Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dead at 92

New York, June 16 (AFP/APP): Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the “Pentagon Papers” about the Vietnam War, died on Friday, his family announced. He was 92. Ellsberg announced in March that doctors told him he had terminal pancreatic cancer and only around six months […]

European leaders host Musk, chase Tesla investment

Paris, June 16 (AFP/APP): Billionaire Elon Musk swept into Paris on Friday to hold court at an event with thousands of spectators hours after meeting the leaders of Italy and France, as European capitals jostle for investment from his electric car firm Tesla. He told […]

Putin says Zelensky a ‘disgrace to Jewish people’

Moscow, June 16 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, was a “disgrace” to people of his faith. “I have a lot of Jewish friends,” Putin told an annual economic forum in Saint Petersburg. “They say that […]

US trucker guilty of 2018 synagogue massacre

New York, June 16 (AFP/APP): A truck driver was convicted on Friday of massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history. Robert Bowers methodically tracked down his victims at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, shooting many multiple times […]

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