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Israel withdraws troops from West Bank militant stronghold and warns 2-day raid is not a one-off

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

By MAJDI MOHAMMED and IMAD ISSEID (Associated Press)JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military withdrew its troops from a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, ending an intense two-day operation that killed at least 13 Palestinians, drove thousands of people from their homes and left a wide swath of damage in its wake. One Israeli soldier was also killed.The army claimed to have inflicted heavy damage on militant groups in the Jenin refugee camp in an operation that included a series of airstrikes and hundreds of ground troops.But it remained unclear whether there would be any long-lasting effect after nearly a year and a half of heavy fighting in the West Bank.Ahead of the withdrawal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to carry out similar operations if needed.“At these moments we are completing the mission, and I can say that our extensive operation in Jenin is not a one-off,” he said during a visit to a military post on the ...

Big Bay Boom: Rewatch fireworks over San Diego Bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The Port of San Diego's 22nd Big Bay Boom fireworks celebration lit up the San Diego Bay Tuesday night.As fireworks launched simultaneously from four barges strategically placed across the bay, FOX 5 San Diego brought you all the action live so you could enjoy the largest July 4th fireworks show on the West Coast from home. FOX 5 had cameras around the bay -- on the ground and in the sky -- to give you the best view. Big Bay Boom among top July 4 fireworks in US: Yelp Up to half a million people were expected to take in the show in America's Finest City, gathering at popular vantage points like Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the Embarcadero, Seaport Village and the Coronado Ferry Landing. Fireworks were choreographed to music broadcast on 101.5 KGB.

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band performs national anthem for Big Bay Boom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Fifty Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band performed the national anthem for the 2023 Big Bay Boom.The performance was held at the Epstein Family Amphitheater on the campus of University of California, San Diego. Marines on a mission: Meet the Big Bay Boom national anthem performers The group made Big Bay Boom history, becoming the first non-solo act to sing the national anthem.Watch the performance in the player above.

Armed mobs rampage through villages and push remote Indian region to the brink of civil war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

KANGVAI, India (AP) — Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die.Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between a field of tall green grass and wildflowers, is the enemy, peering from parapets of similar sandbag fortifications, armed and ready.“The only thing that crosses our mind is will they approach us; will they come and kill us? So, if they happen to come with weapons, we have to forget everything and protect ourselves,” the 32-year-old says, his voice barely audible amid an earsplitting drone of cicadas in Kangvai village that rests along the foothills of India’s remote northeastern Manipur state.Dozens of such sandbag fortifications mark one of the many front lines that don’t exist on any map and yet dissect Manipur in two ethnic zones – between people from hill tribes and those from the plains below. Two months ago, Vaiphe...

A troubled new power plant leaves Jordan in debt to China, raising concerns over Beijing’s influence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

ATTARAT, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s Attarat power plant was envisioned as a landmark project promising to provide the desert kingdom with a major source of energy while solidifying its relations with China.But weeks after its official opening, the site, a sea of black, crumbly rock in the barren desert south of Jordan’s capital, is instead a source of heated controversy. Deals surrounding the plant put Jordan on the hook for billions of dollars in debt to China — all for a plant that is no longer needed for its energy, because of other agreements made since the project’s conception.The result is fueling tensions between China and Jordan and causing grief for the Jordanian government as it tries to contest the deal in an international legal battle. As Chinese influence grows in the Middle East and America withdraws, the $2.1 billion shale oil station has come to characterize China’s wider model that has burdened many Asian and African states with crippling debt and served as a cautionary...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar faces crucial test of support in state polls next month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Less than a year after taking office, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces a critical first test in state elections next month that pits his government against a powerful Islamic opposition. Election Commission chief Abdul Ghani Salleh said Wednesday that over 9.7 million voters will head to the ballot box on Aug. 12 to elect 245 assembly members for six states. While state elections generally do not affect the federal government, it will be closely watched as a gauge of support for Anwar’s unity government that was f ormed after a divisive general election in November. Anwar’s multiethnic Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance won the most seats in November polls but fell short of a majority after many ethnic Malays threw their support behind the Perikatan Nasional (PN) bloc led by former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The PN bloc includes the conservative Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), that unexpectedly rose to become the single largest party in ...

Stock market today: Asia sinks after a survey shows China’s industrial activity is weakening

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Wednesday after a measure of Chinese service industry activity fell to its lowest level this year.Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Oil prices were mixed.U.S. markets were closed Tuesday for a holiday.A service industry index by a leading Chinese business magazine, Caixin, weakened sharply in June, adding to signs China’s recovery following the end of anti-virus controls is cooling. Growth in factory activity also slowed.“Without policy support, there’s a risk that weakening growth expectations could become self-fulfilling,” said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management in a report.The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.6% to 3,225.68 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 1.4% to 19,147.37.Caixin’s purchasing managers’ index for services fell to 53.9 from May’s 57.1 on a 100-point scale on which numbers above 50 show activity increasing.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.4% to 33,277.33 and the Kospi in Seoul retrea...

Huntington Beach Fourth of July celebrations draw thousands

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

Thousands gathered in Huntington Beach for one of the largest Fourth of July celebrations in California Tuesday night. Over one of the hottest holiday weekends, many people opted to keep things cool by heading to the beach, and in Orange County, four days of Independence Day festivities attracted close to 500,000 people.  Organizers of the Huntington Beach celebration say it’s the largest Fourth of July celebration west of the Mississippi, and for many people, attending is a family affair.  “We’ve been coming here since I was little,” Jose Montenegro told KTLA. “I grew up in Santa Ana, so when [my daughter] was born, we just started bringing her and it became tradition.”  Jasmine, Montenegro’s daughter, was quick to explain her favorite part of the fireworks show.  “It’s because I love them popping out of the sky,” she said.  Adam Ligorria and his extended family drove two hours from Riverside specifically for the show’s finale fireworks by the pier with a front-row o...

WATCH: Mayor Breed lights up Sutro Tower from KRON4 deck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed appeared live on KRON4's 4th of July special to light up the Sutro Tower on its 50th birthday. You can watch the moment using the video player above. Corpse flower blooms at SF Conservatory of Flowers Multi-colored lasers at the base of the iconic San Francisco television and radio tower spawned a "sea of lights" from Twin Peaks. The installation, called “loveAbove,” was created by Illuminate.The lights will be visible in San Francisco from Tuesday through Saturday. The idea for Sutro Tower was conceived in the mid-1960s. Local television stations created the 977-foot tower to improve reception throughout the Bay Area. It stands southeast of San Francisco's Mount Sutro.KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; wi...

3-acre grass fire burns in Walnut Creek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:27 GMT

(KRON) -- The Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a three-acre grass fire Tuesday night. The fire is in the area of 1900 Whitecliff Way in Walnut Creek. Officials believe it was started by fireworks. At 10:18 p.m., officials tweeted that forward progress on the fire had been stopped. There were no evacuations necessary and no structures were threatened. The public is asked to avoid the area to allow access to fire crews.