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Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar in Gaza

Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year's attack on Israel th…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Tiptoe through Dutch tulips? Not in coronavirus crisis

LISSE, Netherlands (AP) — The manicured lawns and pathways winding the flower beds at the Keukenhof spring garden, normally crowded with thousands of visitors …

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
German court convicts Islamist of ricin bomb plot

BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Thursday convicted a 31-year-old Tunisian man of planning to carry out a ricin attack in the name of the Islamic State group.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
In drastic move, Italy shuts most factories to halt virus

Soave, Italy (AP) — Italy has become the first western developed nation to idle most of its industry to halt the spread of the coronavirus, a potential caution…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Meghan to narrate Disney nature film in first post-royal job

LONDON (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
China bars most foreigners to curb imported virus cases

BEIJING (AP) — China says it is temporarily barring most foreigners from entering the country as it seeks to curb the number of imported coronavirus cases.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Hundreds of tourists stranded in Moroccan lockdown

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Hundreds of tourists who were traveling in Morocco in motorhomes have found themselves stranded in a parking lot near a Tangier highway t…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
The G20 video call: In virus era, even summits are virtual

LONDON (AP) — The face-to-face tension among foes was gone. So was the in-person camaraderie among allies.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Norway extradites convicted Kurdish cleric to Italy

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Muslim cleric was extradited Thursday from Norway to Italy, where he has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for planning terror.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Bomb disrupts funeral for 25 Sikhs killed in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosive device disrupted Thursday's funeral service for 25 members of Afghanistan's Sikh minority community who had been killed …

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Jobless after virus lockdown, India's poor struggle to eat

NEW DELHI (AP) — Some of India's legions of poor and others suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid on Thursday, as …

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Private prayers and empty funerals: The pandemic is hard on the Middle East faithful

BEIRUT — Paying no attention to the tenets of social distancing, the abaya-shrouded women — no masks or gloves among them — crowded into the Baghdad square surrounding the shrine to Imam Musa Kadhim.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
In Mexico, coronavirus 'will go from the rich to the poor and the poor will pay'

Fears are strong in Mexican border cities that the poor will pay the price for wealthier Mexicans who brought the coronavirus home after foreign travel.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Greece: Man arrested for transporting 12 teenage migrants

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities arrested a Syrian man after finding 12 Egyptian teenagers hidden in his van following a car chase through the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki early Thursday, police…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Hong Kong opposition politician arrested over online posting

HONG KONG (AP) — An opposition politician in Hong Kong has been arrested over an online post criticizing a policeman who blinded a journalist in one eye during anti-government protests last year, local media said.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Tokyo Olympics: Looking for a new date for opening, closing

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021.