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Israel's defense minister says troops to remain in West Bank refugee camps for 'coming year'

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank's urban refugee camps "for the coming yea...

Feb 23, 2025

Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night following respiratory crisis and blood transfusion

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said Sunday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni's one-line statement didn't menti...

Feb 22, 2025

Discontented Germany votes in an election with economy, migration and far-right strength in focus

BERLIN (AP) - German voters are choosing a new government in an election Sunday dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe's biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing...

Feb 22, 2025

Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, citing 'degrading' handovers of hostages

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel says the release of over 600 Palestinian prisoners is delayed "until the release of the next hostages is guaranteed, and without the degrading ceremonies" at handovers o...

Feb 22, 2025

Hospital official says gunman killed after shots were fired at a Pennsylvania hospital

YORK, Pa. (AP) - A gunman has been killed after shots were fired Saturday at a hospital in central Pennsylvania, officials said. Officials at UPMC Memorial in York said that no patients were injured a...

Feb 22, 2025

Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis, who has...

Feb 22, 2025

Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others in a Sudanese city, officials say

CAIRO (AP) - A cholera outbreak in a Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city...

Feb 22, 2025

Family confirms body handed over by militants overnight was Israeli mother Shiri Bibas

JERUSALEM (AP) - A body released by Palestinian militants overnight was confirmed to be Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother whose two young sons also died in captivity, her family said. Hamas had said Bib...

Feb 21, 2025

Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as p...

Feb 21, 2025

Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion....

Feb 21, 2025