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Ukraine drones attack Crimea, Moscow says, as Zelenskyy urges strikes inside Russia

The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down 25 UAVs near the peninsula.
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This file photo shows people watching a rehearsal for Russia's Navy Day parade in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, on July 26, 2019.
31 minutes ago

Lawyers in southeastern Bangladesh boycott courts after violence kills 1

Lawyers in southeastern Bangladesh are boycotting courts to protest the killing of a colleague in a daylong violence over the arrest of a prominent minority Hindu leader
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Policemen charge baton to disperse the supporters of Bangladeshi Hindu leader Krishna Das Prabhu after they surrounded police van carrying their leader at the court premises, in Chattogram in southeastern Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP photo)
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Malaysian court drops one of the graft cases against jailed former premier Najib Razak

A Malaysian court dropped charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak over criminal breach of trust linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund
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Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, is escorted by prison officers on his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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High-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France's Marine Le Pen wraps up

A high-stakes trial in France that could derail the presidential ambitions of far-right leader Marine Le Pen is wrapping up
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FILE- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the courtroom for the trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
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The son of Norway’s crown princess to be released from custody in rape allegations

The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit is to be released from custody after his arrest last week on rape allegations
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FILE - Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 16, 2022. (Lise Aserud/NTB via AP, File)
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Georgia's governing party picks former soccer player as presidential candidate

Georgia's governing party has picked a former soccer player as its candidate for president following a disputed victory in last month’s parliamentary election that has sparked protests and led to an opposition boycott of parliament
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Protesters gather in a street during a rally to demand new parliamentary elections in the country, near the Parliament's building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has asked judges to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority
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FILE - Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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International Criminal Court prosecutor requests arrest warrant for head of Myanmar's military regime

International Criminal Court prosecutor requests arrest warrant for head of Myanmar's military regime
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WHO Africa director-elect dies while receiving treatment in India

The World Health Organization’s regional director-elect for Africa has died while receiving medical treatment in India
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold and Lebanese begin streaming south to their homes

A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be holding, as residents in cars heaped with belongings streamed back toward southern Lebanon despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese military that they stay away
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People celebrate after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect in Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after Imran Khan supporters are dispersed by police

Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who demanded his rel...
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Scavengers look useful stuff from a burnt container which was used by leaders of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party for speech and left behind when security forces launched an operation Tuesday night to disperse them, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Philippine police file criminal complaints against VP Sara Duterte, security aides

Philippine police officials have filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress
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FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. listens during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -U.S. Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
November 27

Philippine police file criminal complaints against VP Sara Duterte and her security aides separate from threats case

Philippine police file criminal complaints against VP Sara Duterte and her security aides separate from threats case
November 27
November 27

Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

A woman who joined Namibia’s independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a presidential election
November 27
Namibians queue to cast their votes in a presidential election in Windhoek, Namibia Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)
November 27

Eight people including 6 children missing as heavy rains trigger flooding in Sri Lanka

Police in Sri Lanka say eight people, including six children who were returning from school, have gone missing when the farm tractor they were traveling on was swept away by floods triggered by heavy rains
November 27
Dark clouds hover as a man stands near the sea promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
November 27

Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media

Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scam
November 27
In this October 2023 photo provided by the Holdsworth family, Wayne Holdsworth sits with his son Mac on a family holiday in Hawaii. (Maggie Holdsworth via AP)
November 27

One person is dead and 13 are hurt after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed in New Zealand

One person is dead and 13 others were rushed to New Zealand hospitals after a bus carrying international tourists collided with two other vehicles on a rural highway on Wednesday, emergency services said
November 27
November 27

Worst November snowstorm in half century hits Seoul and grounds hundreds of airplane flights

The worst November snowstorm in half century has hit Seoul, grounding hundreds of lights countrywide and disrupting commuter traffic in the capital
November 27
Visitors walk in snow at the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
November 27

Middle East latest: Displaced people return to south Lebanon as ceasefire appears to hold

