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Israel's security cabinet convenes to approve deal to release hostages and pause the 15-month war
January 17, 2025 - 1:49 AM

JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s security cabinet convened Friday to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war.
What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?
January 17, 2025 - 1:37 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Friday requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was in his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute effort to secure his release.
Iranian president arrives in Russia to sign partnership treaty
January 17, 2025 - 1:29 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia on Friday for the signing of a broad cooperation treaty as his country grapples with growing economic problems and other challenges.
French church calls for judicial investigation into Abbé Pierre following new sex abuse allegations
January 17, 2025 - 1:22 AM

PARIS (AP) — The French church has formally requested that prosecutors open an investigation into Abbé Pierre, a once-revered priest and humanitarian icon who died in 2007, following new revelations of sexual violence.
Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and 7 years in prison in graft case
January 17, 2025 - 12:56 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said.
Former Vice President Pence calls on Trump to renew US support for Taiwan
January 17, 2025 - 12:55 AM

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on President-elect Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Australian Open: Naomi Osaka stops playing because of an injury against Belinda Bencic
January 17, 2025 - 12:55 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday.
3 lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are jailed by a Russian court
January 17, 2025 - 12:05 AM

PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were jailed Friday in Russia as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times.
French president in Lebanon to meet the country's new leaders and discuss ceasefire with Israel
January 16, 2025 - 11:24 PM

BEIRUT (AP) — France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.
Border app that became 'a salvation' for migrants to legally enter the US may end
January 16, 2025 - 10:47 PM

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A nurse who fled Cuba as part of the Caribbean nation’s largest exodus in more than six decades needed a place to stay in Mexico as she waited to legally enter the U.S. using a government app. A woman who had lived her whole life in the same Tijuana neighborhood was desperate for medical help after a dog attack left her with wounds to her legs.
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Israel's security cabinet convenes to approve deal to release hostages and pause the 15-month war

What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?

Iranian president arrives in Russia to sign partnership treaty

French church calls for judicial investigation into Abbé Pierre following new sex abuse allegations

Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and 7 years in prison in graft case

Former Vice President Pence calls on Trump to renew US support for Taiwan

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka stops playing because of an injury against Belinda Bencic

3 lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are jailed by a Russian court

French president in Lebanon to meet the country's new leaders and discuss ceasefire with Israel

Border app that became 'a salvation' for migrants to legally enter the US may end

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