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Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions, state media reports

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday in a rare attack targeting the judiciary, state media reported, both of whom allegedly t...

Jan 18, 2025

Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital, state media reports

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday in a rare attack targeting the judiciary, state media reported. The judges, clerics Moha...

Jan 18, 2025

Qatar says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday

CAIRO (AP) - The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, said Qatar's foreign ministry on Saturday. In a post on X, Qatar's foreign minister Majid al-Ansari, said...

Jan 18, 2025

Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - A Bolivian judge on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he failed to appear in court over a case alleging that he sexually abused a mino...

Jan 17, 2025

Impeached South Korean president to appear in court hearing to argue against his arrest

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's impeached president will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court on Saturday to oppose a formal arrest over last month's imposition of martial law, his lawyers sai...

Jan 17, 2025

Impeached South Korean president to appear in court hearing to plead against his arrest

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's impeached president will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court on Saturday to oppose a formal arrest over last month's imposition of martial law, his lawyers sai...

Jan 17, 2025

Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor

NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the ...

Jan 17, 2025

Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor

NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors in New York dropped bribery and fraud charges on Friday against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democ...

Jan 17, 2025

Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives

WASHINGTON (AP) - Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden's forei...

Jan 17, 2025

Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires...

Jan 17, 2025