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Putin doubles down on Ukraine war

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to carry on with the war in Ukraine, speaking in a pre-recorded interview that was broadcast on state television on Sunday.The interview was taped on June 21 but broadcast after the Kremlin resolved the first attempted coup against Moscow in three decades.“I’m focused primarily on the special military operation,” Putin said in the interview with Rossiya-1 TV, using his regime’s term for the invasion of Ukraine. “My day begins and ends with this.”“Lately, I stay up quite late” monitoring the situation, he added. “Of course, I always have to be communicating.”Putin’s message of being in control was broadcast after the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary force on which Moscow has depended for the war against Ukraine, attempted a lightning march on Moscow from the Russian-Ukrainian border, taking the Russian elite establishment and the world at large by surprise.On Saturday, Putin ha...

Republican candidates for US president urge focus on China amid Russia conflict

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

GOP presidential candidates weighed in on the emerging security situation in Russia on Saturday, drawing into sharp focus their differing views on the Ukraine conflict and how they would handle foreign policy issues as president.Former President Donald Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to warn, “A big mess in Russia, but be careful what you wish for. Next in may be far worse!”“Biden will do about Russia whatever President Xi of China wants him to do,” he added.He further referred to China “wanting large portions of unpopulated land to have for their much larger population,” calling the current conflict an “unthinkable opportunity” for them to move on Russia.“This is one more piece of evidence that Russia is likely a paper tiger,” candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said in a Saturday morning interview on Fox News. “The idea that Russia has the capabilities that go for Poland or other parts of Western Europe looks increasingly farcical.”He also largely focused on...

Kremlin says Prigozhin will depart for Belarus after rebellion fizzles

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced a deal late on Saturday that Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin would depart for Belarus in return for being spared prosecution, after an abortive rebellion in which his troops made a dash for Moscow. The announcement, carried by the Tass news agency, came shortly after embittered warlord Prigozhin announced his men were turning back from Moscow to avoid a devastating civil conflict. In a voice recording posted to his Telegram channel, Prigozhin said his troops would turn back after advancing within 200 kilometers of the capital.It was the culmination of an extraordinary day, in which Russian President Vladimir Putin had accused the Wagner group of “treason” and said their uprising risked tipping Russia into civil war. Prigozhin, smarting over the Kremlin’s handling of the war in Ukraine, announced early on Saturday that his mercenaries had seized the major southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, a logistics hub for Putin’s...

Police investigating double homicide in Braintree

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

Two people are dead after a shooting in Braintree, police reported Sunday morning.Police responded to multiple 911 calls around 1:30 a.m. Sunday reporting gunshots in the Alfred Road neighborhood. Two people were found in a parked car with gunshot wounds, officials said. A third person was also in the car, but they were unharmed. The two victims died at a local hospital.Braintree police said there is no ongoing threat to the public, and the incident is under investigation.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

More sun Sunday, some PM storms

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

7Weather- Waking up to some blue sky! The sunshine will go to work. It’ll be warm and once again muggy. We’ll watch for scattered afternoon/evening storms to develop. Unfortunately, this pattern isn’t quick to break down.With dew points staying high, our temperatures stayed in the upper 60s/low 70s overnight. That’s where we started and near 85° is where we’re heading. The June sunshine will be strong to quickly warm temperatures inland to the mid/upper 80s.We’ll watch for scattered storms to develop. Conditions will be most favorable inland – north and west of Boston.The air mass will stay the same over the next few days. It’ll stay warm in the upper 70s/low 80s with a muggy feel. -Meteorologist Melanie Black

3 San Antonio officers charged with murder in fatal shooting of woman at her apartment

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

(CNN) — Three San Antonio police officers were charged with murder on Friday less than 24 hours after they fatally shot a woman during a police call, the police chief announced.Officer Eleazar Alejandro, 28; Sgt. Alfred Flores, 45; and Officer Nathaniel Villalobos, 27, are suspended from the force without pay as the investigation continues.“The shooting officers’ actions were not consistent with SAPD policies and training, and they placed themselves in a situation where they used deadly force which was not reasonable given all the circumstances as we now understand them,” Chief William McManus said in a news conference Friday night.McManus said police were responding to a call that a woman later identified as Melissa Ann Perez, 46, was cutting wires to a fire alarm system at her apartment complex.“It appeared that Ms. Perez was having a mental health crisis,” said the chief.After initially speaking with officers outside, Perez went back inside her apartment and locked the door,...

