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Share this Story : Ottawa police officer found not guilty of manslaughter testifies at Abdirahman Abdi inquest Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Ottawa police officer found not guilty of manslaughter testifies at Abdirahman Abdi inquest This week marked the first time Daniel Montsion has spoken publicly about Abdirahman Abdi's death since he did not testify at his criminal trial in 2019. Get the latest from Marlo Glass straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Marlo Glass Published Nov 22, 2024 • Last updated 43 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. A 2019 file photo of Ottawa Police Service Const. Daniel Montsion leaving the Ottawa courthouse during an adjournment on the first day of his trial for manslaughter in the death of Abdirahman Abdi. Photo by Errol McGihon / POSTMEDIA Article content The Ottawa police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi is speaking publicly about the violent altercation for the first time. Const. Daniel Montsion testified on Nov. 22, the fifth day of the coroner’s inquest into Abdi’s death. Abdi, a 38-year-old Somali Canadian, died in hospital after he was arrested on June 24, 2016, by Montsion and Const. David Weir, who testified earlier in the inquest. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. Plus, food reviews and event listings in the weekly newsletter, Ottawa, Out of Office. Unlimited online access to Ottawa Citizen and 15 news sites with one account. 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Weir attempted to arrest Abdi, but Abdi fled back to his apartment, where Weir caught up with him and Montsion joined. There, Montsion said he punched Abdi approximately eight times over the course of a few minutes while trying to arrest him, and broke the man’s nose with his first punch. He was wearing Oakley SI Assault Combat Gloves with hard plastic coverings over the knuckles. Many officers wore them in the force to avoid injury or germs, he said, but he testified he didn’t receive any training or information about the gloves, and they are no longer in use among the Ottawa Police Service. This week marked the first time Montsion has spoken publicly about Abdi’s death since he did not testify at his criminal trial. Unlike Weir, Montsion remains a sworn member of the Ottawa Police Service. Evening Update The Ottawa Citizen’s best journalism, delivered directly to your inbox by 7 p.m. on weekdays. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. 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But, when paramedics arrived a few moments later, Abdi had no vital signs present, the inquest heard. “How did you not notice he was not breathing?” inquest lawyer Maria Stevens asked. “ I periodically moved my attention back to him, to keep tabs on his medical condition,” Montsion replied. “Any time I actively paid attention to him, he was still breathing.” Abdirahman Abdi, 38, died on June 25, 2016, one day after his arrest by Ottawa police. Photo by Abdi Family Photo / THE CANADIAN PRESS Montsion said he was “very surprised” when paramedics said Abdi had no vital signs, as he had checked his breathing about 60 or 90 seconds prior to the paramedics’ arrival. “ So it’s a coincidence Abdi stopped breathing just before the paramedics arrived?” Steven asked. “I suppose that’s accurate, yes,” Montsion responded. He said the scene became “chaotic,” with bystanders yelling and taking videos of the officers and the unconscious man. Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Rick Frank, a lawyer for the Black Action Defence Committee, asked if more could have been done to take stock of Abdi’s vital signs, but Montsion said he checked him regularly. Bystanders had said they were yelling to the officers that Abdi had mental-health issues, but both Weir and Montsion said they didn’t hear them. The inquest has a broad scope, with Weir and Montsion fielding questions about their training in the areas of mental-health de-escalation, use of force, and anti-bias training. The inquest jury is tasked with determining Abdi’s cause of death and can also make recommendations to prevent deaths in similar situations. The inquest is to continue next week, with dozens more witnesses still expected to testify. 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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The goals are flying in again for Arsenal — and it just happens to coincide with the return from injury of Martin Odegaard. Make that eight goals in two games since the international break for Arsenal after its 5-1 hammering of Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday, tying the English team’s heaviest ever away win in the competition. Odegaard is back in Arsenal’s team after missing two months with an . In that time, Mikel Arteta’s attack stuttered, with a 2-0 loss to Bournemouth and a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle dropping the Gunners well off the pace in the Premier League. There was also a 0-0 draw at Atalanta in the Champions League as well as a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan last month, when Odegaard made his comeback from injury as an 89th-minute substitute. Since then, Arsenal hasn’t lost and the goals have returned. After a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday came the cruise in Lisbon — and Odegaard was at the heart of everything as