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How the Unification Church is linked to an investigation into South Korea's former first lady
September 17, 2025 - 2:21 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The elderly leader of the international Unification Church became the latest high-profile figure in South Korea to face an investigation in connection with criminal probes of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.
Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as Palestinians flee
September 17, 2025 - 2:06 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks were pushing deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, the second day of a ground offensive that was widely condemned internationally, as Palestinians fled the devastated area en masse.
Timeline in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
September 17, 2025 - 2:02 AM

SEHNDE, Germany (AP) — A German man under investigation as a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann has been released after serving his sentence in an unrelated case.
King Charles III prepares to welcome Trump for historic second state visit at Windsor Castle
September 17, 2025 - 1:58 AM

WINDSOR, England (AP) — It’s the sort of experience you just can’t buy.
Sikh leaders urge India to lift ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan shrine
September 17, 2025 - 1:51 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Sikh community leaders urged New Delhi to lift a ban recently imposed on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan to visit the shrine of Guru Nanak, the founder of their faith. They said the move violates international norms and moral values.
German suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance is released after serving time in unrelated case
September 17, 2025 - 1:24 AM

SEHNDE, Germany (AP) — A German national who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said.
UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France
September 17, 2025 - 1:22 AM

LONDON (AP) — A British judge temporarily blocked the government from sending an asylum-seeker who crossed the English Channel back to France, delaying the first deportation under an agreement between London and Paris.
The Latest: Israel military presses on with its new ground offensive on Gaza City
September 17, 2025 - 1:09 AM

Israeli forces pressed on with a new ground offensive in Gaza City Wednesday as strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory killed at least 16 people, including women and children, hospital officials said.
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September 17, 2025 - 1:03 AM

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Bid for former Zambian President Lungu to be buried in South Africa is denied
September 17, 2025 - 12:12 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A court in South Africa has denied a legal bid by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to appeal a ruling that he must be buried in his own country.
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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
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Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
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How the Unification Church is linked to an investigation into South Korea's former first lady

Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as Palestinians flee

Timeline in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann

King Charles III prepares to welcome Trump for historic second state visit at Windsor Castle

Sikh leaders urge India to lift ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan shrine

German suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance is released after serving time in unrelated case

UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France

The Latest: Israel military presses on with its new ground offensive on Gaza City

See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP's photojournalists

Bid for former Zambian President Lungu to be buried in South Africa is denied

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