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Iran says 20 people killed, 40 wounded in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Explosions at an event honoring a prominent Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike in 2020 have killed at least 20 people and wounded 40 others, state-run media in Iran reported...

Jan 03, 2024

Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah response after senior Hamas leader is killed in Beirut strike

BEIRUT (AP) - Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in a strike in Beirut that was widely blamed on Is...

Jan 03, 2024

Prosecutors accuse Sen. Bob Menendez of introducing Qatari royal family member to aid NJ businessman

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New Jersey businessman before the company inv...

Jan 02, 2024

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

DENVER - Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. ...

Jan 02, 2024

Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequ...

Jan 02, 2024

Canada pledges to work with U.S. over competing claims to Arctic sea floor

The federal government is pledging to work with its American counterparts after the U.S. claimed parts of the Arctic sea floor that Canada also wants. The U.S. filed its claim last month with the Unit...

Jan 02, 2024

Hezbollah's TV station says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast

BEIRUT (AP) - The TV station of Lebanon's Hezbollah group says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri was killed Tuesday in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb. Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas' mil...

Jan 02, 2024

Israel says it will defend itself against genocide accusations at world court filed by South Africa

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli official says Israel will defend itself against genocide accusations filed by South Africa with the world court. Eylon Levy, an official in the Israeli prim...

Jan 02, 2024

Plane catches fire on runway at Japan's Haneda airport, passengers reportedly safe

TOKYO (AP) - A plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday, with news reports saying it hit another aircraft after landing. NHK TV reported that all occupants, believed ...

Jan 02, 2024

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 30 dead, destroy buildings along Japan's western coast

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) - A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 30 people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tues...

Jan 01, 2024