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Published:Monday | September 25, 2023 | 10:12 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is poised to admit Israel this week into an exclusive club that will allow its citizens to travel to the United States without a visa despite Washington's ongoing concerns about the Israeli...

Published:Monday | September 25, 2023 | 9:00 AM

LONDON (AP) — The head of London's police force is calling for increased legal protections for officers who use force in the line of duty after more than 100 officers refused to carry guns to protest murder charges filed against...

Published:Monday | September 25, 2023 | 12:06 AM

HONOLULU (AP): From just outside the burn zone in Lahaina, Jes Claydon can see the ruins of the rental home where she lived for 13 years and raised three children. Little remains recognisable beyond the jars of sea glass that stood outside the...

Published:Monday | September 25, 2023 | 12:06 AM

GAZA CITY (AP): Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip have found dozens of ancient graves, including two sarcophagi made of lead, in a Roman-era cemetery — a site dating back some 2,000 years that archaeologists describe as the largest cemetery...

Published:Monday | September 25, 2023 | 12:06 AM

BOSTON (AP): A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid — including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found. They say...

Published:Sunday | September 24, 2023 | 4:49 PM

Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said...

Published:Saturday | September 23, 2023 | 12:07 AM

MAIDUGURI (AP): Gunmen abducted at least 20 students in north-western Nigeria during an attack early Friday that targeted their school, local media and authorities reported Friday, the latest in a cycle of violence in the country’s troubled...

Published:Saturday | September 23, 2023 | 12:07 AM

KYIV (AP): Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in...

Published:Saturday | September 23, 2023 | 12:07 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial, after a military medical panel found that the man’s abuse in CIA custody years earlier has rendered him psychotic. Guantanamo...

Published:Saturday | September 23, 2023 | 12:06 AM

NEW YORK (AP): THE BIDEN administration pledged US$100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti, and urged other nations to make similar contributions. Secretary of State...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 9:21 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, said Friday that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.C. in early November to meet with US President Joe Biden about...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 8:10 PM

COQUITLAM, British Columbia (AP) — A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer was shot to death and two other officers were injured while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a Vancouver suburb Friday, authorities said. The Independent...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 7:06 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration pledged $100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions....

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 2:09 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants unfit for trial after a military medical panel found that the man's sustained abuse in CIA custody years earlier has rendered him lastingly...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 1:53 PM

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. Ophelia had maximum...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 11:28 AM

MIDDLETOWN, NY (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said. The bus...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 10:05 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — US Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted Friday on charges that they took bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car for a range of corrupt acts, including having the Democrat use his...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 8:16 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smouldering, according to officials on both sides of the conflict and images...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 12:06 AM

NEW DELHI (AP): India halted all visa services for citizens of Canada and told it to reduce its diplomatic staffing on Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Canada’s leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 12:06 AM

KIGALI, (AP): A serial killer in Rwanda pleaded guilty at a court Thursday, saying he killed 14 people. Most of the victims were women. Denis Kazungu, 34, admitted guilt to charges that included murder, rape and robbery. He appeared at the Kicukiro...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 12:06 AM

NAIROBI, (AP): Kenya’s president has committed his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare, even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by Washington. President William Ruto spoke on Wednesday...

Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 2:12 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president has committed his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare, even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by Washington. President William Ruto...

Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 10:19 AM

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A serial killer in Rwanda on Thursday pleaded guilty in court to the killing of 14 people, mostly women. Denis Kazungu, 34, admitted guilt to charges that included murder, rape and robbery. He appeared at the Kicukiro...

Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 9:19 AM

NEW DELHI (AP) — India halted all visa services for citizens of Canada and told it to reduce its diplomatic staffing on Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Canada's leader said India may have been involved in the...

Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 12:08 AM

NEW DELHI (AP): India on Wednesday advised its citizens to be careful when travelling to Canada as a rift between the two nations widens further in the wake of Ottawa’s allegations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh...

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