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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Aid deliveries into Gaza are falling far short of the amount called for under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, according to an Associated Press analysis of the Israeli military’s figures as humanitarian groups say the shortfall is severely impacting the strip’s 2 million people. Under the October ceasefire deal

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill Wednesday aimed at reducing the time that former President Jair Bolsonaro spends behind bars following his sentence of more than 27 years for attempting a coup. But his successor has said he would veto the measure. The

By WILSON McMAKIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 said that it’s taken control of the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo on Wednesday afternoon, following a rapid offensive since the start of the month. The announcement, made on X by M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka, encouraged citizens to return to

By JOSEPH FALZETTA Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Dozens of people were killed Tuesday evening in a drone strike near Sudan’s largest oil processing facility carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces, according to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan’s military since 2023, said the oil field

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he and European leaders discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine in “pretty strong terms” Wednesday, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has to be realistic” about his country’s position on a peace plan. As tension builds around

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, SILVIA STELLACCI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. The U.N.’s cultural agency gave foodies on Wednesday another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s

By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of displaced people in strained conditions as more flooded into temporary shelters. Associated Press reporters on the Thai side of the border heard outgoing fire. The

By DAVID KEYTON and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway’s capital and waved to an emotional crowd of supporters

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy described the prison where he spent 20 days as a noisy, harsh “all-grey” world of “inhuman violence” in a book released Wednesday that also offered political advice about how his conservative party should appeal to far-right voters. In “Diary of a Prisoner,”

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran’s capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched Islamic Republic as it suffers through the driest autumn in over a half century. The drought gripping Iran has seen its president warn the