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The Latest: Israeli and Hamas officials discuss US peace plan for Gaza
Israeli and Hamas officials are holding indirect talks in an Egyptian coastal resort on Monday…
US Treasury sanctions Mexican companies accused of aiding Sinaloa cartel’s fentanyl production
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned a network of companies…
Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction
PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern right…
Iraq’s amnesty law frees 35,000 and recovers $34.4M, Supreme Judicial Council says
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has released more than 35,000 people from prisons and detention centers…
Minorities had hoped to break into Syria’s new political order in the weekend vote but few succeeded
LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Syria’s minority religious and ethnic communities, wary of the country’s new…
ACLU says ICE is unlawfully punishing immigrants at a notorious Louisiana detention center
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The immigration detainees sent to a notorious Louisiana prison last…
How American views on Israel and antisemitism have changed since Oct. 7
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel and…
Trump’s GOP seizes on violent rhetoric from Virginia AG candidate as high-stakes elections loom
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republicans are seizing on recently unearthed violent rhetoric from Virginia’s Democratic…
State supreme court battles move to Pennsylvania, where 3 Democratic justices hope to keep seats
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — There are no $1 million giveaways to voters, cheesehead hats or…
The Supreme Court begins a term that will examine Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday began a new term that will have…
Lebanese army chief briefs government on Hezbollah’s disarmament as Israel strikes kill 2
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s army chief on Monday briefed the government for the first time…
Venezuela denounces alleged ‘extremist’ plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela warned Monday of an alleged plan by extremists to attack…
Cycling team Israel Premier Tech rebrands and drops national identity
Israel Premier Tech is changing its name and moving away from its national identity, the…
Attorneys say reopening of Stardust Racers is preventing further investigation of man’s death
The family of a 32-year-old man who died of blunt force injuries on a theme…
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents…
Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China’s national holiday
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist…
Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
Several groups and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency over…
EU chief von der Leyen faces more confidence votes this week. She’s almost certain to win again
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Monday warned lawmakers not to fall…
10 more deportees from the US arrive in the African nation of Eswatini
MANZINI, Eswatini (AP) — A group of 10 migrants deported from the United States arrived…
French premier resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos
PARIS (AP) — France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month…
Texas mom who shot her 4 children, killing 2 of them, faces murder charges, authorities say
ANGLETON, Texas (AP) — A Texas mother who shot her four children over the weekend,…
For many Palestinians in Gaza, anticipation, hope and skepticism over talks on a possible ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza were following the latest effort to…
Maine’s moderate US House member will face a Democratic primary challenge during reelection fight
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s state auditor and former secretary of state said Monday he…
Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugees into the U.S.…