Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts say

By SAM MEDNICK, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- The spread of famine has been averted in the Gaza Strip, but the situation remains critical with the entire Palestinian territory still facing starvation,..

Rubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutions

By MATTHEW LEE, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed sanctions on two more International Criminal Court judges over their role in investigating Israeli..

Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

WASHINGTON, (AP):- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin’s demands in peace..

Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY, ROD MCGUIRK and KRISTEN GELINEAU, SYDNEY (AP):- Australian leaders promised Monday to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass..

Latest round of talks between Ukraine, US conclude as Trump seeks swift peace

By STEFANIE DAZIO, BERLIN (AP):- The latest round of talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. envoys ended Monday as Kyiv faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a..

Gunmen kill at least 11 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

By KRISTEN GELINEAU, CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY and ROD McGURK, SYDNEY (AP):- Two gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what..

Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly clashes, Trump says

By AAMER MADHANI, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a..

Venezuelan Nobel laureate credits Trump for pressuring Maduro with ‘decisive’ actions

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, CARACAS, Venezuela (AP):- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that “decisive” actions by the United States, including the seizure of an..

New Thailand-Cambodia border fighting shows no sign of stopping

By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, SURIN, Thailand (AP):- Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of displaced..

European leaders agree to fund Ukraine for 2 years but using Russian assets poses a major test

By LORNE COOK, BRUSSELS (AP):- Almost four years into Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine, European Union leaders have committed to funding Kyiv’s economic and military needs for the next..

Magnitude 7.6 quake triggers a tsunami on Japan’s northern coast

By MARI YAMAGUCHI, TOKYO (AP):- A powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (27 inches) in Pacific coast communities..

Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire’s second phase soon

By MELANIE LIDMAN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second..

Trump’s security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in the Western Hemisphere

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert..

Putin says there are points he can’t agree to in the US proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine

By DASHA LITVINOVA, (AP):- Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday..

Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys

By LORNE COOK and ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five..

World