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The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden...

RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — Igor Tudoran spent just 12 hours inside the Gaza Strip before a missile slammed into his tank, leaving him with a life-altering injury. “Already within the tank, I understood...

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More than 40 dead in Liberia after leaking fuel tanker exploded as people...

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A leaking fuel tanker exploded as people gathered to collect the gasoline, leaving more than 40 dead, authorities in Liberia said Thursday. The blast on Tuesday also injured...

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Mexican officials clear border camp as US pressure mounts to limit migrant...

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — A ragged migrant tent camp next to the Rio Grande is a long way from Mexico's National Palace, where a U.S. delegation met this week with Mexico's president seeking more...

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Live updates | UN warns of impeded aid deliveries as Israel expands offensive...

Fleeing Palestinians have packed into areas along Gaza's border with Egypt and the southern Mediterranean coastline, where shelters and tent camps are overflowing. The U.N. humanitarian office says...

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Venezuela will hold military exercises off its shores as a British warship...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom sent a warship toward Guyana’s...

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Displaced Palestinians flood a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have streamed into the overwhelmed town of Rafah in the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nations,...

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China appoints a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following...

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday said it had appointed a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following the firing of his predecessor for reasons still unexplained. The official Xinhua News...

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A look at Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian targets since the war began in...

KYIV, Ukriane (AP) — Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian military has repeatedly used missiles to blast civilian targets across the country, with...

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An associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in...

MOSCOW (AP) — An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Ksenia...

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Poland says 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, and that all indications...

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North Korea's new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid suspicions that the...

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South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt...

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Live updates | Tens of thousands of Palestinians stream into Rafah as Israel...

The Israeli-Hamas war has already driven around 85% of Gaza's 2.3 million people from their homes, leveling the northern part of the territory and heightening fears about a similar fate for the south...

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Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling...

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Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart...

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian Serbs' separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening his war-scarred country to the point where it will tear apart, despite a pledge by the United...

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Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and...

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Shelling kills 14 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial...

Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod killed 14 people, including two children, and wounded 108 others Saturday, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said. Russian officials...

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Israeli-French hostage recounts harrowing experience in captivity

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli woman who recently returned from captivity in the Gaza Strip says she was groped by her Palestinian kidnapper and lived in constant fear throughout the weeks she was held...

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Putin lauds Russian unity in his New Year’s address as Ukraine war...

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation, the country’s state news agencies reported Sunday. Putin addressed Russians in a...

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Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is declared winner of election that...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters...

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