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There is no pressure to negotiate with Russia, says Zelenskyy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday denied a report that EU and U.S. officials have spoken with the government in Kyiv about possible peace talks with Russia. “No leader of the United States or European Union, our partners — nobody puts pressure on us for us sitting at the negotiation table with Russia and give something away,” Zelenskyy told a joint press conference in Kyiv with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was on an unannounced visit to the worn-torn country.It “has never been like this and will never be,” Zelenskyy said.NBC News reported Saturday that U.S. and European officials have begun talking with the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail, citing one current U.S. official and one former U.S. official familiar with the discussions. The conversations may have included what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a peace deal with Russia, according to the report. The...

Erdoğan says (again) that Sweden isn’t doing enough against Kurdish militants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Stockholm has not taken sufficient steps to deal with Kurdish militants, raising an earlier objection to Sweden’s request to join NATO after the Swedish bid had seemed to be making progress. Turkey will “try to facilitate the work” on ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO “so long as our counterparts approach us positively,” Erdoğan told reporters on Friday, Reuters reported.His comments come after the Turkish government submitted Sweden’s NATO accession bid to the country’s parliament for ratification last month, ending a months-long guessing game over whether Ankara intended to postpone its approval process further.Erdoğan has demanded that Stockholm both crack down on what he called Kurdish “terrorists” operating in Sweden and relax restrictions on Swedish arms sales to Turkey before he will greenlight Swedish accession to the defense alliance.On a return flight from Kazakhstan,...

Fire crews battle blaze in Needham that left 1 person hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

Needham firefighters were called to a structure fire on Saturday morning that left at least one person hospitalized.Crews responding to a reported explosion could be seen working to extinguish the flames t a home on Prince Street.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Suspect detained in Manchester, NH stabbing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

Police are investigating a stabbing in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday that left three people to the hospital, officials said.Officers responded to the Capital Auto Auction on Londonderry Turnpike and took a suspect into custody, according to Manchester police.No additional information was immediately available.https://twitter.com/mht_nh_police/status/1720828543075070071

Apollo 13 hero Ken Mattingly, who helped crew return safely home, dies at age 87

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was 87.“We lost one of our country’s heroes on Oct. 31,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a Thursday statement.Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II “was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout history,” Nelson said.NASA didn’t mention where or how Mattingly died. However, The New York Times reported that Mattingly died in Arlington, Virginia.A former Navy pilot, Mattingly joined NASA in 1966. He helped with development of the spacesuit and backpack for the Apollo moon missions, NASA said.However, his own first spaceflight only came in 1972 when he orbited the moon as pilot of the Apollo 16 command module, while two other crew members landed on the moon’s surface.On the trip back to Earth, Mattingly spacewalked to collec...

Technicality keeps North County high school football team out of playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- The Orange Glen High School Patriots football team are stunned with the revelation their championship season has been forfeited because of a technicality. While at a team dinner celebrating their first league championship in 28 years, they got the sudden news. “The coach showed up and got a call and told us and the room got silent. We took a minute to process it and then it just really hurt,” said Todd Riddle, a defensive tackle for the team. Water polo player fighting to keep hand after crash Their banners were taken down from the school auditorium. One students' grades dropped below eligibility, and players and parents say the athletic director cleared the player anyway. “It sucks to be around people who you use to look up to as adults,” said Riddle. Now the seniors will never get to have a last game. Their title was also unceremoniously stripped along with their shot at a CIF championship. Now parents are calling on the district to fire the athletics direc...

Israeli rescuers release aftermath video of Hamas attack on music festival, adding chilling details

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security officer could be seen drawing a pistol, his hand shaking violently. Hours earlier that day, Oct. 7, these desolate fields in southern Israel had teemed with thousands of young people dancing to electronic music under the night sky and camping out in tents or mobile homes. Now, it was silent. The officer peered quickly into one of the trailers. “Who’s inside?” he called out in Hebrew, his voice pained. It was empty. He moved onto the rest of the festival grounds, searching for signs of life following the Hamas rampage through the outdoor concert. “It’s the police!” he yelled again and again, his voice rising in panic. “Are there any wounded?”Silence. The officer moved to the outdoor bar. Hovering over the Coca‐Cola coolers and beer-tap levers, he shouted louder, “Wounded?” His camera tilted down. There were more than a dozen bodies — some encrusted with dirt, others riddled with bullets. They were strewn around the bar and piled on top...

Demonstrations in support of Gaza planned in at least two dozen Canadian cities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

OTTAWA — Demonstrations are set to take place in more than two dozen Canadian cities today, with participants expected to voice  support for residents of the Gaza Strip and the deteriorating humanitarian situation they face since the latest war between Israel and Hamas broke out last month.Many of the rallies follow a national call for demonstrations by the Palestinian Youth Movement, which is calling for  a ceasefire in the conflict.The organization is also calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed to flow into the territory and an end to Canada’s support for Israel’s military action against Hamas, which the federal government has designated as a terrorist organization since 2002.The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza reports more than 9,440 Palestinians have died in the war with Israel, which was triggered by the group’s incursion into that country on Oct. 7 that killed more than 1,400 people and saw more than 200 taken back into Gaza as hostages.Israel immediate...

Estonia will allow Taiwan to establish a nondiplomatic representative office in a policy revision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia will allow Taiwan to open a nondiplomatic representative office of Taipei in the Baltic country to boost economic and cultural ties with the self-governing island but pledged to stick with the “One China” policy in political relations.The government of Estonia, a member of the European Union and NATO, revised its approach to Taiwan at a Cabinet meeting on Nov. 2 while discussing the country’s China policy, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told local media outlets on Friday.China claims Taiwan, an island about 160 kilometers (100 miles) off its east coast, as its territory. Beijing considers Taiwan as a rebel province to be brought under its control by force if necessary.“Just like many other countries of the European Union, Estonia is also ready to accept the establishment of a nondiplomatic economic or cultural representation of Taipei in order to promote the respective relations,” Tsahkna said in remarks first published by Estonia’s foreign ministry on Nov. ...

Craig Robinson joins WGN Weekend Morning News

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:43 GMT

Craig Robinson from 'The Office' joins WGN Weekend Morning News to share more on his show in Chicago.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.