Live updates: Israel-Hamas war continues as survivors recount the Gaza hospital blast | AP News

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war continues as survivors recount the Gaza hospital blast | AP News

Survivors recount the al-Ahli Hospital blast that killed hundreds on Tuesday. There were conflicting claims about who was responsible. Hamas blamed Israel. Israel denied this and claimed it was due to a misfire by Islamic Jihad. Islamic Jihad dismissed that claim. Last Updated: October 19, 2023 01:21 AM Published: October 19, 2023 12:02 AM The

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EU debates how to handle rising security challenges as Israel-Hamas war provokes new concerns | AP News

EU debates how to handle rising security challenges as Israel-Hamas war provokes new concerns | AP News

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers met Thursday to discuss how to manage the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc, after a firebomb assault on a Berlin synagogue and killings in Belgium and France by suspected Islamist extremists.Sweden hosted a meeting of ministers from eight countries, among them Germany

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Indonesian presidential candidates register for next year’s elections as supporters cheer | AP News

Indonesian presidential candidates register for next year’s elections as supporters cheer | AP News

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of noisy, flag-waving political supporters created a celebratory atmosphere outside Indonesia’s election commission Thursday as candidates started registering for next year’s elections in the world’s third-largest democracy. More than 2,400 police were deployed around the General Election Commission compound and roads were blocked around the building in Jakarta where traffic

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Former US officials ask Pakistan not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to the United States | AP News

Former US officials ask Pakistan not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to the United States | AP News

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of former U.S. diplomats and representatives of resettlement organizations asked Pakistan not to deport thousands of Afghans who have been waiting for U.S. visas under an American program that relocates at-risk Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule.The appeal in an open letter on Wednesday signed by 80 former U.S. officials, dignitaries

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Stock market today: Asian shares follow Wall Street lower, and Japan reports September exports rose | AP News

Stock market today: Asian shares follow Wall Street lower, and Japan reports September exports rose | AP News

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street after big U.S. companies delivered mixed profit reports and Treasury yields added pressure on stocks. Worries about war in the Middle East also are dragging on markets. Benchmarks in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul fell about 2%. Japan reported its

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Takeaways from AP’s reporting on who gets hurt by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine work | AP News

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on who gets hurt by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine work | AP News

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years using his famous name to disseminate false information about vaccines and other topics in a time when spreading conspiracy theories has become a powerful way to grow a constituency.An Associated Press examination of his work and its impact found Kennedy has earned money, fame and

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Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome following agreement with the Vatican | AP News

Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome following agreement with the Vatican | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome following an agreement reached with the Vatican, the Nicaraguan government said in a statement late Wednesday.The government of President Daniel Ortega said that the priests were flown to Rome Wednesday afternoon following productive

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Mexico says leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras to attend weekend migration summit | AP News

Mexico says leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras to attend weekend migration summit | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Honduras will attend a summit on migration that Mexico will host Sunday. The four countries are among the biggest sources of migrants currently showing up at the U.S. border.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, President

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