MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison on Tuesday for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. David McBride , 60, was sentenced in a court in the capital, Canberra, to five years and eight months
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday urged foreign governments to respect the duties of its overseas-based trade offices after a staff member in its London branch was charged in Britain for allegedly helping the city’s intelligence service gather information. Chief Executive John Lee said his administration has demanded the British government to
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But in many ways, that experience pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza. Palestinians refer to it as the “Nakba,” Arabic
PARIS (AP) — Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia announced an overnight curfew and banned gatherings on Tuesday after violent unrest erupted in the capital of Noumea. The territory’s top French official said security forces suffered “numerous injured.” No serious civilian casualties were reported, the high commissioner’s statement said. It said Noumea
The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of thee quirky and volatile shares sharply higher Monday. Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty,” posted an image Sunday on the social platform X of a man sitting forward in his
Ukrainian police officers evacuated residents from the Tsyrkunivska, Lipetska and Vovchansk territorial communities following a new Russian push in the northeastern Kharkiv region. The push along with the ongoing drive into the eastern Donetsk region, comes after months when the about 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) frontline barely budged. Ukrainian police officers evacuated residents from the Tsyrkunivska, Lipetska
A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Press Trust of India reported on Monday. A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Press Trust of India
Police watched the protests unfolding after forming a barricade around faculty buildings, while demonstrators chanted. Small clashes were seen between police and protesters. Police watched the protests unfolding after forming a barricade around faculty buildings, while demonstrators chanted. Small clashes were seen between police and protesters. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s law to deport asylum-seekers shouldn’t apply in Northern Ireland, because parts of it violate human rights protections, a Belfast judge ruled Monday. The Illegal Migration Act was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and undermines rights provided in the Good Friday peace agreement of 1998, High Court
AP-EU–North Macedonia-Greece (AP) — European Union candidate North Macedonia sought Monday to calm disputes with EU neighbors Greece and Bulgaria that flared up following the landslide election victory of a conservative-backed coalition and president. North Macedonia changed its name from Macedonia after a 2018 landmark agreement with Greece that ended a years-long quarrel over the
