With 87% of precincts reporting, Suozzi was winning the race for the 3rd Congressional District seat by a margin of 54% to 45%. NY-03 and the House balance of powerThere are currently 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats in the House, with four vacancies. Last week, House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas because they lost three votes, and Majority Leader Steve Scalise was absent because he was undergoing cancer treatment. But New York's congressional districts were redrawn ahead of the 2022 election, making the district more friendly to Republicans. Pilip, who is backed by the Border Patrol Union, blames the crisis on the White House and Democrats, including Suozzi.

At least 45 civilians were killed in door-to-door raids by Ethiopian troops last month in the northern town of Merawi. This according to the country's human rights watchdog. The Ethiopian government has not commented on the killings. Both the US and EU are calling for an independent investigation. It is one of the worst episodes of violence in the Amhara region since last August, when powerful local Fano militias began a rebellion against the government's plans to disarm them.

Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to take the seat that was left vacant when George Santos, also a Republican, was expelled from Congress. And it provides Democrats a much-needed win in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, where the GOP showed surprising strength in recent elections. With no time for a primary before the special election, Democrats nominated Suozzi, a political centrist well known to voters in the district. Pilip conceded the race and said she congratulated Suozzi in a phone call Tuesday night. Suozzi counterattacked Pilip on abortion, saying she couldn’t be trusted to protect abortion rights in places like New York where it remains legal.

Conservatives in the House of Representatives, which is narrowly controlled by Republicans, blame Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a surge in illegal entries from Mexico that they have called a "humanitarian catastrophe." "Since this secretary refuses to do the job that the Senate confirmed him to do, the House must act." Impeachment is meant to be a sanction for treason, bribery and other "high crimes and misdemeanors," according to the constitution. House Democrats voted in unison against the impeachment, which was also vehemently opposed by the White House. Ehrenberg at the DHS accused Republicans of having "falsely smeared a dedicated public servant" without a "shred of evidence."

February 14, 2024 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST - Addis AbabaEthiopia's government security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said Tuesday. A statement said the EHRC had confirmed "the identity of at least 45 civilians who were extrajudicially killed by government security forces" in the town of Merawi for allegedly supporting an ethnic Amhara militia known as Fano. According to the EHRC, security forces also rounded up and arrested an unknown number of people in Merawi on suspicion of being members of Fano. But the U.S. last week said it was deeply concerned by reports of "targeted civilian killings" in Merawi. In September, the EHRC accused federal government forces of carrying out extra-judicial killings in Amhara, and mass arbitrary detentions in the region and elsewhere.

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, said it has completed construction of the Gode Ugaas Miraad Airport Terminal building and aircraft parking with taxiway. Ethiopian Airlines plays a significant role in regional connectivity with its more than 22 destinations in the country. Ethiopian Airlines operates daily flights to/from Gode. Gode Airport has been among the airports that Ethiopian has taken a project on to enhance the facilities. Since the acquisition of the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise by Ethiopian Airlines Group as a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in 2017, Ethiopian Airlines Group has taken over the administrative role including construction and renovation projects of airports in the country.

Ethiopia’s federal security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Tuesday. It is one of the worst episodes of violence in the Amhara region since last August, when powerful local Fano militias began a rebellion against the government's plans to disarm them. "They went into my brother's house… They brought him and 12 others out to the streets and shot them," a labourer told the BBC. Most of those killed were young men, according to witnesses. Both the US and the European Union have expressed their concerns at the move, which comes amid intense ongoing fighting between Fano militias and the army.

Ethiopia’s government security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said Tuesday. A statement said the EHRC had confirmed “the identity of at least 45 civilians who were extrajudicially killed by government security forces” in the town of Merawi for allegedly supporting an ethnic Amhara militia known as Fano. The killings in Merawi followed months of clashes last year between Ethiopia’s military and Fano and prompted the United States last week to call for an investigation. According to the EHRC, security forces also rounded up and arrested an unknown number of people in Merawi on suspicion of being members of Fano. But the United States last week said it was deeply concerned by reports of “targeted civilian killings” in Merawi.

Merawi city in East Gojam zone witnessed the heavy toll of the extrajudicial killings of civilians by security forces. The Commission’s preliminary report, pending additional investigations, uncovered that at least 45 civilians were killed in extrajudicial execution “by government security forces” because they were accused of “supporting Fano”. AdvertisementFurthermore, government security forces who were searching for one missing member in a settlement commonly known as Millennium around Keble 02 have executed eight civilians accusing them of not cooperating in the search. #Ethiopia: #US “deeply concerned” over #Merawi civilian killings, calls for impartial investigationhttps://t.co/E4Z0ywxPLlThe US government said it is “deeply concerned” by reports of targeted civilian killings in Merawi town, North #Gojjam zone, #Amhara region. Similarly, six civilians were executed in an area called Absara in West Gojam Zone, Quarit District, Woybeyign Kebele, on 15 January during a house-to-house search by government security forces deployed in the area for a military search.

What to expect in the New York special election race to replace George SantosVoters in New York's third congressional district will decide who will complete the remaining 11 months of George Santos' unfinished term. Voters in New York's third congressional district will decide who will complete the remaining 11 months of George Santos' unfinished term. Voters in New York's third congressional district will decide who will complete the remaining 11 months of George Santos' unfinished term. Former U.S. Rep George Santos leaves the federal courthouse with his lawyer in Central Islip, N.Y. on, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in New York. Here's a look at what to expect on election night:SPECIAL ELECTION DAYThe special election in New York's third congressional district will be held Tuesday.

However, the footage does not show Abiy confirming to parliament that Tigay would not get back the disputed land. Abiy’s speechAFP Fact Check used the video verification tool InVID-WeVerify to conduct reverse image searches on keyframes from the footage. AFP Fact Check reviewed the original video from EBC and the footage allegedly presented as evidence showing Abiy confirming Tigray would not get back the occupied land. We established the footage in the false post is an excerpt from the original video and was shared without any alterations. Having watched both videos, AFP Fact Check can confirm that Abiy did not say at any point that the disputed territory would never be returned to Tigray.

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has simulated a strike on a major Israeli airbase, making a show of its naval capabilities. The footage showed that the IRGC launched missiles from two locations at a re-creation of the Palmachim airbase in Israel. IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami said the force for the first time has succeeded in launching long-range ballistic missiles from a warship. The IRGC also displayed speed boats, catamarans and submarines in action with short-range missiles launched by the former. The IRGC also showed missiles being launched from its two recently unveiled catamarans that are capable of firing antiship cruise missiles.

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House Republicans are expected to hold a second vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, after an initial effort seeking to do so failed last week. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, has signaled he intends to bring the two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas before the House floor as early as Tuesday evening. These articles were initially filed by the House Homeland Security Committee. Their passage is far from certain, however, as the GOP holds only a narrow majority in the chamber. HERE ARE THE 3 HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO TORPEDOED MAYORKAS’ IMPEACHMENT VOTELast week, three Republicans opposed the impeachment vote in the final tally.

The Amhara violence is Ethiopia’s most serious crisis since a 2022 peace agreement ended war in neighbouring Tigray. Ethiopia’s federal security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Tuesday. The Amhara violence is Ethiopia’s most serious crisis since a peace agreement was signed in November 2022 to end a two-year conflict in the neighbouring region of Tigray. Amhara nationalists said it would weaken their region and protested against the move. In September, the EHRC accused federal government forces of carrying out extrajudicial killings in Amhara, and mass arbitrary detentions in the region and elsewhere.