RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that an American activist who was killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli forces who were aiming at someone else. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old activist from Seattle , was killed Friday following a demonstration against Israeli
Southwest Airlines will revamp its board and the chairman will retire next year, but it intends to keep CEO Robert Jordan after a meeting with hedge fund Elliott Investment Management , which has sought a leadership shakeup at the airline including Jordan’s ouster. Southwest said Tuesday that six directors will leave the board in November
TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — Popes are popular. So much so that nearly half the population of East Timor gathered Tuesday in a seaside park for Pope Francis’ final Mass in the small Southeast Asian country whose people are deeply Catholic. Other papal Masses have drawn millions of people in more populous countries, such as
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three men in South Africa are accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on their farm in a case that has outraged the public. The men appeared in court Tuesday in the northern province of Limpopo. The state wants them to remain behind bars until their trial is
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are gearing up to take the stage for Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia, where they’ll fight to sway 2024 election voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics . The event, at 9 p.m. Eastern, will offer Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that’s dramatically changed since the
LONDON (AP) — A hedge fund investor has bought The Spectator, one of the world’s oldest political magazines, for 100 million pounds ($131 million) after a months-long search for a new owner for the publication, those involved in the sale said Tuesday. Millionaire Paul Marshall is already the co-owner of U.K. channel GB News, which
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana. A storm surge warning was in effect for an area stretching from just east of Houston to the mouth of the Mississippi River south
GENEVA (AP) — Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, inflicting civilian casualties on at least three occasions, an independent U.N. commission said Tuesday. Since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly a year ago, Israel has conducted dozens of airstrikes in different parts of Syria. Iran blamed Israel for the April airstrike on Iranian
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Indian authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew and shut down the internet in some parts of the northeastern state of Manipur following protests from students against a fresh wave of ethnic violence, which has roiled the state for more than a year. At least nine people have been killed and
LONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of rape and other sexual offenses that date back nearly four decades. Jeffrey Donaldson, 61, denied each of the charges against him: one count of rape, four counts of gross indecency and 13 indecent assault charges involving
