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Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

Apr. 25, 2024 06:52 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches Thursday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended a dawn service in his country’s...

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed

Apr. 25, 2024 06:24 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an...

The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

Apr. 25, 2024 05:54 AM EDT

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares...

Colleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near

Apr. 25, 2024 03:50 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and...

Hamas official says group would lay down its weapons if a two-state solution is implemented

Apr. 25, 2024 01:30 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along...

US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden

Apr. 25, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the American military said, marking a new attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels after a recent lull. The...

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza will be honored at memorial

Apr. 25, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday will honor the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza earlier this month. José Andrés, the celebrity chef and philanthropist behind the Washington-based World...

Today in History: April 25, Athens surrenders to Sparta, Peloponnesian War ends

Apr. 25, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Thursday, April 25, the 116th day of 2024. There are 250 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: In 404 B.C., the Peloponnesian War ended as Athens surrendered to Sparta. On this date: ...

Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist

Apr. 24, 2024 23:22 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses...

The Latest | Germany will resume working with UN relief agency for Palestinians after a review

Apr. 24, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of an independent review of its neutrality. The head of the Arab League hailed the report, saying it showed that...