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A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers
October 22, 2025 - 3:57 AM

Israelis celebrated the return of the last 20 living hostages who were held in Gaza under the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. But Hamas and Israel are now arguing over the release of the remains of the last 13 hostages.
What to know about the 13 hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza
October 22, 2025 - 3:54 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have so far released the remains of 15 hostages that were held in Gaza for the past two years as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war. But the process of returning the bodies of the last 13 remaining hostages, as called for under the truce deal, has progressed slowly as militants release just one or two bodies every few days.
A major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 6 people, officials say
October 22, 2025 - 3:54 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters, officials said Wednesday, as U.S.-led

Ex-US Sen. John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for the seat he lost in 2008
October 22, 2025 - 3:51 AM

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP’s chances of regaining a foothold in a region overwhelmingly represented by Democrats.
The first EU-Egypt summit is to focus on economic ties, migration and Gaza
October 22, 2025 - 3:47 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — Egypt and the European Union will hold their first bilateral talks Wednesday in Brussels where leaders will discuss security, trade and migration as well as stability in Gaza.
This seat taken? Thieves busted for stealing over 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain
October 22, 2025 - 3:42 AM

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have busted a criminal group dedicated to stealing your seat. Literally.
Journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia win EU's top human rights award
October 22, 2025 - 3:35 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.
More than 40 people killed in a crash of buses and other vehicles in western Uganda
October 22, 2025 - 3:14 AM

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
October 22, 2025 - 3:05 AM

What to know about efforts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago, Portland, other US cities
Israel identifies two more hostages' bodies as Vance meets Netanyahu
October 22, 2025 - 2:47 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Wednesday, as U.S. Vice President JD Vance held high-level meetings in Israel to nudge forward Gaza’s fragile ceasefire.
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers

What to know about the 13 hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza

A major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 6 people, officials say

Ex-US Sen. John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for the seat he lost in 2008

The first EU-Egypt summit is to focus on economic ties, migration and Gaza

This seat taken? Thieves busted for stealing over 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain

Journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia win EU's top human rights award

More than 40 people killed in a crash of buses and other vehicles in western Uganda

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

Israel identifies two more hostages' bodies as Vance meets Netanyahu

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