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The unpopular and politically weak 90-year-old Palestinian leader struggles for a role in Gaza
CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90 on Saturday, still holding authoritarian power…
Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels.…
Texas state trooper who had run-in with South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor was sent home from game
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — A Texas trooper who had an altercation with South Carolina’s…
Once a shadowy dealmaker, former Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before the revelation of a multimillion dollar embezzlement and kickbacks scandal…
Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump’s immigration policies are shaking that belief
NEW YORK (AP) — When he first came to the United States after escaping civil…
Colombian officials say 7 children were killed in an airstrike against a rebel group this week
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s human rights ombudswoman said Saturday that seven children were killed…
First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts…
Thousands protest ahead of trial over deadliest fire in North Macedonia’s history
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of North Macedonia’s…
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts from its vast ethnographic…
Dozens rescued or evacuated in Wales as Storm Claudia floods Monmouth
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of people were rescued or evacuated from homes in Wales after…
Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioter for gun offense and woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has issued two pardons related to the investigation into…
Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace deal in latest bid to end decades-long conflict
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo and Rwanda -backed rebel group M23 on Saturday signed a…
District attorney in Utah declines to charge founder of anti-child-trafficking organization
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A district attorney based in Salt Lake City is declining…
After Assad’s fall, Syrians and EU officials hold rare meeting in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Representatives of Syria’s civil society held rare open discussions Saturday in…
Feds expand terrorism charges in July shooting at Texas immigration detention center
DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged six more people with a new…
Court-appointed lawyers and their clients face fallout from government shutdown, funding crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest U.S. government shutdown in history is officially over, but…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and…
Why a centuries-old Mexica myth became Mexico’s enduring symbol
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent…
FBI arrests New Jersey man for alleged property damage in office of federal prosecutor Alina Habba
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man has been arrested after federal officials alleged that he…
British ship crew member missing off Ireland’s northwest coast
LONDON (AP) — A search was underway off the northwest coast of Ireland on Saturday…
Islamic State-backed rebels kill 17 in eastern Congo hospital attack
GOMA, Congo (AP) — An Islamic State-backed rebel group killed at least 17 people in…
Driver in Sweden released after questioning over crash into Stockholm bus stop that killed 3
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities on Saturday released the driver of a double-decker city bus…
Explosion at fireworks factory in southern Pakistan kills 4 and injures 11 others
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Pakistan on…
Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels.…