Mexico leader defends security plan as 28 killed in attacks in two days
Morelia (Mexico) (AFP) – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended his strategy Tuesday for fighting the violent crime wracking Mexico, as relatives mourned 13 police officers killed in an ambush claimed by a powerful drug cartel, while a separate shootout left 15 dead. Relatives of the 13 slain police officers killed on Monday sobbed over…
Mexico: Families of slain police angry, AMLO defends policy
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Grieving relatives of 13 police officers killed in an apparent cartel ambush gathered outside a funeral home Tuesday, many of them angry at the government and police commanders they believe sent their loved ones to a certain death. “The good ones are here,” said the brother of slain officer Marco Antonio…
Gunmen ambush police convoy in Mexico; kill 13 and wound 9
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — State police expected the worst when they ventured into the wild township of Aguililla to serve a single warrant. Commanders sent 42 officers in five trucks. Click Here: st kilda saints guernsey 2019 It wasn’t enough. More than 30 suspected drug cartel gunmen were waiting for them Monday, some in vehicles…
Police arrest Kashmir protesters, rebels kill truck driver
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir arrested 13 women for holding an anti-India protest and two suspected militants shot and killed a truck driver near an apple orchard where he had picked up fruit boxes, police said Tuesday. The women, carrying placards reading “Respect Fundamental Rights” and “Why downgrade Jammu and Kashmir,” assembled…
Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir; 4 civilians killed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani and Indian troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing four civilians and wounding nearly a dozen others, officials from both sides said, as tensions remain high between the two South Asian countries. Kashmir is split between Pakistan and India and claimed by both countries in…
The U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Must Be Revolutionary
While the particular state of the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition may seem somewhat tangled and uncertain, there does appear to be an unambiguous, aggressive Army intention to field a new infantry fighting vehicle that breaks new ground — when it comes to lethality, protection, deployability, speed, firepower and AI-enabled sensing. Of equal significance,…
EU condemns Turkey over Syria, but no formal arms ban
Luxembourg (AFP) – The EU on Monday condemned Turkey’s assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria but stopped short of imposing a formal arms embargo, as urged by some countries. Several European states including Germany and France have already halted arms exports to Turkey over the offensive and there were calls for an official EU-wide…
Turkey's Erdogan says alternatives to F-35 jets ready, receiving offers
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s alternatives for the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jets are ready and “offers are coming in”, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying by broadcaster NTV on Tuesday. Ankara and Washington have clashed over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defenses, which the United States says are not compatible with NATO defenses…
Google unveils Pixel 4 phones with radar, more affordable laptop
By Kenneth Li, Paresh Dave and Douglas Busvine NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO/BERLIN (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s <GOOGL.O> Google unveiled new Pixel smartphones with higher quality cameras, a radar sensor to track hand gestures and faster virtual assistant on Tuesday, but the devices had no surprise features to set them apart from rivals and nix concerns about…
Google's Pixel 4 has new color and tricks like transcribing in real time
Google never kept it much of a secret that it would unveil the Pixel 4 and Pixel XL smartphones at a media event in New York City on Wednesday. And now that Google’s latest flagships are about to go on sale, all the usual smartphone suspects – yes, I’m looking at you Apple and Samsung –…