Author: Sam Mednick
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Iran calls on the public to find the ‘enemy pilot’ as the US continues a frantic search
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday searched for a missing pilot shot down over a remote area in Iran, while President Donald Trump remained silent on the incident but reminded Tehran of his Monday deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz: “48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.”…
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Iran fires missiles farther than ever as its main nuclear enrichment site is struck again
CAIRO (AP) — Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean and Iran’s main nuclear enrichment site was struck again as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. Iran’s attack on the Diego Garcia air base — about 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) away — suggested Tehran has…
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Trump and Netanyahu are to meet in Florida at a crucial moment for the US-backed Gaza ceasefire
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling before a complicated second phase. Trump could use the face-to-face at his Mar-a-Lago estate in…
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Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” as indirect talks with Hamas continue in Egypt on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war. In a brief statement late Saturday, Netanyahu said he has…
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Senegal’s top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Olympics
In four months, the world’s best athletes will be at the Paris Olympics
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As Congo seeks to expand drilling, some communities worry pollution will worsen
The central African nation of Congo is known for its mineral riches
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Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide
Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country
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Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation
KHERSON, Ukraine • When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi’s home in August, the 24-year-old police officer said they gave him a chilling choice: Hand in his pistol or his mother and brother would disappear. Bilyi turned his gun over to the soldiers, who carried machine guns and had their faces concealed. But…
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Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation
KHERSON, Ukraine • When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi’s home in August, the 24-year-old police officer said they gave him a chilling choice: Hand in his pistol or his mother and brother would disappear. Bilyi turned his gun over to the soldiers, who carried machine guns and had their faces concealed. But…
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Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches
KYIV, Ukraine • The decorative candles Yaroslav Vedmid bought more than a year ago were never meant to be lit, but the dried wax that now clings to them attests to how they’ve been used almost nightly — a consequence of power cuts across Ukraine. Seated at the dinner table with his wife in a…