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In our Sunday news bulletin, Russia blamed Ukrainian shelling for at least 27 deaths near Russian-occupied Donetsk, health officials in Gaza say more than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, a U. S. air base was attacked in Iraq, Indonesia’s largest region. An active volcano has erupted and the reason for the case of the stolen ruby slippers of the “Wizard of Oz” has been revealed.
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John Yang:
The other news of the day, the fighting between Russia and Ukraine, is raising tensions today. The Russian government said at least 27 other people were killed and 25 others wounded when Ukrainian forces shelled a market on the outskirts of Russian-occupied doughnuts. Pathologists were investigating what kind of weapons were used. Ukraine has not commented on the incident. Donetsk is one of four regions of Ukraine illegally annexed by Russia in 2020.
Today’s grim milestone in the war between Israel and Hamas is the number of Palestinians killed, which, they were told, the fighting now totaled more than 25,000 people. That’s for Gaza’s Hamas-run Ministry of Health.
As Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continues on the 107th day of the war, Israeli officials have said the fighting will most likely continue for several more months. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his opposition to a Palestinian state through this reaction from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres:
The refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians. And the denial of the right to stay tuned for the Palestinian people are unacceptable. These will the indefinitely prolonged conflict that has become a major threat to global peace and security, exacerbates polarization and embolden extremists everywhere.
Jean Yang:
At a kibbutz in southern Israel, about 1,000 people came to plant seedlings in memory of the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, who were killed at a nearby music festival. Police said another 364 people were shot, clubbed or burned alive. and about 40 more were taken hostage.
Damage tests are underway at a U. S. air base in western Iraq. U. S. military officials said Assad’s air base was hit with rockets and ballistic missiles. They are believed to be paintings of Iranian-backed militants. A number of American painters are being evaluated lately for head injuries.
The end of the deep freeze that has gripped much of the country is in sight. The National Weather Service expects temperatures to rise above freezing in parts of the central United States.
Michigan City, Indiana is still digging out from three feet of lake effect snow that fell on Friday, but the city emergency has been lifted. We`re just storms have claimed at least 67 lives this month nationwide.
Indonesia’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi, erupted, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. The volcano released clouds of sarin fuel that covered several surrounding villages and a deluge of lava that spread for a mile and a half. No casualties were reported in this most recent Event. Today’s eruption is one of several volcanoes set to erupt in the country over the weekend.
And the world, after all, knows the reason for the case of the stolen Ruthrough sneakers. In 2018, the FBI recovered the shoes pointed out by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Court documents imply that mobster Terry John Martin stole them from Judy. Garland Museum in Minnesota in 2005. He says he was looking for one last score.
Smith, who said he had never seen the movie, thought the rubies were real. Two days later, he discovered that they were only elegant and withdrew. Smith has pleaded guilty and prosecutors are asking for him to be spared prison time. The 76-year-old is in hospice care and is not expected to live six months.
Still to come on PBS News Weekend is how the pipeline ended up with applesauce packets and why the scheduled execution of an Alabama man is raising concerns.
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