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Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' in Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens

May. 27, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel faced new condemnation Monday for strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there had...

EU and Israel in war of words as ties nosedive ahead of Spain, Ireland recognizing Palestinian state

May. 27, 2024 11:15 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive Monday, the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain, with Madrid insisting that sanctions should be considered against Israel for its continued deadly attacks in...

At least 21 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

May. 27, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 21 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...

At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face

May. 27, 2024 06:57 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation, after the side of a mountain came down in the early hours of Friday morning when the village of Yambali was asleep. ...

Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial

May. 27, 2024 09:16 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The testimony in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict. It's...

North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed

May. 27, 2024 12:04 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean rocket carrying its second spy satellite exploded midair on Monday, state media reported, after its neighbors strongly rebuked its planned launch. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said it launched a spy satellite aboard a new...

Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels

May. 27, 2024 11:51 AM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Monday. The report, seen by The Associated Press, said Iran now has 142.1 kilograms (313.2 pounds) of...

Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don't represent them

May. 27, 2024 09:11 AM EDT

The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark. Hmong, Armenian, Black Arab and Brazilian communities in the U.S. say they are not represented...

Major retailers are offering summer deals to entice inflation-weary shoppers

May. 27, 2024 10:47 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who spend Memorial Day scouting sales online and in stores may find more reasons to celebrate the return of warmer weather. Major retailers are stepping up discounts heading into the summer months, hoping to entice inflation-weary shoppers into opening their wallets. ...

Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II

May. 27, 2024 04:51 AM EDT

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II and other conflicts. But a federal lab tucked away above the bowling alley at Offutt Air...

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North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed

May. 27, 2024 12:04 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean rocket carrying its second spy satellite exploded midair on Monday, state media reported, after its neighbors strongly rebuked its planned launch. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said it launched a spy satellite aboard a new...

A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions in parts of Bangladesh and India

May. 27, 2024 11:57 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The weakening tropical storm Remal flooded dozens of coastal villages and left nearly 30 million people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least 10 people died in Bangladesh. About 3.7 million people along the coast were...

Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' in Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens

May. 27, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel faced new condemnation Monday for strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there had...

Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels

May. 27, 2024 11:51 AM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Monday. The report, seen by The Associated Press, said Iran now has 142.1 kilograms (313.2 pounds) of...

Netanyahu says there was a ‘tragic mistake’ after Israeli strike killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza city of Rafah

May. 27, 2024 11:45 AM EDT
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Netanyahu says there was a ‘tragic mistake’ after Israeli strike killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza city of Rafah.

Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of the divisive 'foreign agents' legislation

May. 27, 2024 11:41 AM EDT

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A Georgian parliament committee on Monday rejected the president’s veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has sparked massive protests for weeks. The move by the parliament’s judiciary committee sets up the possibility of a vote of the full...

The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a few recovering

May. 27, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, the government said, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering. A heat dome — an area of strong high pressure centered over the southern Gulf of Mexico and...

A UN report says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels

May. 27, 2024 11:35 AM EDT
VIENNA (AP) — A UN report says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.

North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has ended in failure

May. 27, 2024 11:31 AM EDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has ended in failure.

At least 21 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

May. 27, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 21 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...