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Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
By Sam Metz, Natalie Melzer and Samy Magdy JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest pr...
Aug 17, 2025 Demonstrators block a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, near Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Trump says no deal with Putin to end war in Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine after talks in Alaska on Friday, as the two leaders offered scant details o...
Aug 15, 2025 This combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo, Files)
Explosions at U.S. Steel coke plant leave one dead, 10 injured
by Marc Levy, Gene Puskar, Michael Casey And Patrick Whittle in Clairton CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) - Explosions at a U.S. Steel plant that shook the ground near Pittsburgh left one dead and sent at least 10 ...
Aug 11, 2025
Netanyahu defends Gaza military offensive, says camps will be dismantled
by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz And Samy Magdy in Jerusalem JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that's more sweeping than previous...
Aug 10, 2025 Tents housing for displaced Palestinians crowd the beach in Gaza City, as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
by Samya Kullab in Kyiv KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can't be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of an upcoming meeting between U.S....
Aug 10, 2025
Desperate, hungry Palestinians compete in hazardous scramble for food
by Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy from AP, and Craig Lord from The Canadian Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Dozens of Palestinians were killed or wounded on Monday as desperate crowds headed towa...
Aug 04, 2025 Palestinians carry humanitarian aid packages near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centre operated by the U.S.-backed organization, in Netzarim, central Gaza Strip, on Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as officials report 27 aid-seekers killed in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A far-right Israeli minister visited and prayed at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site on Sunday, triggering regional condemnation and fears that the provocative move...
Aug 03, 2025
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as U.S. envoy meets hostages' families
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians again sought food, k...
Aug 02, 2025
Wave-riding canines compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships
PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) - Charlie the yellow lab likes surfing so much he'll grab his surfboard and run toward the water, so much so that his humans sometimes have to hide his board if they want to chit...
Aug 02, 2025
Officials scour Montana for ex-U.S. soldier suspected of killing four in bar shooting
Authorities were scouring a mountainous area of western Montana on Saturday for a military veteran who they say opened fire at a bar, killing four people. Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled The Owl Bar in t...
Aug 02, 2025
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