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Qatar hosting summit over the Israeli attack on Hamas in Doha, seeking to restrain such assaults
September 15, 2025 - 12:44 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar prepared Monday to host a summit over Israel's attack on Hamas leaders in Doha last week, hoping a group of Arab and Islamic nations will offer a way to restrain Israel as its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip grinds on.
Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN
September 15, 2025 - 12:09 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese compensation as violations of international law, after U.N. investigators criticized Tokyo for failing to ensure truth-finding and reparations for the victims.
Turkish court to rule on legitimacy of opposition party congress
September 14, 2025 - 11:38 PM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court is expected to rule Monday on whether to annul an internal leadership election of the country’s main opposition party over alleged irregularities, a decision that could restore the party’s unpopular former leader and inflame political tensions.
Photo highlights from Day 3 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
September 14, 2025 - 11:05 PM

TOKYO (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features early track and field highlights from Day 3 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Usain Bolt on his track greatness: "I wanted to set high standards and I did"
September 14, 2025 - 11:00 PM

TOKYO (AP) — On the night track turned to Jamaica once again to find the World's Fastest Man, the greatest Jamaican sprinter was in a sky box in the stadium — his presence literally hovering over a sport that hasn't been the same since he left.
A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community
September 14, 2025 - 10:45 PM

TINOS, Greece (AP) — More than a thousand chapels dot the Greek island of Tinos. In a rare centuries-old tradition, the mostly simple, room-sized stone structures are painstakingly maintained by the ordinary families that own them.
King Charles III to deploy tiara diplomacy as UK prepares to welcome Trump for second state visit
September 14, 2025 - 10:42 PM

LONDON (AP) — Windsor Castle staff are setting the 50-meter-long (164-feet-long) mahogany table. Grooms are buffing the hooves of the horses that will pull the royal carriages. And the military honor guard is drilling to ensure every step lands with precision.
Rubio is in Israel in wake of Qatar attack as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza
September 14, 2025 - 10:33 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel on Sunday as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise building and killing at least 13 Palestinians.
Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign defense pact as China's influence grows
September 14, 2025 - 10:32 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Papua New Guinea’s defense forces will be integrated under a new security pact that will be signed this week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, as his government attempts to curb China's security influence in the region.
The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
September 14, 2025 - 10:26 PM

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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Qatar hosting summit over the Israeli attack on Hamas in Doha, seeking to restrain such assaults

Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Turkish court to rule on legitimacy of opposition party congress

Photo highlights from Day 3 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Usain Bolt on his track greatness: "I wanted to set high standards and I did"

A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community

King Charles III to deploy tiara diplomacy as UK prepares to welcome Trump for second state visit

Rubio is in Israel in wake of Qatar attack as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza

Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign defense pact as China's influence grows

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

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