What to know about Netanyahu’s request for a pardon in corruption trial

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, JERUSALEM (AP):- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from the president during his trial on corruption charges that has long divided the..

Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades

By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU, HONG KONG (AP):- Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where..

Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say

By ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN, DAMASCUS, Syria (AP):- Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials..

At least 75 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day

By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU, HONG KONG (AP):- Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 75 in one..

Fire that killed at least 44 burns in Hong Kong towers for a second day

By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU, HONG KONG (AP):- Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day Thursday, fighting to control the fire that blackened..

Kremlin confirms US envoy will visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAM McNEIL, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts pick up..

Israel says it has received another set of human remains from militants in Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, MEGAN JANETSKY and SAMY MAGDY, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP):- Israel on Tuesday said it received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it..

US labels Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It’s not a cartel per se

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, CARACAS, Venezuela (AP):- President Donald Trump’s administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles..

Ukraine and Western allies meet to discuss a US peace plan that has sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe

By MARK CARLSON and KATIE MARIE DAVIES, GENEVA (AP):- Top European and Ukrainian envoys conferred in Geneva on Sunday ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President..

Ukraine’s allies push back on a US peace plan seen as favoring Moscow

KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its..

Ukraine’s president is under growing pressure. Here are 5 things to know

By ISOBEL KOSHIW, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- The president of Ukraine is facing a confluence of crises testing his ability to lead an increasingly weary nation nearly four years into a devastating..

Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire’s start

By WAFAA SHURAFA, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP):- A pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis early Thursday killed five people, hospital officials said, bringing the death toll..

Russian attack kills 25 in Ukraine’s Ternopil as Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for Erdogan talks

By ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- A large Russian drone and missile barrage on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil killed at least 25 people, including three children, authorities said..

Zelenskyy will visit Turkey in a new bid to jump-start talks to end Russia’s invasion

By ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will travel to Turkey this week in an attempt to jump-start negotiations on ending Russia’s..

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on student uprising

By JULHAS ALAM, DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP):- Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death Monday over her crackdown on a student uprising..

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