Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and scores of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel have walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war. The conflict decimated the Gaza Strip, killed…
Trump and Xi begin talks in a push to finalize a TikTok deal WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is talking with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a push to finalize a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep operating in the U.S. The call Friday also may offer clues…
Suspect in conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing opposed his beliefs, Utah governor says OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah’s governor says the Charlie Kirk assassination suspect had indicated to a family friend that he was connected to the shooting. Gov. Spencer Cox says the suspect had grown more political and was opposed to Kirk’s beliefs. The…
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 63,000 as Palestinians face the start of Israel’s expanded offensive in Gaza City. The count does not distinguish between fighters and civilians killed in…
Trump’s power challenged in court by a key member of the Federal Reserve that he’s trying to fire WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is suing the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political…
Israel plans to take over Gaza City to pressure Hamas. Worries rise for civilians and hostages JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it plans to take over Gaza City. The decision to escalate its 22-month war with Hamas drew a dismissal from the militant group, renewed international calls to end the conflict and stirred fears for…
‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert that the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” and “widespread death” will occur without immediate action. Tuesday’s alert, still short…
A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into a Dhaka school, killing at least 19 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladeshi military says an Air Force training aircraft has crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, killing at least 19 people. The military and a fire official say the Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft…
Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones, the largest barrage of the war, officials say KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia has fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight. That tops previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks. It’s part of Moscow’s intensifying aerial and…
Senate grinds to a standstill as Republicans struggle with Trump’s big bill WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has come to a standstill as Republicans struggle to wrap up work on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. Vice President JD Vance is at the Capitol if needed for a tie-breaking vote….