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Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the miliary in Darfur

CAIRO (AP) - An airstrike blamed on the Sudanese military hit a local market in Sudan's western region, igniting a huge fire and killing at least 54 people, aid groups said Tuesday. The military denie...

Mar 25, 2025

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted again at second trial of financial wrongdoing at FIFA

MUTTENZ, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors. The former FIFA president and former UEFA p...

Mar 25, 2025

A Japanese court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church, report says

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, NHK television said. Tokyo District Court's revocation o...

Mar 24, 2025

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position

The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position and following protests last weekend by postal workers concerned about the directio...

Mar 24, 2025

Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador in effort to free Venezuelans deported by US

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing the 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being he...

Mar 24, 2025

Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was `distorted'

DENVER (AP) - A portrait of President Donald hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was "purposefully distorted," state officials said Monday. House Democrats ...

Mar 24, 2025

UN says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza and blames Israel for staff member's death

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The United Nations has said it will "reduce its footprint" in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and w...

Mar 24, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings across several agencies. In an emer...

Mar 24, 2025

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military struck the largest hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing two people, wounding others and causing a large fire, the territory's Health Mi...

Mar 23, 2025

South Korean court overturns impeachment of Prime Minister Han, reinstating him as acting president

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned parliament's impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president. Han, South Korea's No. 2 official,...

Mar 23, 2025