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Death toll in Gaza Strip from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000, Palestinians say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people. The Gaza Health Ministry does ...

Dec 16, 2024

South Korean investigators request that impeached president appear for questioning over martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean law enforcement authorities will request that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appear for questioning this week over his short-lived martial law decree as they ...

Dec 15, 2024

South Korean investigators request impeached president to appear for questioning over martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean law enforcement authorities will request that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appear for questioning this week over his short-lived martial law decree as they ...

Dec 15, 2024

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegr...

Dec 15, 2024

Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late h...

Dec 15, 2024

Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions as Palestinian death toll nears 45,000

Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 30 people including ...

Dec 15, 2024

Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late h...

Dec 15, 2024

Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva was discharged from the hospital Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed. The 79-year-old president's strode onto the stage ...

Dec 15, 2024

Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva was discharged from the hospital Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed. The 79-year-old president's strode onto the stage ...

Dec 15, 2024

At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday...

Dec 15, 2024