Palestinians in Gaza face impossible choice: Stay home under airstrikes, or flee under airstrikes? | AP News

Palestinians in Gaza face impossible choice: Stay home under airstrikes, or flee under airstrikes? | AP News

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Watching the pulverized alleys of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza empty of people, Naji Jamal was frozen with indecision.Should he heed the Israeli army’s demand that all Palestinians evacuate and make the risky trip to Gaza’s south, where his only certainty was homelessness? Or should he stay at

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Prosecutor files case against Argentina’s frontrunner Javier Milei days before presidential election | AP News

Prosecutor files case against Argentina’s frontrunner Javier Milei days before presidential election | AP News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A prosecutor launched a criminal case Friday against Argentina’s frontrunner in this month’s presidential elections, accusing Javier Milei of deliberately causing a drop in the Argentine currency when he encouraged citizens not to save in pesos.Milei denounced the move as political persecution, just days ahead of the Oct. 22 polling.President

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Oweh to miss 4th straight game, but Ravens ‘very close’ to full strength, coach says | AP News

Oweh to miss 4th straight game, but Ravens ‘very close’ to full strength, coach says | AP News

ENFIELD, England (AP) — Ravens outside linebacker Odafe Oweh will miss his fourth straight game because of an ankle injury when Baltimore plays the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Rookie running back Keaton Mitchell (shoulder) was the only other player on Baltimore’s injury list on Friday.“We’re very close to full strength,” coach John

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Experts say Hamas and Israel are committing war crimes in their fight | AP News

Experts say Hamas and Israel are committing war crimes in their fight | AP News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and the devastating Israeli airstrikes and blockade of Gaza have raised accusations among international legal experts that both sides were violating international law.A United Nations Commission of Inquiry said it has been “collecting and preserving evidence of war crimes committed by all

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In Israel’s call for mass evacuation, Palestinians hear echoes of their original catastrophic exodus | AP News

In Israel’s call for mass evacuation, Palestinians hear echoes of their original catastrophic exodus | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — In Israel’s call for the evacuation of half of Gaza’s population, many Palestinians fear a repeat of the most traumatic event in their tortured history, their mass exodus from what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding its creation.Palestinians refer to it as the Nakba, or “catastrophe.” An estimated 700,000 Palestinians

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US cities boost security as fears spread over Israel-Hamas war despite lack of credible threats | AP News

US cities boost security as fears spread over Israel-Hamas war despite lack of credible threats | AP News

BOSTON (AP) — Police in New York, Los Angeles, and other U.S. cities increased patrols, authorities put up fencing around the U.S. Capitol and some schools closed Friday amid fears of violence inspired by the Israel-Hamas war. But law enforcement officials stressed there were no credible threats in the U.S.A former Hamas leader’s call for

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Executive at Donald Trump’s company says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost bottom line | AP News

Executive at Donald Trump’s company says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost bottom line | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” to his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years, a gambit that would’ve padded his net worth by nearly $145 million, an executive at the former president’s company testified Friday.Trump Organization Assistant Vice President Patrick

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