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Biden, in Netanyahu call, urges `significant de-escalation'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden called for "significant de-escalation" from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after 10 days of heavy fighting between Israelis and Palestinia...

May 19, 2021

Officials: Several rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese security officials said several rockets were fired Wednesday from south Lebanon toward Israel, the third such barrage in the past week. The Israeli military said it identified f...

May 19, 2021

Iceland band won't play at Eurovision after positive test

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Iceland's popular Eurovision Song Contest entrant Dadi og Gagnamagnid will not perform live at the event after one of the group tested positive for coronavirus, organizer...

May 19, 2021

Malawi burns 20,000 expired AstraZeneca doses despite pleas

Blantyre, Malawi (AP) - Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control ...

May 19, 2021

US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize

MADRID (AP) - A Spanish foundation on Wednesday awarded one of the country's most prestigious awards to U.S. writer and activist Gloria Steinem. The jury that decides the Princess of Asturias Awards a...

May 19, 2021

Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict

GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) - Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It's been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of what was once her family's home, destroyed amid a barrage of Is...

May 19, 2021

Demi Lovato is non-binary and is changing pronouns

Singer Demi Lovato revealed on Wednesday they identify as nonbinary and are changing their pronouns, telling fans the decision came after "self-reflective work." "Today is a day I'm so happy to share ...

May 19, 2021

Queen's granddaughter Princess Beatrice expecting a baby

LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace says Princess Beatrice is expecting a baby. The palace said Wednesday the 32-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are due ...

May 19, 2021

First 10 acts qualify for Eurovision Song Contest final

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - After the COVID-19 pandemic halted last year's edition, the Eurovision Song Contest roared back to life Tuesday, spectacularly celebrating not just Euro beats, but also t...

May 18, 2021

Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denun...

May 18, 2021