CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the US recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of the negotiations into further uncertainty. Netanyahu 's...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A district court judge in New York issued a preliminary injunction Friday night stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to members of the Authors Guild on the grounds that their First Amendment rights were violated. Judge Colleen McMahon...
CAIRO (AP) — A migrant boat capsized early Friday off the coast of Libya, leaving at least 15 Egyptians dead, according to Libyan officials. The boat was bound for Europe and was carrying dozens when it capsized around 2 a.m. near the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk, according to Marwan al-Shaeri,...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court reported Hungary to the court 's oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest in April, saying the move undercut the court 's ability to...
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus ' transmission. In a statement on Friday, the EU drug regulator said its evaluations of lenacapavir, sold as Yeytuo...
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel are expected to resume next week, a Hamas official said Friday, as Israeli strikes continue across Gaza and experts warn Palestinians are on the brink of famine. Hamas official Bassem Naim said on Friday that he was told an Israeli...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Iranian and European diplomats met Friday in Istanbul in the latest drive to unpick the deadlock over Tehran 's nuclear program. Representatives from Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3 nations, gathered at the Iranian consulate building for the first talks since...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Fresh wildfires broke out on Turkey 's Mediterranean coast Friday, as the government declared two western provinces to be disaster zones. TV footage showed flames and smoke billowing into the sky close to high-rise apartment blocks in Antalya, where local and foreign...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces are holding back Russia 's concerted summer push to break through defenses along parts of the front line, Ukraine 's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. "They are not advancing. It 's very tough for our guys out there. And it 's tough...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket on Friday successfully put an Iranian communications satellite into orbit, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled from Vostochny launchpad in far eastern Russia. It carried two Russian Ionosphere-M...
SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Tens of thousands of people sought refuge on Friday as border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second day, heightening fears of a broader conflict. The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis later Friday in New York,...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The roof of a government middle school building collapsed Friday in India 's western state of Rajasthan, killing 7 children and injuring at least 21, a senior police official said. The collapse occurred soon after the students had reached their classrooms and were about to...
