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Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador in effort to free Venezuelans deported by US

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing the 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being he...

Mar 24, 2025

Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was `distorted'

DENVER (AP) - A portrait of President Donald hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was "purposefully distorted," state officials said Monday. House Democrats ...

Mar 24, 2025

UN says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza and blames Israel for staff member's death

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The United Nations has said it will "reduce its footprint" in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and w...

Mar 24, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings across several agencies. In an emer...

Mar 24, 2025

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military struck the largest hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing two people, wounding others and causing a large fire, the territory's Health Mi...

Mar 23, 2025

South Korean court overturns impeachment of Prime Minister Han, reinstating him as acting president

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned parliament's impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president. Han, South Korea's No. 2 official,...

Mar 23, 2025

Pope appears on hospital balcony to bless crowd in 1st public appearance in battle with pneumonia

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has appeared on a hospital balcony to bless the crowd in his first public outing in five weeks and ahead of his release after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. T...

Mar 23, 2025

Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges

ISTANBUL (AP) - A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption char...

Mar 23, 2025

Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, including senior Hamas political leader, officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader, officials said. Iran-b...

Mar 22, 2025

Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, his doctors said. Gemelli medical director Dr. Sergio ...

Mar 22, 2025