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North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election

Nov. 04, 2024 21:58 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, its neighbors said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential election. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said at least seven...

About 24 states say they'll send National Guard troops to DC for vote certification and inauguration

Nov. 04, 2024 19:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if requested in the weeks following the presidential election and in the runup to the inauguration, Guard officials said Monday. The District of Columbia...

Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 on a migrant smuggling route near the US

Nov. 04, 2024 14:12 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Guard fatally shot two Colombians and wounded four others in what the Defense Department claimed was a confrontation near the U.S. border. Colombia's foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday that all of the victims were migrants who had...

Pakistan's parliament amends law to extend the tenure of military chiefs from 3 to 5 years

Nov. 04, 2024 12:21 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament passed legislation Monday to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five years, despite protests from lawmakers who said it was hastily passed without allowing comment from the opposition. The bill promoted by the administration...

Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea

Nov. 04, 2024 07:28 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills Monday that would include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China. More than 3,000 Filipino army, navy and air force personnel will take part in the...

Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran

Nov. 03, 2024 21:29 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it has carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. It was the first time in the current war that Israel announced its troops operated in Syrian territory. Israel has carried out...

Takeaways from AP's report on three hospitals in northern Gaza raided by Israeli troops

Nov. 03, 2024 13:28 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the most startling aspects of Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza has been the destruction wreaked on the territory’s health sector. Over the past 13 months, the Israeli military has besieged and raided at least 10 hospitals, saying the attacks are a military...

Japan has grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet again after flight incident

Nov. 03, 2024 09:48 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan has grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft again after an incident last Sunday where one of the hybrid helicopter-aircraft tilted unexpectedly and hit the ground while trying to take off. The V-22 was taking part in the joint U.S. military exercise Keen...

US flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan in reaction to the North's missile test

Nov. 03, 2024 06:30 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland, South Korea’s military said. ...

Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran's leader promises a punishing response

Nov. 02, 2024 14:16 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — An attack on a central Israeli town early Saturday injured 11 people as Iran's supreme leader vowed a punishing response to Israel's attack last week and Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza and Lebanon. The predawn strike on Tira was one of several barrages fired...