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US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

May. 17, 2024 02:19 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hinder food and other supplies reaching people there. ...

Israel will respond to genocide charges at UN court after South Africa urgently requests cease-fire

May. 17, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel will respond to charges of genocide at the United Nations’ top court on Friday, after South Africa filed an urgent request with the court to order a cease-fire in Gaza. It's the third time that the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, has...

Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 900,000 homes and businesses

May. 17, 2024 01:58 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. ...

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

May. 16, 2024 20:09 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars. ...

Putin focuses on trade and cultural exchanges in Harbin, China, after reaffirming ties with Xi

May. 17, 2024 02:06 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on trade and cultural exchanges Friday during his state visit to China that started with bonhomie in Beijing and a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that deepened their “ no limits ” partnership as both countries face rising...

North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US and South Korea had a fighter jet drill

May. 17, 2024 02:47 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. A statement from South...

French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue

May. 17, 2024 02:50 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French police shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, the Interior Ministry said. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin posted on the social media site X that the armed...

Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

May. 17, 2024 01:25 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across...

Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy

May. 17, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A funeral will be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff's deputy, a day after the decorated military member's mother vowed during an emotional news conference to get justice for her son. ...

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to June elections

May. 17, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Tailed by trucks of heavily armed soldiers, four caskets floated on a sea of hundreds of mourners. Neighbors peered nervously from their homes as the crowd pushed past shuttered businesses, empty streets and political campaign posters plastering the small Mexican town of...

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Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America

May. 17, 2024 03:18 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congress on Friday voted 119-78 for Brazil in the reduced field of two candidates...

Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power cutoffs in Sevastopol

May. 17, 2024 03:05 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea early Friday caused power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and set a refinery ablaze in southern Russia, Russian authorities said. The drone raids marked Kyiv's attempt to strike back during Moscow's offensive in...

FIFA to seek legal advice on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer

May. 17, 2024 03:04 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas. FIFA president Gianni Infantino outlined...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China stocks get bump from new property measures

May. 17, 2024 03:03 AM EDT

Asian shares were mixed on Friday, with Chinese stocks reversing earlier losses following the announcement of fresh measures to revive the ailing property market. U.S. futures were little changed, with the contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average near 40,000 after it topped...

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

May. 17, 2024 02:52 AM EDT

May 10-16, 2024 Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot and wounded while greeting a crowd. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken played guitar in Kyiv while on a visit to Ukraine. Malians replastered the world’s largest mud brick building at the Great...

French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue

May. 17, 2024 02:50 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French police shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, the Interior Ministry said. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin posted on the social media site X that the armed...

North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US and South Korea had a fighter jet drill

May. 17, 2024 02:47 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. A statement from South...

China rolls out new measures to fix its property crisis, spur growth

May. 17, 2024 02:37 AM EDT

China announced a slate of fresh measures Friday to reinvigorate its ailing property industry after the latest data showed housing prices have slumped nearly 10% since the start of the year. Among other things, the central bank said it would reduce the minimum down payment for...

French Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning synagogue attack

May. 17, 2024 02:33 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — French Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning synagogue attack.

Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes, and the reviews are in

May. 17, 2024 02:22 AM EDT

CANNES, France (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been pondering for decades. Reviews ranged from “a folly of gargantuan...