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Guinea-Bissau’s president dissolves the nation’s parliament after last week’s failed coup

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the West African nation’s parliament, according to a presidential decree issued on Monday that cited last week’s shootout which the government said was a failed c

Dec 4, 2023 6:07 AM Read more >

Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday.

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Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, vows to hit the south with 'no less strength' than the north

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's ground offensive expanded to every part of the Gaza Strip, its military said Sunday, as it ordered more evacuations and vowed to hit south Gaza with “no less strength” than the fight that has reduced large part

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Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swathe of neighboring Guyana

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana , the country’s electoral authority announced.

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Jim Leyland elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown

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Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says

MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S.

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Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say a US warship also fires in self-defense

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hourslong assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said.

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Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts and blankets nearby villages with ash

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted Sunday, spewing white-and-gray ash plumes more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the air and sending hot ash clouds several miles away.

Dec 3, 2023 8:58 AM Read more >

Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded targets in crowded southern Gaza on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll as the United States and others urged it to do more to protect civi

Dec 2, 2023 9:35 PM Read more >

Police in Paris arrested a man who targeted passersby, killing 1, injuring 2 others, official says

PARIS (AP) — French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said.

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