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'When are we going to do something!' Warriors' Kerr fed up with gun violence after Texas mass shooting

SAN FRANCISCO - In a pre-Game 4 Western Conference finals news conference, a visibly furious Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr voiced his opinion on the deadly elementary school mass shooting in Texas. He said he is fed up with gun violence and called for U.S. leaders to take action. "14 children were killed [the death toll of children has since risen to 18] 400 miles from here, and a teacher.

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The residents of the poorest town in the UK have revealed that children walk the streets barefoot, and those who abuse drugs hang around on the streets.

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Canadian-owned company accused of supplying Syria’s chemical weapons program

chemical weapons program.Working from Damascus and Beirut, the company is accused of importing materials used to produce “chemical weapons delivery systems.”According to the allegations, the firm purchases metals and alloys from foreign suppliers for the branch of Syria’s chemical warfare department that manufactures missiles.It also allegedly attempted to procure the aeronautical-grade aluminum and steel that goes into Fateh-110s, Iranian ballistic missiles used by the Syrian regime and that Russia reportedly wants.The allegations have landed the company and its owners, Chadi and Mohammad Houranieh, on European sanctions lists.Their shipments have been seized in three countries, their assets have been frozen, and they are banned from travelling to Europe.The Houraniehs are the only Canadian citizens sanctioned by the European Union, aside from a Hezbollah bomber from Vancouver who blew up a bus in Bulgaria.But in interviews with Global News, Chadi Houranieh called the allegations “absurd.”While he once did business with Syria, he said it was unrelated to weapons.“I have nothing to do with any chemical program.”Houranieh, 44, grew up in Mississauga, in a house near the Sheridan Mall. He went to Toronto Blue Jays games at what was then called SkyDome.“I personally love it,” he said of Canada.He wanted to stay, but after studying at the University of Miami, he returned to Damascus to help with the family business.Founded in 1949, Houranieh & Sons imports sheeting, piping and other metal products it purchases from Canada, Europe and China.

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22 US troops injured in helicopter accident in Syria, military says

FILE - U.S. Army soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while departing a remote combat outpost known as RLZ on May 25, 2021, near the Turkish border in northeastern Syria. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) BEIRUT - A helicopter accident in northeastern Syria over the weekend left 22 American service members injured, the U.S.

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Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday amid joy and tragedy

Muslims gather to perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer at Amr ibn al-As Mosque during the first day of the Eid al-Fitr in historical center Fustat of Cairo, Egypt on April 21, 2023. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.

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Baby Aya update: Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health

Aya, the so-called 'miracle baby', was rescued from underneath a destroyed house, with her umbilical cord still tied to her dead mother, following a deadly earthquake that tore the Turkish-Syrian border. (Photo by Anas Alkharboutli/picture alliance v BEIRUT - A baby girl born under the rubble of her family's home in northern Syria after last week’s devastating earthquake was in good health Monday and being breast-fed by the wife of the director of the hospital where she is being cared for, her doctor said.The infant, named Aya — Arabic for "a sign from God" — by hospital workers, may be able to leave the hospital as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, according to her great-uncle, Saleh al-Badran.

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Beirut: 6 killed, dozens hurt during protest over judge in blast probe

BEIRUT - Heavy gunfire broke out Thursday in Beirut during a protest organized by the Hezbollah group against the judge leading the probe into last year’s blast in the city's port. At least six people were killed and dozens wounded in the most violent street fighting in the Lebanese capital in years.The exchanges of fire along a former front line from the 1975-90 civil war involved pistols, automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, and were reminiscent of that conflict.

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Beirut: 5 killed, dozens hurt during protest over judge in blast probe

BEIRUT - Armed clashes erupted Thursday during a protest organized by the militant group Hezbollah and its allies against the lead judge probing last year’s blast in the city’s port. At least five people were killed and dozens wounded in some of the biggest fighting in years, authorities said.The hours-long exchange of fire on a former front line of the 1975-90 civil war involved snipers, pistols, Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenades, and were reminiscent of that conflict.

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Al-Qaida chief appears in new video released on 9/11 anniversary

BEIRUT (AP) - Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead.The SITE Intelligence Group that monitors jihadist websites said the video was released Saturday.

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Beirut explosion: Lebanon marks 1 year since blast with mourning, anger

BEIRUT - Banks, businesses and government offices were shuttered Wednesday as Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut with a national day of mourning.The grim anniversary comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a functioning government for a full year. United in grief and anger, families of the victims and other Lebanese were planning prayers and protests later in the day.The explosion killed at least 214 people, according to official records, and injured thousands.It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history — the result of hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate igniting after a fire broke out.

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