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Turkey summons German ambassador to protest criticism of Demiral's goal celebration at Euro 2024

Jul. 03, 2024 11:18 AM EDT

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — A controversial gesture made by Turkey player Merih Demiral at soccer's European Championship has ignited a diplomatic brouhaha between the country and host nation Germany. Turkey summoned the German ambassador on Wednesday to protest German interior...

Extremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21

Jul. 03, 2024 09:50 AM EDT

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An armed group attacked a wedding ceremony in central Mali and killed at least 21 people, residents said Wednesday, as the West African nation's military rulers struggle to combat growing violence by extremists. The assailants rode on motorcycles into...

Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem

Jul. 01, 2024 01:53 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service. The landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin...

President Milei's radical state overhaul officially becomes law after months of debate and protests

Jun. 28, 2024 12:23 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's lower house on Friday approved President Javier Milei's sweeping economic overhaul bills, sealing a much-needed legislative victory for the libertarian leader after six months of bruising battles and raucous protests that had raised questions about his...

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal

Jun. 28, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the extremists no longer control any land, have lost many prominent leaders and are mostly out of the world news headlines. Still, the group continues to recruit...

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling

Jun. 28, 2024 00:52 AM EDT

BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service. Military service is compulsory for most Jewish...

France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections

Jun. 26, 2024 15:39 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of high-stakes legislative elections that may see a surge in support for political extremes. Snap national elections called...

Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?

Jun. 25, 2024 20:43 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army — a landmark ruling seeking to end a system that has allowed them to avoid enlistment into compulsory military service. Roughly 1.3 million...

Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies

Jun. 25, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve their tactics they could attack the U.S. or Western allies. U.S. defense and military officials...

Israel's high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government

Jun. 25, 2024 12:43 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war...