A bomb in Gaza’s rubble wounds twins who thought it was a toy

By ABDEL KAREEM HANA and SAMY MAGDY, GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP):- The Shorbasi family was sitting in their severely damaged house in Gaza City, enjoying the relative calm of the ceasefire. Then..

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks more European help against Russia on London trip

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in London on Friday for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to shield his country from..

Vance criticizes Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an ‘insult’

By RENATA BRITO and MATTHEW LEE, JERUSALEM (AP):- U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized on Thursday a vote in Israel’s parliament the previous day about the annexation of the occupied West..

Ukraine unveils upgraded sea drone it says can strike anywhere in the Black Sea

By EFREM LUKATSKY and DEREK GATOPOULOS, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukraine’s state security service has unveiled an upgraded sea drone it says can now operate anywhere in the Black Sea, carry heavier..

Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

By MARI YAMAGUCHI, TOKYO (AP):- Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a..

Chinese leader Xi Jinping outlines 5-year plan at closed-door Communist Party meeting

By KEN MORITSUGU, BEIJING (AP):- Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out its..

Afghanistan and Pakistan pledge to respect ceasefire after more than a week of deadly fighting

By RIAZAT BUTT, ISLAMABAD (AP):- Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire. The truce,..

Work begins to restore power to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Work has begun to repair the damaged power supply to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Saturday. The repairs are hoped..

Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages’ bodies fray nerves

By WAFAA SHURAFA, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP):- Hamas moved Friday to shore up its brittle ceasefire agreement with Israel by reaffirming its commitment to the terms of the deal, including a..

Russian barrage causes blackouts in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks Trump’s help

By ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Russia battered Ukraine’s energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its latest heavy bombardment of the country’s power grid,..

Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage

By MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that..

Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

By SAM MEDNICK and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- Israel plans to halve the number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza and limit distribution of assistance into the war-torn territory..

A look at the living hostages released by Hamas under ceasefire deal

By MELANIE LIDMAN, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- Their faces stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped. Their stories, told by anguished family members, are..

Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP):- All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free..

Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war

By SAMY MAGDY, SARAH EL DEEB and MELANIE LIDMAN, CAIRO (AP):- Preparations were underway Sunday to ramp up aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are..

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