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UN commission of inquiry joins rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
September 16, 2025 - 2:11 AM

GENEVA (AP) — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it.
Hundreds attend funeral services for 31 Yemeni reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes
September 16, 2025 - 2:08 AM

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Hundreds attended funeral services Tuesday in for 31 Yemeni journalists who were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes last week that targeted Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the capital of Sanaa.
Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave
September 16, 2025 - 2:05 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military began a ground offensive targeting Gaza City on Tuesday, slowly squeezing in on the Palestinian territory's largest city that has seen block after block already destroyed in the Israel-Hamas war. Residents still in the city were warned they must leave and head south.
UN official says conflicts, disasters and funding cuts a 'perfect storm' causing acute hunger
September 16, 2025 - 1:58 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — A string of natural disasters and global conflicts, combined with drastic cuts to international aid means that some of the world's neediest people are suffering from serious food shortages, and will face further reductions in assistance soon, a United Nations official said Tuesday.
Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russian strike wounds 13 in Ukrainian city
September 16, 2025 - 1:56 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces bombarded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, wounding 13 people, including two children, officials said Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European leaders to make the continent safe by building an ambitious air defense umbrella.
The Latest: Palestinians report heavy strikes as Israeli defense minister says 'Gaza is burning'
September 16, 2025 - 1:55 AM

Palestinian residents reported heavy strikes Tuesday across Gaza City as Israel’s defense minister said that “Gaza is burning,” in remarks that come as Israel has been planning a new offensive targeting the city.
Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China Sea
September 16, 2025 - 1:29 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China's coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels on Tuesday near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory that both countries claim in the South China Sea.
Voting underway in Malawi elections as southern African nation is gripped by economic turmoil
September 16, 2025 - 12:59 AM

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Voting was underway Tuesday in elections in Malawi to choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives in the midst of economic turmoil in one of the world’s least-developed countries.
Trump flies in for a UK state visit where trade and tech talks mix with royal pomp
September 16, 2025 - 12:52 AM

LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit during which the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the transatlantic bond remains strong despite differences over

US judge won't intervene in Trump administration's deportations of West Africans to Ghana
September 16, 2025 - 12:50 AM

A U.S. judge said that she was powerless to stop the return of four men in Ghana’s custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution, declining to intervene in a victory for the Trump administration.
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UN commission of inquiry joins rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

Hundreds attend funeral services for 31 Yemeni reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes

Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave

UN official says conflicts, disasters and funding cuts a 'perfect storm' causing acute hunger

Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russian strike wounds 13 in Ukrainian city

The Latest: Palestinians report heavy strikes as Israeli defense minister says 'Gaza is burning'

Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China Sea

Voting underway in Malawi elections as southern African nation is gripped by economic turmoil

Trump flies in for a UK state visit where trade and tech talks mix with royal pomp

US judge won't intervene in Trump administration's deportations of West Africans to Ghana

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