By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs of the ongoing war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs
Sharon Kemp is the third commissioner to be called in to help the council by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. She is the current chief executive at Rotherham Council, having been appointed in February 2016 by Government commissioners there who were overseeing improvements at the authority at the time. Since then, Rotherham Council has seen full powers returned andhas been awarded a ‘Good’ Ofsted rated Children and Young People’s Services since 2018. In Nottingham, Ms...
Erie City Council makes a push to get more people involved in changes they want to see throughout the city. A big part of their efforts to do so will be taking their council meetings to the road this summer calling it the City Council Neighborhoods Tour. Council will function the same way it would []
First responders at the meeting called for a decrease of responding vehicles
Jamestown City Council will review a resolution requesting additional ARPA funds for the city’s accounting software. According to the staff report, an additional $73,316 in American Rescue Plan funds are being requested for Springbrook software. Council had previously approved $106,286 in funding for the new software in April 2023. Springbrook replaced the KVS system with […]
Shafaqna English- International conference for Sudan was held Monday in Paris that called for an immediate cease-fire and an end to foreign intervention in the country’s civil war. Participants of the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and its Neighbors, which included representatives from Western and Arab states, said they are
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia next week to discuss cease-fire efforts, the State Department said on Saturday. Blinken's trip on Monday comes as Egypt, Qatar, Israel and Hamas have not managed to reach a cease-fire and the release of hostages over having different demands. Apart from discussions about a cease-fire
The Louisville City Council heard updates about Marshall Fire recovery, going over recovery efforts and mitigation efforts the city and community are taking.
(The Center Square) – New Spokane Valley City Councilmember Al Merkel's tenure in office has been plagued by allegations, a harassment investigation and quarrels with other members. Last week, the council repealed and replaced more than 20 sections of its Governance Manual, a guide for the council on how to act and conduct official business. During the meeting, Merkel said he believed the changes were approved to bypass his comments and questions regarding certain agenda items. ...
To the editor: It is distressing that columnist Gustavo Arellano equates the entire Jewish community with the right-wing lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, and therefore claims there is a schism between the Jewish community and Latinos, many of whom oppose Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. Many Jews throughout the United States, and certainly in Los Angeles, are working tirelessly to end the genocide and allow Palestine to, at long last, be free. Jewish Voice for...
The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.