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Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed sea, official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador on Monday to convey a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard’s use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply boat in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine official said.The Philippine military on Sunday condemned the Chinese coast guard ship’s “excessive and offensive” use of a water cannon to block a Filipino supply boat from delivering a new batch of troops, food, water and fuel to the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed waters.The United States, the European Union and their key allies including Australia and Japan expressed support to the Philippines and concern over the Chinese ship’s actions. Washington renewed a warning that it is obliged to defend its longtime treaty ally if Filipino public vessels and forces come under an armed attack including in the South China Sea.The tense confrontation on Saturday was the latest flare-up in the long-seething territori...

Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd’s killing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd will learn Monday whether he will spend additional time in prison.Tou Thao has testified he merely served as a “human traffic cone” when he held back concerned bystanders who gathered as former Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes while the Black man pleaded for his life on May 25, 2020. A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.” Floyd’s killing touched off protests worldwide and forced a national reckoning of police brutality and racism.Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill found Thao guilty in May of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. In his 177-page ruling, Cahill said Thao’s actions separated Chauvin and two other former officers from the crowd, including a an emergency medical technician, allowing his colleagues to continue restraining Floyd and prevent...

Suspect in custody after APD officer shot in southeast Austin, officer stable sources say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The suspect in a shooting involving at least one Austin police officer was taken into custody just after midnight Monday morning, according to APD. Sunday night, multiple sources told KXAN an Austin police officer was shot in a southeast Austin neighborhood and was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police and medics rushed to 10028 Channel Island Drive to investigate a report of gunshots around 9:15 p.m. That's in an area east of Interstate 35 and west of Onion Creek.KXAN reporter Grace Reader was at the scene and confirmed with first responder sources that the officer was shot and transported. There was a large police presence in the neighborhood with both APD and Texas Department of Public Safety personnel responding, as well as Austin-Travis County EMS and the Austin Fire Department overnight. SWAT teams also responded to the scene, according to KXAN crews there. APD tweeted at 10:12 p.m. and confirmed an officer-involved shooting in ...

Register now for Eurostat events on #EURegionsWeek

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

The European Week of Regions and Cities 2023 (#EURegionsWeek) is almost here, and we would like to invite you to join our events. On 10 October from 16:30 to 17:30 CET, Eurostat will be hosting the workshop, ‘Breaking barriers on cross-border statistical cooperation – Challenges and Opportunities’. The event will focus on the importance of cross-border interaction in informing decision-making and cross-border policy initiatives. Aleksandra Galic, Eurostat’s statistical officer, will be joined by Johan van der Valk, project manager at Statistics Netherlands, and Tobias Link, statistician at KOSIS-Gemeinschaft, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of cross-border statistical cooperation from the local, national, and European perspectives. They will present results and discuss practical aspects of cross-border cities, data collection and coding as well as the plans for the future in this area.”On 12 October at 11:30 CET, Eurostat will host the talk ´Five Maps and Five Persp...

Man found in barrel in Malibu beach may be connected to rapper Pop Smoke's murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

Authorities are investigating whether a man found dead in a barrel at a Malibu beach is connected to the 2020 murder of rapper Pop Smoke, TMZ reports.The victim’s body, identified as Javonnta Murphy, 32, was discovered on July 31 inside a 55-gallon barrel floating in the water near the Pacific Coast Highway bridge.Murphy’s brother, Jaquan Murphy, 24, was one of five people arrested for Pop Smoke’s murder after the rapper was shot and killed during a home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills.Although Jaquan, along with four other suspects, were arrested for attempted murder at the time, Jaquan was later cleared of the charges.Authorities are now looking into whether Javonnta’s murder may have been in retaliation for the rapper's murder.Pop Smoke performs during the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 9, 2019. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP / Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 16: Pop Smoke attends the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2020-2021 show as part of Paris Fashion...

Car set on fire with homeless man inside in South L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

A suspect remains at large after a car with a man sleeping inside was set on fire early Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the arson occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 400 block of East 102nd Street in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Los Angeles. The suspect walked up to the man's car as he was sleeping and threw a flammable liquid inside, before intentionally igniting the fire, police said.Video footage from the scene shows the car completely engulfed in flames, and once firefighters were able to put out the blaze, all that was left of the vehicle were charred metal fragments. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the arson occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 400 block of East 102nd Street in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (OnScene TV) According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the arson occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 400 block of East 102nd Street in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (OnScene TV) According to the Los An...

Antioch missionaries back home after being stuck in Niger for 1 week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

(KRON) -- A missionary group from Antioch is home Sunday night after being stuck in Niger for a week. A military coup took over the government, which shut down the borders.KRON4 spoke with the lead pastors about everything it took to get them back. Cornerstone Christian Center and School lead pastors Steve and Maria Miner said they are thankful to be back home. Saturday marked 3rd-highest ridership day on BART since pandemic Steve and Maria are relieved to be back in America after getting stuck in Niger while a coup took over the government there -- grounding flights."You know we never saw any violence," Steve said. "It was being out of control, not doing what you want to do, so you felt trapped."The miners went to West Africa to host a camp for kids with a missionary group of 11 from Cornerstone Christian Center and School in Antioch. When they went to fly home, the borders shut down."The uncertainty that really got to you because you didn't know when the borders were going to op...

Messi sparkles again on free kick with tying goal, Inter Miami beats FC Dallas in shootout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Each time Lionel Messi lined up for a free kick in his first road game for Inter Miami, thousands of fans packed into a stadium in the searing Texas heat stood and held up their cell phones, ready to record.They all got video of a repeat of history.Messi scored on another mesmerizing free kick in his third consecutive two-goal game for Inter Miami, a tying tally that led to a victory over FC Dallas on penalty kicks in a Leagues Cup elimination game Sunday night.Messi’s goal in the 85th minute for a 4-4 tie was reminiscent of the game-winner in his Inter Miami debut, both on free kicks from just outside the penalty box in the waning moments, both sneaking past the goalkeeper into the upper corner of the net.This time, the left-footed superstar was to the right of the net, and beat FC Dallas’ Maarten Paes to the near post the same way he did from the left side in a 2-1 win over Mexican club Cruz Azul in his Inter Miami debut.“I think it’s not much to s...

This Week: Disney reports earnings, inflation updates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:Disney delivers earningsThe Walt Disney Co. reports its fiscal third-quarter financial results on Wednesday.Wall Street expects the company’s profits to slip to 98 cents per share from $1.09 per share a year ago, though analysts expect revenue to rise. The results follow a strong second fiscal quarter on momentum from theme parks and an improving streaming business. Those streaming entertainment numbers will be a key focus as the company competes heavily with other services in a crowded market.Consumer price checkThe Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for July on Thursday.Economists polled by FactSet expect the report to show prices rose 3.3% in July. In June, prices rose 3%, marking the lowest annual rate in over two years. Inflation in consumer prices has been cooling since June 2022, when it hit a recent high of 9.1%.Consumer price index, annual percent change, not seasonally adjust...

Niger’s junta shuts airspace, accuses nations of plans to invade as regional deadline passes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president and said any attempt to fly over the country will be met with “an energetic and immediate response.”Niger’s state television announced the move Sunday night, hours before West African regional bloc ECOWAS had demanded that the coup leaders reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face military force.A spokesman for the coup leaders, Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, warned of “the threat of intervention being prepared in a neighbouring country” and said Niger’s airspace is closed until further notice. The junta asserted that two central African countries have joined preparations for an invasion, but did not say which ones, and called on the country’s population to defend it. It was not immediately clear what ECOWAS will do now that the deadline has passed. Thousands of people in Niger’s...