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Biden scores endorsements from Kennedy family, looking to shore up support against Trump and RFK Jr

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will accept endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy...

China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lastin...

UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel's demands for its dissolution

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza an...

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the...

Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina

HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned...

Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive

JERUSALEM (AP) — Every year, Alon Gat’s mother led the family's Passover celebration of the liberation...

25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting

DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting , 14-year-old Missy Mendo...

House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican...

Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture

An engineer at Boeing said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes...

Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran's attack

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the on...

Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 17 people as the war approaches a critical stage

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian cit...

The desert nation of UAE records its most rain ever, flooding highways and Dubai's airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the...

The Latest | Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond as Iran warns against retaliation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major...

Black immigrant rally in NYC raises awareness about racial, religious and language inequities

NEW YORK (AP) — Black immigrants turned out in the hundreds on Tuesday across from New York City Hall...

Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced...

G7 ministers eye targeted sanctions on Iran and a message of restraint for Israel at Italy meeting

CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri,...

Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire

HONOLULU (AP) — As unpredictable wildfires roared across Maui last August, the head of the emergency...

Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest due to heat, military says

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house...

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national...

Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumpin...

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