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Polls open in Ecuador with conservative incumbent and leftist lawyer leading the presidential race

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a conservative young millionaire over the leftist protg of the country...

Feb 09, 2025

Israeli official says force withdrawal from key Gaza corridor has begun, as part of ceasefire deal

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli official said Sunday that Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor, part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead. Israel agreed as ...

Feb 09, 2025

Israeli official says force withdrawal from key Gaza corridor has begun, as part of ceasefire deal

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli official said Sunday that Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor, part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead. Israel agreed as ...

Feb 09, 2025

Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza

BANGKOK (AP) - Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thae...

Feb 08, 2025

The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department made the a...

Feb 08, 2025

War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday formed the country's first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignatio...

Feb 08, 2025

Middle East latest: 3 more Israeli hostages to be exchanged for dozens of Palestinian prisoners

Hamas is set to release three more hostages on Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners, part of the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel. According to Hamas and Israel, the hostages are: E...

Feb 08, 2025

Red Cross vehicles arrive at Gaza location where Hamas is to release 3 Israeli hostages

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, on Saturday, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fr...

Feb 08, 2025

19 states sue to stop DOGE accessing Americans' personal data

Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive pe...

Feb 07, 2025

19 states sue to stop DOGE accessing Americans' personal data

Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive pe...

Feb 07, 2025