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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
Report: North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile'

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has fired an “unidentified projectile” toward the Sea of Japan, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports, citing the military Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Saudi forces destroy missile fired over capital Riyadh

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile over the capital around midnight, state media said early Sunday.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Brazil's Bolsonaro makes life-or-death coronavirus gamble

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Even as coronavirus cases mount in Latin America’s largest nation, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has staked out the most deliberatel…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Merkel sees 'no reason to relax' restrictions yet, calls for patience

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to the public for patience on Saturday after a top official said restrictions on people’s movements aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus won’t be lifted in th…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police fired tear gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country’s first day of a coronavirus curfew slid into chaos. Elsewhere, o…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Amid COVID-19 restrictions, Earth Hour turns lights off for climate

CANBERRA, Australia — Despite coronavirus restrictions, Earth Hour has commenced across the world, starting from New Zealand, followed by Fiji and Australia, with lights switched off on famous buildings and regular…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
The week that was: Stories from the coronavirus saga

The world changed remarkably this past week — yet again, just as it did the week before, as the coronavirus marched across the world. No corner of the planet w…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
2nd UK Cabinet member joins Johnson in having virus symptoms

LONDON (AP) — Another member of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet has developed symptoms of COVID-19, as the number of people with the coronovrius…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
China sends medical aid to Pakistan to combat virus outbreak

ISLAMABAD (AP) — China sent a plane loaded with medical personnel and supplies Saturday to help Pakistan fight the spread of the coronavirus in one of the worl…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt

BAGHDAD (AP) — Under the sign “Take out only” and a tall bottle of antiseptic by his side, Mazin Hashim, 54, rearranged the coals heating a water pipe outside …

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
AP PHOTOS: Italy's front-line medical heroes, in portraits

ROME (AP) — Their eyes are tired. Their cheekbones rubbed raw from protective masks. They don’t smile.

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Australia prepares to fly German cruise passengers home

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian authorities pressed ahead Saturday with plans to fly 800 cruise ship passengers to Germany this weekend after a downward revision in t…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Indian authorities send buses to take unemployed to villages

NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts of India's capital on Saturday to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to r…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Students provide sanitizers to daily workers to fight virus

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — They toil on the fringes, without any job security or set hours or decent wages. And the coronavirus has made their already difficult…

Updated 4 years, 9 months ago
Virus delays review of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The 191 parties to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty have decided to postpone a conference to review its implementation because of the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations said Friday.