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Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday as the country faces an ailing economy and raging conflicts in neighboring nations. The new Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly,...

Jul 03, 2024

Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, an anti-settlement watchdog group said Wednesday, a move that could further worsen alr...

Jul 03, 2024

Taiwan says China told Taiwan's coast guard to not interfere in the detention of Taiwanese boat crew

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan says China ordered Taiwan's coast guard away from interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat off the Chinese coast in what is seen as an increasing Chinese a...

Jul 02, 2024

Taiwan says China's coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel and demands its release

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan said the Chinese coast guard boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat Tuesday before steering it to a port in mainland China, and demanded that Beijing release the vessel. The Daj...

Jul 02, 2024

Colorado man gets 60 years for setting fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5

DENVER (AP) - A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for setting a fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of revenge for a robbery after he mistakenly tracked ...

Jul 02, 2024

UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter

GENEVA (AP) - U.N. human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and should release him "immediately." The Working Group on Ar...

Jul 02, 2024

Rep. Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party's nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) - A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate per...

Jul 02, 2024

British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing

LONDON (AP) - A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others was convicted Tuesday of trying to kill another infant in her care....

Jul 02, 2024

Judge issues ruling that protects a migrant shelter that Texas sought to close

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge ruled against the state attorney general on Tuesday in his effort to shut down a migrant shelter in El Paso that he claimed encourages illegal migration. Judge Fran...

Jul 02, 2024

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire

BEIRUT (AP) - The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza. "If there is a cease...

Jul 02, 2024