As Israel-Hamas war reaches 100-day mark, here's the conflict by numbers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Now 100 days old, the latest Israel-Hamas war is by far the longest, bloodiest, and most destructive conflict between the bitter enemies. The fighting erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas...
View ArticleA defiant Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel's war to crush Hamas,...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel will pursue its war against Hamas until victory and will not be stopped by anyone, including the world court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a defiant speech...
View ArticleFamilies of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour rally, beg...
The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv Saturday night, calling on the government to bring their loved ones home after 100 days spent in Hamas captivity....
View ArticleA global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through...
View ArticleNorth Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested...
View ArticleDemonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a...
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in Germany on Sunday for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister, following a report that extremists...
View ArticleFrederik X is proclaimed the new king of Denmark after his mother Queen...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to...
View ArticleMore countries join talks on Ukraine leader's peace formula. But Russia is...
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leaders of talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula on Sunday said a growing number of countries are working to help set the groundwork for Russia to...
View ArticleA volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on...
View ArticleFrom Berlin to Karachi, thousands demonstrate in support of either Israel or...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas. Opposing demonstrations...
View ArticlePope says he hopes to keep promise to visit native Argentina for first time...
Pope Francis said Sunday that if he can, he'll visit his native Argentina in the latter part of 2024, a trip that would see him there for the first time in his nearly 11-year-old papacy and while his...
View ArticleWhite House says 'it's the right time' for Israel to scale back Gaza war as...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The White House said Sunday that “it’s the right time” for Israel to scale back its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli leaders again vowed to press ahead with their...
View ArticleGuatemalans angered as president-elect's inauguration delayed by wrangling in...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo waited to be sworn into office Sunday as the old-guard Congress dawdled and delayed the inauguration, sparking angry protests by...
View ArticleNicaragua says it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests from prison,...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua's government said Sunday it released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to...
View ArticleLive updates | Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as UN agencies call urgently for...
Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza on Monday as the heads of three major U.N. agencies said the enclave desperately needs more aid to ward off famine and...
View ArticleColombia extends cease-fire with FARC splinter group in bid to reduce rural...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has extended a cease-fire with the FARC-EMC rebel group that was set to expire this week, as both sides hold peace talks in Bogota in an effort to reduce...
View ArticleCyclone causes heavy flooding, 1 death in Mauritius after also battering...
SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island's capital city...
View ArticleBernardo Arévalo faces huge challenges after finally being sworn in as...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's new president, Bernardo Arévalo, was left with huge challenges Monday after he was finally sworn into office, including his party's lack of recognition in a Congress...
View ArticleBrazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neighborhoods in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people. The heavy downpour wreaked havoc...
View ArticleWho is Guatemala's new president and can he deliver on promised change?
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in early Monday as Guatemala’s new president. Many doubted they would ever see the day as powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption...
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