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American imprisoned in Egypt dies after hunger strike

CAIRO, Egypt (UPI) -- An American citizen imprisoned in Egypt for more than six years under a controversial anti-protest law died Monday following a hunger strike protesting his conviction, the State Department said. Mustafa Kassem, a 54-year-old diabetic, died of heart failure following a lengthy hunger strike, said non-profit Pretrial Rights International, which represented Kassem. Assistant Secretary for Eastern Affairs David Schenker confirmed Kassem's death during a press briefing in Washington. "His death in custody was needless, tragic and avoidable," […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 20

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Queen, Prince Harry to attend summit to discuss surprise stepback

LONDON (UPI) -- Members of Britain's royal family will hold a historic summit Monday to deliberate how to handle the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to step back from official duties. Queen Elizabeth II will attend the meeting with Prince Harry, his brother Prince William and father Prince Charles. Markle may join the summit by telephone from Canada. The event follows the surprise announcement last week by Prince Harry that he, the Duchess of Sussex and their 7-month-old […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 5

Ronald Reagan

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Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Australia

BRISBANE, Australia (UPI) -- The USS Ronald Reagan, the only aircraft carrier permanently based outside the United States, and its accompanying ships and planes arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for a regularly scheduled port visit ahead of an exercise. The USS Ronald Reagan and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville pulled into Brisbane on Friday for the visit, days before it will participate in the Talisman Sabre 2019 exercise. One day earlier, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell docked in […]

todayJuly 8, 2019 19

Women's World Cup

Entertainment

US wins fourth Women’s World Cup title, defeating Netherlands 2-0

LYON, France (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The women's team representing the United States has secured its fourth FIFA Women's World Cup title and second consecutive title, attaining victory against The Netherlands by a score of 2-0 Sunday. The title match between the defending champions and the northern European team was scoreless at the end of the first 45 minutes, but would not remain deadlocked at 0-0 for long. A video review revealed that Netherlands player Stefanie van der Gragt kicked the […]

todayJuly 7, 2019 2

Quetta Pakistan market blast

World

PAKISTAN: 16 dead, dozens injured in Quetta market blast

QUETTA, Pakistan (UPI) -- At least 16 people were dead and dozens injured Friday after an improvised explosive device exploded at a vegetable market in western Pakistan, police said. Police chief Abdul Razzaq Cheema said that among the dead were one soldier and eight members of the persecuted Hazara community, who were the target of the attack. "The attack took place in a shop," Cheema said. "An improvised explosive device was planted in a gunny sack of potatoes. Whether it […]

todayApril 12, 2019 16

Emiliano Sala

Soccer/Futbol News

Search for Argentine soccer star Sala called off, feared dead

GUERNSEY, U.K. (UPI) -- British authorities on Thursday called off the search for Argentine soccer star Emiliano Sala, who disappeared earlier this week aboard a single-engine airplane over the English Channel. British and French searchers have looked for Sala and a pilot since Monday, when the Piper PA-46 Malibu disappeared off the coast of the island of Alderney. "Despite the best efforts of air and search assets from the Channel Islands, U.K. and France, which has covered an area of […]

todayJanuary 24, 2019 12

Macedonia Macedonian parliament

Politics

Macedonia parliament approves name change

SKOPJE, Macedonia (UPI) -- Macedonia's Parliament gave its final approval to change the Balkan nation's name in one of the last steps to settle a decades-long dispute with Greece and pursue admittance to NATO. The Assembly narrowly passed the measure to change the country's name to North Macedonia on Friday with the necessary two-thirds vote. "We are making history by opening up our future," Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said on Twitter. "We have proven that miracles are possible. We demonstrated that […]

todayJanuary 13, 2019 16

Poland Polish escape room

World

Five teenagers die in Polish escape room blaze

KOSZALIN, Poland (UPI) -- Five teenage girls died when a fire broke out near an escape room in which they were playing Friday in northern Poland, local authorities said. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. in the city of Koszalin and also injured a 25-year-old man with burns. Police spokeswoman Monika Kosiec said the fire was in a room near where the girls were celebrating a birthday party. Officials believe the girls, all around the age of 15, died […]

todayJanuary 4, 2019 12

U.S. service members killed

National

Three U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan identified

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Department of Defense on Wednesday identified three U.S. service members killed when an improvised explosive device blew up in Afghanistan. The two soldiers and one airman died Tuesday from injuries sustained in Andar, Ghazni province, as part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, the Pentagon said in a news release. Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Va., and Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Wash., were assigned to the […]

todayNovember 28, 2018 19

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