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Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities
December 26, 2025 - 11:13 PM

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities arrested nine people linked to three charitable organizations on suspicion of raising millions of euros in funds for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, anti-terrorism prosecutors said in a statement Saturday.
Indonesian rescuers search for Spanish family after boat sinks near Komodo Island
December 26, 2025 - 11:23 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers searched for four members of a Spanish family on Saturday after a tour boat carrying 11 people sank overnight near Padar Island, a popular destination within Komodo National Park, officials said.
Winter storm snarls U.S. holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes
December 26, 2025 - 11:08 PM

BOSTON (AP) — More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s.
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December 26, 2025 - 11:04 PM

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Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks
December 26, 2025 - 10:22 PM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., authorities said.
Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing
December 26, 2025 - 10:16 PM

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday despite rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs where a bombing the day before killed eight people and wounded 18.
African regional bodies reject recognition of Somaliland by Israel
December 26, 2025 - 9:56 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years.
Libya holds funeral for military officials killed in plane crash in Turkey
December 26, 2025 - 9:47 PM

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya on Saturday held a military funeral for the western Libya’s military chief and four of his officers who died in a plane crash in Turkey.
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December 26, 2025 - 9:04 PM

Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red
Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
December 26, 2025 - 8:46 PM

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims.
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Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities

Indonesian rescuers search for Spanish family after boat sinks near Komodo Island

Winter storm snarls U.S. holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes

The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists

Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks

Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing

African regional bodies reject recognition of Somaliland by Israel

Libya holds funeral for military officials killed in plane crash in Turkey

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

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