Month: July 2024

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. He led its political hierarchy and had little military role, but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks. Hamas says Haniyeh

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. The report said Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 “security detainees” as

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a classic mobster story — bloody fistfights, beautiful women, expensive cars, muscle and flashy suits. Based on a popular Sega video game that debuted in 2005, the story centers around Kazuma Kiryu, a

Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly 6-year-old son to take care of his younger sister. “Don’t let anyone hit her,” she told the boy. “OK, Mama,” she remembers him replying. Much else was left

Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly 6-year-old son to take care of his younger sister. “Don’t let anyone hit her,” she told the boy. “OK, Mama,” she remembers him replying. Much else was left

Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has extended his party’s control over the media, directly affecting informed democratic participation. Opposition politicians have long complained that they only get five minutes of air time every four years on public television, the legal minimum, to present their platforms before elections. His Fidesz

Associated Press GJADER, Albania (AP) — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy are likely to see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed. That’s because of a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy’s behalf. Women, children and

AP Business Writers TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to 0.25% from a range of zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb the yen’s slide against the U.S. dollar. The move was widely expected, and the yen gained sharply against the dollar after Wednesday’s decision, trading at about

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris’ views on important issues have shifted since she first ran for president four years ago. Back then, she took a variety of liberal positions on issues involving crime, energy and immigration. However, she generally charted a more moderate path after becoming vice president under President Joe Biden. Now

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court has ruled. The Tuesday decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision by a panel of the court.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the delicate task of calibrating her policy pitch to American voters, a standard task for any White House hopeful but one that comes with additional challenges this year. First, Harris is running for president while serving under President Joe Biden, meaning she’s linked to

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been especially tepid about President Joe Biden, a new poll shows. About 8 in 10 Democrats say

Associated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s governor says the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery work done since its last major bout of flooding only weeks ago, and he is calling on residents to “stick together” as more heavy rains hit northeastern and central Vermont on

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday set the stage for the central bank’s first rate cut in four years, citing greater progress toward lower inflation as well as a cooler job market that no longer threatens to overheat the economy. Still, the Fed kept its key interest rate

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas’ top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel “will

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chen Yulu never thought her home province of Hunan had any culture that she would be proud of, much less become an ambassador of. But these days, the 23-year-old is a self-proclaimed ambassador of nüshu, a script once known only to a small number of women in the south China.

BEIJING (AP) — A closely watched measure of Chinese manufacturing activity remained negative in July as concern persists about the state of the world’s second largest economy. The National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday that the Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped 0.1 points to 49.4, It was the third straight monthly reading below 50, a level

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels caused by heavy rains last week. The women jumped into the river near the majestic Pont Alexandre III around 8 a.m., with steady

AP Science Writer With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. For several days it appeared they would lose — by ditching the swimming portion of triathlon races. It wasn’t until early Wednesday, after the men’s race had been postponed

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says the recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents. North Korea earlier said more than 5,000 people stranded in the northwestern in Sinuiju city and Uiju

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is standing by a top adviser and longtime friend who faces allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues. Timothy Pearson is a former high-ranking official in the New York Police Department who now advises the mayor on public safety. He was named in

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela was tense on Tuesday as incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition both claimed that they had won Sunday’s presidential election. The national electoral authority proclaimed Maduro the winner. The opposition, represented, by Edmundo González said it has evidence to the contrary. Electoral authorities installed more than

Associated Press JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book. That could conflict with the Trump campaign’s effort to distance itself from Heritage’s Project 2025 transition effort. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the foreword to Roberts’ forthcoming book

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test the limits of a tribal law that sets conditions for hauling uranium on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the ore and return to the mine where it was extracted in northern Arizona. But before tribal police could catch