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Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

Sep. 20, 2024 01:55 AM EDT

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the United States in part on Thursday for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week. Two warring factions of the...

Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Sep. 20, 2024 01:02 AM EDT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since then, many say they’re still waiting for change. As Sri Lanka sank into economic...

Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years

Sep. 20, 2024 00:51 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon's capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020 Beirut port blast. Hundreds of tons of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates had exploded, killing and injuring thousands of people. Already struggling with the...

Trump vows to be 'best friend' to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally's antisemitism surface

Sep. 19, 2024 22:54 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to himself as a “black NAZI.”...

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes

Sep. 19, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week's deadly sabotage of its members' communication devices, and said Israelis displaced from homes near the Lebanon border because of the fighting would not be able to return until the war in...

EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter

Sep. 19, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday with the promise of 160 million euros ($180 million) in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter. Von der Leyen told reporters that 100 million euros ($112...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a `red line'

Sep. 19, 2024 20:39 PM EDT

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah is promising to retaliate for deadly attacks on its communication devices after Israel's defense minister announced a “new phase” of the war. Hezbollah and the Israeli military traded new strikes over the border on Thursday. Fears are increasing...

Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid

Sep. 19, 2024 20:23 PM EDT

QABATIYA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene and video obtained by AP. An AP journalist in the...

Board approves more non-lethal weapons for UCLA police after Israel-Hamas war protests

Sep. 19, 2024 20:02 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California board of regents approved Thursday additional non-lethal weapons requested by UCLA police, which handled some of the nation's largest student protests against the Israel-Hamas war. Clashes between protestors and counter-protestors...

Israel warned the US that an operation in Lebanon was coming but gave no details, officials say

Sep. 19, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel warned U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Tuesday that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon but gave no details, U.S. officials said Thursday. The same day of the call, in an attack widely blamed on Israel, thousands of pagers belonging to...