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Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah cease-fire deal could come 'within days'
The Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a cease-fire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that there remained “points to finalize” and that any deal...
Lebanon's Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel- Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas. “This is clear,”...
Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different positions and eclectic personalities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore. ...
Senators took down one Trump Cabinet pick. But the fight over their authority is just beginning
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a short phrase in the Constitution, mentioned in passing. But it's already taking on an outsize significance as President-elect Donald Trump charts his return to office. The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz as Trump's nominee for attorney general dramatically...
Russia captures UK national fighting alongside Ukraine in the Kursk region, report says
The Russian military have captured a British national fighting alongside Ukrainian troops in Russia's partially occupied Kursk region, state news agency Tass reported Monday, citing unidentified sources in law enforcement. The man was identified by Tass and other media as James Scott...
Foreign ministers meet in Italy for the last G7 of the Biden administration
ROME (AP) — Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are meeting Monday, with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East entering decisive phases and a certain pressure to advance diplomatic efforts ahead of the new U.S. administration taking over. Hopes for...
DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing at least 1
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a nearby house Monday morning, leaving at least one person dead, officials said. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. The head of the country's...
Thousands of Imran Khan supporters defy tear gas, lockdown and arrest to head to Pakistani capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former premier Imran Khan have defied a lockdown and widespread arrests to head to the capital Monday to demand his release. Khan, who has been in jail for over a year and faces more than 150 criminal cases, remains...
‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel
DALLAS (AP) — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States. The people responsible for keeping security...
An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two U.N. agencies reported Monday. Globally, an intimate partner or family member was responsible for the deaths...
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Russia captures UK national fighting alongside Ukraine in the Kursk region, report says
The Russian military have captured a British national fighting alongside Ukrainian troops in Russia's partially occupied Kursk region, state news agency Tass reported Monday, citing unidentified sources in law enforcement. The man was identified by Tass and other media as James Scott...
Thousands of Imran Khan supporters defy tear gas, lockdown and arrest to head to Pakistani capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former premier Imran Khan have defied a lockdown and widespread arrests to head to the capital Monday to demand his release. Khan, who has been in jail for over a year and faces more than 150 criminal cases, remains...
Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah cease-fire deal could come 'within days'
The Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a cease-fire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that there remained “points to finalize” and that any deal...
Philippine showdown: President says he'll fight vice president's plot to have him killed
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday described a public threat by the vice president to have him killed by an assassin as a criminal plot and vowed to fight it, in a looming showdown between the country’s two top leaders. Vice President...
The UN chief and pope call for nations to end the use of antipersonnel land mines
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The U.N. head, Pope Francis and others called Monday for nations to end the production and use of land mines, even as their deployment globally grows. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a message to delegates at the fifth review of the...
Charlotte airport workers plan to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport plan to go on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work...
New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets. Four of the pilot whales died, New Zealand’s conservation...
India's opposition protests against billionaire facing US bribery and fraud charges
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of India's main opposition party protested on Monday against billionaire Gautam Adani, who was recently indicted in the U.S. for alleged fraud and bribery, and accused the government of protecting the Indian coal magnate whose companies' shares have plunged...
Stock market today: World shares mostly gain after Trump picks billionaire for Treasury post
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares climbed in Europe and Asia on Monday, tracking last week’s gains on Wall Street, and analysts said investors were viewing President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his nominee for Treasury secretary as a relatively market-friendly...
In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It's the fifth time the world's nations convene to craft a legally binding plastic pollution accord. In addition to the national delegations,...
