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US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill

Mar. 19, 2024 06:14 AM EDT

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. “The United States will not...

Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

Mar. 19, 2024 02:11 AM EDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation. The report, by the...

Israelis evacuated from the Lebanese border wonder if they'll ever return

Mar. 19, 2024 00:07 AM EDT

KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — For four years, Sivan Shoshani Partush recruited families for Kibbutz Malkiya, a community of around 400 that she calls her “little slice of heaven.” It wasn’t a hard sell: spacious homes, beautiful nature, paths winding through manicured lawns, and a slower...

The Latest | Israeli military raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base

Mar. 18, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

Israeli forces launched a raid on Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base, while the U.N. food agency warned that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza. The military said it killed a Hamas commander who was armed and hiding inside...

Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

Mar. 18, 2024 20:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the other its perspective,” White House...

How Russia's grab of Crimea 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West

Mar. 18, 2024 14:53 PM EDT

A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022. The quick and bloodless seizure of the diamond-shaped peninsula, home to Russia's Black Sea fleet and a popular vacation site, touched off...

Pakistani jets target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 8 people

Mar. 18, 2024 08:58 AM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, the foreign ministry said. The Afghan Taliban said the attacks killed at least eight people and prompted return fire from their forces. ...

South Korean defense chief says North Korea has supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia

Mar. 18, 2024 06:09 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine, South Korea’s defense minister said Monday. Shin Won-sik shared the assessment at a news...

Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza

Mar. 17, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” In recent days,...

Colombia suspends ceasefire with faction of ex-FARC rebels following attack on Indigenous community

Mar. 17, 2024 23:27 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with one of a handful of armed groups with which he hoped to negotiate peace accords, saying its fighters violated the truce by attacking an Indigenous community. The government said that...