NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed in a residential area just outside Kenya 's capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, according to a local official and the aircraft 's owner. AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a...
BEIRUT (AP) — Shiite members of Lebanon 's Cabinet walked out a government meeting on Thursday in protest of a proposed plan to disarm the Hezbollah militant group and political organization. The rest of the Cabinet then voted in favor of the U.S.-backed plan to disarm the group and...
VILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France (AP) — France 's largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after burning more than 160 square kilometers (62 square miles) in the country 's southern wine region and claiming one life, local authorities said. The blaze erupted Tuesday and tore...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that to destroy Hamas Israel intends to take full control of the Gaza Strip and eventually transfer its administration to friendly Arab forces, as the Security Cabinet discussed a widening of its 22-month offensive. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans saving for retirement through 401(k) accounts could have the option of putting their money in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency investments, according to an executive order signed Thursday by President Donald Trump that could give those financial...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won 't meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in comments that suggested the U.S. and Russia could soon hold a summit. Trump 's remarks...
Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials said. The helicopter crew was near East Alton, Illinois, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of St....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits. One Air Force sergeant said he was "betrayed and devastated" by the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recognized nearly 100 recipients of the Purple Heart at the White House on Thursday, including three service members who gave him their own medals after an attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania campaign rally. Trump opened the event marking National...
ROME (AP) — The world experienced its third-warmest July on record this year, the European Union agency that tracks global warming said Thursday, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago. Despite the slightly lower global average temperature,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran executed two men in separate cases Wednesday, accusing one of spying for Israel and another of being a member of the Islamic State group, state media reported. A report by the judiciary news website Mizanonline identified the alleged spy as Rouzbeh Vadi, who...
KABUL, Afghanistan — One after the other, the opportunities vanished. Like so many other Afghan women, Sodaba could do little but watch as her country’s new Taliban government imposed a stranglehold on women’s lives. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, and quickly set about...
