The death toll rises to 18 in a furnace explosion at a Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia
By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll following the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island rose to 18 on Tuesday, as police ordered the plant to stop operations until an...
4 young children and their mother were killed in their French home. The father is in custody
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press MEAUX, France (AP) — Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother were killed in their apartment east of Paris, in what local authorities called an exceptionally violent crime. The children’s...
Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.The landing ship Novocherkassk was hit at a base in the city of Feodosia by plane-launched guided missiles, the ministry said,...
The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading Just Stop Oil off a bridge, an engineer got a...
