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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta said Saturday the U.S. military presence in the country is no longer justified, making the announcement on state television after holding high-level talks with U.S. diplomatic and military officials this week. Niger plays a central role in the U.S. military’s operations in Africa’s Sahel region and is home to […]
A police officer who shot and killed a man who gunned down two Black people moments earlier in Winthrop in 2021 used reasonable force to defend himself and others and won’t face criminal charges, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Tuesday. Nathan Allen, 28, shot and killed David Green, a retired Massachusetts State Police trooper, and […]
A court in the pro-Russian self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic on Thursday sentenced three men to death that it has accused of being “mercenaries” for Ukraine, according to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti. British citizens Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan national Brahim Saadoune appeared in court on Thursday, where they . . .
The US military has confirmed for the first time a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed up to 80 people, mostly women and children, but claimed the strike was justified as it killed Islamic State fighters who were attacking coalition forces. The confirmation from US Central Command followed a report by the
Members of the North Star Fugitive Task Force tried to arrest Smith, who was wanted on a felony warrant, on June 3 in Minneapolis. Ryan’s letter, released Wednesday, states while task force members were trying to arrest Smith he “initiated a deadly force confrontation” by drawing his handgun and firing at authorities. “This resulted in […]
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