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Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country's...
May 21, 2024

French president Emmanuel Macron is to visit violence-hit New Caledonia
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to New Caledonia, signaling French authorities' growing confidence that reinforced security and emergency measures are bringing unrest on the...
May 21, 2024

Greek prosecutor recommends dismissing charges in migrant shipwreck case
KALAMATA, Greece (AP) - Greek prosecutors recommended dismissing charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants last year and sent shockwaves through...
May 21, 2024

Australia and New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia's unrest
SYDNEY (AP) - The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. Australian Foreign Minister Penny ...
May 20, 2024

Scottie Scheffler's Louisville court date postponed after arrest during PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky court has postponed pro golfer Scottie Scheffler's appearance on charges he injured a police officer and disobeyed commands outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club as...
May 20, 2024

Prosecution rests in Donald Trump’s hush money case, and defense now gets its turn to call witnesses
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors rested their hush money case against Donald Trump on Monday, turning it over to the former president's lawyers for a chance to call witnesses. The defense has said it plans...
May 20, 2024

The Latest | Prosecution rests its case in Donald Trump's hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's hush money trial entered its final stretch as the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen returned to the stand Monday. In his testimony last week, Cohen placed the for...
May 20, 2024

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic i...
May 20, 2024

Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal
LONDON (AP) - British authorities and the country's public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid th...
May 20, 2024

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ...
May 20, 2024