1301 - 1310 from 13246 .
In "World / Mena"
WASHINGTON — A US airman has died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC on Sunday, shouting "free Palestine".Aaron Bushnell, 25, was taken to hospital after Secret Service officers extinguished the flames.Before setting himself alight in what he called an "extreme act of protest", he said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide".No embassy staff members were injured, a spokeswoman said.A Pentagon spokesman called the incident, which happened at 13:00 local time (18:00 GMT), a "tragic event".In a video aired live on streaming site Twitch,Bushnell, who was dressed in military uniform, identified himself and said he was a serving member of the Air Force.Earlier, he had emailed a number of reporters as well...
February 26, 2024
US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington
February 25, 2024
Israel mulls ceasefire plan as progress reported
February 25, 2024
US, UK carry out fresh strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
February 24, 2024
Sinking ship hit by Houthi missile leaves 18-mile oil slick in Red Sea, US officials say
February 23, 2024
Netanyahu unveils plan for Gaza’s future post-Hamas
February 23, 2024
Israel’s war cabinet agrees to send a negotiating team to Paris for hostage talks
February 22, 2024
Ship on fire in Gulf of Aden after missile attack
February 22, 2024
UK aid supplies air-dropped into Gaza for first time
February 22, 2024
One dead as gunmen open fire on West Bank highway
February 21, 2024
Starvation fears as food deliveries into north Gaza halted
