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Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78

Jan. 29, 2025 17:36 PM EST

Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to some of the late 20th century's most chaotic and challenging news stories, has died. She was 78 and counted Yasser Arafat and the Dalai Lama among her interviews. ...

Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions

Jan. 18, 2025 15:20 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shootings of the...

Blinken makes the case for post-war reconstruction, security and governance of Gaza

Jan. 14, 2025 12:58 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a last-minute case Tuesday for a plan for the post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears tantalizingly close to completion. Blinken touted the proposal, which has been in...