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Yemen's anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges
January 06, 2026 - 8:41 PM

ADEN, YEMEN (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday that it had expelled the leader of a separatist movement and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks.
Iran army chief threatens preemptive attack over 'rhetoric' targeting country after Trump's comments
January 06, 2026 - 8:40 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” America “will come to their rescue."
South Korean leader says he asked China's Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues
January 06, 2026 - 8:35 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis and ease animosities between the two Koreas.
Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox boy
January 06, 2026 - 7:52 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy Tuesday night during a protest in Jerusalem against a law seeking to draft the ultra-Orthodox community into Israel's military.
Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island
January 06, 2026 - 7:51 PM

Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
Gen Z revolters are angry at the government they installed after Nepal's protests
January 06, 2026 - 7:30 PM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mukesh Awasti was all set to leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, but instead he joined a youth revolt against corruption in Nepal and lost his leg after being shot by security forces.
Family of Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir says broken hip serious but not life-threatening
January 06, 2026 - 6:33 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s centenarian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was recovering in a hospital Wednesday from a broken right hip that his daughter said was serious but not life-threatening.
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Iran executes a man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad
January 06, 2026 - 5:33 PM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) —
Behind the photo: How a woman running from US bombs in Venezuela captured the night's fear and chaos
January 06, 2026 - 4:24 PM

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When explosions erupted by night in Venezuela’s balmy capital, 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashed through the streets of eastern Caracas.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Yemen's anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges

Iran army chief threatens preemptive attack over 'rhetoric' targeting country after Trump's comments

South Korean leader says he asked China's Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues

Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox boy

Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island

Gen Z revolters are angry at the government they installed after Nepal's protests

Family of Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir says broken hip serious but not life-threatening

See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists

Iran executes a man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad

Behind the photo: How a woman running from US bombs in Venezuela captured the night's fear and chaos

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