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Gaza Strip's Palestinians polarized by unorthodox watermelon delicacy

KHUZAA, Gaza Strip (AP) - Locals call it "watermelon salad." But this delicacy popular in the southern Gaza Strip at this time of year is far from the sweet, refreshing taste the name evokes. "Lasima,...

May 31, 2023

Who are the bride and groom in Jordan's royal wedding?

He's heir to the throne in one of the oldest monarchies in the Middle East and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. She's a Saudi architect with an aristocratic pedigree of her own. Crown Prince Al H...

May 31, 2023

Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Olympic sports bodies were meeting Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about if and how Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. T...

May 31, 2023

UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - United Nations appeals judges on Wednesday significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them responsible for...

May 31, 2023

Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. The Space...

May 30, 2023

Brother: Authorities told family that body of missing Missouri ER doctor was found in Arkansas

CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - The body of a Missouri emergency room doctor who has been missing for more than a week has been found in northwest Arkansas, his brother told The Associated Press on Tueday. Dr. ...

May 30, 2023

North Korea launches rocket likely connected to military spy satellite, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a purported rocket Wednesday, a day after the country announced a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit, South Korea's military said. T...

May 30, 2023

New Jersey prosecutors announce murder charge against Virginia man in fatal shooting of councilwoman

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A Virginia man was arrested Tuesday on murder and gun charges in the February killing of a local councilwoman who was found fatally shot in her SUV outside her home, New Jer...

May 30, 2023

Mayor: 5 unaccounted for including 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city...

May 30, 2023

Moscow mayor reports drone attack in Russian capital with minor damage to buildings

MOSCOW (AP) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday morning. Sobyanin said in a Telegram post that the attack caused "insignificant damage" to several ...

May 29, 2023