Top General News
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense...
What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months into the war between the two sides, based on a request by the court’s chief prosecutor. ...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and...
Michael Cohen faces more grilling as Trump's hush money trial enters its final stretch
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors' last and star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial was back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president's lawyers get their chance to put on a case. The landmark trial kicked back off with legal arguments and more defense...
WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for...
Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won a key battle on Monday in his decade-and-a-half-long attempt to avoid extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges at London’s High Court ruled that Assange can appeal against his extradition order. ...
Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port
BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete. ...
Taiwan's new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory. “I hope that China...
Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. ...
US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV
People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses...
Latest General News
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, appointed Iran's acting president after a helicopter crash?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Mokhber, 68, has largely been in the shadows compared to other...
New York-Dublin video link is back up after shutdown for bad behavior
NEW YORK (AP) — A video link between New York City and Dublin that was shut down due to inappropriate behavior on both sides of the Atlantic has reopened with new security measures. The open-air video link between the two cities, which opened May 8 and was taken offline last week,...
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense...
The Latest | ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants condemned by both Israel and Hamas
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Monday that he’s seeking arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders in connection with their actions during the seven-month war. Karim Khan's announcement came as Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant — one of those...
The Latest | Iran's president, foreign minister and others die in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. State TV gave no immediate cause for...
The Latest | Cohen questioned about calls with Trump, activities in weeks before Daniels payment
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's hush money trial has entered its final stretch as the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen returned to the stand Monday. In his testimony last week, Cohen placed the former president directly at the center of the alleged scheme to stifle negative...
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel ignore call to disband as arrests nationwide surpass 3,000
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters ignored a request by Drexel University's president to disband their encampment on Monday as arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war surpassed the 3,000 mark nationwide. Drexel's campus remained on lockdown,...
Things to know about an AI safety summit in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is set to host a mini-summit this week on risks and regulation of artificial intelligence, following up on an inaugural AI safety meeting in Britain last year that drew a diverse crowd of tech luminaries, researchers and officials. The...
What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others
BEIRUT (AP) — The helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region. Iranian state media on Monday said that President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and others had been found dead...
Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. ...
