Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Greek island of Crete. A village has been evacuated.

Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Greek island of Crete. A village has been evacuated.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete strove late Wednesday to contain a large wildfire that forced authorities to evacuate one village and prepare others for evacuation. The fire service said 222 firefighters were battling the flames in the Rethymno district of western Crete, including 32 flown

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Iran warns airlines to avoid its airspace for 3 hours on Thursday over military drills, Egypt says

Iran warns airlines to avoid its airspace for 3 hours on Thursday over military drills, Egypt says

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said Wednesday it has ordered Egyptian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours the following day after a notice from Tehran to do so because of military exercises. The warning comes amid soaring tensions in the region following last week’s assassination of Hamas’ leader in Tehran .

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Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers with being a party to D’Vontaye Mitchell’s murder after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man in an incident Mitchell’s family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd’s death . Mitchell’s family spent weeks pressuring prosecutors to charge the

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