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The IOC needs a new president after 12 years so what is the job and who are the 7 candidates?
GENEVA (AP) — Seven candidates are competing for one of the biggest and best jobs in world sports that traditionally becomes available only every 12 years. The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday which of its members in a most exclusive and discreet club have...
Jordan's king appoints Harvard-educated aide to serve as prime minister
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister. The Royal Court said the king has asked Jafar Hassan, a former planning minister and the current head of Abdullah’s office, to form a new government....
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian territories kill dozens more
Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed dozens more Palestinians on Wednesday, according to local officials. They said strikes on a U.N. school being used as a shelter and two homes killed at least 34 people, including 19 women and children. The Health Ministry says more than 41,000...
Israel-Hamas war latest: New Hamas leader can ensure a cease-fire deal is reached, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the newly chosen Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has the power to ensure that a cease-fire deal is reached for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Palestinian militant group on Tuesday chose Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops. The violence came amid fears of an all-out regional war following the killings last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and...
Jordan's royal court announces the birth of Princess Iman, King Abdullah's first grandchild
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Princess Rajwa, wife of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, gave birth to a baby girl Saturday, the couple's firstborn and first grandchild of King Abdullah II, the country's royal court said In a brief statement, The Royal Hashemite Court said the baby was named...
