COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway, clawing her so badly that she needed stitches, in what an ornithologist says is likely the bird’s fourth such attack on humans in the past week. The bird’s unusual aggression occurred over five days across a vast mountainous area of southern Norway.
Demoralized by the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war , Palestinian American Samia Assed found in Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascension — and her running mate pick — “a little ray of hope.” That hope, she said, shattered during last month’s Democratic National Convention , where a request for a Palestinian American speaker was
Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll and suffering in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war. Alongside pro-Palestinian allies, they’ve grieved, organized, lobbied and protested as the killings and destruction unfolded on their TV screens or affected their
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are veering sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate , setting up a showdown that reflects not just two separate visions for the country but two politicians who approach big moments very differently. Harris spent the weekend cloistered in a historic hotel in downtown Pittsburgh where she
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths. That’s what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has as of Monday when church president Russell M. Nelson turns 100. He had already become the
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials said Monday they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for Russian and Belarusian services. Poland has registered up to 1,000 online attacks daily targeting government institutions and agencies, officials said, linking them to the country’s support for neighboring Ukraine in its 2 1/2-year war
LONDON (AP) — Afghanistan’s embassy in London is being shut down after it was disowned by the country’s Taliban rulers, the U.K. government said Monday. The Foreign Office said “the embassy is being closed following the dismissal of its staff by the Taliban.” Britain does not recognize the Taliban government. Ambassador Zalmai Rassoul wrote on
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, almost two thirds of it in the United States, and failing to invest enough in joint military projects, a landmark report on EU competitiveness warned on Monday. The 27 member states are also failing to make best use of Europe’s
Live Live updates: Harris and Trump are prepping for Tuesday’s debate. Their strategies are vastly different Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will square off in a high-stakes debate for the first — and perhaps only — time next week as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. (AP
The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential areas in northwest Gaza where it says Palestinian militants fired rockets on the nearby Israeli town of Ashkelon. The orders issued on Monday came after a rocket attack triggered air raid sirens in Ashkelon the day before. The military said it intercepted one projectile and
