Month: September 2025

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY, and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military told Gaza City residents on Tuesday to evacuate ahead of its planned offensive to take control of what it portrays as Hamas’ last remaining stronghold and where hundreds of thousands of people remain struggling under conditions of

By RUTH ALONGA and SALEH MWANAMILONGO Associated Pres GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels in eastern Congo affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least 60 people in an attack overnight, an official said Tuesday. The attack was carried by the Allied Democratic Force, or ADF, in Ntoyo, North Kivu, after residents gathered at a

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An international activist group seeking to deliver aid to Gaza on a flotilla said Tuesday one of its main boats was hit by a drone while docked in Tunisia. Tunisian authorities denied the claim, saying they were investigating a life jacket that

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Deep in dense New Zealand forest, a makeshift campsite was the final hiding place of a fugitive New Zealand man who vanished with his three children for several years. On Tuesday, a day after Tom Phillips was shot dead by the police and his children

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia’s capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava, including a major bridge across the Danube River. Public transportation and all traffic were halted during the morning rush hour. Experts were

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted Tuesday to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power. Three members of the five-judge panel trying

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken to Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison on Tuesday after the Supreme Court said he must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions related to graft and abuse of power charges. The court’s decision came after