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Jewish groups criticize pope over ‘terrorism’ comments

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

Jewish groups criticized Pope Francis over his statements that the Israel-Hamas conflict has moved beyond war to terrorism.“The pope publicly accused both parties of terrorism,” the Assembly of Italian Rabbis said on Thursday, according to Italian news reports. “These stances at the highest level follow problematic statements by distinguished members of the Church in which either there is no trace of condemnation of Hamas aggression — or, in the name of supposed impartiality, they equate aggressor and aggressed,” they added.On Wednesday, Pope Francis met with two delegations — one of Israeli families of hostages held by Hamas, and the other of Palestinians from Gaza with relatives in Israeli prisons. Shortly after, he called on people to pray for both sides, as both are suffering. “This is what wars do,” the pope warned. “But here, we have gone beyond wars. This is not war. This is terrorism.”The American Jewish Committee cri...

Tensions rise over future of the world’s largest security body

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

Moscow has claimed another casualty in its invasion of Ukraine: the world’s largest security body. Since 2021, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has been at a standstill, with Russia refusing to approve Estonia taking over as chair in 2024. Now a possible solution is emerging — but it is proving divisive for the EU. This week Russia (and Belarus) reiterated they are not willing to let Estonia take over running the OSCE for next year. Government officials from Estonia, which has been the candidate since 2020, did not hide their anger. “For years now, Moscow has prevented the organization from adopting its budget, holding official OSCE events, and extending foreign missions, resulting in the end of all OSCE foreign missions in Ukraine, which has been subjected to Russia’s aggression,” Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said in a statement on Tuesday. “As Russia is violating all fundamental principles of the OSCE with i...

Italian minister engineers unscheduled stop by public train

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

Italy’s agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, has been condemned by the country’s political opposition after a regularly scheduled high speed train made an unscheduled stop so he could disembark. Lollobrigida — the brother-in-law of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — was a passenger on a train on Tuesday that was delayed by about two hours. “I’m Minister Lollobrigida, they’re expecting me at 2:40 p.m. in Caivano, I need to get off,” the minister allegedly told the train conductor, according to the Il Fatto Quotidiano daily newspaper. Lollobrigida and his staff then got off the train some 20 kilometers south of Rome in Ciampino — a city not on the train’s schedule of stops — and continued their journey by car. The Italian opposition has censured Lollobrigida’s behavior, accusing him of abuse of power. “If Minister Lollobrigida really stopped a high speed train at a station on the Rome-Naples route and then got of...

Daryl Hall obtains restraining order against John Oates amid confidential lawsuit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

(CNN) — Daryl Hall filed a lawsuit Thursday against former bandmate John Oates in Nashville’s chancery court, according to court records.The two musicians are famous as the members of the eponymous Hall & Oates rock duo that had tremendous success in the early 1980s with hits like “Private Eyes” and “Maneater.”The suit by Hall against Oates as an individual and Oates’s trust is listed as a “contract/debt” dispute, but the details of the case are sealed, court records show.On Friday, the court granted Hall’s motion for a temporary restraining order to take effect November 30, according to records.Because the file is largely sealed, the nature of the restraining order is not apparent. Such an order might typically be entered in a business dispute to keep one party from harming the other party’s economic interests.CNN has reached out to representatives and attorneys of both Hall and Oates for comment and more information.The hitmakers me...

‘Everybody is pretty darn helpful’: Boat operators rescue about 20 people after deadly Alaska landslide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

(CNN) — After a Monday landslide that authorities say killed at least three people near a remote community in southeast Alaska, a group rescued about 20 people from the affected area, a resident involved in the effort said.Search efforts for three people who remain missing have finished for the evening, and a search strategy will be announced Thursday, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a Wednesday news release.The landslide was reported around 9 p.m. local time Monday on the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell and walloped three homes in its path, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said. The state’s transportation department said the path grew to an estimated 450 feet wide and had a significant debris field.A girl was found dead during initial search and rescue efforts Monday night, and the remains of two adults were recovered after they were located by a drone operator Tuesday, according to the department of public safety.Nearby r...

