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Latest deadly weather in US kills at least 18 as storms carve path of ruin across multiple states

May. 27, 2024 01:16 AM EDT

VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike...

Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza's Rafah as displaced people are hit

May. 26, 2024 19:26 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health workers said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 35 people Sunday and hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and “numerous” others were trapped in flaming debris. Gaza's Health Ministry said women and children made...

Here's what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming

May. 26, 2024 08:08 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defense called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf. ...

Australia plans to send aid to Papua New Guinea as rain raises safety fears at deadly landslide site

May. 26, 2024 23:17 PM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia prepared on Monday to send aircraft and other equipment to help at the site of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea as overnight rains in the South Pacific nation’s mountainous interior raised fears that the tons of rubble that buried hundreds of...

China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They're calling 'the firm' for help

May. 27, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Business is good at “the firm.” The eight-person team at the State Department is leading Washington's efforts to ease the economic blowback for countries targeted by China. It emerged in the scramble to help Lithuania during a spat with China...

Russian POWs get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don't. A growing movement wants that to change

May. 27, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

FAR WESTERN UKRAINE (AP) — Precious few choices are available to Alexander, a 26-year-old Russian soldier, since his capture: Clothes, meals and the hours of his day are rigidly accounted for in the camp for prisoners of war. But Ukraine allows Alexander to call home to his family...

A woman could be Mexico's next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers

May. 27, 2024 00:07 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Concepcion Alejo is used to being invisible. Alejo, 43, touches her face up with makeup on a Tuesday morning, and steps out of her tiny apartment on the fringes of Mexico City. She walks until the cracked gravel outside her home turns into cobblestones, and the...

Forced to rebuild a life at 12, a Haitian girl joins thousands seeking an escape from gang violence

May. 27, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — For 12-year-old Juliana St. Vil, life begins every afternoon. She bounds out of the crowded shelter where she’s been sleeping on the concrete floor for 10 months, a smile on her face despite harsh surroundings. Not yet a teenager, Juliana must...

Cyclone floods coastal villages, blows away thatched roofs and cuts power in Bangladesh and India

May. 27, 2024 01:59 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A cyclone flooded coastal villages, blew away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least seven deaths were reported. Dozens of Bangladeshi villages were flooded after flood...

Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub. The government is cracking down on illegal operations

May. 26, 2024 22:32 PM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems. The...

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Papua New Guinea government says more than 2,000 people were killed in Friday's landslide

May. 27, 2024 02:13 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea government says more than 2,000 people were killed in Friday's landslide.

Cyclone floods coastal villages, blows away thatched roofs and cuts power in Bangladesh and India

May. 27, 2024 01:59 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A cyclone flooded coastal villages, blew away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least seven deaths were reported. Dozens of Bangladeshi villages were flooded after flood...

A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison for defaming the monarchy

May. 27, 2024 01:54 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech she made during a protest rally three years ago. Chonthicha Jangrew of the Move Forward Party was...

A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained

May. 27, 2024 01:46 AM EDT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely limited. One frustrated community has set up what it calls a treatment center, run by volunteers....

12 people injured after Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin

May. 27, 2024 01:31 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight of the injured were hospitalized. Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as...

Report: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal

May. 27, 2024 01:25 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Vehicle manufacturer Toyota is set to end its massive sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee after this year's Paris Olympics, according to reports in Japan. Toyota has a contract through the 2024 Paris Games, which was reported to be valued at $835...

Latest deadly weather in US kills at least 18 as storms carve path of ruin across multiple states

May. 27, 2024 01:16 AM EDT

VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike...

South Africa's election might be a defining moment — with new complications. Here's what to know

May. 27, 2024 01:02 AM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. President Cyril Ramaphosa and the...

South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994

May. 27, 2024 01:02 AM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country will take its most significant political step since the moment 30 years ago when it brought down apartheid and achieved democracy. This national election will not be as momentous as...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall St

May. 27, 2024 00:48 AM EDT

Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday after U.S. stocks bounced back from Wall Street’s worst day since April to finish higher for the week. U.S. futures slipped while oil prices advanced. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 0.3% to 38,758.96 and the Kospi in Seoul jumped...