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Ukrainians mark midsummer with

KHOTIV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that featured frenetic folk dancing, flower decoration and jumping over bonfires. The festival of Ivana Kupala on Sunday was held as Ukrainians start their third summer at war, with Kyiv and other cities hit by regular blackouts and remaining under nightly curfew. An hour’s drive south of the capital, several thousand joined the summer festival, many wearing shirts and dresses embroidered with traditional patterns. Twisting soft twigs around leaves and flowers, Kateryna Harnik made floral crowns for herself and friends. Harnik, a Kyiv resident, said she was happy to attend a rare outdoor gathering. “People always like to get together. And in times like this, with this terrible war going on, we still need the opportunity to come together, to bond together,” she said, as a group of women in traditional costumes took the nearby stage to sing in harmony. This year’s celebration, Harnik sa

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Atlanta police release body camera

জুন ২৪, ২০২৪

Atlanta police have released body camera footage of the moments leading up to the arrest of a Douglas County probate court judge. The video, released Friday night, shows the confrontation between an off-duty Atlanta police officer and Judge Christina Peterson at the Red Martini bar in Buckhead. Channel 2′s Darryn Moore went through the nearly two hours of video to see what happened in the moments before her arrest. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] There was an argument and fight in an area outside the lounge. When an officer got involved, he said the judge hit him. She said it was an accident. Police say Peterson shoved the officer in the chest. The video then shows the officer wrestle her to the ground and handcuff her. Witnesses say Peterson was trying to stop a man from attacking another woman. “She was the one that was grabbing him. She didn’t mean to hit the officer,” Alexandria Love said.

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Atlanta police release body camera

জুন ২৪, ২০২৪

The video, released Friday night, shows the confrontation between an off-duty Atlanta police officer and Judge Christina Peterson at the Red Martini bar in Buckhead. Channel 2′s Darryn Moore went through the nearly two hours of video to see what happened in the moments before her arrest. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] There was an argument and fight in an area outside the lounge. When an officer got involved, he said the judge hit him. She said it was an accident. Police say Peterson shoved the officer in the chest. The video then shows the officer wrestle her to the ground and handcuff her. Witnesses say Peterson was trying to stop a man from attacking another woman. “She was the one that was grabbing him. She didn’t mean to hit the officer,” Alexandria Love said. “I don’t know what happened but I know she purposely did not want to harm a cop,” another witness, Madison Kelley, said. Love says she was the one Peterson was trying to help and the man w

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Russia summons the American ambassador

জুন ২৪, ২০২৪

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the American ambassador on Monday to protest what it says was the use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-annexed Crimea that reportedly killed four people and wounded more than 150. Washington “has effectively become a party” to the war on Ukraine’s side, the ministry said in a statement, adding, “Retaliatory measures will certainly follow.” It did not elaborate. There was no immediate comment from U.S. or Ukrainian officials. The Associated Press could not independently verify Russia's claims about the missiles used. Kyiv’s forces have relied heavily on Western-supplied weaponry since Russia’s invasion more than three years ago. The military aid has been crucial in allowing Ukraine to hold the Kremlin’s army at bay, with few major changes along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line in eastern and southern Ukraine for many months. Some Western countries have hesitated over providing more — and more sophistic

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