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Suspected US strikes pummel Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

Suspected US strikes pummel Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pummeled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early Friday, including neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill a family of 6 and a Hamas spokesman in Gaza

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill a family of 6 and a Hamas spokesman in Gaza

A family of six and a Hamas spokesman were killed in separate Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to the territory's Health Ministry and another Hamas official.
Israel's parliament approves a key part of Netanyahu's divisive judicial overhaul

Israel's parliament approves a key part of Netanyahu's divisive judicial overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Thursday passed a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary, angering critics who view it as a power grab by his far-right government .
Israel's antisemitism conference draws Europe's far-right leaders to Jerusalem

Israel's antisemitism conference draws Europe's far-right leaders to Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — European far-right leaders were in Jerusalem on Thursday for a conference organized by the Israeli government aimed at combating antisemitism, which was shunned by mainstream Jewish leaders because of the divisive guest list.
Montreal archdiocese launches real estate arm aimed at maximizing social impact

Montreal archdiocese launches real estate arm aimed at maximizing social impact

MONTREAL — As Montreal grapples with growing homelessness, the Catholic archdiocese in the city is forming a new real estate arm that it says will help ensure any redevelopment of church properties addresses "pressing community needs.
Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi - a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw

Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi - a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint , who will be canon
Palestinians protest Hamas in a rare public show of dissent in Gaza

Palestinians protest Hamas in a rare public show of dissent in Gaza

CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians marched between the wreckage of a heavily destroyed town in northern Gaza on Wednesday in the second day of anti-war protests, with many chanting against Hamas in a rare display of public anger against the milit
Middle East latest: Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protests

Middle East latest: Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protests

The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of parts of Gaza City as it steps up its renewed offensive against Hamas after breaking the ceasefire last week.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Ramadan Around the World

PHOTO COLLECTION: Ramadan Around the World

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’

Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, marriage dissected and reputation in a free fall. But instead of retreating, he turned inward for self-reflection.