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Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won't reach an agreement in South Korea and are making plans to resume the talks next year. ...

Dec 01, 2024

UN says it is halting aid deliveries through main Gaza crossing because the route is too dangerous

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees say it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into Gaza because the route on the Gaza side has become too d...

Dec 01, 2024

San Jose State's volleyball season that ignited debate over women in sports ends in MW title match

LAS VEGAS (AP) - San Jose State's volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about women in sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday's Mountain West tournamen...

Nov 30, 2024

Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of p...

Nov 30, 2024

Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of ...

Nov 30, 2024

Taiwan's president arrives in Hawaii for a 2-day stop in the US as part of South Pacific visit

HONOLULU (AP) - Taiwan's president arrived Saturday in Hawaii to begin a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the South Pacific, his first since assuming office. The stopover in Hawaii and...

Nov 30, 2024

Israeli strike in Gaza allegedly kills workers with World Central Kitchen charity

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, a senior Palestinian health official said. Three of them were said to be employees of t...

Nov 30, 2024

Iceland votes for a new parliament amid disagreements on immigration, energy policy and the economy

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug...

Nov 30, 2024

British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives

LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers gave initial approval Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. After an impassioned and debate, members of Parliament approv...

Nov 29, 2024

Syria insurgents breach second largest city of Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say

BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian insurgents have breached Syria's second largest city, Aleppo, after blowing up two car bombs and were clashing with government forces on Friday, according to a Syria war monitor a...

Nov 29, 2024