World

Over 100 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, with some hitting near northern city of Haifa

JERUSALEM (AP) - Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be spirali...

Sep 21, 2024

Over 100 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, with some hitting near northern city of Haifa

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says over 100 rockets have been fired into the country from Lebanon, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa. Israeli first responders say the early mor...

Sep 21, 2024

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a wi...

Sep 21, 2024

Biden tells Quad leaders that Beijing is testing region at turbulent moment for Chinese economy

CLAYMONT, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden told Indo-Pacific allies on Saturday that he believes China's increasing military assertiveness is an effort to test the region at a turbulent moment for Beij...

Sep 21, 2024

New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections

PARIS (AP) - The French presidential palace unveiled a new center-right government Saturday more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions. A lef...

Sep 21, 2024

Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in Russia

A major Ukrainian drone attack set multiple Russian arms depots ablaze, destroying what Ukraine's General Staff said were thousands of tons of weaponry, including missiles from North Korea.President V...

Sep 21, 2024

Top Hezbollah commanders among 31 people killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut

The death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb has risen to 31, including seven women and three children, Lebanon's health minister said on Saturday.Firass Abiad told reporters 68 people ...

Sep 21, 2024

An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least 22 people, the Gaza Health Ministry said. Another 30 were wounded in the strike on the schoo...

Sep 21, 2024

Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping

MUNICH (AP) - Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival. Thousands of beer ...

Sep 21, 2024

The death toll from Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb rises to 31

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's health minister said Saturday that the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb the day before has risen to 31, including seven women and three children...

Sep 21, 2024