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French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert, as France’s president cut short travel plans abroad to host a security meeting Monday.

Oct 16, 2023 4:21 AM Read more >

Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 86

HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86.

Oct 16, 2023 2:27 AM Read more >

Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and desperately low on supplies as invasion looms

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Medics in Gaza warned Sunday that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people ran desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.

Oct 15, 2023 8:18 PM Read more >

Biden considering trip to Israel in the coming days, but travel isn't final, according to AP source

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel in the coming days but nothing has been finalized, a senior administration official said Sunday. The news comes as U.S.

Oct 15, 2023 6:16 PM Read more >

Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region. The U.S.

Oct 15, 2023 3:24 AM Read more >

Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor's race, reclaims office for GOP

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates.

Oct 14, 2023 11:06 PM Read more >

New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday.

Oct 14, 2023 9:44 PM Read more >

Gaza's desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians scrambled for escape from northern Gaza on Saturday or huddled by the thousands at a hospital in the target zone in hopes it would be spared, as Israel intensified warnings of an imminent offens

Oct 14, 2023 8:19 PM Read more >

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse begins its path across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A partial solar eclipse of the sun, the first stage of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse that is expected to cut across the Americas, began to emerge Saturday morning.

Oct 14, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians resoundingly rejected on Saturday a referendum proposal to create an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people — the nation's most disadvantaged ethnic minority.

Oct 14, 2023 6:58 AM Read more >