Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation,...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an alarming...
View ArticleAfter Oval Office blowout, Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy as defender of...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump, Ukrainians rallied around...
View ArticleKurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The statement...
View ArticleTurkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — A momentous ceasefire declaration on Saturday stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the brunt of the 40-year conflict between...
View ArticleIsrael's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense ministry on Saturday said the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that the minority it has...
View ArticleZelenskyy embraced by British prime minister a day after White House blowout
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday and told him he had the U.K.'s unwavering support, a day after the blowout at the White...
View ArticleIsrael supports a US proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire's first phase. But...
CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover, though Hamas has insisted on negotiating the...
View ArticleSyrians begin fasting during first Ramadan without Assad family rule in decades
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day Saturday while others opened as usual as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy month of Ramadan,...
View ArticleWhite House row with Ukraine raises stakes for European summit in London
LONDON (AP) — It was supposed to cap a week of whirlwind diplomacy advancing the prospect of peace in Ukraine. But a summit of European leaders on Sunday has been overshadowed by the extraordinary...
View ArticleUruguay's new leftist president takes office, facing a financial balancing act
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay's new president on Saturday, at the helm of a government that has pledged to...
View ArticleHamas accuses Israel of trying to derail ceasefire and calls its Gaza aid...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas has accused Israel of trying to derail the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip by embracing a new proposal to extend it. The militant group said Israel’s decision to cut...
View ArticleIsrael has cut off all supplies to Gaza. Here's what that means
Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas. The United Nations and other humanitarian aid...
View ArticleTrudeau to bring up Trump's threat to annex Canada in meeting with King Charles
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with King Charles III, the country's head of state, on Monday where he will discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make Canada...
View ArticleUS aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea after North Korea test-fired missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack...
View ArticleFrancis off mechanical ventilation entirely, signaling he's overcome risks...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that he had overcome the possible complications from a...
View ArticleCartel-plagued Mexican city pins hopes on Trump's anti-drug trafficking pressure
CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Before dawn, an elementary school principal in the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state checks various chats on his phone for word of shootouts or other incidents. If there’s...
View ArticleKim's sister threatens a response to a US carrier's deployment in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened Tuesday to launch high-profile provocations in response to the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South...
View ArticleCosta Rica and Panama coordinate to move southbound migrants
PEÑAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica and Panama are coordinating to expedite southbound migrant transit through their countries along the same route that carried hundreds of thousands north in...
View ArticlePope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said....
View ArticleColombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a plan Monday to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying farmers while they switch to legal...
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