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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…
Canada's most populous province, Ontario, is ordering closure of all non-essential businesses.
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's most populous province, Ontario, is ordering closure of all non-essential businesses.
Mexican man dies in ICE custody; 10th since October
HOUSTON (AP) — A 42-year-old Mexican man died in a South Texas hospital while being held pending his deportation, immigration authorities said Monday.
Italy registers smaller day-to-day increase in new coronavirus cases for second straight day
ROME (AP) — Italy registers smaller day-to-day increase in new coronavirus cases for second straight day.
Attacks in Libya kill 5 despite calls for pause in fighting
CAIRO (AP) — At least five civilians were killed, including two members of the same family, by heavy shelling in Libya’s capital of Tripoli on Monday, officials in the U.N.-backed government said, despite increased…
Merkel negative in 1st virus test; more to be done
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Monday that the German leader has tested negative for the new coronavirus.
Amnesty International says Thai military abuses conscripts
BANGKOK (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International says many new conscripts in Thailand's military are physically, sexually and mentally abused, with …
Ex-Scottish leader Alex Salmond acquitted of all sex-crime charges, including one of intent to rape, in Edinburgh court
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Ex-Scottish leader Alex Salmond acquitted of all sex-crime charges, including one of intent to rape, in Edinburgh court.
US, UAE troops hold major exercise amid virus, Iran tensions
AL-HAMRA MILITARY BASE, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Marines and Emirati forces held a major military exercise Monday that saw forces seize a sprawling mod…
SoftBank to buy back $41 billion in assets to trim debt
BANKGOK (AP) — The Japanese technology and telecoms company SoftBank said Monday it plans to buy back up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) of its assets as it seeks to trim its gigantic debt burden.
Group: Egypt's security forces 'disappear, torture' children
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces under President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi have arbitrarily arrested, forcibly disappeared and tortured children as young as 12 while prosecutors and judges turned a blind eye, an i…
Israeli forces open fire, killing Palestinian throwing rocks
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed a 32-year-old Palestinian man early on Monday who was hurling rocks at Israeli troops, the Palestinian health ministry and the Israeli military said.
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Tokyo Olympics postponement nears as Canada pulls athletes
The Tokyo Olympics, set to start in July, looked to be in doubt as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated postponement may be unavoidable due to the coronavirus and Canada said it won’t send its athletes if t…
IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics; Canada pulls out
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the corona…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
The death toll from the global coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 14,600 people worldwide, and it has sickened more than 335,000. Leaders in the U.S. are hamme…