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By IBRAHIM HAZBOUN and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A wildfire shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Wednesday, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning skies over Jerusalem gray. Video footage showed vehicles stranded nearby as flames spread throughout the area, while another video showed

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dozens of people swam and waded across Haiti’s longest river on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to flee gangs that launched a fresh attack on a city in the country’s central region that has been under siege for almost a week. The onslaught

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Five people were reported injured after an older man allegedly lost control of his car and crashed near a bridge crossing in Denmark’s capital on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Police and emergency services responded to the crash in Copenhagen. Additional details weren’t immediately available, including the types of injuries sustained by

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press SCUNTHORPE, England (AP) — Tucking into tea and cake in the spring sunshine, Nigel Farage glows with anticipation and big ambitions. The man who helped drag Britain out of the European Union wants to displace the Conservatives as country’s main party on the right, challenge left-of-center Labour for power and

By RAJESH ROY Associated Press KARNAL, India (AP) — When Aishanya and Shubham Dwivedi married in February, they began planning a vacation to Indian-controlled Kashmir to celebrate. As the couple paused for a snack in its lush Pahalgam meadow surrounded by snow-capped Himalayan peaks, a man approached them from behind. He didn’t look threatening at

By SAMYA KULLAB, HANNA ARHIROVA and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, finalizing a deal months in the making that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns that President Donald Trump might scale back support

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — India has launched missiles into Pakistani territory in retaliation for a gun massacre on tourists in April. Pakistan’s leader condemned the strikes and vowed his country would deliver a robust response. The missile launch, and Pakistan’s promise to hit back, have stoked fears of a war between

LONDON (AP) — London’s police force charged a man Wednesday with a terror offense after he was detained trying to enter the grounds of the Israeli Embassy while in possession of what appears to have been a knife of some sort. Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, has been charged with preparing “terrorist acts” and of two

By OMAR ALBAM and OMAR SANADIKI Associated Press SAHNAYA, Syria (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it carried out an attack in Syria on a group targeting members of a minority sect as a new round of clashes left at least 11 people dead, most of them members of the country’s security forces. The clashes

By The Associated Press Israeli airstrikes on homes in central Gaza killed at least 12 people including children, Palestinian hospital workers said Wednesday, including two young brothers whose bodies arrived in pieces. Israel has been striking homes, shelters and public areas daily since resuming the war with Hamas last month. It has cut off the

By PRABHJOT GILL, SHEIKH SAALIQ and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ATTARI, India (AP) — Pakistan said Wednesday it had “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days, and vowed to respond “very strongly,” as soldiers exchanged gunfire along borders and Pakistanis heeded New Delhi’s orders to leave the country following last week’s

BERLIN (AP) — Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament to elect conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor. The party of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholtz will join a coalition led by Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy grew more strongly in the first three months of the year, only to see hopes for an ongoing recovery quickly squelched by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Gross domestic product in the 20 eurozone countries grew 0.4% in the first quarter, improving

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Wednesday the next round of negotiations over its rapidly advancing nuclear program it will have with the United States will be in Rome on Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the comment on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting, adding that Iran also anticipated having a meeting Friday

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday. The assessment came two days after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SASCHIZ, Romania (AP) — In a picturesque village in central Romania, 83-year-old Zoica Roth bemoans the lack of opportunities for young people and says she’s not convinced that an upcoming presidential election can help stem the desertion of the countryside. “I have two girls and two boys. I only see

By The Associated Press Wanted: A holy man. Job description: Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the characteristics necessary to become pope. After St. John Paul II broke the centurieslong Italian hold on the papacy in

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts. Monday’s outage, one of the worst ever in Europe, started in the afternoon and lasted through nightfall, affecting tens of millions

By JOSH BOAK and ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts, a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers and independent analyses have indicated that the tariffs could raise prices,

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British military launched airstrikes with the United States targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said early Wednesday, their first involvement with America’s new intense campaign targeting the Iranian-backed group. The United Kingdom offered a detailed explanation for launching the strike, in a departure from

By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly

By NAYARA BATSCHKE Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — China struck a defiant stance on Tuesday in response to American concerns about Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the resource-rich South American nation of Chile, escalating tensions over a Chinese astronomical venture in Chile’s arid north. At a press conference Tuesday in Chile’s capital

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Wednesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation with a military parade and a focus on a peaceful future. The fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, people familiar with the notification told The Associated Press. The State Department similarly labeled eight Latin American crime organizations in February as it ratcheted up pressure

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police said that three people are confirmed dead after a shooting Tuesday in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, and are investigating the incident as a murder. Swedish media reported that a manhunt is underway for the perpetrator, who reportedly fled the scene on an electric scooter. Police said in a statement

By JILL COLVIN and ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s federal election was the first major test of Donald Trump ’s influence on the affairs of a longtime U.S. ally since he returned to power 100 days ago. And he lost it badly. The U.S. president’s attacks on Canadian sovereignty outraged voters while

By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Improvised explosive devices detonated on a road in northeastern Nigeria killing at least 26 people in several vehicles, including women and children, police said Tuesday. An Islamic State group affiliate in the West African country claimed responsibility for the Monday attack. The blasts happened on a

By MARK THIESSEN and JULIE WATSON Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Vietnam War greatly impacted U.S. society from the passage of the War Powers Resolution that restricts the president’s ability to send troops into extended combat without congressional approval to the cementing of college campuses as centers of student activism. Millions of U.S.

By TARA COPP and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted on social media Tuesday that he had dismantled a program supporting women on security teams, an initiative that he called “woke” but actually was signed into law by his boss, President Donald Trump. In a post on the social

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Canadian company announced Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor, sparking outrage by bypassing a U.N. agency that regulates deep international waters. The Metals Company said it was seeking two exploration licenses