Long-displaced residents of south Lebanon started returning to their homes amid celebrations hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group took effect early Wednesday morning
November 27
November 26

Police in Thailand searching for suspect believed to have killed 3 in financial dispute

Police in northern Thailand say they’re searching for a man who is believed to have shot and killed two men and a woman early Wednesday
November 26
November 26

An Australia police officer who shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser is guilty of manslaughter

A police officer who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court
November 26
Senior Constable Kristian White arrives at the New South Wales Supreme Court, in Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)
November 26

Signs of apparent celebration in Beirut and no reported violations shortly after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

Signs of apparent celebration in Beirut and no reported violations shortly after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
November 26
November 26

Israeli Cabinet approves ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah

The ceasefire went into effect 4 a.m. Wednesday, local time.
November 26
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Palestinian refugees camp of Rashidiyeh near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on Nov. 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.
November 26

US says a drug cartel is behind the longstanding problem of illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have complained about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it's clear who is behind the lucrative trade: a Mexican drug cartel
November 26
November 26

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants starts after nearly 14 months of fighting

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants starts after nearly 14 months of fighting
November 26
November 26

Turkey reportedly arrested suspects in Israeli-Moldovan rabbi's killing in UAE as they left airport

Turkish security forces reportedly arrested the three Uzbek suspects in the killing of a rabbi in the United Arab Emirates as they left an airport in Istanbul
November 26
The body of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan is carried into a funeral home before his burial in Jerusalem, Monday Nov. 25, 2024. Kogan, 28, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi, was killed last week in Dubai where he ran a kosher grocery store. Israelis have flocked for commerce and tourism since the two countries forged diplomatic ties in the 2020 Abraham Accords.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
November 26

Colombia to require visas for British citizens in response to UK visa restrictions

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro says that his country will impose visa requirements on British citizens
November 26
FILE - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations' biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
November 26

Australia's House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media

Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years from social media
November 26
Online safety advocate Sonya Ryan attends a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on June 15, 2021. Ryan knows from personal tragedy how dangerous social media can be for children. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
November 26

Australia's House of Representatives passes bill banning children younger than age 16 from social media

Australia's House of Representatives passes bill banning children younger than age 16 from social media
November 26
November 26

US Air Force says drones spotted near 3 bases in England

The U.S. Air Force in the United Kingdom has said a number of small drones have been detected near three bases in the eastern part of the country.
November 26
The U.S. Air Force in the United Kingdom has said a number of small drones have been detected near three bases in the eastern part of the country.
November 26

Border czar Homan visits Texas border

Plus, a look at Donald Trump's tariff plans as well as Walmart announces it is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
November 26
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November 26

The Israel-Hezbollah war by the numbers

A ceasefire has taken effect between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah
November 26
Rescuers use an excavator as they search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
November 26

UN Resolution 1701 is at the heart of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. What is it?

In 2006, the U.N. Security Council voted for a resolution to end a bruising monthlong conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, and pave the way for lasting security along the border
November 26
FILE - A Spanish U.N. peacekeeper stands atop an armored personnel carrier as U.N. flags are seen in the Spanish troops' new base in the southern village of Taibeh, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, as they joined the expansion of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force in Lebanon under a new Security Council resolution. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)
November 26

What to know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

A ceasefire deal that could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has gone into effect
November 26
Rescuers use an excavator as they search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit a building in Beirut, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
November 26

AP PHOTOS: A look at more than a year of fighting as Israel and Hezbollah begin ceasefire

Smoke rising from the rubble of multistory buildings in Beirut. Rockets streaking over the blackened hills of northern Israel. People fleeing their homes, not knowing when or if they will return. Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah began a ceasefire Wednesday, but even if it holds, the devastation caused by 14 months of fighting will linger for years. Associated Press photographers have documented the harsh toll on both sides. The border area is a charred wasteland, and an escalation in September brought waves of bombardment upon the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs and other areas where Hezbollah has a strong presence. Strikes also hit other areas. Hezbollah's rocket, drone and missile fire emptied out communities across northern Israel, and longer-range drones and missiles have hit the northern city of Haifa and the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Israel agreed to the ceasefire after months of negotiations led by the United States and France. Hezbollah has said it accepts...
November 26
A woman reads the Quran at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
November 26