Sporting’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end. “He’s an unbelievable player,” Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka said of Odegaard. “The day he returned, there was a big smile on my face. You can see the chemistry we have. I hope he stays fit for the rest of the season.” Odegaard was involved in the build-up to Arsenal’s first two goals against Sporting — scored by Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz — and was fouled to win the penalty converted by Saka in the 65th to restore Arsenal’s three-goal lead at 4-1. Odegaard was seen flexing his leg after that but continued untroubled and was substituted in the 78th minute. The last thing Arteta would want now is another injury to Odegaard as Arsenal attempts to reel in first-place Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool is already nine points ahead of fourth-place Arsenal after 12 games. AP soccer:

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Let’s get the good news in Philadelphia out of the way first. The Eagles are riding a nine-game winning streak, Saquon Barkley is making a serious run at the NFL season rushing record and a playoff berth was clinched for the fourth straight year under coach Nick Sirianni. Now, about all that grumbling ... . Yes, Philly sports fans, media and social media doomsayers are usually the ones with a complaint even in the best of times for the pro teams. Perhaps it’s a bit unsettling around Philadelphia, then, that the grousing after a win over Carolina this weekend came from inside the locker room. Wide receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown, and even Jalen Hurts, made public their complaints about the state of the (diminishing) passing game, putting the coaching staff on notice that enough was enough and it was time to rev up the engine on a pair of 1,000-yard receivers and get the offense humming headed into the postseason. Even Sirianni conceded that yes, it was fair to raise questions about an offense that allowed Smith and Brown to combine for only eight catches and 80 yards. The problem this week? “Being on the same page,” Smith said. Smith is coming off consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons and has yet to break 100 in a game this season. Brown has four 100-yard games, well off last season's run when he topped 100 yards in six straight games and seven times overall. Hurts threw for just 108 yards with two TDs passing and one rushing score. Should an offense getting on the same page develop into this much of a concern for the Eagles (11-2) after 13 games? “No. I just say no," Hurts said. There are reasons the numbers are down. The easy one, of course, is that the traditionally pass-happy Eagles have leaned on Barkley and his team-record 1,623 yards to steer the offense in his first season. Hurts also shoulders his share of the blame given his propensity for holding on to the ball. He was sacked four times and missed Smith and Brown the few times he did chuck the ball deep to open receivers on long routes. Hurts didn’t throw Brown the ball a couple of times when he was open, including on a TD pass to Smith. “Have to find a way to come together and come and sync as a unit and play complementary ball,” Hurts said. Hurts has topped 300 yards passing only once this season and his last three games are at 179-118-108. He does have only five interceptions and has thrown just one during the winning streak. What needs help The offensive woes start at the beginning. The Eagles have yet to score a touchdown on their opening possession through the first 13 games and average only 10.7 points in the first half. They had only 46 total yards in the first quarter. The slow starts are one reason why teams with losing records such as Carolina, Jacksonville and Cleveland are able to keep games close at the Linc and make last-gasp drives at an upset victory. What's working The running game. That really only means one name: Barkley. Barkley rushed for 124 yards to break the Eagles' season record, and Eric Dickerson's NFL mark is in his sights. Barkley needed just 13 games to pass McCoy, who rushed for 1,607 yards in 2013. Barkley also maintained his pace to break Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 with the Los Angeles Rams. Barkley is averaging 124.8 yards per game. At that pace and with one more game to play than Dickerson, he would become the top single-season rusher in NFL history. He needs 483 yards over the final four games to top Dickerson’s 40-year-old record. Barkley is one pace for 2,122 yards, just 17 yards beyond Dickerson’s 2,105 total. Stock up Linebackers Zack Baun and Nakobe Dean. Dean led the Eagles with 12 tackles while Baun had 11 tackles and a sack. They both had strong games in shutting down Carolina's — albeit banged-up — running game. Stock down Jake Elliott. Elliott was wide right on a 52-yard attempt in the third quarter and has missed all five attempts of 50-plus yards this season. Injuries Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was evaluated for a concussion and treated for an additional injury in the fourth quarter but had a game-changing interception. Key number 9 — The Eagles won nine straight games only three other times, in the 2017, 2003 and 1960 seasons. Next steps The Eagles host cross-state rival Pittsburgh in a potential all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl preview. