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‘It looks like a stream of blood.’ A river near Buenos Aires turns red,...

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — A stream winding through a populous area on the outskirts of Buenos Aires has turned crimson red in recent hours, sparking fears of industrial chemical dumping, images shared by...

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Ukraine's Western backers will meet for arms talks as doubts over US...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The main international forum for drumming up weapons and ammunition for Ukraine will for the first time meet under the auspices of a country other than the U.S. as uncertainty...

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A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one...

LONDON (AP) — Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist. But as she slumped in a folding chair outside the gates of the British prime minister’s office on day 129...

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A look at the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, by the numbers

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack in exchange for hundreds of...

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Middle East latest: Hamas names next 3 Israeli hostages to be exchanged for...

Hamas named the next three Israeli hostages it plans to release this weekend as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel. It was a sign that the first phase of the truce was moving forward as...

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Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas identified three more Israeli hostages it plans to free as part of the fragile ceasefire agreement, a sign the deal was moving forward Friday even as U.S. and Israeli officials...

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Justin Trudeau reportedly says Trump’s talk of making Canada a US state is 'a...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said President Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state is “a real thing” and is linked to the country’s rich...

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A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — None of Zawadi Sifa's seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in...

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Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It's not clear if Putin...

Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield. Kyiv is grappling with shortages of men and weapons. And the new U.S....

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A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria's coast, officials say. Here's audio...

PARIS (AP) — The man is insistent: Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your course,” he says. "I am drifting. I’m not under...

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Chemical weapons watchdog delegation meets with Syria's new leaders

BEIRUT (AP) — A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog was in Damascus on Saturday for talks with Syria’s new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar Assad....

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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but...

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Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Groups representing some of South Africa's white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the...

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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the...

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Hamas releases 3 frail-looking Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a...

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Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in...

BANGKOK (AP) — Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak...

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Britain navigates rough transatlantic waters as Trump roils the 'special...

LONDON (AP) — Ever since Winston Churchill coined the phrase in the wake of World War II, politicians have extolled the “special relationship” between the United States and Britain. Under President...

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Dalai Lama's elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies...

NEW DELHI (AP) — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign...

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Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95

OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the fiery, white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, coming...

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They helped US order airstrikes against Taliban. Now Trump's moves have left...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — They helped the U.S. military order airstrikes against Taliban and Islamic State fighters and worked as drivers and translators during America's longest war. They were set to...

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