By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation's first woman leader, who called the vote after her government collapsed in May. Counting was scheduled ...
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military government designated the Karen National Union a terrorist organization Thursday, making illegal virtually any activities connected with the major ethnic rebel group, including contact by third parties. The KNU has been fighting on and off for greater ...
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — France, Britain and Germany have initiated the process of triggering the " snapback mechanism " that automatically reimposes all United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, saying Iran has willfully departed from ...
By HANNA ARHIROVA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a major air attack early Thursday on Kyiv that included a rare strike on the city center, killing at least 21 people, wounding 48 and damaging European Union diplomatic offices, authorities said. The ...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, JON GAMBRELL and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly ...
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — As more Palestinian refugee camps handed over caches of weapons to the Lebanese army this week, a Lebanese government official told The Associated Press that the disarmament effort could pave the way for granting Palestinian refugees in Lebanon ...
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan's populous eastern Punjab province Thursday, after three major rivers burst their banks because of heavy rain and the release of water from overflowing ...
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — An internet site which showed photos of thousands of Italian women without their consent and attracted obscene and explicit comments was forced to shut down on Thursday after a backlash. The site, which featured prominent women, including ...
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO released data on Thursday showing that all its 32 members are projected to finally meet a longstanding goal of spending 2% of their overall economic output on defense this year, while only three meet a new goal set at 3.5% of GDP agreed ...
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — France, Britain and Germany have initiated the process of triggering the " snapback mechanism " that automatically reimposes all United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, saying Iran has willfully departed from ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei of Argentina on Thursday fired back at his political opponents and defended his influential sister against claims that she and other close associates profited from a bribery scheme within the country's disability agency. In his first ...
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Seven migrants were transferred from the United States to Rwanda in August under a deportation agreement with the U.S., authorities in the East African country said Thursday. Rwanda said earlier in August it would accept up to 250 ...
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A paramilitary group fighting against Sudan's military shelled a besieged city in the western region of Darfur, killing at least 24 people, a medical group said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces shelled the densely populated areas of the ...
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli and U.S. officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel's military called the evacuation of Gaza City "inevitable" ahead of a new offensive and no sign of ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in ...
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australia, Canada and the Philippines deployed three warships and aircraft Wednesday for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese forces have used risky maneuvers to try to drive ...
By OMAR SANADIKI Associated Press SWEIDA, Syria (AP) — An aid convoy entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus on Thursday, for the first time since a major outbreak of sectarian violence last month shook the country's fragile recovery from nearly 14 ...
SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) — Hurricane Erin never made landfall but left behind rough ocean conditions along the U.S. East Coast. At least two people died after they had been swimming in the heavy current, and a search continued Monday for a man who was missing after his boat capsized. Beaches ...
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, according to health officials, including one who days earlier had reported for The Associated Press on children ...
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding ...