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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The deal seemed on the verge of unraveling. Hamas had accused Israel of failing to keep its side of the bargain and Israel was threatening to resume its lethal onslaught on the Gaza Strip. That was the point at which a Qatari jet landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex has joined the search for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in rough weather near the Greek island of Lesbos. Authorities said that a 40-year-old Egyptian was rescued while the body of another Egyptian crew member was recovered by a commercial

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. A female named Delilah gave birth to

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Companies make it easy to subscribe to their services — and frustratingly hard to unsubscribe. Businesses are forced to give you privacy options, then make it difficult to opt out of sharing your data. Retailers pressure you to buy with fake countdown timers and “low stock” warnings. These are all

By MELANIE LIDMAN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Elon Musk, who’s been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and wider accusations of hatred flourishing on his social media platform X, visited Israel, where he toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas militants and held talks with top leaders. The billionaire met

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic upended the work habits of people around the world, with millions working from home, at least for part of their week. Workers have returned in waves back to the office on some days, but navigating that transition is a significant hurdle for

By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s three presidential hopefuls have vowed a peaceful race, a day before campaigning for next year’s election officially began as concerns rose their rivalry may sharpen religious and ethnic divides in Southeast Asia’s largest democracy. The election, due in February, will determine who

By GISELA SALOMON and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who settled before them refuse to offer a bed. In Chicago, a provider of mental health services to people in the country illegally pivoted to new arrivals sleeping at a police station

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has sworn in a government that isn’t expected to last more than 14 days. It’s a tactical maneuver that allows the conservative Law and Justice party to hang onto power a bit longer. Following a national election in October, President Andrzej Duda swore in

PRAGUE (AP) — Labor unions have staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic to voice their opposition to the government’s package of cuts and austerity measures meant to keep the ballooning deficit under control. The unions are also demanding more money for education and healthcare and oppose the proposed draft of

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Delaware County’s twice-elected top prosecutor will run for attorney general of Pennsylvania in 2024. Jack Stollsteimer said he will make an official announcement Tuesday, joining a crowded Democratic primary field. He is seeking an office that played a critical role in repelling Republican attempts to overturn

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has opened the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council by warning companies against price gouging and saying that his administration is working to lower costs for U.S. families. Biden says “prices are still too high for too many things,” but says there

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Step inside the White House during the holidays by walking beneath the branches of a Christmas tree. Stroll along a hallway decorated with oversized holiday candy and other sweets. See Santa’s sleigh and his eight reindeer suspended above the grand foyer in dramatic fashion. Jill Biden wants

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Police are investigating a Chinese wealth management company owned by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group days after the firm told investors it was insolvent. The Beijing Public Security Bureau said in a statement published on the social media platform WeChat that they had taken “criminal enforcement measures”

ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation but that he doesn’t have pneumonia. Francis himself on Sunday revealed that he was suffering from the inflammation problem, explaining why he didn’t keep his weekly window appointment to greet people in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican’s press

By The Associated Press A powerful weekend storm in the Black Sea region toppled trees, tore down power lines and caused coastal flooding, and government officials and media reports said more than half a million people were without power in southern Russia and Ukraine. The storm caused several regions of Crimea, which was annexed by

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A party ally of far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders has quit his role in the building of a new governing coalition over a fraud allegation. The decision Monday throws the process of building a new government into turmoil before it had begun. Gom van

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The top Palestinian diplomat has made a plea during a meeting of European Union members and Arab nations for a definitive end to Israel’s retaliatory attacks on the Gaza Strip. Speaking hours before Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their expiring cease-fire by two more days,

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say the country’s navy has added a destroyer to its Caspian Sea fleet capable of launching cruise missiles. A report on Monday by the state-owned IRNA news agency says the 1,400-ton Deilaman destroyer, named for a town in the north of Iran, is able to launch torpedoes while

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers in India have started digging manually in hopes of reaching 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country’s north for over two weeks. A state government spokesperson said a dozen men were taking turns burrowing into the debris with hand-held drilling tools on