Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for a cease-fire | AP News

Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for a cease-fire | AP News

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into Sunday as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital, where health officials say thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies.In a televised address on Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected

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Drought and mismanagement have left a French island parched. That holds lessons for the mainland | AP News

Drought and mismanagement have left a French island parched. That holds lessons for the mainland | AP News

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union. Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory off Africa’s eastern coast, because of a drawn-out drought compounded by years of underinvestment and water mismanagement.Diseases like cholera

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Millions of Indians set a new world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise | AP News

Millions of Indians set a new world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise | AP News

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a new Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country. Across the country, dazzling multi-colored lights decked homes and streets as devotees celebrated the annual Hindu festival of light symbolizing the

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Protestors will demonstrate against world leaders, Israel-Hamas war as APEC comes to San Francisco | AP News

Protestors will demonstrate against world leaders, Israel-Hamas war as APEC comes to San Francisco | AP News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Activists protesting corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war are among those planning to march in downtown San Francisco on Sunday, united in their opposition to a global trade summit that will bring leaders from nearly two dozen countries, including U.S. President Joe Biden. Protests are expected

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