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflWith just two trading days left before 2024 comes to a close, it's fair to say this will be another successful year for Wall Street and everyday investors. The ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI -0.77% ) , benchmark S&P 500 ( ^GSPC -1.11% ) , and growth stock-inspired Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC -1.49% ) have all reached multiple all-time highs this year and gained 15%, 27%, and 33% on a year-to-date basis, as of the closing bell on Dec. 24. Numerous catalysts are responsible for lifting Wall Street's tide, including: Artificial intelligence (AI) Stock-split euphoria. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in November . Better-than-anticipated corporate earnings. Aggressive share repurchase activity by the market's most influential companies. However, Wall Street is a forward-looking entity, and the shift to a new calendar year brings forth the age-old question: "Will stocks move higher in 2025?" Although bull market rallies tend to stick around considerably longer than downturns, two historically flawless indicators foreshadow trouble for the stock market in the new year. This valuation tool has forecast stock market declines of 20% to 89% over the last 154 years Among the various forecasting tools and predictive metrics that point to potential trouble for Wall Street, arguably none is more worrisome than the S&P 500's Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) Ratio, which is also commonly referred to as the cyclically adjusted P/E Ratio ( CAPE Ratio ). The most rudimentary of all valuation tools is the P/E ratio, which is calculated by dividing a company's share price into its trailing-12-month earnings per share (EPS). This traditional valuation metric works great on time-tested companies but can be easily thrown off by economic shocks and growth stocks. In comparison, the S&P 500's Shiller P/E is based on average inflation-adjusted earnings over the previous 10 years. Accounting for a decade of EPS history ensures that a shock event, such as lockdowns during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, won't render this valuation metric ineffective. S&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio data by YCharts . On Dec. 24, the S&P 500's Shiller P/E Ratio closed at 38.35, which is within striking distance of its yearly high of almost 39. For added context, this is more than double its average reading of 17.19 over the last 154 years and represents the third-highest reading during a continuous bull market since January 1871 . Here's where things get interesting: There have been only six occurrences of the Shiller P/E surpassing 30 during a bull market rally in 154 years, including the present, and all five prior instances saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and/or Nasdaq Composite eventually lose between 20% and 89% of their value. Although the Shiller P/E doesn't tell investors when these declines will take place, it does have a flawless track record of being a harbinger of eventual big-time downside. In other words, it pretty clearly shows that outsized stock valuations aren't well-tolerated over extended periods . U.S. money supply hadn't done this since the Great Depression -- and it (historically) spells trouble However, the Shiller P/E Ratio isn't the only indicator that has a historically flawless track record of forecasting significant downside in the stock market. A move we haven't witnessed in 90 years in U.S. money supply is an ominous warning, as well. Though there are five measures of money supply , the two given the most credence are M1 and M2. The former factors in cash and coins in circulation, along with demand deposits in a checking account. Meanwhile, M2 takes everything into account from M1 and adds in savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit (CD) below $100,000. It's this latter money-supply measure, M2, which has raised red flags. US M2 Money Supply data by YCharts . In April 2022, U.S. M2 money supply peaked at $21.723 trillion. As of October 2024 (the latest reading at the time of this writing), M2 had retraced by $412 billion to $21.311 trillion, or 1.89%. But on a peak-to-trough basis, it fell by a maximum of 4.74% between April 2022 and October 2023. This marked the first time since the Great Depression that M2 declined by at least 2% on a year-over-year basis. Normally, M2 money supply moves up and to right -- so much so that economists rarely pay it much attention. A growing economy requires more capital available to facilitate transactions, which led to 90 years without a notable year-over-year decline in M2. There have been five instances since the start of 1870 where M2 slipped by at least 2% from the prior-year period: 1878, 1893, 1921, 1931-1933, and 2023. The four prior occurrences correlate with periods of economic depression and double-digit unemployment rates in the U.S. If there's a silver lining here, it's that the tools available to the central bank and federal government make it highly unlikely that the U.S. would endure a modern-day depression. Likewise, M2 has reversed course and climbed since October 2023. Nevertheless, M2 being close to 2% below its all-time high signals that consumers are likely to pass on some discretionary purchases. This is a recipe for economic weakness, which would be expected to spill over onto Wall Street in 2025. The view beyond 2025 is brighter than ever for Wall Street Based on these two indicators, which