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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers, as he gave marching orders Wednesday to the world’s Catholic hierarchs. Leo met in St. Peter’s Basilica with about 400 bishops and cardinals

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally approved plans Wednesday to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal will be created through an agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the continent’s top

By The Associated Press Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said Wednesday. The announcement comes a day after witnesses and hospitals in Gaza said Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of Palestinians

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran seemed to honor the fragile ceasefire between them for a second day Wednesday and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that American and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace.

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders met Wednesday to agree a significant boost in defense spending, spurred by Russia’s military buildup and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine could only look on from the sidelines. His country, at war with Russia since the Kremlin’s invasion in

By The Associated Press NATO member leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, gathered Wednesday for a summit in the Netherlands. They are expected to agree upon a new defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product. But Spain announced that it wouldn’t be able to reach the target by the new 2035 deadline, calling

By MIKE CORDER, SYLVIE CORBET, MOLLY QUELL and LORNE COOK Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders agreed on a massive hike in defense spending Wednesday after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked. The 32 leaders endorsed a final summit

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least eight Kenyans died and more than 80 others were receiving specialized treatment Wednesday, with some sustaining gunshot wounds, during countrywide protests against police brutality and poor governance, human rights groups said. The state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights reported monitoring countrywide demonstrations, leading

By JULIA FRANKEL and FATMA KHALED Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday reported one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military said seven soldiers were killed when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armored vehicle, while health officials in the battered enclave said Israeli attacks killed 79

By EMMA BURROWS AP Europe Security Correspondent Last week, Ukrainian drone hunters picking up the debris from Russia’s nightly assault on their cities found a weapon that stood out from the rest. It had an advanced camera, a computing platform powered by artificial intelligence and a radio link, allowing an operator to pilot it remotely