Stopping or standing on crowded Las Vegas Strip pedestrian bridges could now result in a misdemeanor. LAS VEGAS ANTICIPATES RECORD-BREAKING SURGE OF NEW YEAR’S EVE WEDDINGS DUE TO ‘SPECIALTY DATE’ Clark County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting individuals from stopping, standing or engaging in an activity …
Read More »Air Arabia resumes flights to Afghanistan following 2-year hiatus due to Taliban
The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Wednesday confirmed the resumption of Air Arabia flights to Kabul’s international airport, two years after service stopped following the collapse of the Western-backed government. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said the first Air Arabia flight landed Wednesday. In a post on X, …
Read More »Eagle Pass mayor criticizes Texas for surprise closure of popular park
The mayor of a Texas border city at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ‘s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings accused the state Thursday of a new escalation as state troopers closed a large public park along the Rio Grande without asking permission. The park is a new …
Read More »Former French President Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment that makes him the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned. Sarkozy, 70, …
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