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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 senior militants, 10 others

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes early Tuesday, the military said. Palestinian health officials said 13 people were killed in all, including the commanders, their wives, several of their children and others nearby.The attacks in densely populated residential areas set the stage for a new round of heavy fighting. They hit the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in the southern town of Rafah. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 20 people were injured, and that ambulances were continuing to evacuate people from the targeted areas.Airstrikes continued in the early hours, targeting militant training sites, Israel said.In the past, Palestinian militant groups in Gaza have retaliated for such targeted killings. In anticipation of Palestinian rocket attacks in response to the airstrikes, the Israeli military advised residents of communities within 25 miles (40 kilometers) of...

Jurado inicia debate el caso de violación atribuido a Donald Trump

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

NUEVA YORK – El jurado popular debatirá desde este martes el caso de violación y difamación contra el expresidente Donald Trump en Nueva York, después de que la defensa y la acusación concluyeron el lunes sus alegatos finales.El juez Lewis Kaplan, que ha presidido el tribunal durante las dos semanas que ha durado el juicio, citó a los miembros del jurado a las 10 a.m. para leerles las instrucciones (principalmente la confidencialidad y no exponerse a programas, lecturas o comentarios que puedan influir en su opinión) antes de dejarlos deliberando sobre la culpabilidad o inocencia de Trump.En esta sesión en que los equipos de defensa y acusación tuvieron la última oportunidad de persuadir al jurado, ambos insistieron en la cuestión de la reputación como la que realmente ha motivado a la escritora E. Jean Carroll a denunciar una supuesta violación que tuvo lugar a mediados de la década de 1990, pero que ella no reveló hasta 2019 en un artículo de prensa.Según Carroll, Trump, que...

La Policía de Londres “lamenta” la detención de 6 manifestantes durante la coronación del rey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

(CNN) — La policía metropolitana de Londres “lamenta” las detenciones de seis manifestantes antimonárquicos durante la coronación del rey Carlos III, según anunció este lunes en un comunicado.La policía defendió inicialmente las 64 detenciones efectuadas el sábado, después de que muchos acusaran a la policía de haber actuado con mano dura contra los manifestantes liderados por Republic, el mayor grupo antimonárquico británico.El servicio policial admitió que su investigación ha sido “incapaz de probar” que el grupo de seis personas vinculadas a Republic pretendía “atrincherarse”, tras examinar los objetos incautados durante las detenciones del sábado por la mañana.Los agentes utilizaron nuevos poderes para detener al grupo, añade el comunicado, en virtud de la controvertida “Ley de Orden Público” del Reino Unido aprobada recientemente. La nueva ley penaliza la táctica del “encierro”, utilizada habitualmente por los ma...

Expulsan a diplomático canadiense de China en una medida de retaliación

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

(CNN) — China expulsó este martes a un diplomático canadiense en Shanghái, un día después de que Canadá anunciara que expulsaría a un diplomático chino por acusaciones de que estaba implicado en intentos de intimidar a un político canadiense.En un comunicado emitido este martes, el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de China declaró que condenaba enérgicamente la expulsión del diplomático Zhao Wei, residente en Toronto, y que, como “contramedida recíproca”, declararía persona non grata a Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, cónsul del Consulado General de Canadá en Shanghaái.Según el comunicado, se pidió a Lalonde que abandone China antes del 13 de mayo.Canadá tomó este lunes medidas para expulsar a Zhao, y la ministra de Asuntos Exteriores, Melanie Joly, declaró: “No toleraremos ninguna forma de injerencia extranjera en nuestros asuntos internos. Los diplomáticos en Canadá han sido advertidos de que si incurren en este tipo de conducta, serán enviados a casa”.Canadá d...

Casa Blanca: Biden vetaría plan de inmigración republicano

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

WASHINGTON — El presidente Joe Biden vetaría una propuesta de los republicanos en la Cámara de Representantes que restringiría el asilo, construiría más secciones del muro fronterizo y reduciría un programa que les brinda a los migrantes la oportunidad de permanecer en el país, incluyendo refugiados ucranianos, señaló la Casa Blanca el lunes.Los republicanos buscan sacar provecho mientras los problemas migratorios vuelven a colocarse en el primer plano en todo el país esta semana con el fin de las restricciones relacionadas con la pandemia de Covid-19 que permitieron que las autoridades fronterizas expulsaran rápidamente a muchos de los migrantes que habían cruzado ilegalmente la frontera.Los legisladores republicanos planean realizar su votación sobre la Ley de Protección de la Frontera el jueves, el mismo día que vencen las restricciones. Las autoridades ya han detectado un aumento en el número de migrantes en la frontera sur y se preparan para más.Se trata de la primera gran prop...

