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AP Exclusive: Inside Israel's push to clear sea munitions, part of global push to protect waters

RISHON LEZION, Israel (AP) — Marking the coordinates on a handheld GPS, an Israeli diver threw an anchor into the water as another quickly chucked an orange buoy beside it. Cramped on the boat's bow, the first team assembled their gear, put on wet suits and tested oxygen tanks before jumping in.

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The Latest: Trump spoke with Netanyahu about US ‘moves’ in the Persian Gulf

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Thursday about Turkey as well as U.S. moves in the Persian Gulf, according to the prime minister’s office. Turkey and Israel have acrimonious relations. Netanyahu has urged Trump not to sell jets to Turkey, saying it would put Israel in danger.

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Colombian soccer player gets death threats after FIFA World Cup elimination

Jáminton Campaz, an attacking midfielder and left winger for Colombia’s national team, denounced death threats on Thursday.

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Chronic illness and diarrhea surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities as humanitarian crisis builds

CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas.

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Helping Venezuela: USS San Antonio serves at Port of La Guaira

The U.S. Southern Command announced on Thursday that the USS San Antonio had arrived at Venezuela’s Port of La Guaira “to support relief operations.”

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Mexico to request criminal charges over deaths following fatal shooting of Houston man by ICE agents

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration, officials said Thursday.

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Iranian drone display in Coral Gables raises concerns about Cuba’s military ties

An Iranian military drone displayed Wednesday in Coral Gables prompted warnings from lawmakers and national security experts who said Iran’s growing relationship with Cuba could pose a threat to the United States, though one analyst said he does not believe an attack from the island is likely.

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The last woman executed in Britain is given a conditional pardon

LONDON (AP) — The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, has been posthumously granted a conditional pardon, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Wednesday.

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Kremlin hails 'important step' as IOC eases Olympic restrictions on Russia

The Kremlin has welcomed as an “important step” the International Olympic Committee's decision to remove many of its restrictions on Russia, a big step closer to letting it field a full team when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Games.

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Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit Wednesday in Turkey that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia in their more than four-year war, a huge coup for Kyiv which has long requested the technology.

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Members of a sexual predator network on Telegram tried to hide their crimes with code words

BERLIN (AP) — They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them.

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Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring 'a lot of love' with allies after a rocky start

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — NATO’s summit in Turkey on Wednesday had threatened to go off the rails even before U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterparts sat down to work. But the leaders renewed their vow to defend each other should any of them come under attack.

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English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad's gay sex ban

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago is in the hands of a final appeals court in England.

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Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organizer in Gaza just before kickoff

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike in Gaza just before the kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina World Cup match killed a top Palestinian aid official who helped organize public screenings of the game across the enclave, according to local health officials.

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Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments, threatening efforts to slow the outbreak that officials said continues to spread faster than the response.

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21 who died in landslide in northwest China were forestry workers

BEIJING (AP) — A landslide buried and killed 21 forestry workers walking through a remote valley in the mountains of northwestern China, state media reported Wednesday after rescue operations ended.

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UN officials urge Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent it sliding into instability

It is crucial for Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent the country from sliding back into instability that could have repercussions far beyond its borders, two top United Nations officials said.

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US launches new strikes on Iran, revokes oil sales permit after 3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, part of an American effort that also revoked the Islamic Republic's ability to openly sell crude oil in the world market.

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Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that the Trump administration's immigration agencies have been sharing confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government, violating national immigration regulations and endangering countless Iranians, court filings argue.

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Explosions rock Syria's capital as French President Macron visits

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Explosions rocked Syria's capital on Tuesday and injured at least 18 people as France’s president met with his counterpart in a landmark visit to the country rebuilding from years of civil war, Syria's Interior Ministry said.

Anissa Helou’s new book of recipes from Lebanon spotlights villages scarred by war

BALLOUNEH, Lebanon (AP) — Before becoming one of the Middle East’s most acclaimed cooks and food writers, Anissa Helou had no intention of either path. She entered the world of cooking and writing almost by accident when she was in her late 30s.

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Yacht owners and public housing residents once shared Venezuela's coast. Now they share its ruin

CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (AP) — The rich and poor shared paradise in Caraballeda on Venezuela's Caribbean coast. Their apartments, a few with direct marina access and hundreds in public housing towers, stood on the same curving street and offered idyllic views of the white sandy beaches and crystal waters.

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Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as its fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as the country's fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble.

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As quake rescue effort winds down, Venezuelans are left alone to recover their dead

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — When the high-rise where Noel Márquez lived with his family crashed to the ground and burst into flames in Venezuela's twin earthquakes, Márquez, who happened to be at his girlfriend’s apartment, raced home and called out for his mother, grandparents and siblings. Only his 17-year-old brother, his legs pinned under columns that required heavy machinery to lift, responded.

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Cuba hit by nationwide power outage

A nationwide blackout in Cuba was announced Monday.

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Change in Colombia: De la ​Espriella names new defense minister

Colombian President-elect Abelardo De la ​Espriella announced on Monday that he had selected retired Maj. Gen. Jorge Eduardo Mora ​as his new defense minister.

Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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NATO chief demands allies present credible plans to reach defense spending targets

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that members put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organization’s defense spending targets at its annual summit in Ankara.

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Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over unpaid benefits and poor working conditions.

Philippine Senate opens the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, opened the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a politically volatile event that will unfold against the backdrop of her bitter feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Australia and Fiji seal a new mutual defense pact in a push to counter China in the Pacific

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Fiji on Monday signed a new bilateral defense alliance in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese influence in the South Pacific.

Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain while Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days.

Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he'll try to enforce them

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got what he wanted from NATO at last year’s summit: an alliance whose members had largely acceded to his demands to step up their defense spending.

NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from acting on threats to abandon it.

Lawyer warns detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya is in critical condition

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The lawyer for a prominent Palestinian doctor who was seized by Israeli forces 18 months ago said his client has been abused in captivity and is in critical condition, according to the human rights group representing him.

1 killed in attack on Crimea as Putin and Zelenskyy hold separate Trump calls

One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth year.