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By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland faces a contentious and protracted transition of power. The president designated the outgoing prime minister to lead the new government in a caretaker capacity, angering a pro-European Union alliance with a strong majority in the new parliament. The chamber overwhelmingly chose a

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea have updated a bilateral security agreement to more effectively counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats. Monday’s move followed high-level military talks in Seoul, where the allies also discussed enhancing three-way defense exercises with Japan and improve information-sharing

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With his country mired in economic doldrums and his party trailing in the polls as an election nears, U.K. leader Rishi Sunak rolled the dice and shook up his government on Monday, appointing former Prime Minister David Cameron to the post of foreign secretary. The move —

LONDON (AP) — A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died. The group Christian Concern, which supported her family, said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday after her life support was withdrawn. The 8-month-old baby had suffered brain

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has freed on bail of a former senator jailed more than six years ago on drug charges she said were fabricated to silence her investigation of then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal crackdown on illegal drugs. The European Union Parliament, some American lawmakers and United

By NAJIB JOBAIN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza, stranding critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said

PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police say three children and two adults were shot at a Texas flea market, with a 10-year-old boy later dying at a hospital. The Pearland Police Department says two people who did not know each other argued and exchanged gunfire inside Cole’s Flea Market. Police officers responded to the call about

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa’s most infamous leaders. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing at a meeting where participants are discussing the treaty’s draft language for the first time. Nations, petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gathered for the negotiations in

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. returned to court Monday as something of a character witness for his father’s real estate empire, waxing exuberantly about the former president’s “incredible vision” and portfolio of “great, iconic projects” at the New York civil fraud trial now threatening

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley ‘s presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador an advantage over Florida Gov. Ron

By JOHN ANTCZAK, JULIE WATSON and JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities said Monday. Gov. Gavin Newsom said investigators

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from India, according to a study released Monday. Overall, the number of international students in the U.S. grew by 12% in

By SEUNG MIN KIM and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of Democratic donors at a glass art gallery space in Chicago last week, President Joe Biden urged them to look beyond negative poll numbers and feel assured their donations were not being wasted. Then Biden joked to the crowd: “I

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is hosting the annual APEC summit of world leaders this week for the first time since 2011. Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group will gather in San Francisco to talk about how to better spur trade and economic growth

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days and hours after the horrific Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden spoke with stark declarations and unqualified support for the longtime U.S. ally. Now, a month on, that unambiguous backing has given way to the complexities

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A camera livestreaming the skyline of Gaza City captures streaks of light. Dash-cam video from a car in Israel spots a killer coming into view. A satellite identifies tank tracks in the dirt, and a mall security camera catches the moment a bomb in Gaza

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it will buy Boeing Co. aircraft in a deal worth $52 billion. Emirates CEO and Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum made the announcement on Monday at the Dubai Air Show. He says the deal will see the carrier

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s immigration minister says 80 people including convicted criminals who are considered dangerous have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention wis unconstitutional. A member of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority won freedom Wednesday when