JERUSALEM (AP) — A pair of strikes on militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran has escalated tensions in a region already on edge and adds to a long list of targeted killings attributed to Israel. Hamas said Israel was behind the assassination of its supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital, although there was no
LONDON (AP) — Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burnt plastic on Wednesday after far-right protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest England town where three girls were fatally stabbed . A violent crowd of several hundred hurled bricks and bottles at riot police and set garbage bins and vehicles
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking floating trash from the Danish capital’s waterways, cycling to museums instead of going by car, or volunteering at an urban garden. All these activities are part of a new, four-week pilot project called CopenPay
BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ supreme leader in exile who landed on Israel’s hit list after the militant group staged its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, was killed in an airstrike in the Iranian capital early Wednesday. He was 62. Hamas said Haniyeh was killed at his residence in Tehran in an Israeli airstrike after
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military said its top commander, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, survived a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony that killed five people in the country’s east. The military said in a statement Wednesday that the attack by two drones took place in Gebeit, a town in eastern Sudan, after the ceremony was
Asian stocks were higher Wednesday following a decision by the Bank of Japan to raise its benchmark interest rate. Policy decisions were due later in the day from the Federal Reserve, with another expected on Thursday from the Bank of England. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped earlier losses, closing 1.5% higher at 39,101.82 after the
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. reported a 15-fold increase in operating profit for the second quarter this year, largely thanks to a strong demand for memory chips amid the expansion of artificial intelligence technologies. The South Korean semiconductor and smartphone giant said Wednesday in a statement that its operating profit for the
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro vowed to detain opposition leaders on Tuesday as demonstrations continued over the country’s disputed election results. (AP Video: Lucas Dumphreys, Juan Arraez, Andry Rincon) Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro vowed to detain opposition leaders on Tuesday as demonstrations continued over the country’s disputed election results. (AP Video: Lucas Dumphreys, Juan Arraez, Andry
Israel on Tuesday carried out a rare strike on Beirut, which it said killed the Hezbollah commander who was allegedly behind a weekend rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the commander’s death and has denied involvement in the weekend strike. Israel on Tuesday carried
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials have toured flooded areas in the north-west by boat to assess damage caused by heavy rains. The official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday that about 4,100 homes, and numerous public buildings, roads and railways in Sinuiju city and Uiju town were flooded. In addition, 3,000
