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The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete
September 30, 2026 - 4:42 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington.
An Israel-bound plane diverts to Saudi Arabia for emergency landing and other Mideast developments
September 30, 2026 - 4:25 AM

Concerns about a possible airplane hijacking briefly gripped Israel, while the Lebanese army said the latest Israeli strike in southern Lebanon wounded a soldier and three civilians.
Afghanistan’s defense ministry claims forces killed 41 insurgents crossing from Pakistan
September 30, 2026 - 4:24 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s defense ministry says its forces have killed more than 40 fighters it described as insurgents who crossed into the country from neighboring Pakistan, and captured dozens more over three days amid repeated clashes along the tense border.
Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war
September 30, 2026 - 4:24 AM

Iranian officials indicated Wednesday they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran's latest proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump had publicly rejected just days earlier.
Right Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and unchecked AI
September 30, 2026 - 4:22 AM

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to two women and two women-led organizations challenging authoritarian rule, violence and discrimination against women, and the harms caused by artificial intelligence, the Stockholm-based foundation said.
Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18
September 30, 2026 - 3:34 AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is preparing to put to death Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18 in what would be the state's first execution of a woman in at least 200 years.
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown set to appear in Miami court for expected plea agreement
September 30, 2026 - 3:21 AM

MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown is scheduled to be in a Miami courtroom Wednesday to accept a plea deal that will let him avoid prison time on a reduced charge in an attempted murder case, according to his attorney.
Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn't improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds
September 30, 2026 - 3:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of rural voters identify with Make America Healthy Again, a sprawling political movement championed by the Trump administration, but most said President Donald Trump’s healthcare policies have not benefited their communities, according to

Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid
September 30, 2026 - 3:06 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed on with its weekslong missile and drone barrage of Kyiv and areas around the Ukrainian capital, killing four people including a child while targeting the power grid and a key internet exchange point, officials said Wednesday.
Hamas, Islamic Jihad and an ex-Fatah official form an unlikely Palestinian electoral coalition
September 30, 2026 - 2:04 AM

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel's closest ally in the Middle East, Palestinian officials told The Associated Press.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete

An Israel-bound plane diverts to Saudi Arabia for emergency landing and other Mideast developments

Afghanistan’s defense ministry claims forces killed 41 insurgents crossing from Pakistan

Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war

Right Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and unchecked AI

Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18

Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown set to appear in Miami court for expected plea agreement

Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn't improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds

Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid

Hamas, Islamic Jihad and an ex-Fatah official form an unlikely Palestinian electoral coalition

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