Trump’s Strength, Unpredictability Can Help End War With Russia, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. However, Zelenskyy said it won’t be possible to end the...
South Korea’s Impeached President Defies Warrant After Hourslong Standoff
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators left the president’s official residence after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him in the latest confrontation of a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads...
Montenegro Mourns After Gunman Kills At Least 12 People Before Shooting Himself
CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — Shock and dismay prevailed in Montenegro on Thursday after a gunman fatally shot 12 people, including two children, in a western town before killing himself. At least four others were wounded in the shooting rampage in Cetinje on Wednesday that followed...
South Korea Plane Crash Victims Included Entire Families, 3-Year-Old Boy
All 179 victims from the Jeju Air crash in South Korea have been identified, authorities said, including entire families and a 3-year-old boy. Only two people — both crew members, one male and one female, who were working on the flight from Bangkok to Muan...
Israeli Strikes Kill 12 In Gaza As War Grinds Into The New Year With No End In Sight
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year. One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russian, Iranian Groups Over Disinformation Targeting American Voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year’s election. Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that the two organizations sought to stoke divisions among...
The World Begins Welcoming 2025 With Light Shows, Embraces And Ice Plunges
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. Auckland became the first major city to celebrate, as thousands thronged downtown or climbed the city’s ring of volcanic peaks...
South Korean Court Issues Warrant To Detain Impeached President Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over allegations of rebellion in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law. It’s the first time a warrant has...
U.S. And Boeing Investigators Examine Site Of Deadly South Korean Plane Crash
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing have examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea while authorities were conducting safety inspections on all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines....
A Doctor Vowed To Stand Against Israel’s War On Hospitals. Its Military Just Detained Him.
For the past 14 months, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has faced Israel’s war on Gaza’s health care system head-on, documenting to the world his fight as a physician to treat patients and keep his hospital in the north afloat despite constant bombardment, depleted humanitarian aid,...
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