Giorno: 18 Settembre 2023

Gunmen attack paramilitary forces in southern Iran on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Gunmen opened fire on a group of paramilitary forces in southern Iran, killing one of them and wounding another three, state media reported Sunday. Local media did not give a motive for Saturday’s attack, which occurred on the anniversary of the death while in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and the outbreak of nationwide […]

Landslide strikes northwestern Congo amid torrential rainfall, at least 17 dead

Torrential rain in northwestern Congo caused a landslide that killed at least 17 people overnight, authorities said Sunday, warning the toll could rise as rescuers sift through rubble beneath collapsed homes. The disaster took place along the Congo River in the town of Lisal in northwestern Mongala province, according to Matthieu Mole, president of the […]

5 Greek military rescue team members killed in Libya flood relief mission

Greece’s armed forces declared three days of national mourning after five members of a military rescue team were killed in a road accident in flood-hit Libya. The bodies of the five — three military officials and two civilians — were flown back to a military base near Athens early on Monday, together with 13 injured […]

Attack on Turkish-backed opposition fighters in Syria kills 13 militants

A Kurdish-led force attacked Turkish-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 13 of the militants, activists said. The opposition activists blamed the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces for carrying out the assault, though the U.S.-backed group did not claim responsibility. Turkey says Syria’s main Kurdish militia is allied with the outlawed Kurdistan […]

Rebel uprising threatens to derail House GOP deal to avoid shutdown

A deal to keep the government funded that was struck late Sunday by two factions of the House GOP appears to have already hit enough opposition to derail it. Negotiators for the pragmatic Main Street Caucus and the hardline right House Freedom Caucus agreed to a stopgap spending bill known as a continuing resolution (CR) […]

Bill Maher Reverses Show Start Plan Amid Writer’s Strike

Comedian Bill Maher, host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” said on social media Monday that he will hold off restarting the show during the writer’s strike because both sides are heading back to the negotiating table.

Planned Parenthood in Wis. Offers Abortions Again

Planned Parenthood began offering abortion services again in Wisconsin on Monday after stopping for more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, The Wall Street Journal reported.