Hundreds of people gathered in southern Israel and called for the return of Jewish settlements in the Gaza strip. Activists overlooked Gaza as they celebrated Tisha B’Av, which marks the destruction of the Biblical Jewish Temples, with a daylong fast. (AP Video: Shlomo Mor) Hundreds of people gathered in southern Israel and called for the
The Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico spewed water vapour, gas, and ash high into the sky on Monday, the country’s disaster prevention agency (CENAPRED) reported. The Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico spewed water vapour, gas, and ash high into the sky on Monday, the country’s disaster prevention agency (CENAPRED) reported. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull]
USA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she was awarded in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics . USA Gymnastics says it will continue efforts to let Chiles keep the medal. “USA Gymnastics was notified by the Court of Arbitration for
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — About 5,000 residents of a resort town in the Canadian Rockies who fled their homes because of a wildfire can return on Friday, officials said Monday. Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said residents should prepare for “a new normal” but added that essential services have been restored to the point where they
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon rainforest stores the equivalent of almost two years of global carbon emissions, but its role as a carbon sink is under threat, according to a study released Monday. The U.S. nonprofit Amazon Conservation used satellite data provided by the Planet company to calculate how much climate-changing carbon the Amazon
DAMASCUS (AP) — An earthquake shook central Syria late Monday, local authorities said, causing no major damages but rattling the nerves of residents who remembered last year’s devastating temblor that struck northern Syria and Turkey. Syria’s National Center for Earthquakes said the quake struck 28 kilometers (17 miles) east of the city of Hama at
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Haason Reddick has requested a trade from the New York Jets after holding out from training camp while seeking a new contract, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The star edge rusher was acquired by New York from Philadelphia in the offseason after asking to pursue
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two professional French rugby players were released from house arrest in Argentina on Monday but must remain in the country while they await trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault after an Argentine court order. The court decision in Argentina’s western city of Mendoza, where the alleged assault occurred, marked
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of seeking a bigger voice in the United Nations ‘ most powerful body, Africa “cannot wait any longer,” Sierra Leone’s president told the Security Council on Monday. Chairing a meeting that his country convened, President Julius Maada Bio pressed a longstanding bid for African countries to get more council
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia’s commerce minister flew to neighboring Congo on Monday for talks aimed at resolving a trade dispute between the countries that led to Zambia closing their border. Commerce, trade and industry minister Chipoka Mulenga was due to meet Congolese officials in the city of Lubumbashi near the border. Zambia announced on
