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Middle East latest: Israeli minister reports some progress toward cease-fire but Hezbollah unaware

Nov. 11, 2024 20:00 PM EST

Israel’s new foreign minister said Monday that there has been “certain progress” in efforts to end the fighting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. But a spokesman for the militant group said it had not received any official proposal and was prepared to wage a long war if needed. The...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Nov. 08, 2024 20:18 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; radio host Charlamagne tha God. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. ___ CNN's...

AP Race Call: Democrat Maggie Goodlander wins election to U.S. House in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District

Nov. 06, 2024 01:21 AM EST

Democrat Maggie Goodlander won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Hampshire on Wednesday, holding the seat for her party. She will succeed Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster, who is retiring after six terms in Congress. Goodlander is a former senior White House aide and is married to Jake Sullivan,...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says war with Russia is being pushed 'beyond borders' as North Korea joins in

Oct. 29, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties. Western leaders...

Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case

Oct. 24, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced they were ending his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds. Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime...

New rules for US national security agencies balance AI's promise with need to protect against risks

Oct. 24, 2024 13:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology's immense promise with the need to protect against its risks. The framework signed by President Joe Biden and announced...

Biden says Sinwar's death is an 'opportunity' for a hostage deal and an end to war in Gaza

Oct. 17, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops is a “good day for the world,” calling it an opportunity to free hostages held by the militant group and end the yearlong war in Gaza. “Now’s the time to move on....

US scrambled to urge Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Woodward book says

Oct. 08, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Months into Russia's war in Ukraine, the United States had intelligence pointing to “highly sensitive, credible conversations inside the Kremlin” that President Vladimir Putin was seriously considering using nuclear weapons to avoid major battlefield losses, journalist Bob...

After pressing an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, the Biden administration shifts its message

Oct. 02, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says there is a significant difference between Israeli actions that have expanded its war against the Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran’s retaliatory missile attack against Israel, which it condemned as escalatory. ...

Biden tells Quad leaders that Beijing is testing region at turbulent moment for Chinese economy

Sep. 21, 2024 19:48 PM EDT

CLAYMONT, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden told Indo-Pacific allies on Saturday that he believes China’s increasing military assertiveness is an effort to test the region at a turbulent moment for Beijing. Biden's comments were caught by a hot mic after he and fellow leaders of...