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Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
Read full article: Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant womanPalestinian hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes hit a home and a police vehicle in central Gaza and killed at least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a woman pregnant with twins and eight police officers.
French voters head to polls in early municipal test before 2027 presidential election
Read full article: French voters head to polls in early municipal test before 2027 presidential electionFrench voters are choosing new municipal teams in an early test for political parties before next year’s presidential elections.
Trump's call for countries to send warships to protect the Strait of Hormuz brings no promises
Read full article: Trump's call for countries to send warships to protect the Strait of Hormuz brings no promisesGovernments are responding with caution after U.S. President Donald Trump asked countries including China and Britain to send warships to help protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran.
The Latest: Gulf countries report new attacks after Iran warns major UAE ports to evacuate
Read full article: The Latest: Gulf countries report new attacks after Iran warns major UAE ports to evacuateGulf countries have reported new Iranian attacks as the war in the Middle East entered its third week.
Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugees
Read full article: Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugeesAustralia's government says another three members of Iran's women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland.
AP Exclusive: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks diplomatic efforts as regional war rages
Read full article: AP Exclusive: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks diplomatic efforts as regional war ragesTurkey’s foreign minister says diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran is stalled, but he thinks quiet back-channel talks remain possible.
Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 people and wounds 15 as peace talks are stalled
Read full article: Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 people and wounds 15 as peace talks are stalledA Russian missile and drone strike has hit the Kyiv region in Ukraine and killed at least four people.
Tehran claims the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third week
Read full article: Tehran claims the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third weekIran has warned people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, including the busiest in the Middle East, as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters its third week.
US eases some Russian oil sanctions but crude prices stay high
Read full article: US eases some Russian oil sanctions but crude prices stay highThe U.S. is temporarily easing part of its sanctions measures on Russian oil, a reflection of global worries about sharply higher oil prices due to the Iran war.
Zelenskyy says US 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions is 'not the right decision'
Read full article: Zelenskyy says US 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions is 'not the right decision'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
Cuban president confirms US talks as island's energy and economic crises intensify
Read full article: Cuban president confirms US talks as island's energy and economic crises intensifyCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation about active communication with the Trump administration which has been openly hostile toward the communist government.
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians after 6 killed in airstrikes
Read full article: Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians after 6 killed in airstrikesAfghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar Province.
Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders
Read full article: Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leadersThe Trump administration is denouncing CNN for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader's first public statement since he got the job.
Bessent will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing
Read full article: Bessent will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to BeijingTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris for trade talks that set the stage for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee
Read full article: Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detaineeThe Israeli military said it is dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an encounter partially caught on camera.
Landslides in southern Ethiopia leave at least 50 people dead and 125 missing
Read full article: Landslides in southern Ethiopia leave at least 50 people dead and 125 missingAn official says at least 50 people have died and 125 others are missing after landslides hit three districts in southern Ethiopia following a week of heavy rains.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine awaits White House sign-off on US drone production deal
Read full article: Zelenskyy says Ukraine awaits White House sign-off on US drone production dealUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year.
Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack
Read full article: Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attackA Moscow court has convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shootings that killed 149 and injured more than 600 at a concert hall in Moscow.
Senegal becomes latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual acts
Read full article: Senegal becomes latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual actsSenegal’s parliament has approved a bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely conservative West African nation.
South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investments
Read full article: South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investmentsSouth Korean lawmakers have passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s highest tariffs.
Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war's impact on protected places
Read full article: Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war's impact on protected placesU.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites across Iran.
Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war
Read full article: Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran warWorries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide.
Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say
Read full article: Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources sayOutdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.
Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support
Read full article: Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical supportEcuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend with logistical support from the United States.
Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
Read full article: Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 yearsBritain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords.
Files show British prime minister was warned of 'reputational risk' in appointing Mandelson
Read full article: Files show British prime minister was warned of 'reputational risk' in appointing MandelsonDocuments released by the British government show officials believed there was a “reputational risk” in appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.S. ambassador because of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use
Read full article: Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy useJapan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use.
Suspect in fatal Swiss bus fire had no terror links, police say
Read full article: Suspect in fatal Swiss bus fire had no terror links, police sayA man who doused himself in a flammable substance and set his body on fire killing himself and five others aboard a bus in Switzerland had previously been reported missing by his family and didn't appear to have any terror-related motive.
Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors
Read full article: Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighborsIran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies.
Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship
Read full article: Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorshipFar-right leader José Antonio Kast has been sworn in as Chile’s president in the nation’s most pronounced rightward shift since the return of democracy in 1990.
Lebanon's latest conflict brings rare public backlash against Hezbollah as war flares again
Read full article: Lebanon's latest conflict brings rare public backlash against Hezbollah as war flares againIsraeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group.
Most of Iranian women's soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offers
Read full article: Most of Iranian women's soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offersTwo more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, but one later changed her mind and will return to Iran.
Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse's assassination
Read full article: Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse's assassinationProsecutors say greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in U.S. federal court for the 2021 assassination of Haiti's last elected president, Jovenel Moïse.
Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria's military, killing officers and carting away weapons
Read full article: Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria's military, killing officers and carting away weaponsJihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram have targeted Nigerian military camps in intensifying attacks in the last week.
What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls
Read full article: What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent pollsAmericans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support.
Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold
Read full article: Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on holdRussia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed.
UN peacekeepers defy South Sudan military's order to leave opposition-held town
Read full article: UN peacekeepers defy South Sudan military's order to leave opposition-held townThe United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of refugees have fled.