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BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in last year’s knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen was convicted Wednesday of murder and membership in the Islamic State group, and sentenced to life in prison. Three people were killed in the attack at a “Festival of Diversity” on Aug. 23, 2024, marking the

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and LORNE COOK Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched another round of heavy airstrikes in Yemen on Wednesday, killing dozens just days after Houthi rebels carried out a drone attack that struck an Israeli airport. The Israeli strikes killed at least 35 people and wounded more

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The death toll from two attacks on civilians in eastern Congo by an Islamic State-affiliated rebel group has risen to 89, Congolese authorities said. Officials said late Tuesday that 71 people were killed at a funeral in Nyoto on Monday, and 18 others were killed in

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Powerful explosions were heard in the suburbs of Lithuania’s capital Wednesday morning after several railcars loaded with liquefied gas caught fire, authorities said. One person was injured, according to the fire and rescue department. Columns of smoke were visible across Vilnius and residents in the area were warned to stay indoors.

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatari security forces deployed Wednesday around the site of an Israeli attack the previous day on Hamas’ political leaders who had gathered in the capital of the energy-rich Middle East country to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Tuesday’s strike on

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Soldiers in Nepal’s capital ordered people to stay home Wednesday after the military came out in force overnight to halt two days of deadly unrest that prompted the government’s collapse as protesters set buildings on fire. Representatives of the protesters met with military officials at the

By CLAUDIA CIOBANU, ILLIA NOVIKOV and RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press WOHYN, Poland (AP) — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat

By RUSS BYNUM, HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) — A South Korean charter plane has arrived in Atlanta to take home Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week, but airport officials said the return flight with the workers on board planned for Wednesday had been canceled.