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Netanyahu says Mamdani endangers Jewish New Yorkers by spreading lies about Israel's actions in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering Jewish New Yorkers with his criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza. In a speech at the United Nations on Thursday, Netanyahu said the New York City mayor has spread lies about Israel. Mamdani has lon...
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Fire up the grills! Thousands of South Africans try to set a record for the biggest cookout
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Armed with their tongs and sausages, thousands of determined — and hungry — South Africans gathered on a national holiday Thursday to attempt to break the world record for the biggest cookout.
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Kenya destroys $63 million meth haul intercepted at sea
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan authorities on Thursday destroyed a massive haul of methamphetamine worth an estimated $63 million, nearly a year after the drugs were intercepted in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mombasa.
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New firefighting fund launches but funding gap remains as wildfires worsen worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) — A United Nations report released Thursday shows that there is still a multibillion dollar funding gap for preserving tropical forests, which are key to fighting climate change.
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Italy decrees limits on non-Italian speakers and veils in school classrooms
ROME (AP) — Italy’s government passed a decree Thursday to place an upper limit on the number of students in each school classroom who have only limited Italian language skills and to ban face-covering Islamic veils in schools.
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An isolated Netanyahu takes UN stage as he seeks reelection at home
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began the year declaring that he stood “shoulder to shoulder” with U.S. President Donald Trump as the two countries launched a war against Iran. But this week, as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, t...
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Chinese auto companies race ahead on EV technology, achieving 5-minute ultrafast charging
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese electric vehicles’ ultrafast charging is only getting faster.
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Croatian court approves extradition of Nord Stream blast suspect to Germany
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Croatian court has approved the extradition of a Ukrainian man who is wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, state media said Thursday.
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Fendi, Marni and Jil Sander designers break free from house codes
MILAN (AP) — As fashion’s game of musical chairs slows down, Milan’s newest creative directors are loosening up the codes at some of Italy's most storied brands.
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Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive at Atlanta's zoo in the coming days
Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days. Their arrival will bolster a loan program that at one time lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington. China and the zoo had said in April that Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shu...
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NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place to deal with them, the alliance's secretary general said Thursday as a Danish intelligence service warned Russia is expected to increase such attacks.
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Rights group says some people it classified as journalists killed in Gaza were militants
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday that 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire who it had previously identified as journalists or media workers were actually militants or participants in combat. After a review of its tally, it says Israeli forces have killed 191 Palestinian journa...
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Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest lie of the century'
Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century" — so says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He told that to world leaders in a defiant speech that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran. It was not heard by scores of delegates who tro...
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Stabbing at Catholic convent in Poland leaves 1 person dead and 4 wounded
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland on Thursday left one person dead and four others wounded, authorities said. Police detained a suspect.
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A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform
They want to help make the decisions — not just watch them unfold.
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Saudi-led coalition says 6 ballistic missiles are intercepted and blames Houthi rebels
Saudi Arabia's military says it has intercepted six ballistic missiles targeting the country's Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif. The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced it on Thursday. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility from...
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The Latest: Trump hails ‘truly great friendship’ with China’s Xi Jinping as summit begins
President Donald Trump hailed the “truly great friendship” he’s forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit. While Trump has many thorny issues to discuss with the president of America’s biggest economic rival, he focused Thursday on his long relationship...
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Ugandans plant trees near national park to keep people out of gorillas’ habitat
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.
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Powerful Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico's coast as Nolo takes aim at Hawaii
Powerful Hurricane Polo is sending bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast while a separate storm is approaching Hawaii and could bring catastrophic flooding. Polo is forecast to maintain Category 5 strength as it skirts Mexico’s coast with rain and strong winds. Forecasters warn the he...
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Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters 2022 peace deal that ended war
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and Tigrayan fighters escalated Thursday, effectively shattering a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, as rebel forces mobilized for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the removal of the fed...
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Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, officials said Thursday, as Moscow’s 4½-year-long invasion of its neighbor grinds on despite renewed appeals for a settlement at this week’s U.N. General Assembly.
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Delegates walk out as Netanyahu addresses UN, and other Mideast developments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, calling his decision to attack Iran as “one of the easiest” he's ever made and allegations of genocide in Gaza “the biggest lie of the century.” Many seats in the hall were empty after mass walkouts by other ...
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Far-right UK activist arrested after migrant dinghy slashed in the English Channel
LONDON (AP) — A far-right activist who has led protests against migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been arrested for allegedly slashing a dinghy in the water, police said Thursday.
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Turkey will hand over key base in Iraq in a gradual troop withdrawal deal
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has agreed to gradually withdraw forces from a strategic military base in northern Iraq and hand over its control to the Iraqi government, following a meeting between the two countries’ leaders on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
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Indonesia reflags a former Italian warship as its first aircraft carrier
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to strengthen its maritime defenses and disaster response.
