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Russia’s Putin visits Crimea following war crimes warrant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine.Putin visited an art school and a children’s center on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court’ issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes. The court specifically accused him Friday of bearing personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion of the neighboring country that started almost 13 months ago. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Widespread Russian attacks continued in Ukraine following the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights.Ukraine was attacked by 16 Ru...

Fire officials say six missing after blaze that destroyed Old Montreal building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

Montreal fire officials now say at least six people are missing after a blaze destroyed a building in the city’s historic district Thursday.Investigators had initially said one person was believed to be missing after the fire that injured another nine people.Montreal fire operations chief Martin Guilbault says information recently confirmed from various sources led them to conclude more people were trapped inside when the fire broke out before 6 a.m. Thursday.The cause of the fire remains unknown, and Guilbault told reporters that the investigation is being led by the Montreal police arson squad.Fire officials say two of the nine injured people suffered serious burns and remain in hospital.Montreal fire Chief Richard Liebmann said Thursday there was some confusion over how many people were inside the three-storey Old Montreal building at the time of the fire because several apartments were Airbnb rentals.This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2023.The ...

One dead, police investigating homicide after shooting in Mississauga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

Peel police are investigating a homicide after one man died as two men were shot outside of an establishment in the Lakeshore and Elizabeth area in Mississauga.Shooting:– Lakeshore and Elizabeth #Mississauga – Reports of two victims have been shot – A vehicle was seen fleeing the area– #PRP has secured the area – No suspect or vehicle descriptions – PR23-0088391— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) March 18, 2023Police responded to reports at approximately 1:00 a.m. that two people had been shot and a vehicle was seen fleeing the area.Both men were taken to trauma centres but one man succumbed to his injuries. Police are awaiting an assessment of the second man.Lakeshore remains closed between Elizabeth and Stavebank and the homicide bureau is investigating.

Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

OTTAWA — Google says it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee.In a statement, the company says it aims to work constructively with the heritage committee that is studying the actions of Google after the Silicon Valley giant ran a five-week test that blocked news links to some of its Canadian users.The test was meant to assess the effects of a potential response to Bill C-18, the Liberal government’s controversial Online News Act.A spokesperson says Google will be making their president of global affairs and chief legal officer, Kent Walker and vice president of news, Richard Gingras available to meet with the committee. Both rejected a summons by the committee earlier this month.The head of Google Canada appeared in their place, but Google says it recognizes that MPs on the committee continue to have questions that they wish to have answered. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2023. The Canadian Press

Trump says he’ll be arrested Tuesday as DA eyes charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network early Saturday that “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan district attorney’s office indicate that “THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.”Messages left Saturday with the district attorney’s office were not immediately returned. Representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to calls for comment.Trump did not provide any details on social media about how he knew about the expected arrest. In his postings, he repeated his lies that the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden was stolen and he urged his followers to “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” That language evoked ...

Mostly calm on Paris streets, garbage still piling up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A spattering of protests were planned in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond amid a strike by refuse collectors.An eerie calm, returned to Paris Saturday after two nights of thousands-strong protests across the French capital, with one flash point at the elegant Place de la Concorde where angry protesters tossed an effigy of Macron into a bonfire to cheers from the crowd. Police dispersed people with tear gas and water cannons and there were hundreds of arrests. Protesters are trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down Macron’s government and doom an unpopular retirement age increase he’s trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. Further protests were planned Saturday in Paris as well as in the cities of Marseille and Nantes, but they were expected to be smaller than in previous days.In Paris’ 12th district Saturday, trash piled up meters...

Haley, Ramaswamy among those taking on ‘woke ideology’ in SC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republicans who are seeking to lead their party in the 2024 presidential race are gathering in South Carolina this weekend with a goal at the forefront of their agenda: taking on “woke ideology.”On Saturday in North Charleston, Palmetto Family, which lobbies for what it considers to be “biblical values,” is hosting Vision ’24, described by organizers as “casting the conservative vision” for the next White House race. More than 400 attendees are expected to hear from presidential hopefuls, including Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor who was Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador, and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.Organizers expect issues such as gas prices and national security to get plenty of attention. But there also is an expectation that much of the focus will be on the pushback by some across the U.S. against what they perceive as affronts to conservative ways of life by efforts characterized as “woke.” It’s pl...

Biden, Kremlin respond to Putin's arrest warrant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

(The Hill) – President Biden on Friday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) is “justified” in issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over allegations of war crimes.“Well, I think it's justified,” Biden told reporters before leaving the White House for Delaware.“But the question is, it’s not recognized internationally by us, either," he added, in reference to both Russia and the U.S. not recognizing the jurisdiction of the ICC. "But I think it makes a very strong point."Asked whether Putin should be tried for war crimes, Biden did not directly answer, but said the Russian leader has “clearly committed war crimes.” Harris: US has determined Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine The ICC earlier Friday issued an arrest warrant for Putin and another Russian official. The warrant is believed to be one of the first charges against Putin for war crimes in Ukraine, part of a global effort to hold the Russian president and the Russian Federation ...

3/18/2023: Brighter start to the weekend, but a chilly finish...

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from meteorologist Matt Mackie:Showers from yesterday exit off the coast this morning. We're in an "in-between" day today, behind that front but ahead of a trailing area of low pressure that leads to chillier weather tomorrow.Temperatures warm to the mid 40's this afternoon with at least partly sunny skies. It will be just a bit breezy in the afternoon, with winds up to 20 miles per hour.Tomorrow, the chill really settles in. Morning lows will be in the teens and 20's.Gusty winds pick up in the afternoon, especially. Though actual high temperatures will be in the mid 30's, it will never fee that warm with the wind chill factor accounted for. The last full day of Winter will certainly feel like it!Up in the Adirondacks, lake effect snow developing tonight and lasting through the day Sunday could produce a few inches of snow. Elsewhere, just cloudy with a few flurries.But Spring begins Monday, and just like that the forecast is much milder. Upper 40's...

In pursuit of a second straight state title, Averill Park falters in semis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:37 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It can not be overstated just how significant it is for a team to reach the final four of a state tournament in back-to-back seasons. And while the Averill Park girls basketball team may have fallen short in the semifinals of the NYSPHSAA Girls Basketball Championships, that doesn't take away from what a special season the Warriors put together. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Even after losing two key members of last year's state championship team, Averill Park managed to put together yet another run to the Class A final four. But Sean Organ's bunch could not overcome Sec. I's Walter Panas Friday afternoon at Hudson Valley Community College, losing 47-42.Averill Park wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Junior forward Tatiana Tune collected the opening tip, and immediately found senior guard Baliee Lange for an open lay-up just four seconds into the game. Albany Academy for Girls’ state tit...