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Iran condemns US strikes as a show of 'bad faith' and warns of consequences

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Tuesday denounced U.S. strikes a day earlier as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability” as negotiations continue toward a possible deal to end the war.

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Argentina seizes 700 trafficked marine animals shipped from Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what conservationists describe as a major bust of exotic aquatic wildlife destined for the ornamental pet trade.

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Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded Laos cave

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers tried to reach seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for the seventh day on Tuesday, with difficult terrain and weather impeding their efforts. There has been no contact with them since they became trapped.

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Planes carrying 19 Australians linked to the Islamic State group land in Melbourne and Sydney

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two planes carrying 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group in Syria landed in Melbourne and Sydney on Tuesday, despite Australia's government warning that the returnees could face charges.

12 hours ago

Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy

NEW DELHI (AP) — Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives on Tuesday on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific to counter concerns about China’s growing influence.

23 hours ago

Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat.

1 day ago

Drone attacks raise fears as Colombians vote to elect a new president

JAMUNDI, Colombia (AP) — Gladys Marín only has to cross the street to reach a school where polling stations will open Sunday in her small town in Colombia. But she's still not sure she'll make the short walk, because fears for her safety could outweigh the chance to vote for the country’s next president.

1 day ago

Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Sunday evening, forcing the medical staff to scramble to evacuate the patients as gunfire rang out in the area.

2 days ago

Britain's navy prepares to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz while waiting for a peace deal

ABOARD THE RFA LYME BAY (AP) — Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt.

2 days ago

Turkish police storm offices of the main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets

ANKARA (AP) — Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days.

2 days ago

Trump says not to rush as details emerge of a potential Iran deal

CAIRO (AP) — The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, though U.S. President Donald Trump said he told representatives “not to rush into a deal.”

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Cuban president promises Chinese rice for ‘millions of consumers;’ Rubio doubts aid makes it to Cubans

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel released a statement on Sunday thanking the Chinese government for 15,000 tons of rice in aid.

2 days 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.

2 days 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.

2 days 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.

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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.

2 days 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.

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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.

3 days 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.

3 days 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.

3 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.

3 days 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.

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Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Boon-dee-BOO-joh.

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.

3 days 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.

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.

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.

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.

3 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.

3 days 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.

3 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.

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.

3 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.

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.

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.

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.