STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police said Thursday they would participate as observers as Chinese authorities conduct investigations aboard a China-flagged ship in the Baltic Sea that was seen in an area where two undersea data cables were damaged last month. Sweden’s prime minister said at the end of November that his country had formally asked [
Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France said Thursday that Burkina Faso released four French nationals it had detained for a year, following negotiations mediated by Morocco. France’s Elysee Palace said in a statement that President Emmanuel Macron thanked Morocco’s King Mohamed VI for mediating discussions that led to their release. Morocco’s Ministry of For
Ex-husband handed 20-year sentence in Avignon rape trial
Dominique Pelicot was handed a 20-year prison sentence on Thursday after being found guilty of the aggravated rape of his ex-wife Gisèle in the French city Avignon in a trial that has shocked France and the world. Dominique Pelicot had repeatedly drugged and abused his then-wife Gisèle for almost 10 years, and had her raped […]
We’re dreaming of a wet Christmas
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A rain/snow mix will keep it wet in our overnight. Thursday we have a small window to dry out from this latest area of low pressure. However, there is another one that will drag along with it an Arctic cold frontal that will first bring in some rain and eventually a […]
Israelis hit Beit Lahia in Gaza Strip again, health ministry says
At least 10 people have died in attacks mounted by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Residential blocks and the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia in the north had come under fire, the health authority said. Hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya told the Palestinian news agency […]