Unidentified drones seen over 3 British air bases used by US forces

Drones were also seen over the bases last week.
November 26
In this June 16, 2020, file photo, the signage at the entrance to British Royal Air Force base RAF Lakenheath is shown near the village of Lakenheath in eastern England.
November 26

Israeli airstrikes shake Beirut moments after Biden says Israel and Hezbollah agreed to ceasefire deal

Israeli airstrikes shake Beirut moments after Biden says Israel and Hezbollah agreed to ceasefire deal
November 26
November 26

Biden says Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a deal brokered by the U.S. "to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."
November 26
VIDEO: Biden says Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire
November 26

Incoming border czar Homan and Texas Gov. Abbott make visit to Texas border

Trump border czar Tom Homan and Texas Governor Greg Abbott made two stops along the border to feed National Guard troops and DPS troopers on Tuesday.
November 26
VIDEO: Incoming border czar Homan and Texas Gov. Abbott make visit to Texas border
November 26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Security Cabinet has approved ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Security Cabinet has approved ceasefire deal with Hezbollah
November 26
November 26

Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges

Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report that has been unsealed
November 26
Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after being formally charged by the federal police with attempted coup, at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
November 26

Brazil’s Bolsonaro was fully aware and actively participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says

Brazil’s Bolsonaro was fully aware and actively participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says
November 26
November 26

Costa Rican rescue teams find one survivor after plane crash leaves 5 people dead

Rescuers found one survivor after a small plane crashed into a Costa Rican mountainside
November 26
November 26

A fugitive wanted in the US for a pair of bombings is arrested in the UK after 20 years on the run

Authorities say a suspect wanted in the U.S. for two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003 has appeared in a London courtroom after being captured in the U.K. The National Crime Agency says Daniel Andreas San Diego was arrested Monday in a rural a...
November 26
FILE - A photo of Daniel Andreas San Diego, top right, appears on a poster of the FBI's most wanted terrorists during a news conference announcing his addition to the most wanted terrorist list, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at FBI Headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
November 26

Authorities say a fugitive terror suspect on the run from the US for 20 years has been arrested in the UK

Authorities say a fugitive terror suspect on the run from the US for 20 years has been arrested in the UK
November 26
November 26

Chilean prosecutors probe harassment complaint against President Boric, who says he's a victim

Chile's prosecutor's office say President Gabriel Boric is under investigation for sexual harassment in connection with a case in which the president says he was systematically harassed via email by a woman over a decade ago
November 26
Camila Vallejo, government spokeswoman, speaks during a news conference on the harassment complaint against Chilean President Gabriel Boric, at La Moneda, presidential palace in Santiago, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
November 26

Israel strikes crowded neighborhood in Beirut as part of its biggest attacks on Lebanese capital since start of the war

Israel strikes crowded neighborhood in Beirut as part of its biggest attacks on Lebanese capital since start of the war
November 26
November 26

Netanyahu recommends approval of ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah

Benjamin Netanyahu made the announcement in a taped message.
November 26
VIDEO: Netanyahu recommends approval of ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah
November 26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is recommending Hezbollah cease-fire proposal to Cabinet for approval

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is recommending Hezbollah cease-fire proposal to Cabinet for approval
November 26
November 26

4 dead, 9 missing after tourist boat sinks off coast of Egypt: Officials

A crew member on the boat sent a distress signal at 5.30 a.m. on Monday before the ship dropped off the radar, according to officials.
November 26
A crew member on the boat sent a distress signal at 5.30 a.m. on Monday before the ship dropped off the radar, according to officials.