Ukraine downs 15 Russian missiles as EU Commission president travels to Kyiv

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

Ukraine says it shot down “about 15” Russian cruise missiles aimed at Kyiv overnight military officials said Tuesday, hours before European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in the capital.“No hits were made, with no casualties and no serious damage caused by falling debris,” Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv military administration, said on Telegram.Russia’s missile attack took place shortly before von der Leyen arrived by train in Kyiv, which the Commission chief is visiting Tuesday for the fifth time since the beginning of the war.“Good to be back in Kyiv. Where the values we hold dear are defended everyday,” von der Leyen tweeted upon getting off the train which had taken her to the Ukrainian capital. Von der Leyen will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal for discussions on ammunition production, financial support, the EU’s new sanctions plans and Ukraine’s grain exports through soli...

Let’s build on Ukraine and Brexit cooperation, EU diplomats tell UK

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

LONDON — Britain and the European Union should move past Brexit rows and “build on” the close cooperation they’ve shown over the war in Ukraine and trade terms in Northern Ireland, top EU diplomats have urged.Writing in the Guardian to mark Europe Day, a group of diplomats led by the EU’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom, Pedro Serrano, heaped praise on the U.K.’s response to the war in Ukraine. They said the country deserved “special mention” for defending “international legality and providing determined support to Ukraine.”“One could say that, after Brexit, the EU and the U.K. have rediscovered each other, and the strong ties that unite them, in their defense of Ukraine and of peace in Europe,” they write.The letter comes after the U.K. and EU struck a deal — known as the Windsor Framework — to end months of bitter wrangling over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland.The group of ambassadors said the U.K. ...

UK official visits Hong Kong after years of strained ties

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — The first British minister visiting Hong Kong in five years said his country will not “duck” its historic responsibilities to people living in its former colony while engaging with China in areas they share common interests. The remarks by Dominic Johnson, minister of state in the Department for Business and Trade, were published in an opinion piece in the South China Morning Post on Tuesday. He wrote that the U.K. will be clear about its right to act when China breaks its international commitments or abuses human rights.Johnson’s trip this week came after relations between Hong Kong and Britain became increasingly tense following the enactment of a Beijing-imposed national security law, which the U.K. earlier called “a clear breach” of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. The declaration included a promise to retain Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms for 50 years after it was returned to China’s rule in 1997. Following the introduction of the sweeping securi...

China raids offices of business consultancy Capvision

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s chief foreign intelligence agency has raided the offices of business consulting firm Capvision in Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreign businesses that provide sensitive economic data. Foreign companies operating in China have come under increasing pressure, driven primarily by national security considerations, as Xi Jinping’s government tightens control over business, clashing with efforts to lure back foreign investors after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted. Investigators simultaneously visited Capvision branches in Beijing, Shanghai, and the southeastern manufacturing hubs of Suzhou and Shenzhen, along with other locations the state media reports did not identify. Officers from the Ministry of State Security, police and market regulatory bodies questioned staff, the reports said. There was no word on arrests or detentions, although the reports said investigations had been opened into the company and “personnel...

Russia, holding WWII tributes, rains missiles on Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:09 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed his country’s Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, claiming that “a real war” has been unleashed against Russia — a reference to the war in Ukraine that the Kremlin portrays as being a proxy conflict with the West. “Today civilization is once again at a decisive turning point,” Putin said. “A real war has been unleashed against our Motherland.” He welcomed soldiers fighting in Ukraine who were present at the parade. “To Russia! To our brave armed forces! To Victory!” Putin concluded the speech.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Russia unleashed a barrage of cruise missiles on Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, hours before the start of Moscow’s annual commemorations celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, which this year is taking place amid tight security measures. The Kremlin’s forces launched 25 missiles overnight in a wave of attacks across Ukraine, the Ukrainian air...