Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push...
View ArticleFrench vote splits among left, center and far-right. With no majority,...
PARIS (AP) — French voters divided their legislature among left, center and far right, with no single political faction getting even close to the majority needed for form a government. The risk of...
View ArticleFishing boat carrying 283 migrants to Europe safely reaches southern Greek...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A fishing boat carrying nearly 300 migrants to Europe has safely reached a southern Greek island after a large rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek authorities said...
View ArticleChina's Xi calls on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue during a meeting Monday with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, state...
View ArticleIsrael deepens its operation in Gaza City, as pockets of militancy confront...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces deepened an operation in the Gaza Strip's largest city in what the military said was meant to weed out militants, sending thousands of Palestinians...
View ArticleRussian missiles hit a children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital and kill...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles killed at least seven people and struck a children’s hospital in the Ukarinian capital, Kyiv, Monday, while another attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi...
View ArticleThe Latest | Cease-fire talks expected to resume this week as Hamas appears...
Talks on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip are expected to resume this week, with several officials saying the devastation caused by Israel's nine-month offensive likely helped push Hamas to soften its...
View ArticleSouth Korea abandons plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's government announced Monday it will abandon its plan to suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors as part of its efforts to convince them to return to...
View ArticleThe Latest | French prime minister to resign after left alliance wins the...
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will resign after a broad left-leaning coalition took the most seats in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary election. The New Popular Front fell short of...
View ArticlePutin meets Indian prime minister in Russia on his first visit since Moscow...
MOSCOW (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Moscow on Monday for a two-day visit, his first since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, complicating the relationship between the longtime...
View ArticleTo counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the third year of the war in Ukraine, NATO is set to deepen relations with its four Indo-Pacific partners, which, although not part of the military alliance, are gaining...
View ArticleAustralia appoints special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government named a special envoy Tuesday to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began. A similar envoy will soon be...
View ArticleThe Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among...
The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday. Edicts and some of the methods used to enforce them...
View ArticleWhat to know about the NATO military alliance and how it is helping Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are meeting in Washington this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the world’s biggest security organization just as Russia presses its...
View ArticleRescuers search for dozens buried by an Indonesian landslide that killed at...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers dug through tons of mud and rubble on Tuesday as they searched for dozens of missing people after a landslide hit an unauthorized gold mining area on...
View ArticleKyiv mourns as rescuers make last-ditch efforts at children's hospital hit by...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescue operations stretched into a second day at a major Kyiv children’s hospital struck by a Russian missile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, adding that 38...
View ArticleThe body of an American climber buried by an avalanche 22 years ago in Peru...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Twenty two years ago, an avalanche buried American climber Bill Stampfl as he made his way up one of the highest peaks in the Andes mountains. His family knew there was little hope...
View ArticleTakeaways from AP's report on how China's textile recycling efforts take a...
WENZHOU, China (AP) — China is the world’s largest textile producer and consumer, throwing away 26 million tons of clothes each year, mostly made of unrecyclable synthetics. A recycling factory in...
View ArticleAirstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians on Tuesday, as heavy bombardment in the north forced the closure of...
View ArticleNew top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help the island with self-defense as...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised Wednesday that Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats. Raymond...
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