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Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7

Oct. 07, 2024 15:29 PM EDT

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, without disrupting a nearby ceremony. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli strike in the country’s south killed at least 10 firefighters....

Middle East latest: Israel strikes Gaza and southern Beirut as attacks intensify

Oct. 06, 2024 19:42 PM EDT

An Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza and Palestinian officials said at least 19 people were killed early Sunday. Israeli planes also lit up the skyline across the southern suburbs of Beirut, striking what the military said were Hezbollah targets. The strike in Gaza hit...

Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president of French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91

Oct. 03, 2024 10:39 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Victor Perahia, the president of the French Union of Auschwitz Deportees and a Holocaust survivor, has died. He was 91. Perahia, who was deported as a child to the Nazi death camp of Bergen-Belsen, died on Monday in the eastern Paris suburb of Saint-Mande, the Union of...

France's prime minister vows to curb debt as he faced baptism of fire at heckled parliament

Oct. 01, 2024 23:10 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers gave new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier a rough ride, heckling him constantly, as he laid out his proposed policies in an inaugural speech to parliament on Tuesday, a baptism of fire that highlighted how difficult governing will be for his minority government. ...

France's new premier postpones election in New Caledonia until next year

Oct. 01, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

NICE, France (AP) — France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced Tuesday that a provincial election scheduled for December in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been postponed for a year. During his inaugural address to parliament, Barnier also said...

France's Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds

Sep. 30, 2024 12:06 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial on Monday, accused of embezzling European Parliament funds, in a case that has the potential to derail her political ambitions. Le...

France's new government pledges hardline stance on migration as it cozies up to far right

Sep. 29, 2024 08:28 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — France’s new government is set to take a hardline approach to migration issues as key officials have pledged to significantly reduce the number of people entering and staying illegally in the country. After calling for snap legislative elections in June, President...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed nearly 700 this week

Sep. 26, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon's health ministry, as Israel dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities. Over the past week, Israel has carried out several strikes in Beirut targeting senior...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel threatens ground operation after long-range Hezbollah missile attack

Sep. 25, 2024 21:45 PM EDT

The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, the Israeli army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, including a longer-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. It was the group’s...

What to know from the UN: Ukraine doesn't want the world to forget, and attention turns to Lebanon

Sep. 25, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sometimes the issues brought forward at the United Nations signature annual meeting may feel a bit familiar. Climate change is always in focus, especially in the past few years. There are regular disputes about who is on the security council. Pleas to stop wars and address...