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War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

May. 20, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes 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

May. 20, 2024 08:55 AM EDT

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

May. 20, 2024 09:52 AM EDT

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 says he stole from Trump's company as defense presses key hush money trial witness

May. 20, 2024 12:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen admitted Monday to jurors in the Republican's hush money trial that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Trump's company as defense lawyers seized on the star witness' misdeeds to attack his credibility. With the...

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US

May. 20, 2024 08:57 AM EDT

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

May. 20, 2024 08:49 AM EDT

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

May. 20, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

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

May. 20, 2024 10:47 AM EDT

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

May. 20, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

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 reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding

May. 20, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

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...

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Ivan Boesky, involved in one of Wall Street's biggest insider trading scandals, dies at age 87, according to reports

May. 20, 2024 13:17 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivan Boesky, involved in one of Wall Street's biggest insider trading scandals, dies at age 87, according to reports.

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed

May. 20, 2024 13:16 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic in early March. The reopening of the Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital...

Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect

May. 20, 2024 13:11 PM EDT

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators returned Monday to the home of a New York architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings. State and county police vehicles were seen outside Rex Heuermann's single-family home in Massapequa Park on Long Island...

Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal

May. 20, 2024 13:10 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — British authorities and the country's public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the U.K.’s infected blood scandal found...

Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week's election

May. 20, 2024 13:10 PM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from running for a Parliament seat in next week's national election because of a previous criminal conviction. The decision by the country's highest court is certain to raise political tensions ahead...

War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

May. 20, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes 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 | Iran's president, foreign minister and others die in helicopter crash

May. 20, 2024 13:08 PM EDT

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 | US rejects ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

May. 20, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

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. The announcement drew immediate condemnation from both Israel and Hamas militants. The...

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid

May. 20, 2024 13:02 PM EDT
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid.

Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel

May. 20, 2024 13:01 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel.