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Mexico awaits results in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president

Jun. 02, 2024 23:25 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Polls closed in a national vote Sunday that will likely give Mexico its first female president, but the heat, violence and polarization continued right through election day. People turned out to vote in the township of Cuitzeo, in the western state of Michoacán,...

Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before

Jun. 02, 2024 16:08 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, the defense minister said Sunday, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s comments came at a time of new uncertainty in...

President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond

Jun. 03, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the base of the sacred Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, President Javier Milei of Argentina appeared to be in a spiritual trance. With head and hands pressed against the ancient stone, he prayed with Orthodox rabbi who introduced him to...

Trump joins TikTok and calls it 'an honor.' As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app

Jun. 02, 2024 19:25 PM EDT

Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president and presumptive major party nominee in U.S. history to be found guilty on felony charges. ...

Jury selection is beginning in gun case against President Joe Biden's son

Jun. 03, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jury selection is to begin Monday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son after a deal with prosecutors fell apart that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. Hunter Biden, who spent the weekend with his...

Zelenskyy in Philippines to promote peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine

Jun. 03, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. ...

After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive

Jun. 02, 2024 22:19 PM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China's history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for...

Sally Buzbee steps down as executive editor of The Washington Post

Jun. 02, 2024 23:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post said Sunday that its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the top of one of journalism's most storied brands. She will be replaced by Matt Murray, former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, through this...

Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday's immigration announcement

Jun. 02, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

McALLEN, TEXAS (AP) — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. ...

California firefighters continue battling wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco

Jun. 02, 2024 23:19 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters made significant progress Sunday to tame a wind-driven wildfire that scorched thousands of acres 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of San Francisco, burned down a home and forced residents to flee the area near the central California city of Tracy. ...

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Indonesia is to deport a fugitive to Thailand who is wanted on murder and drug trafficking charges

Jun. 03, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One of Thailand's most wanted fugitives will be escorted home on a Thai air force plane after being arrested on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali following months on the run in connection with several killings and drug trafficking charges in his homeland, officials...

Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake

Jun. 03, 2024 00:50 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage. A magnitude 5.9 temblor on the northern top of the Noto Peninsula...

The Latest | Mexico votes in historic elections marred by cartel violence and deep division

Jun. 03, 2024 00:49 AM EDT

Mexicans voted Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, Mexico will likely elect its first female president — a major step in a country long...

Jury selection is beginning in gun case against President Joe Biden's son

Jun. 03, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jury selection is to begin Monday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son after a deal with prosecutors fell apart that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. Hunter Biden, who spent the weekend with his...

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by Jenniffer González

Jun. 03, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election held Sunday by their pro-statehood party. The two ran on the same ticket four years ago under the New Progressive...

President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond

Jun. 03, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the base of the sacred Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, President Javier Milei of Argentina appeared to be in a spiritual trance. With head and hands pressed against the ancient stone, he prayed with Orthodox rabbi who introduced him to...

A guide to what's next for South Africa and the key figures in unprecedented coalition talks

Jun. 03, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority. It remained the biggest party, though. With no one holding a majority, South Africa's...

South Africa's president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock

Jun. 03, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for South Africa's political parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in its young democracy. His comments came in a speech straight after final...

Southwest Airlines is back in court over firing of flight attendant with anti-abortion views

Jun. 03, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is set to return to federal court Monday in hopes of reversing an $8000,000 award to a flight attendant who said she was fired for her anti-abortion views and a judge's related order that the airlines’ lawyers take religious liberty training from a...

Today in History: June 3, Muhammad Ali dies

Jun. 03, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Monday, June 3, the 155th day of 2024. There are 211 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 3, 2016, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, whose athletic feats and activism put him among the most...