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Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The war in Sudan could spread beyond the northeast African country's borders if it is not stopped, Sudan's army chief told the United Nations General Assembly, while urging world leaders to designate the rival paramilitary force as a terrorist group. “The...
Azerbaijan sends food, other aid to Nagorno-Karabakh after ending an offensive against Armenians
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan said it was delivering food and other humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, two days after the region's ethnic Armenian separatist government called a cease-fire in a short but intense fight with Azerbaijani forces. Nagorno-Karabakh's...
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir free a key Muslim cleric after years of house arrest
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities released a key Muslim cleric after four years of house arrest and allowed him to lead Friday prayers in Srinagar, the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir, according to mosque authorities. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been spearheading...
Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region and holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat...
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Sept. 15-21, 2023 People take pictures during a light show and drummers perform ahead of the Asian Games taking place in Hangzhou, China. A dancer demonstrates a motion-tracking device at a trade show in Japan. South Korean amphibious vehicles taking part in a ceremony that marked...
Remains of Michigan soldier killed in Korean War accounted for after 73 years
DETROIT (AP) — The remains of an 18-year-old Army corporal from Detroit who was killed in the Korean War in 1950 have been identified, officials said Thursday. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Cpl. Lewis W. Hill was accounted for on May 22 after agency...
Israel strikes alleged Syrian military structures. It says the buildings violated a 1974 cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said tanks struck two structures inside a demilitarized zone in Syria on Thursday, claiming the buildings violated a half-century-old cease-fire agreement between the two countries. The structures, it said, were being used by the Syrian...
Former US Sen. Dick Clark, an Iowa Democrat known for helping Vietnam War refugees, has died at 95
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark, a Democrat who unexpectedly won a single term representing Iowa in the 1970s after campaigning by walking around the state, and who later played a key role in aiding refugees after the Vietnam War, has died. He was 95. Clark died...
Kenya's president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president has committed his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare, even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by Washington. President William Ruto spoke on Wednesday at a ceremony establishing...
Myanmar state media say 12 people are missing after a boat capsized and sank in a northwest river
BANGKOK (AP) — Twelve people, including three members of the security forces, are missing after a boat capsized and sank in a river in the Sagaing region of northwestern Myanmar, state-run media reported Thursday. A report in the state-run Myanma Alinn Daily said six civilians,...
