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14 hours ago
Authorities investigate safety lapses after China coal mine blast kills at least 82
QINYUAN, China (AP) — Authorities in northern China were investigating a coal mine operator with a focus on safety lapses, as rescuers searched for those missing in the country’s deadliest coal mine explosion in recent years that killed at least 82 people.
13 hours ago
A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said.
17 hours ago
Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday that killed at least two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war.
3 hours ago
Venezuela’s Machado vows another run for presidency and eyes return from exile before end of 2026
Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home country before the end of 2026.
13 hours ago
Rubio tries to tackle a trust deficit between Washington and Delhi on first official India trip
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday as the two countries look to steady ties that have fallen to their lowest point in over two decades.
17 hours ago
Building under construction in Philippines collapses, leaving 1 dead and 21 trapped
ANGELES, Philippines (AP) — A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed before dawn on Sunday, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and at least 21 mostly workers trapped in the rubble, officials said. Two were located alive but could not be immediately extricated.
1 day ago
Protesters clash with police after an anti-government rally in Serbia's capital
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Clashes erupted between groups of protesters and riot police after a huge anti-government rally on Saturday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade by tens of thousands of opponents of the country's autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic.
1 day ago
A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. It was the second such attack in the region in a week.
1 day ago
Marines conduct a rapid response exercise at the US Embassy in Venezuela's capital
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. military conducted a rapid response exercise involving Marines and military aircraft in Venezuela’s capital on Saturday, more than four months after the ouster of then-President Nicolás Maduro.
1 day ago
South African Gaza flotilla activists allege they were shocked with electricity in Israeli detention
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African activists who were detained when their boats were intercepted while trying to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza alleged Saturday they were beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers in a detention facility.
1 day ago
France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' flotilla detainee taunts
PARIS (AP) — France on Saturday banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his "unspeakable" behavior targeting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.
1 day ago
Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say
BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest mining accident in recent years.
1 day ago
Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.
1 day ago
Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as US tries to reset strained ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad.
2 days ago
Flotilla activists describe beatings, tasers and mistreatment by Israeli forces
Activists detained when their flotilla attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza say they have been mistreated at the hands of Israeli soldiers, describing beatings, tasers and attack dogs.
1 day ago
South Floridians react as protests erupt in Havana over Raúl Castro indictment
Thousands gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday to protest the Justice Department’s indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro, while people across South Florida reacted to the demonstrations and the renewed tensions between Cuba and the United States.
1 day ago
Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Boon-dee-BOO-joh.
2 days ago
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents.
1 day ago
Miami Lakes woman says her brother vanished after Israel intercepted flotilla near Gaza
Rita Martinez was wearing a pink “Palestine” jersey by Wear The Peace on Friday in Miami Lakes, as she talked about her brother, a Global Sumud Flotilla activist.
2 days ago
Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raúl Castro's life since stepping down as Cuba's president
HAVANA (AP) — Former President Raúl Castro was last seen surrounded by tens of thousands of people attending a state-organized rally for International Workers' Day along Havana’s famed seawall.
2 days ago
Rubio reports 'slight progress' in Iran talks as Pakistan renews efforts to mediate a peace deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that “slight progress” was made during talks with Iran as Pakistan's army chief traveled to Tehran in a renewed effort to mediate a peace deal and uncertainty loomed over whether the war would resume.
2 days ago
NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on US troop moves in Europe
HELSINGBORG, Sweden (AP) — NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after ordering the same number of forces pulled out of Europe.
2 days ago
Trump's Cuba strategy echoes his Venezuela playbook. But there are key differences
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela: An oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal charges and repeated threats of intervention.
1 day ago
Raúl Castro’s indictment reveals details about Cuba’s Operation Scorpion and Wasp Network
The indictment that the U.S. Justice Department announced on May 20 at the Freedom Tower, after a Miami grand jury charged Raúl Castro and five pilots on April 23, includes details about the role that Cuban spies played.
2 days ago
Senators from both parties push Hegseth for action on Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe, dispatching a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday that calls for the funding to be disbursed.
2 days ago
An all-women Senate delegation is heading to the Arctic to reassure US allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to reassure U.S. allies, a bipartisan group of senators is departing for a tour of Arctic nations. And this time they're leaving the men behind.
2 days ago
A festive crowd taunts Trump in Havana following Raúl Castro indictment
Thousands of people crowded along Havana’s famed seawall Friday to decry the U.S. indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro.
2 days ago
Shoot-and-scoot: Mobile missile launchers play key role in US Pacific deterrence strategy
GOTEMBA, Japan (AP) — With a burst of flame, followed by a thunderclap boom that broke the bucolic serenity of the training area in the foothills of Japan’s Mount Fuji, the first rocket fired by the U.S. Marines from their mobile launcher screamed toward its target, the orange burn of its engine painting a streak across the blue sky.
