President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers | AP News

President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers | AP News

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law Thursday that gives him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and prevents opposition leaders living abroad from running in future presidential elections.The law theoretically applies to any former president and members of his or her family. In reality, it only is relevant to

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Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue ‘final warning’ | AP News

Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue ‘final warning’ | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a “final warning” to the Iran-backed militia group to cease

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Live updates | Hamas loses a leader in Lebanon but holds on in Gaza | AP News

Live updates | Hamas loses a leader in Lebanon but holds on in Gaza | AP News

Israel appears far from achieving its goals of crushing Hamas and freeing an estimated 129 hostages still held in Gaza nearly three months after the group’s surprise cross-border attack and the Israeli government’s declaration of war. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says several thousand Hamas fighters remain in northern Gaza, where entire neighborhoods have been

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Russia and Ukraine exchange long-range attacks as their front-line forces remain bogged down | AP News

Russia and Ukraine exchange long-range attacks as their front-line forces remain bogged down | AP News

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that its air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian air-launched missiles over Crimea, as both sides in the war pounded each other with long-range aerial strikes while fighting along the front line remained largely deadlocked.One person was wounded by the falling debris of a downed aerial target in Sevastopol, a major

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Thousands attend the funeral of a top Hamas official killed in an apparent Israeli strike in Beirut | AP News

Thousands attend the funeral of a top Hamas official killed in an apparent Israeli strike in Beirut | AP News

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Beirut Thursday the funeral of Saleh Arouri, top commander of the militant Palestinian group Hamas, who was killed earlier this week in an apparent Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital.Draped in Palestinian and Hamas flags, Arouri’s coffin along with those of two of his

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