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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other. The claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are clearly at odds with the reality of millions of Mexicans who live in areas dominated by drug cartels. The cartels routinely demand protection payments from local residents and kill or […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction on Thursday, saying the trial judge should not have allowed other women to testify about alleged assaults the movie mogul wasn’t charged with. Here is some of the reaction to the decision: ___ “This is what it’s like to be a woman in America, living with male entitlement to our bodies.” — Ashley Judd, whose […]

Dissolving Hamas’ Military, Forming Sovereign Palestinian State Would Bring ‘Powerful Change’: Palestinian Expert Tells TML  Hamas proposes a five-year cease-fire and political transition if a Palestinian state is established. The move, signaling a shift from armed combat, includes dissolving its military wing, yet skepticism remains about intentions and timing  By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line  Hamas, through a senior official, stated its readiness to enter a cease-fire of five years or […]

Experts Advocate for Tunisian Food Sovereignty as a Path to Independence Food sovereignty has become a high priority among local NGOs, civil society and the government to protect against foreign investments that that may steal land from local farmers By Giorgia Valente/The Media Line In 1996, a global movement of farmers called La Via Campesina coined the term “food sovereignty” to describe a powerful and innovative concept and vision of […]

EU Parliament Passes Resolution Targeting Iran in the Bloc’s Most Aggressive Punitive Measure to Date By The Media Line Staff The European Union’s legislature passed a resolution on Thursday formally condemning Iran for its unprecedented massive aerial attack against Israel earlier this month. Passing handily with 357 votes in favor versus 20 against, the EU Parliament’s resolution reiterates the supranational organization’s commitment to Israeli security and institutes a litany of […]

DETROIT (AP) — There’s no place Drake Maye would rather be. When the NFL invited the former North Carolina quarterback to attend the draft in Detroit, he had a quick answer. Yes. “I think you always dream about coming here and coming to walk across the stage and be with the commissioner,” Maye said. “It’s something I couldn’t turn down. It was a no-brainer for me.” Not everyone feels the […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing’s first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will serve as test pilots for Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which is making its debut with crew after years of delay. They flew from Houston into Kennedy Space Center on Thursday. Due to blast off May 6 […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday handed over 50 women and children — family members of Islamic State militants — to a delegation from Tajikistan for repatriation back home. The 17 women and 33 children, all citizens of Tajikistan, were handed over to a delegation headed by the Tajik ambassador to Kuwait, Zubaydullo Zubaydzoda, Syrian Kurdish officials said. After the Islamic State group declared its caliphate […]

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The bodies of nine migrants found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon region were buried Thursday with a solemn ceremony in the Para state capital of Belem. Fishermen off the coast of Para found the boat adrift on April 13, carrying the bodies that were already decomposing. Brazilian officials later said documents found in the vessel indicated the victims were migrants […]