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Israeli Cabinet ministers to vote on whether to expand Gaza fighting

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Top Israeli Cabinet ministers were set to meet on Sunday to vote on whether to intensify the country's military operations in the Gaza Strip, as the army began to call up thous...

May 04, 2025

Romanians vote in a presidential redo after voided election sparked deep political crisis

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanians are casting ballots Sunday in a critical presidential election redo after last year's annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into its wors...

May 03, 2025

Early vote count favors Australia's government being reelected for a second term

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Early vote counting in Australia's general election Saturday suggested the government was likely to be returned for a second term. The Australian Electoral Commission's ear...

May 03, 2025

Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan test-fired Saturday a ballistic missile as tensions with India spiked over last week's deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. The surface-to-surface missil...

May 03, 2025

South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former Labor Minister Kim Moon Soo has won the presidential nomination of South Korea's main conservative party, facing an uphill battle against liberal front-runner Lee Jae-...

May 03, 2025

Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaoloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said. The 38-year-old woman was app...

May 02, 2025

2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Two women were shot on the campus of a Southern California technical college Friday and taken to the hospital, authorities said. Mayor James Butts of Inglewood said the shooti...

May 02, 2025

Polls open in Singapore's election as its long-ruling party seeks a bigger win

SINGAPORE (AP) - Polls opened Saturday in Singapore's general election that is seen as the first key test of support for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office last year. His People's Action Pa...

May 02, 2025

Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump's birthday in June, as part of the celebration around the service's 250th birthday. Plans for t...

May 02, 2025

Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump's campaign of retribution against the legal p...

May 02, 2025