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Kenyan doctors say civilians were shot, and some killed, while running from police during protests
Read full article: Kenyan doctors say civilians were shot, and some killed, while running from police during protestsDoctors in Kenya say the bullet wounds that civilians received during opposition protests last month show that most were shot while running from police or trying to surrender.
Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referralsThe House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes.
State attorney’s office investigating St. Johns Youth Academy after ‘riot situation’
Read full article: State attorney’s office investigating St. Johns Youth Academy after ‘riot situation’The News4JAX I-TEAM is reviewing the private contracts from the company that ran the St. Johns Youth Academy. Meantime, the State Attorney’s office is interviewing people about what’s being described as a “riot situation” at the facility in October.
Moroccan report: Stampede at fault for migrant border deaths
Read full article: Moroccan report: Stampede at fault for migrant border deathsMorocco’s state-affiliated human rights council has depicted last month’s attempt by hundreds of migrants to storm the border between the North African kingdom and the Spanish enclave of Melilla as “unprecedented in nature, tactics used and scope.”.
EU, Morocco renew migration deal after Spanish border deaths
Read full article: EU, Morocco renew migration deal after Spanish border deathsThe European Commission has vowed to step up its work with Morocco to fight human smugglers who are using “new, extremely violent methods” to get migrants into Spain.
Jan. 6 committee sets contempt vote for 2 former Trump aides
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee sets contempt vote for 2 former Trump aidesThe House committee investigating the Capitol riot has set a vote for next week to consider contempt of Congress charges for two aides of former President Donald Trump.
Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 records
Read full article: Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 recordsA federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Attorneys plan to file injunction to halt Florida’s ‘anti-riot law’
Read full article: Attorneys plan to file injunction to halt Florida’s ‘anti-riot law’The civil rights attorneys challenging a new set of state laws that create a new definition and increased penalties for rioting plan to file an injunction to stop the measures from remaining in effect.
Lebanese government meets after night of raging protests
Read full article: Lebanese government meets after night of raging protests(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT Lebanon's prime minister held an emergency Cabinet meeting Friday after a night of raging protests that saw demonstrators shut down roads across the country with burning tires in renewed protests spurred by a plunging national currency. Prime Minister Hassan Diab canceled his scheduled meetings for the day and called for an emergency session to discuss the crisis. The renewed demonstrations amid calls for Diab's resignation are a huge challenge for the prime minister who took over in December after his predecessor, Saad Hariri, resigned amid nationwide protests late last year. Despite efforts to control the currency depreciation in recent weeks, the Lebanese pound tumbled to more than 6,000 to the dollar on Thursday, down from 4,000 on the black market in recent days. Lebanons financial crisis predates the virus pandemic that put the country in a total lockdown for months, further compounding the crisis.