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Saudi Arabia urges Yemen’s separatists to leave 2 governorates as the anti-rebel coalition strains

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday called on Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen to withdraw from two governorates they now control, a move that has threatened to spark a confrontation within a fragile coalition that has been battling the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country’s north.

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King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On a Christmas Day when the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over Europe, concerns over immigration divide societies, and some politicians fan anger and resentment, Britain’s King Charles III called on people to focus on kindness instead of conflict. Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster

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North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull, as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said

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Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras’ presidential vote

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation’s fragile electoral system. The election is continuing Latin America’s swing to the right, coming

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Fenerbahce president detained in Istanbul drug investigation after positive narcotics test

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The president of Fenerbahce, one of Turkey’s leading sports clubs, was taken into custody in Istanbul on Wednesday as part of a widening drug investigation that has ensnared prominent entertainment and media figures, state media reported. Sadettin Saran, a dual citizen of Turkey and the U.S., was detained just hours after

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Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces. The proposal offered

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Turkey recovers black boxes from jet crash that killed top Libyan military officials

By SUZAN FRASER and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search teams in Turkey on Wednesday recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash that killed eight people, including western Libya’s military chief, while efforts to retrieve the victims’ remains were still underway, Turkey’s interior minister said. The private

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Trump says he’s inviting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to next year’s G20 summit in Miami

AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will be extending invitations to next year’s U.S.-hosted Group of 20 summit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as the Republican administration looks to deepen its relationship with the Central Asian nations. Trump announced the plan on Tuesday after holding separate phone

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Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli leader instructed him to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach. Former Netanyahu spokesperson Eli

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Gaza’s tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire

By MARIAM FAM Associated Press Attallah Tarazi recently received Christmas presents that included socks and a scarf to shield him against the Gaza winter, and he joined some fellow Palestinian Christians in a round of hymns. “Christ is born,” the group sang in Arabic. “Hallelujah.” The presents and hymns offered the 76-year-old a taste of

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Sudan’s prime minister takes his peace plan to the UN, but US urges humanitarian truce now

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan’s prime minister on Monday proposed a wide-ranging peace initiative to end a nearly 1,000-day war with a rival paramilitary force, but the United States urged both sides to accept the Trump administration’s call for an immediate humanitarian truce. Kamil Idris, who heads Sudan’s transitional

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The killing of a general in Moscow follows a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine

By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago. While Kyiv has hinted at its involvement in some cases, Ukrainian officials have often stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility. In other cases, they have

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Clashes flare as top Turkish officials visit Syria ahead of a deadline for Kurdish integration

By GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Clashes erupted between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters on Monday as top Turkish officials visited Damascus ahead of a deadline to implement a deal between the government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported that two civilians were killed

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Trump’s appointment of envoy to Greenland sparks new tension with Denmark

By GEIR MOULSON and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump ‍​announced ​the appointment of a ‌special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory. Trump’s announcement on Sunday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry

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Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk’s conquering of space

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-called

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