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Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration amid scrutiny over sex trafficking...
Gaetz's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time. Matt Gaetz's decision to pull his name Thursday from consideration for attorney general — amid...
Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting
THE HAGUE (AP) — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13-month war in Gaza. The...
Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
DEIR AL-BALAH, The Gaza Strip (AP) — Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip. It was their only meal Wednesday — it was all...
Putin touts Russia's new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO
The new ballistic missile fired by Russia struck a military-industrial facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but its real mission was delivering a deadly new message to NATO. Hours after Thursday's strike touched off a debate over whether the Ukrainian plant was hit by an...
South Korea says Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia's war efforts against Ukraine, a top South Korean official said Friday. The U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea sent more than 10,000...
Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed several tourists
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family statement sent to Australian media. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition in a hospital in Bangkok for days following the...
Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career
SAO PAULO (AP) — Police indicted Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 election. Already barred from running again in 2026 for a different case, he could now land in jail and...
Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power
FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday dropped heavy snow and record rain, flooding some areas, after killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash...
Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on themselves Friday by entering the last scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals. From the start, COP29 has been about climate finance — money that wealthy...
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Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed several tourists
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family statement sent to Australian media. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition in a hospital in Bangkok for days following the...
South Korea says Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia's war efforts against Ukraine, a top South Korean official said Friday. The U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea sent more than 10,000...
Australian media: Second Australian teenager dies after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos
BANGKOK (AP) — Australian media: Second Australian teenager dies after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos.
Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on themselves Friday by entering the last scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals. From the start, COP29 has been about climate finance — money that wealthy...
Romania holds a presidential election Sunday that could narrow to nationalist and leftist candidates
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — At the campaign headquarters of his far-right nationalist party in Romania's capital, George Simion hailed Donald Trump’s reelection days before he runs in his own country's presidential race. He also denied allegations that he is a Russian spy. “I...
Germany's defense minister clears the way for Scholz to seek a second term as chancellor
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's popular defense minister has taken himself out of contention to become the country's next leader, clearing the way for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to seek a second term in an early election after a week of arguments that exposed deep divisions in his struggling party. ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall St's gains with Nvidia report and bitcoin surge
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock mostly rose on Friday following gains on Wall Street after market superstar Nvidia and other companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected. U.S. futures climbed while geopolitical tensions pushed oil prices higher. On Thursday,...
Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would defy it by inviting the Israeli leader to Hungary. In comments to...
Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and other fossil fuel-power plants while drastically boosting the country's renewable energy capacity in the next 15 years. “Indonesia is rich in geothermal...
Tariff hikes will backfire, and China can manage such 'external shocks,' a senior official says
HONG KONG (AP) — Higher tariffs on Chinese exports will backfire, just increasing prices paid by consumers, while China can manage to weather the impact of such “external shocks,” a senior Commerce Ministry official said Friday in Beijing. Responding to a reporter's question...
