Israel-Hamas war: Follow live updates and the latest news | AP News

Israel-Hamas war: Follow live updates and the latest news | AP News

Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants outside Gaza’s largest hospital has prompted thousands of people to flee from the sprawling medical facility, but hundreds of patients and others displaced by the war remained inside, health officials said Monday.World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a day earlier that the UN agency was in

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Thousands flee Gaza’s main hospital but hundreds, including babies, still trapped by fighting | AP News

Thousands flee Gaza’s main hospital but hundreds, including babies, still trapped by fighting | AP News

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people appear to have fled from Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli forces and Palestinian militants battle outside its gates, but hundreds of patients, including dozens of babies at risk of dying because of a lack of electricity, remained inside, health officials said Monday.With only intermittent communications, it

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Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought brutal drug crackdown is granted bail | AP News

Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought brutal drug crackdown is granted bail | AP News

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court on Monday ordered the release on bail of a former senator jailed more than six years ago on drug charges she said were fabricated to muzzle her investigation of then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal crackdown on illegal drugs. Two other non-bailable drug cases against her have been dismissed.The European

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Los Angeles motorists urged to take public transport after massive fire closes interstate | AP News

Los Angeles motorists urged to take public transport after massive fire closes interstate | AP News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls during the Monday commute as crews assess how much damage was caused by a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown, officials said.Hazardous materials teams were clearing burned material from underneath Interstate 10 to make way for engineers

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Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution | AP News

Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, plus petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time. It’s the third gathering in a compressed five-meeting schedule intended to

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