Gaston Glock, the man responsible for developing the namesake weapon, died on Wednesday at the age of 94. Glock developed the famous handgun in the 1980s, when the Austrian military was looking for a new, innovative weapon. Until then, the Glock company had made military knives and consumer goods including …
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China is seeking to boost economic links with two Democrat-led cities in the United States, according to Chinese state media reports. Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), said there was “vast room” for collaboration between the southern Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Three men have gone on trial in Turkey over the murder and attempted rape of a 20-year-old student — a case that sparked widespread protests denouncing violence against women. Ozgecan Aslan’s body was found burned and mutilated in a riverbed in February, two days after she was …
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UNITED NATIONS – North Korea is accusing the United States of targeting it with anthrax and wants the U.N. Security Council to look into it. A letter from North Korea’s U.N. ambassador to the council president and the U.N. chief, made public Friday, claims that the U.S. “possesses deadly weapons …
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s police force is offering a rare reward for information leading to the capture of a man suspected in a quadruple killing. In a Sunday statement, the Jamaica Constabulary Force identified the suspect as Anward Anthony Hinds. They say he is a primary suspect in a May …
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MOSCOW – A Kremlin aide says Russia and France have agreed on a refund amount for an undelivered French warship. Vladimir Kozhin, an adviser to President Vladimir Putin, said Thursday in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency that the two countries have completed their talks on how much …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that Israel is “at war” with Hamas and he has ordered”an extensive mobilization of reserves.” “It affects everybody and it affects everybody immediately.” said UC Berkeley Israel studies Professor Ron Hassner, “I know five different people who either came close to being harmed …
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JERUSALEM, Israel – American Jews studying in Israel say they are outraged by what they see as a rise of antisemitism back home in the United States following the worst terrorist attack in the history of the Jewish state. Gideon Rone, a student from Baltimore, Maryland relayed his frustration over …
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Singapore is warning residents and travelers that they could face a six-month jail sentence if they are caught wearing “apparel and paraphernalia with foreign national emblems related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.” The country’s Ministry of Home Affairs said this week that it is aware of such items being sold online …
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ROME – The Italian Navy is resuming exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, including near the coast of Libya, amid concerns about rapidly deteriorating security in the North African nation. The exercise will begin on Monday. It includes anti-submarine, anti-aircraft and anti-ship training operations. The exercise was suspended for a year …
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