening, according to Russian state news agency …
Read More »Presidente boliviano cambia a cinco ministros de su gabinete
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — El presidente boliviano Luis Arce cambió el martes a cinco ministros a pedido de organizaciones sociales en el mayor ajuste de su gabinete en sus tres años de gobierno. En el Palacio de Gobierno, Arce tomó juramento al ministro de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras, Santos Condori Nina, quien reemplaza a Remmy Gonzales. En tanto, en …
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