Suspected al-Qaida explosion kills 6 troops loyal to secessionist group in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An explosive device detonated and killed six troops loyal to a United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist group Monday in southern Yemen, a military spokesman said, the latest attack...
View ArticlePresident Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, about cooperating on migration policy as the U.S. leader continues to deliberate whether to take...
View ArticleNATO chief chides members as Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO countries haven’t delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, the alliance’s chief said Monday, allowing Russia to press its advantage while Kyiv’s depleted forces wait...
View ArticleBlinken says Israel still must do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip and that he would...
View ArticleMexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over its storming of the Mexican...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mexico accused Ecuador of a blatant violation of international law before the top U.N. court on Tuesday, asserting there was no legal defense for storming the Mexican...
View ArticleMali says it killed extremist commander who took part in one of worst attacks...
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in Africa was killed in an operation by Mali's security forces, the...
View ArticleSouth African police investigate if former president's party forged...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police were investigating Tuesday if former President Jacob Zuma's new political party forged supporters' signatures to register for national elections...
View ArticleA 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane has been...
View ArticleKenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic highs” and people downstream should move away, the Cabinet said Tuesday, and ordered residents of...
View ArticleParis Olympic athletes to feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and...
PARIS (AP) — Freshly cooked bread, select cheeses and a broad veggie offer will be among the meals to be offered to athletes and visitors during the 2024 Paris Olympics — including, of course, gourmet...
View ArticleUS and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are moving swiftly on new steps to crack down on illegal migration that include tougher enforcement on railways,...
View ArticleNetanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are...
View ArticleTo fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the...
FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (AP) — The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists. Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town on...
View ArticleThe US is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here's how...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Nearly two months after President Joe Biden gave the...
View ArticleTourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya's Maasai Mara national reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains battered the...
View ArticleWarsaw synagogue attacked at night with 3 firebombs, no injuries reported
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw's main synagogue was attacked with firebombs by an unknown perpetrator, but sustained minimal damage and nobody was hurt, Poland's chief rabbi said Wednesday. The incident...
View ArticleThe unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for...
View ArticleNonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police...
JERUSALEM (AP) — After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death in the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East have latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university...
View ArticleThe Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday to press for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war, saying “ the time is now ” and warning that Hamas would bear the blame for any...
View ArticleUnited Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals”...
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