Amanda Knox loses bid to clear slander conviction in Italy
An Italian appeals court in Florence reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander, confirming a three year sentence she had already served. Knox, once exonerated in Kercher murder, argued police coercion and forced statements amid a tense, multilingual interrogation. She appeared with husband in court, expressing disappointment at the ruling.
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Italy
Amanda Knox
Knox
Christopher Robinson
Carlo Dalla Vedova
Amanda
Dalla Vedova
Kercher
Florence Court
Patrick Lumumba
Meredith Kercher
Perugia
Seattle
Raffaele Sollecito
Shootout at U S Embassy in Lebanon Captures Gunman
A lone attacker fired on the U S Embassy near Beirut injuring a security guard before Lebanese soldiers shot and captured him. The suspect, reported as Syrian by officials and linked to IS gear, was wounded and taken to a military hospital as authorities raid Majdal Anjar and Suweiri arresting relatives and others tied to the incident.
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Lebanon
U.S
Beirut
Mediterranean
Hezbollah
Joe Abdo
Associated Press
Majdal Anjar
Syria
U.S. State Department
Matthew Miller
Ankar
Israelis march in Old City on Jerusalem Day
Thousands of ultra nationalist Israelis marched through Jerusalem’s Old City in an annual Jerusalem Day procession. Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted Jews prayed freely at the Temple Mount, prompting tensions amid warnings over provocative route and anti Arab slogans.
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Jerusalem
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Ter
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Temple Mount
Israel
Modi wins third term in India
India’s Narendra Modi secured a record third term as prime minister after the BJP NDA won 294 of 543 seats in a landmark general election. Modi congratulated by leaders including Biden and Putin while pledging to form a new cabinet after a resignation and swearing-in slated for Saturday. Tensions with China persist along the disputed border amid the largest democratic exercise in history.
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China
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India
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Bharatiya Janata Party
National Democratic Alliance
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Bjp-Led National Democratic Alliance Or Nda
Draupadi Murmu
Nepal
Bhutan
White House
Matthew Miller
U.S. State Department
U.S
Joe Biden
Biden
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Kremlin
Beijing
Foreign Ministry
Mao Ning
India-China
Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Switzerland