have a perfect track record of foreshadowing significant downside in the stock market when back-tested more than 150 years, a crash is a possibility for 2025. While this may not be what investors want to hear following another stellar year for the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite, it's simply what history tells us to expect. But the interesting thing about history is that it tends to favor optimists far more than pessimists . For instance, history tells us that recessions are a normal and unavoidable part of the economic cycle. No amount of fiscal or monetary policy maneuvering can stop economic downturns from taking shape every so often. Yet there's a big difference between the length of economic downturns and upswings . Among the 12 U.S. recessions to have taken place since the end of World War II in September 1945, nine were resolved in less than a year. Of the remaining three, none surpassed 18 months in length. Compare this to the last one dozen economic expansions, two of which stuck around for more than 10 years. To quote billionaire investor Warren Buffett, "Never bet against America." Along these same lines, betting against the U.S. stock market has been a poor decision over long periods. The data set above was posted on social media platform X by Bespoke Investment Group in June 2023, shortly after the S&P 500 was confirmed to be in a new bull market following its October 2022 bear market low. It shows the calendar-day length of every S&P 500 bear and bull market since the Great Depression began in September 1929. Over this roughly 94-year period, there were 27 separate bear and bull markets for the S&P 500. The average bear market lasted only 9.5 months, or 286 calendar days . Comparatively, the typical bull market (as of June 8, 2023) endured for 1,011 calendar days, or approximately 3.5 times as long. If this data set were extrapolated to the present day, the current bull market would be lengthier than the longest S&P 500 bear market over the last 95 years (630 calendar days). In fact, more than half (14 out of 27) of S&P 500 bull markets since September 1929 have lasted longer than 630 calendar days. Even with two historically flawless indicators foreshadowing a possible crash for the stock market in 2025, the long-term outlook for stocks remains bright.Manmohan Singh was responsible for India’s strong economy today: Ramanath Rai

Passengers were complaining that the new MyWay+ ticketing system had caused them delays and simply hadn't worked on its first morning. Black Friday Sale Subscribe Now! Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue "No-one had a physical card on my bus but some people had a QR code on their phone which wouldn't scan, and others tried to pay with a credit card on their phone which also didn't scan," said one passenger on the R4 from Macquarie to Civic. "The bus driver didn't know how to help people so he just waved us on." Another passenger told The Canberra Times that he assumed the paper had been "flooded with reports of people unable to use their MyWay+ accounts and being waved on my bus drivers. If not, I'm one in that situation as was everybody else boarding with me". It wasn't clear on other buses whether the new system had worked. Credit cards did click on the reader but no money was taken out of their account. That may be a delay in processing or it may have ben a glitch. Transport Canberra was not commenting on the reports but it is known that they expected what they called "teething trouble". The problems came as transport minister Chris Steel prepared to talk to reporters about the start of the new system. On the eve of the launch - on Tuesday - the official in charge of devising and implementing the system was confident that it would work. Ben McHugh, deputy director-general, Transport Canberra and business services, in charge of the MyWay ticketing changes. Picture by Karleen Minney "We are as our extensive testing has shown that the system will operate as expected," Ben McHugh, deputy director-general, Transport Canberra and Business Services, said. He accepted that the new system would take some learning. "We are really pleased with the way MyWay+ is going but we are very aware that the community will take some time to get familiar with the change." Free transport on buses and trams on Fridays was due to start next week. It wasn't clear if the initial glitches would delay that start. It has also emerged that around $9.5 million is sitting unclaimed in old MyWay ticketing accounts as the ACT's bus and tram system transits to the new method of payment on Wednesday. Only $450,000 has been transferred from the old system as MyWay switches to MyWay+ . That leaves the rest of the $10 million which was unclaimed in the old accounts still there. The ACT government had appealed repeatedly for people to go into their old MyWay accounts and transfer their own money out - but that appeal seemed to have fallen on deaf ears or been heard by people who found it too complicated to reclaim their money. It was not clear what would happen to the unused money if the people who put it there didn't reclaim it. As MyWay+ started, Transport Canberra said that 28,600 new accounts had been created. That compares with an estimated 450,000 accounts under the previous MyWay system. Those figures were true as of 2018, the last year for which figures were discoverable. It seems unlikely to have fallen since. The new MyWay+ app had been