ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban leader warned God would severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country, according to a statement released Friday marking the fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power. The Taliban seized Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as the ...
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group on Friday vowed not to disarm, saying last week's decision by the national government to remove the Iran-backed group's weapons by the end of the year serves Israel's interests. Naim Kassem ...
By ABDOULIE JOHN and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Three women were charged in Gambia over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital mutilation, the police said, in the first such case since the country stopped short of reversing a ban ...
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, said Friday he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul's efforts to rebuild ...
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said ...
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australia on Friday launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving more than 3,600 military personnel in live-fire drills, battle maneuvers and a beach assault at a Philippine town on the disputed South ...
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will provide weapons, military equipment, and logistical support to Syria under a newly signed defense cooperation agreement, Turkish Defense Ministry officials said Thursday. The announcement came a day after Turkish Defense ...
By GEIR MOULSON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that there will be "very severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the war against Ukraine after the two leaders meet for a summit later this week ...
By OHAD ZWIGENBERG and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israel's far-right finance minister announced approval Thursday of contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans ...
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to support local companies affected by a 50% tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on several of the country's exports. Dubbed "Sovereign Brazil," the plan provides for a ...
By STEFANIE DAZIO and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The top diplomats of Britain, France, and Germany threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran as an end-of-the-month deadline nears for the country to resume negotiations with the West over its nuclear program and ...
By ABBY SEWELL and GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.N.-backed commission that investigated sectarian violence on Syria's coast earlier this year found that there was "widespread and systematic" violence against civilians perpetrated by some government-affiliated ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nearly 50 protesters have been detained across Serbia and dozens of people were injured as violence erupted this week between opponents and supports of the government following more than nine months of largely peaceful demonstrations against the populist rule of ...
By MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for what he refers to as the voluntary migration ...
By ANTONIO CALANNI, DARKO BANDIC, DENES ERDOS Associated Press UDINE, Italy (AP) — The annual early-season match between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League pitted Paris Saint-Germain against Tottenham for the UEFA Super Cup. PSG left it to penalties to overcome Spurs after ...
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico sent 26 alleged cartel figures to face justice in the United States because the Trump administration requested them and Mexico did not want them to continue running their illicit businesses from Mexican ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians mourned Miguel Uribe, 39, an opposition senator and presidential hopeful who died after being shot at a political rally two months ago. Uribe was shot three times while giving a campaign speech in Bogota and had been in intensive care since the ...
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday rejected plans by Sudan's paramilitary group to establish a rival government in areas it controls, warning that the move threatens the country's territorial integrity and risks further ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday mocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to help with Iran's water crisis. Pezeshkian said on X that Israel has denied Palestinians access to water and food, so can't be trusted. "A regime that deprives ...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei is helping to launch a $1 million initiative to improve diplomatic relations between Israel and several Latin American countries at a time when Israel is facing intense international criticism over its operations in Gaza. The Isaac ...