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Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military announced Sunday it is now taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and will attack a “large number of targets” in Beirut and elsewhere. Explosions began in Beirut’s southern suburbs about an hour later. Evacuation warnings affected southern Beirut, the eastern Bekaa valley and parts of southern

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow officials say Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, while 17 people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in a ballistic missile attack. The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that 110 drones were destroyed in the overnight barrage against

Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Residents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region went to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections Sunday under the shadow of ongoing rivalries, economic instability and unresolved disputes with Baghdad. The primary competitors are the two dominant Kurdish parties: the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have arrested a Libyan national with suspected ties to the extremist Islamic State group who was allegedly planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin. The man was detained on Saturday in Bernau. The town is just outside of Berlin. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser confirmed the arrest. The German

Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western president early Monday looked set to win the first round of a presidential race but accused “criminal groups” of undermining a referendum asking voters to decide whether to secure a path toward European Union membership, which risked being narrowly rejected. Nearly 95% of votes were counted in

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received  greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg. Michiko is the first commoner to become empress in modern Japanese history. Catholic-educated Michiko Shoda and then-Crown Prince Akihito married on April 10, 1959,

NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin has returned to “Saturday Night Live.” But the actor who won an Emmy for playing former President Donald Trump didn’t reprise that role — he returned Saturday to play Fox News’ Bret Baier in an opening skit that spoofed this week’s interview with Kamala Harris. Baldwin received loud cheers

Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A man whose execution was halted will testify at a legislative hearing about a “junk science” law in Texas that many say should have saved him long ago. The Supreme Court halted 57-year-old Robert Roberson’s execution on Thursday in part due to a legislative subpoena compelling him

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To some New Yorkers, he’s the white vigilante who choked an innocent Black man to death on the subway. To others, he’s the U.S. Marine Corps veteran whose attempt to subdue a mentally ill man ended in tragedy. A Manhattan jury will soon have its say on Daniel Penny,

The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crystal chandeliers that once glimmered above a swanky lounge, bright blue costume feathers that cloaked shimmying showgirls, and fake palm trees that evoked a desert oasis are just some the artifacts making their way from the latest casino graveyards of Las Vegas into Sin City history. The kitsch

Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York’s ballot this November because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abortion rights. Republicans are now hoping the same amendment will ignite a fire under people upset about transgender athletes participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The

Associated Press Voters in Nebraska and Arizona will see competing measures on their November ballots — in one case about abortion, in the other about primary elections. If voters approve them all, what happens next could be up to the courts to decide. Like more than a dozen other states, Arizona and Nebraska have constitutions

AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Juan Soto was supposed to be the difference-maker, the one who pushed the New York Yankees back to the top. They’re one step away. Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series — and first in

AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns, the first two set up by cornerback Daylen Everette’s takeaways, and fifth-ranked Georgia went on to beat Quinn Ewers and No. 1 Texas 30-15. Etienne’s last score was a 1-yard plunge on fourth down with 12:04 left Saturday night. Georgia which began

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president. This completes his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia’s military dictatorship to the presidential palace. The former defense minister was cheered through the streets Sunday by thousands of waving supporters after

SYDNEY (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla were greeted by children Sunday outside a Sydney church in their first public appearance of their Australian visit. Charles’ arrival Friday marked the first reigning British monarch visit to Australia since his late mother Queen Elizabeth II made her 16th journey to the distant nation in

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company. The walkout, which affected four stores in Los Angeles and three in Orange County, began Friday morning and

Associated Press LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign suggested he would begin previewing his closing argument Saturday night with Election Day barely two weeks away. But the former president kicked off his rally with a detailed story about Arnold Palmer, at one point even praising the late, legendary golfer’s genitalia. Trump was campaigning in

Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A few things to know after millions of people in Cuba were left without electricity for two days when the nation’s electrical grid collapsed. The widespread blackout that swept across the county was the worst in years. Authorities were able to restore power to some people by Sunday. But it