downloaded 59,600 times. About a hundred buses will still offer free transport when the new system starts, but they will be gradually reduced in number. Some older buses will not have the new ticketing machines installed because they are to be replaced over 2025 by 90 electric buses which have been bought at a cost of just under a million dollars each. Other buses have not had the ticketing machines installed but that will be done over the next week or so. It will not be possible to tell which buses are free from the outside. Passengers will only be able to see whether the new machine is on board when they themselves are onboard or about to get onboard. Transport Canberra has put in arrangements for people who might find the new system difficult. Registered pensioners, for example, who do not have phones will still be able to show their old concession card to the driver and be waved on. Transport Canberra said it had also made great effort to make sure shops were adequately stocked with the new MyWay+ cards. Earlier in the week, some retailers said they had run out of cards on Saturday after being allocated only 200 each on the Friday. "We are meeting retailers daily to make sure that they have enough stock to meet demands," Mr McHugh said. Share Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Copy Steve Evans Reporter Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues." Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues." 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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said dealing with incoming president Donald Trump and his thundering on trade will be “a little more challenging” than the last time he was in the White House. Speaking at an event put on by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Trudeau said that’s because Trump’s team is coming in with a much clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away than after his first election win in 2016. Even still, Trudeau said the answer is not to panic and said Canada can rally together to address the tough scenario the nation will face following Trump’s inauguration in January. Trump has threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada and Mexico, if the two nations do not beef up their borders to his satisfaction. On the weekend, Trump appeared in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where the president-elect said he can’t guarantee the tariffs won’t raise prices for U.S. consumers but that eventually tariffs will “make us rich.” “All I want to do is I want to have a level, fast, but fair playing field,” he said. Trudeau warned that steep tariffs could be “devastating for the Canadian economy” and cause “just horrific losses in all of our communities,” and that Trump’s approach is to introduce “a bit of chaos” to destabilize his negotiating partners. But he also said that Canada exports a range of goods to the U.S., from steel and aluminum to crude oil and agricultural commodities, all of which would get more expensive and mean real hardship for Americans at the same time. “For years, Americans have been paying more for their homes than they should because of unjust tariffs on softwood lumber. Maybe this level of tariffs will actually have them realize that this is something they are doing to themselves,” Trudeau said. “Trump got elected on a commitment to make life better and more affordable for Americans, and I think people south of the border are beginning to wake up to the real reality that tariffs on everything from Canada would make life a lot more expensive.” Experts, including Canada’s former top trade negotiator Steve Verheul, have warned the country needs to be ready to respond if Trump goes through with his tariff threats. The prime minister said his government is still mulling over “the right ways” to respond, referencing Canada’s calculated approach when Trump hit Canada with steel and aluminum tariffs. “It was the fact that we put tariffs on bourbon and Harley-Davidsons and playing cards and Heinz ketchup and cherries and a number of other things that were very carefully targeted because they were politically impactful to the president’s party and colleagues,” he said. That’s how Canada was able to “punch back in a way that was actually felt by Americans,” he added. Trudeau also said the country needs to rally together and work past its political differences. He offered up some rare words of praise for Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe — a frequent political thorn in his side and “no big fan of mine” — as one of Canada’s strongest voices during that tumultuous time period when NAFTA was under threat. “His voice with governors down south, his making the case for Canadian workers and Canadian trade in a way that complemented the arguments that we were making, did a better job of showing what Canadian unity was and (what) Canada’s negotiating position could be to a United States that has a political system that is incredibly fractured and fractious,” Trudeau said. On Sunday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said “every single Conservative would tell every single American” that tariffs on Canada would be a bad idea — and also took time to bill Trudeau as a weak leader. One member of his caucus, Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, said he had dinner with incoming vice-president JD Vance and British Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch over the weekend in Arlington, Va. He said it’s crucial right now to be building “strong relationships with our allies.” — With files from The Associated Press, Kelly Geraldine Malone and Rosa Saba in Toronto

Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care. The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy. He defeated President Gerald Ford in 1976 promising to restore trust in government but lost to Ronald Reagan four years later amid soaring inflation, gas station lines and the Iran hostage crisis. He and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, then formed The Carter Center, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize while making himself the most active and internationally engaged of former presidents. The Carter Center said the former president died Sunday afternoon in Plains, Georgia. Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Officials said all but two of the 181 people on board were killed Sunday in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. Footage of the crash aired by South Korean television channels showed the plane skidding across the airstrip at high speed, evidently with its landing gear still closed. Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms moving eastward Sunday are expected to continue producing gusty, damaging winds, hail and tornadoes through Sunday. That is according to National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira. So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama, Pereira said, but those reports remain unconfirmed until surveys of damage are completed. Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery. Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sunday and that he was recovering. Netanyahu’s office had said Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, would serve as acting prime minister during the procedure. Doctors ordered the operation after detecting an infection last week. Netanyahu is expected to remain hospitalized for several days. With so much at stake, Netanyahu’s health in wartime is a concern for both Israelis and the wider world. Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s de facto leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans on dissolving his Islamist group that led the country’s insurgency at an anticipated national dialogue summit for the country. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group leading the new authority in Syria, made the remarks in an interview Sunday. That's according to the Saudi television network Al-Arabiyya. It comes almost a month after a lightning insurgency led by HTS overthrew President Bashar Assad’s decades-long rule, ending the country’s uprising-turned civil war that started back in 2011. A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. The baby's father says the 20-day-old child was found with his head as “cold as ice” Sunday morning in their tent. The baby’s twin brother was moved to the intensive care unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Their father says the twins were born one month premature and spent just a day in hospital, which like other Gaza health centers has been overwhelmed and only partially functions. Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key elections BERLIN (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy. Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag, published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month he supported the Alternative for Germany, or AfD. 2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here's how it unfolded The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine. He won a fifth term that will keep him in office until 2030 following an election with only token opposition. He tightened a political crackdown on Russian society, and his top opponent, Alexei Navalny, died in prison under still unknown circumstances. But gunmen massacred scores of people in a Moscow concert hall, and a bomb killed a top general in attacks that underscored security flaws. Ukrainian forces swept into the Russian region of Kursk, Putin boasted about a lethal new hypersonic missile, and a new Trump administration raised concerns about continued U.S. support for Ukraine. Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev says the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally. Aliyev told Azerbaijani state television on Sunday that the aircraft was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare. He accused Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days. The crash on Wednesday killed 38 of 67 people on board. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Aliyev on Saturday for what he called a “tragic incident” but stopped short of acknowledging Moscow’s responsibility. Russian man arrested for allegedly running LGBTQ+ travel agency found dead in custody A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers has been found dead in custody in Moscow. That's according to independent news outlet Mediazona on Sunday. According to OVD-Info, Andrei Kotov of the Men Travel agency was in pretrial detention facing extremism charges. An investigator told Kotov’s lawyer that her client had died by suicide and was found dead in his cell. Just over a year ago, Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any LGBTQ+ activism in a ruling that designated “the international LGBT movement” as extremist. 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