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Mongolia's ruling party picks a new prime minister candidate after leader's resignation
March 29, 2026 - 5:39 PM

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia's ruling party selected a new candidate for prime minister Sunday after the last head of government, Zandanshatar Gombojav, resigned after only nine months on the job.
Chesney the kangaroo scales tall fence and flees petting zoo for three days on the lam
March 29, 2026 - 5:31 PM

How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo?
Photos show Lebanon's Catholics marking Palm Sunday as the shadow of war weighs heavily
March 29, 2026 - 5:30 PM

BEIRUT (AP) — As Christians packed churches across Lebanon this Palm Sunday to commemorate their belief in Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the renewed war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah weighed on parishioners.
The Latest: Regional powers meet in Pakistan as Iran warns US against ground invasion
March 29, 2026 - 5:18 PM

Iranian forces “are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever,” the country’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said.
These men carry towers of birds through Mexico's streets. They say their tradition is dying out.
March 29, 2026 - 5:16 PM

SAN BARTOLO MORELOS, Mexico (AP) — For 32 years, Cruz Monroy has walked the streets of a small town on the fringes of Mexico's capital with a tower of small cages filled with a rainbow of birds.
Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church
March 29, 2026 - 4:39 PM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, setting off a wave of criticism from the United States and others.
Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar
March 29, 2026 - 3:57 PM

CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government is seeking ways to conserve oil-powered electricity during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, enacting at least one policy that threatens Cairo's identity as a city that never sleeps.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
March 29, 2026 - 3:04 PM

Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be 'set on fire'
An Israeli soldier from Connecticut is killed in southern Lebanon weeks after completing training
March 29, 2026 - 2:58 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A young man who moved from Connecticut to Israel last year to join the military was killed during a combat operation in southern Lebanon on Saturday just weeks after he completed training.
Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare
March 29, 2026 - 2:43 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Violence erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite early Sunday morning as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group, regional officials confirmed to The Associated Press.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Mongolia's ruling party picks a new prime minister candidate after leader's resignation

Chesney the kangaroo scales tall fence and flees petting zoo for three days on the lam

Photos show Lebanon's Catholics marking Palm Sunday as the shadow of war weighs heavily

The Latest: Regional powers meet in Pakistan as Iran warns US against ground invasion

These men carry towers of birds through Mexico's streets. They say their tradition is dying out.

Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church

Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar

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

An Israeli soldier from Connecticut is killed in southern Lebanon weeks after completing training

Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare

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