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Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — For five nights, Israeli settlers surrounded three Palestinian homes on the...

Canadian wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee may signal ‘new normal’

PENTICTON, British Columbia (AP) — A wildfire that forced more than 20,000 people from their homes i...

A punishing European drought shrivels crops from Dutch potatoes to Bosnian corn

WOLPHAARTSDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A cloud of dust billows behind Maarten Janse’s tractor as he spreads...

Alpine resorts' snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires

ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — There's barely any snow in sight above Adelboden in the intense August...

Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent's economic reforms

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambians waited in long lines to vote Thursday in a presidential election that...

UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year

LONDON (AP) — Firefighters were tackling multiple fires in central England on Thursday after the U.K....

Nigel Farage faces off against Count Binface in special election that's been denounced as a stunt

LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage , leader of the anti-immigration party Reform UK, had hoped a special election...

Hegseth says Colombia's new president has requested US collaboration in anti-drug efforts

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the recently inaugurated...

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political mission

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained two Afghan members of the U.N. political...

Pakistan says troops killed 10 militants and a car bomb killed 3 civilians in southwest province

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces clashed with militants in the country's insurgency-hit southwester...

Officials say US forces on track to complete Iraq pullout by Sept. 30

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military is on track to pull all of its forces out of Iraq by the end of...

Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief says

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted...

Survivors describe pleading to turn back before ferry capsized on Zimbabwe lake and killed 44

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Survivors on Wednesday described frantic passengers pleading with the captain...

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97

BEIJING (AP) — Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the impatient, sharp-tongued reformer who helped ignit...

Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures...

An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on th...

Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages

CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike ignited a fire at an electrical substation in western Libya on Wednesday,...

Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok

BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai government pledged Wednesday to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal...

Kosovo begins excavations at newly found mass graves tied to 1998-99 war missing

KALLUDER E VOGEL, Kosovo (AP) — Erblin Ademi watched from afar as workers excavated recently discovered...

Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks

BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) — After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally...

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