JERUSALEM (AP) — Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be spiraling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions. Israeli first responders say the early morning barrage on Sunday wounded at least
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 19 people and injuring another 17, Iranian state television reported Sunday. Some miners are believed to be trapped inside. The report said the deaths happened at a coal mine in Tabas, some 540 kilometers (335
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering are being challenged: Work together — not only on front-burner issues but on modernizing the international institutions born after World War II so they can tackle the threats and problems of the future.
An Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least 22 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, while the Israeli army said that it targeted a Hamas command center in what used to be a school. (Production by Wafaa Shurafa) An Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on
People in a southern suburb of Beirut woke up on Saturday morning to the scene of a collapsed building and tight security hours after an Israeli airstrike killed Ibrahim Akil, a Hezbollah commander who was in charge of the group’s elite Radwan Forces. Lebanon’s health minister said on Saturday the death toll from the Israeli
An Antarctic glacier could cause global sea levels to rise to devastating levels if it collapses, a team of scientists from the UK and US have found. New findings from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration reveal the Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than previously thought, prompting urgent calls for preventative action. (AP video/Mustakim Hasnath, Production:
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory. The election held Saturday is crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst
MAYOS, Cameroon (AP) — The morning sun filtered through the forest canopy, casting dappled light on this village in Cameroon. For the Baka Indigenous community, it was a timeless image. But a passing truck broke the silence and stirred up billows of dust, a reminder that the Baka now live an uneasy life along roadsides
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat, conservationists said in a new report. The number of white rhinos increased from 15,942 in 2022 to 17,464 in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes. Thomas Donlon, who became the interim commissioner just one week ago after the resignation of his predecessor, issued a statement on the search through the police department. “On Friday, September 20, federal