London Series: Ian Happ’s 2 HRs fuel the Chicago Cubs’ 9-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

A few hours before the Chicago Cubs took the field at London Stadium on Saturday night, Ian Happ acknowledged the attention around the makeshift ballpark’s dimension changes after the inaugural series’ offensive onslaught in 2019.Between the walls in center field and the power alleys getting pushed back and a change with the baseball used in this event four years ago, Happ surmised their matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals wouldn’t feature the same hitter-friendly setting.”I don’t think it’s going to be like a home run derby out there,” Happ predicted.Happ, though, put on a show, slugging two home runs in the Cubs’ 9-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit a homer in each of his first two at-bats, both off Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright. The Cubs (37-38) bookended their scoring on the international stage with Dansby Swanson going deep for a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth.Happ donated the Chicago flag-inspired batting ...

Russian troops withdraw from Moscow after mercenary revolt ends but trouble remains for Putin

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

Russian troops deployed to protect the capital withdrew Sunday after a mercenary forces beat a retreat. But the short-lived revolt could have long-term consequences for President Vladimir Putin’s two-decade hold on power and his war in Ukraine.Putin’s image as a tough leader had already been badly bruised by the Ukraine war, which has dragged on for 16 months and claimed huge numbers of Russian troops. Saturday’s march toward Moscow by forces under the command of his onetime protege, Yevgeny Prigozhin, exposed further weaknesses, many analysts said.It also meant some of the best forces fighting for Russia in Ukraine were pulled from that battlefield: Prigozhin’s own Wagner troops and Chechen ones sent to stop them.After calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister, Prigozhin and his fighters appeared to seize control of the Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don that oversee fighting in Ukraine. They then advanced towards Moscow large...

Egypt’s president gives highest honor to visiting Indian prime minister amid improving ties

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Sunday bestowed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Egypt’s highest honor as the two countries tightened their partnership.El-Sissi welcomed Modi at the presidential palace in Cairo with the Order of the Nile, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. The leaders signed a declaration elevating Egyptian-Indo ties to a “strategic partnership,” under which the two nations agreed to intensify their cooperation and hold periodic talks, the statement said.Egypt and India share deep ties that date back to the 1950s, when the two nations played key roles in founding the Non-Aligned Movement, which had sought an alternative path to siding with either with communism or capitalism at the height of the Cold War.Modi, who arrived in Cairo Saturday, is the first Indian prime minister to pay a state visit to Egypt in more than two decades. His two-day stop came six months after el-Sissi was in New Delhi as an official guest at India’...

Greek conservative party is favored to win majority in second general election in 5 weeks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:57:33 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks headed to the polls for the second time in less than two months on Sunday, with the conservative party in power a strong favorite to win with a wide majority after a campaign focused on economic growth and security.The vote is overshadowed by a major shipwreck just over a week ago that left hundreds of migrants dead or missing off the coast of western Greece. But the disaster is unlikely to significantly affect the overall outcome as Greeks are expected to focus on domestic economic issues.Conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, 55, is eyeing a second term as prime minister after his New Democracy party won by a huge margin in May elections — but fell short of gaining enough parliamentary seats to form a government. With a new electoral law now favoring the winning party with bonus seats, he is hoping to form a strong majority in the 300-member parliament.His main rival is Alexis Tsipras, 48, who leads the left-wing Syriza party and served as prime mini...