An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday, hours after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and...
View ArticleMother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release
LONDON (AP) — The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist said Monday that she started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who rose to prominence with...
View ArticleWildfire burning through forest in southern Greece kills 2 people
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two people died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland in Greece near a seaside resort in the country's south, authorities said Monday. The fire service said...
View ArticleHunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country's population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as gang...
View ArticleAid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Doctors Without Borders treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last year, by far the highest level it has seen there and most of it in the east where...
View ArticleUN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call...
View ArticleOn a day when isolated nations get their say at the UN, North Korea reups...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea condemned the United States and its allies Monday for “stirring up military confrontations still further" by engaging in war games in the Asia-Pacific region and...
View ArticleChina marks 75 years of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and...
BEIJING (AP) — China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state. No festivities have been announced for the occasion...
View ArticleLive music, breakfast and a raffle: Mexico's president makes the most of his...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador turned his final morning briefing Monday into a variety show featuring live music, breakfast and a raffle to gift his watch to a...
View ArticleIsrael begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong...
View ArticleJapan’s Prime Minister Kishida steps down as planned before likely successor...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to take office. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced...
View ArticleBuckingham Palace says Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday. The place said 36-year-old Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi “are very...
View ArticleYemen's Houthi rebels launch drone boat that hits ship in Red Sea as missile...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship Tuesday in the Red Sea and a missile that exploded against another. The attacks...
View ArticleFrance's new prime minister vows to curb debt as he faced baptism of fire at...
PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers gave new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier a rough ride, heckling him constantly, as he laid out his proposed policies in an inaugural speech to parliament on Tuesday, a...
View ArticleWhat to know about Hezbollah's capabilities after its recent losses
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah has suffered some of the heaviest losses in its history over the past two weeks, chief among them the killing of its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike....
View ArticleA plane carrying Brazil's president back home is returning to Mexico City due...
SAO PAULO (AP) — An airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back to Brasilia experienced a technical problem after leaving Mexico City on Tuesday and was returning to the...
View ArticleIran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that...
View ArticleChristmas starts in Venezuela, but the festive mood is nowhere to be found
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Venezuela. At least not yet. Even if the president wants it to be. Residents of Caracas, the capital, woke up Tuesday to a towering...
View ArticleClaudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include...
View ArticleWhat to know about Iran's missile barrage and Israel's ground operations in...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, causing scattered damage and fires from falling shrapnel, but Israeli authorities said there were no injuries. An...
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