2 days ago
Belarusian journalist falls dangerously ill in prison, relatives say, urging for him to be released
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Belarusian journalist has fallen seriously ill, relatives say, and his family and media rights advocates urged authorities on Friday to quickly release him from custody to save his life.
2 days ago
VIEW DOCUMENT: US indictment against former Cuban leader Raul Castro
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 94, has been charged with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, two counts of destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder in connection with the fatal 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes.
2 days ago
Greek far-left terror group leader is released at age 82. But the decision could be reversed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of a far-left Greek militant group that killed 23 people — among them industrialists, diplomats and a CIA station chief — has been released from a maximum-security prison, officials said Friday. The decision is now being reexamined by a senior prosecutor.
2 days ago
Co-defendant listed in Raúl Castro’s indictment takes plea deal in separate case; sister of Cuban official arrested in Miami
New developments are unfolding in the federal case against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro as political and legal pressure on Cuba intensifies.
2 days ago
US sanctions Tanzanian police chief over human rights violations
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States has sanctioned Tanzania's police chief and barred him from entering the U.S., citing alleged human rights violations committed by the police force.
2 days ago
A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world
Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converge in Saudi Arabia, uniting in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj. While fulfilling a religious obligation, they immerse themselves in what can be a spiritual experience of a lifetime for them and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
2 days ago
Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland, stirring confusion about US presence in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint in Europe.
2 days ago
Serbia's protesting students renew pressure on Vucic with a big weekend rally
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia ’s protesting university students are gearing up this weekend for their first big rally of the year, in a renewed push for major political changes in the Balkan country run by the authoritarian President Aleksandar Vucic.
3 days ago
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.
3 days ago
The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China
BEIJING (AP) — On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar, with formal handshakes in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, enthusiastic greetings from flower-waving children, and marching columns of soldiers with gleaming bayonets. But the visits also revealed how different China’s relationship is with the two countries.
3 days ago
Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
3 days ago
Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.
2 days ago
Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortages
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González pledged Thursday during her annual address to boost the amount of electric energy available to power the U.S. territory as chronic outages persist, angering and frustrating many across the island.
3 days ago
UN gravely concerned by an Afghan Taliban law that has provisions on child marriage
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage, saying the code further entrenches discrimination against women and girls.
3 days ago
The Latest: Trump says ‘it looks like I’ll be the one’ to intervene in Cuba after Castro indictment
President Donald Trump on Thursday said past U.S. presidents have mulled intervening in Cuba for decades, but “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.”
2 days ago
U.S.-Cuba tensions: Key West, the 1962 missile crisis front-line, remains vigilant
At the end of the Florida Keys island chain, Key West is closer to Havana than Miami. Tourists line up for a picture with the “90 miles to Cuba” concrete buoy on a seawall to prove it.
3 days ago
UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarm
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to use “every means at its disposal” to press Hamas to disarm, warning that every act of violence in the Palestinian territory risks “unraveling” the agreement.
3 days ago
Israel deports hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists after international backlash
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli government on Thursday released and deported hundreds of flotilla activists who attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Outrage abroad over the activists' treatment prompted several countries to summon Israeli envoys to hear their concerns.
2 days ago
Trump administration expands energy ties in Venezuela amid economic crisis
Venezuelans are seeing signs of renewed U.S. involvement in their country as the Trump administration pursues energy deals tied to the nation’s vast oil reserves.
2 days ago
U.S.-Cuba tensions heighten after Raúl Castro’s indictment
President Donald Trump said on Thursday at the White House that he was standing firm on his policy on Cuba.
2 days ago
Cuban pro-democracy activists meet in Miami-Dade after Raúl Castro’s indictment
The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, a coalition of pro-democracy groups, met on Thursday in Miami-Dade County’s Fontainebleau neighborhood to discuss efforts to kick communism out of power on the island.
3 days ago
US sanctions Lebanese lawmakers, security officials over Hezbollah influence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Hezbollah-affiliated parliamentarians, state security officials, and allies of the militant group were hit with U.S. sanctions Thursday, for allegedly seeking to preserve the Iran-backed group's influence over Lebanese state institutions and obstruct disarmament efforts.
3 days ago
Indictment of former Cuban president includes 5 fighter jet pilots involved in 1996 plane downings
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996 downing of small civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles.
3 days ago
Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) — Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday.
3 days ago
Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister has a long history as a provocateur. This week, Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.
3 days ago
Europe faces a Ukrainian drone problem as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.