Sources: Deadly crash at US-Canadian border bridge involved husband and wife in a Bentley, investigators believe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

(CNN) — Investigators think a deadly crash Wednesday morning at the Rainbow Bridge, which links the US and Canada, involved a man who was traveling with his wife in a Bentley at a high rate of speed, law enforcement sources told CNN.The speeding vehicle hit a curb, then a guardrail that sent the vehicle airborne and into a secondary screening area, the sources said.The man, who lived in New York State, had plans to attend a KISS concert in Canada but when it was canceled, went to a casino in the US instead, investigators believe. The crash occurred after the couple left the casino, the sources told CNN.The vehicle had entering the bridge area on the US side, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said. Earlier reports had indicated the car was traveling from Canada to the US.The explosion on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday led to closures and delays on a busy travel day and early on, prompted concerns it might be a terror attack, but the incide...

4 killed in Thanksgiving morning crash on SR-94

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Four people were killed in a crash on State Route 94 in Mount Hope Thursday morning, California Highway Patrol confirmed.First responders, including San Diego Police, San Diego Fire-Rescue and CHP, were dispatched to the scene around 2:30 a.m.The incident occurred eastbound near Home Avenue, prompting authorities to close the freeway and divert traffic to the Interstate 15 south. The section of the 94 freeway where the accident happened dips down underneath an overpass. A mangled up black car and debris could be seen in the area.No further information about the cause of the collision or vehicle involved is available at this time. Traffic investigators will release updates at a later time.Caltrans has since reopened all lanes in the area. Check back for updates.FOX 5's Elizabeth Alvarez contributed to this report.

Witnesses describe ‘terrifying’ scene following deadly Rainbow Bridge car explosion

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

As local law enforcement continues to investigate the cause of a fiery fatal crash at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, some Canadian witnesses who were at the customs checkpoint on Wednesday morning are describing the “terrifying” scene.The FBI has ruled out terrorism and says there was no evidence of explosive materials in the crash debris after a Bentley sedan reportedly sped out of control and exploded on the American side of the bridge.Toronto resident Paola Tamang was at the U.S. customs office when the blast happened and says she felt the entire building shake.“It felt like an earthquake,” she says.The driver and passenger inside the vehicle in the crash were both killed. The identities of the deceased have not been released, but sources have told The Associated Press they were a husband and wife.“It was sideways, the trunk had blown off, there was debris everywhere,” said Tamang. “It looked really terrible.”The U.S. Customs ...

Five people, including three young children, injured in Dublin with suspected stab wounds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

Irish police said Thursday that five people were injured, including three young children, in the heart of Dublin in what they termed a serious public order incident.Irish media say the five casualties have been taken to various hospitals in the Dublin region with suspected stab wounds.A police spokesperson said the casualties include an adult male, an adult female, and three young children.One child, a girl, is said to have sustained “serious” injuries while the other two children are being treated for “less serious injuries.” An adult female is also being treated for “serious” injuries and an adult male for “less serious injuries.”The spokesperson said police are following a “definite line of inquiry” and that they were not looking for any other person at this time.The incident took place in Parnell Square East shortly after 1.30 p.m. local time. The scene remains sealed off.In a statement posted to social media, Ireland Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Micheál...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of 1993 sexual assault in legal filing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993, according to a legal summons filed Wednesday.The three-page filing does not contain details of the alleged assault but names Adams, the transit bureau of the New York Police Department and the New York Police Department Guardians Association as defendants. “Plaintiff was sexually assaulted by Defendant Eric Adams in New York, New York in 1993 while they both worked for the City of New York,” the summons reads. The filing seeks a trial and $5 million in relief. It was filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. The woman’s attorney did not immediately return an emailed request for comment on Thursday. In a statement, a City Hall spokesman said “The mayor does not know who this person is. If they ever met, he doesn’t recall it. But he would never do anything to physically harm another person and vigorously denies any such claim.” Adams, a Democrat, was a New York City police of...