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As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital don’t always display their goods openly. Customers must ask for whatever they're looking for, whether it is a giant swamp rodent or the severed parts of an antelope.

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In Southern California Chinese enclave, a mayor's arrest stokes fears of Beijing's influence

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2024, voters in the Southern California city of Arcadia elected the first all-Asian city council in the city's history.

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Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as the two sides start military talks at the Pentagon

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli troops entered a southern Lebanese village early Friday, pushing deeper into the country as Lebanese and Israeli military officials held direct talks at the Pentagon over the deadly conflict.

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Trump ponders whether to move forward with Iran deal but hasn't yet decided

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers on Friday but has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the agreement has not been finalized.

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US likely to ‘tread lightly’ with any Cuba military conflict, analysts say

As high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Cuba appear to stall, U.S. leaders continue to make the case for intervention while leaders on the communist island say they are prepared to defend themselves should the U.S. strike.

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Coast Guard dog helps find over 400 kilos of ‘hidden’ cocaine, resulting in 3 arrests

A U.S. Coast Guard dog at the USCG Base Miami Beach recently helped find “two hidden compartments” with about 407 kilograms of cocaine in a boat, records show.

1 day ago

Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees. Israel denies the accusations.

1 day ago

Trump review that could shutter Mexican consulates stokes worries

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexico's consulate in Los Angeles helps thousands of citizens each week, assisting them with registering births, obtaining passports and, increasingly since President Donald Trump's second term began, accessing legal help for loved ones who have fallen afoul of his administration's immigration policies.

2 days ago

Brazil is set to join other Latin American countries with a 40-hour, 5-day workweek

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours after the lower house of the Brazilian parliament approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek.

2 days ago

A Chinese dissident is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape by rubber boat

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Chinese political dissident is in South Korean custody after making a perilous escape from his country in a small rubber boat, officials and his friend said. It was his fourth known attempt to escape China, a risk he reportedly took hoping to be reunited with his family.

2 days ago

Exclusive: Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — At first glance, the hotel looks like any other on this tropical island off the Central African coast, with its palm tree-lined driveway, marble-floored foyer and portrait of the oil-rich country’s president hanging behind a mahogany reception desk.

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Italy seizes gold, luxury villas and cash tied to Sicilian Mafia drug-trafficking gains

MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities have seized more than 200 million euros ($232 million) in assets linked to the late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s drug trafficking network, in what anti-mafia prosecutors described Thursday as a blow to the Sicilian Mafia’s attempts to rebuild its financial power.

2 days ago

Plans for the Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stall

BANGKOK (AP) — The International Stabilization Force for Gaza was announced with great aplomb at the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace in February. The American general tapped to lead the 20,000-strong force said it would ensure “future prosperity and enduring peace” after the devastating Israel-Hamas war.

3 days ago

Divers find 5 villagers alive in a flooded cave in Laos after more than a week trapped in darkness

BANGKOK (AP) — Five villagers who became trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos more than a week ago have been found alive by divers who discovered them sitting on a rock in the darkness, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are still missing.

2 days ago

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

The Trump administration on Wednesday placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

3 days ago

Spanish police search Socialist party’s headquarters in fresh blow to Prime Minister Sánchez

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in Spain searched the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday as part of an investigation into possible financial wrongdoing linked to three former party members and other individuals who allegedly tried to influence police and legal cases.

2 days ago

Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but still face heavy restrictions

CAIRO (AP) — Iranians began to regain internet access on Wednesday after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. But users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted, as they were before the cutoff began during nationwide protests in January.

2 days ago

U.S. Navy sends 2 ships back home after 10 months in Caribbean

The U.S. Navy was making changes in the Caribbean, the U.S. Marine Corps announced on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Navy Institute.

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Northern Ireland's former unionist leader faces trial in sexual abuse case involving 2 girls

LONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party repeatedly sexually abused two girls in crimes dating back four decades, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in opening statements at his rape trial.

New gang violence in Haiti displaces hundreds of people

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A new wave of gang violence in Haiti’s capital forced hundreds to flee their homes over the weekend, leaving families scattered along the road to the country’s main airport on Monday.

2 days ago

Residents of Haiti's Cite Soleil demand protection after gang violence displaces hundreds

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Residents of the Cite Soleil neighborhood in Haiti's capital protested Tuesday, demanding government protection after gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend.

2 days ago

As war with Iran possibly nears end, is Cuba next?

As the war with Iran is possibly coming to an end, many in South Florida are wondering if Cuba is next.

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A bitter Eid al-Adha in Mali's capital as al-Qaida-linked blockade sends sheep prices soaring

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — As Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, the holiday carries a bitter edge in Mali ’s capital. A blockade by armed groups linked to al-Qaida has sent sheep prices soaring and put the central ritual of slaughtering an animal and sharing its meat with the poor beyond the reach of many families.

3 days ago

Australian police plan to form a heavily armed team in response to Bondi Beach massacre

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state police force has worked to form a heavily armed rapid response team since gunmen killed 15 people and wounded three police officers armed only with handguns at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration in December, a government inquiry heard Wednesday.

3 days ago

In Congo displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal and one thermometer but no water

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in a camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo.

3 days ago

Penpa Tsering sworn in for a second term to lead Tibet’s government-in-exile

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Penpa Tsering was sworn in Wednesday for a second consecutive term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile following his reelection earlier this year.

3 days ago

US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and other nationals to Mexico, where they are vulnerable to cartel violence in an unfamiliar country, a report by Human Rights Watch released Wednesday said.

A train collides with a minibus of children in Belgium and 4 people are dead

BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) — A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children in what officials called one of the worst rail accidents in the country's history.

3 days ago

Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave scorches parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down.

3 days ago

Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 dead

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City late Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 12, hospital officials said. The strike took place on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday.

3 days ago

A rare public trial opens in Paris child abuse case as parents seek a national wake-up call

PARIS (AP) — Parents’ groups in France called Tuesday for more attention to long-ignored child abuse scandals as a rare public trial opened of a school assistant accused of sexually assaulting nine young children in Paris.

3 days ago

Cuban government publishes 2,010 names of prisoners pardoned in April

The Cuban government’s copies of the "Gaceta Oficial de la República" released on Monday included the names of the 2,010 prisoners who were pardoned in April.

Muslim pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia as the Hajj reaches its peak

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims from around the world congregated on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for intense prayers on Tuesday, the second official day and the climax of the annual Islamic pilgrimage.

3 days ago

Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans into the U.S. as refugees this year, increasing its historically low annual cap but still blocking people from other countries from entering through the program.

3 days ago

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.

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.