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Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police

Jan. 29, 2025 20:57 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian political leaders to warn of an escalation in hatred and decry as terrorism explosives found earlier in a trailer on the city’s outskirts. ...

Armed man arrested at Capitol after threatening to kill Trump cabinet members, police say

Jan. 28, 2025 16:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was arrested on weapons charges after he visited the U.S. Capitol on Monday and told police that he wanted to kill top Republicans, including billionaire investor Scott Bessent on the day that the Senate confirmed him as President Donald Trump’s treasury...

Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to 'clean out' Gaza

Jan. 26, 2025 11:20 AM EST

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip, potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create...

Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee

Jan. 21, 2025 18:27 PM EST

President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group. Trump's...

Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast

Jan. 21, 2025 14:19 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state of emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes. In a message on X, Petro said that he will...

New US sanctions target Sudan's warring military leader

Jan. 16, 2025 14:55 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan's military Thursday, saying he was blocking humanitarian aid and bombing hospitals, schools and markets in a war against an armed rival that has created a widening famine and the world's largest displacement crisis. ...

Israel's Genesis Prize awarded to Argentinian President Javier Milei

Jan. 14, 2025 19:40 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Argentinian President Javier Milei has been awarded Israel’s prestigious 2025 Genesis Prize in recognition of his support of Israel, organizers announced Tuesday. During his year in office, Milei has announced he will move the embassy to Jerusalem, joining a...

Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine

Jan. 11, 2025 12:42 PM EST

DAMASCUS (AP) — Intelligence officials in Syria's new de facto government thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, state media reported Saturday. State news agency SANA reported, citing an unnamed...

Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump's return

Jan. 09, 2025 09:38 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his policy of “maximum...

Explosive device kills 2 at a school near Nigeria's capital, police say

Jan. 06, 2025 18:48 PM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An improvised explosive device detonated at a school on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital Monday, killing two people who were handling the bomb and injuring two others, police said. The IED was suspected to have been brought to the Tsangagyar Sani Uthman...