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Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do same

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel has accepted a bridging proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and called on Hamas to do the same. He spoke M...

Aug 19, 2024

DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

WASHINGTON (AP) - A District of Columbia councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories has been arrested on charges that he accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for using h...

Aug 19, 2024

1 dead and 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily

ROME (AP) - A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was found, six people remain missing and 15 people were rescued, authoritie...

Aug 19, 2024

Ukrainian officials issue an evacuation order for families with children from the city of Pokrovsk

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian local authorities on Monday issued a mandatory evacuation order for families with children from the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where 53,000 people still live. They say Ru...

Aug 19, 2024

Favorable views of Kamala Harris have risen this summer heading into the DNC, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is entering the Democratic National Convention with increased excitement from Democrats and a steady rise in her favorability ratings among Americans as ...

Aug 18, 2024

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says

CAIRO (AP) - Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has be...

Aug 18, 2024

Ukrainian president says push into Russia's Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia's Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone. It was the first time the president had ...

Aug 18, 2024

Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one

PETROPAVOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (AP) - One of Russia's most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly...

Aug 18, 2024

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations

The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak. One case has been...

Aug 17, 2024

Sudan's paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say

CAIRO (AP) - Fighters from Sudan's paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at least 85 people, including women and children, authorities and residents sa...

Aug 17, 2024