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Israeli army says it used small munitions in Rafah airstrike, and fire was caused by secondary blast

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military said Tuesday that an initial investigation into a strike that sparked a deadly fire in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has found the blaze was cau...

May 28, 2024

Taiwan's legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president's power

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island's president. The changes pushed by th...

May 28, 2024

A stone quarry collapses in India’s northeast due to heavy rains, killing 13. Another 16 are missing

GUWAHATI, India (AP) - A stone quarry collapsed Tuesday in India's northeast due to heavy rains triggered by a tropical storm, killing 13 quarry workers, officials said. Another 16 remain missing. Sen...

May 28, 2024

Spain’s prime minister says Cabinet to recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens

MADRID (AP) - Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said the Spanish Cabinet will recognize a Palestinian state at its Tuesday morning meeting as a European Union rift with Israel widens. Ireland and Norway wer...

May 27, 2024

Rafael Nadal loses in the French Open's first round to Alexander Zverev

PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal lost in the first round of the French Open to Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday in what might turn out to be the 14-time Roland Garros champion's last match at his...

May 27, 2024

Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' in Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged there was a "tragic mistake" after an Israeli strike killed dozens of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. In a...

May 27, 2024

Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels

VIENNA (AP) - Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Monday. The report, seen by ...

May 27, 2024

Rafael Nadal's possible French Open farewell draws fans from all over the world

PARIS (AP) - They traveled from all over - from Europe and Oceania, from North America and South America - to be at Roland Garros on Monday, intent on watching Rafael Nadal play what might be his last...

May 27, 2024

North Korea appears to have fired a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea say

TOKYO (AP) - North Korea on Monday launched a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea said, hours after North Korea announced plans to put a rocket into orbit apparently carrying its second milita...

May 27, 2024

Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of the divisive 'foreign agents' legislation

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - A Georgian parliament committee on Monday rejected the president's veto of the "foreign agents" legislation that has sparked massive protests for weeks. The move by the parliam...

May 27, 2024