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French military to contribute 15,000 soldiers to massive security operation for Paris Olympics

PARIS (AP) - France's military is planning to contribute 15,000 soldiers to the massive security operation for next year's Paris Olympics, an army general involved in the preparations said Thursday. T...

Nov 23, 2023

More than 13,000 people have died in Gaza, officials say as they resume detailed count

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The director of the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says it has resumed its detailed count of casualties from the Israel-Hamas war, and has documented more than 13...

Nov 23, 2023

Rescue of 41 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel in India reaches final stretch of digging

NEW DELHI (AP) - The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India has reached the final stretch of digging. The drill that's digging into the dirt...

Nov 22, 2023

Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won the most votes Wednesday in the Dutch election with a landslide margin, according to an exit poll, putting him in line to...

Nov 22, 2023

Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI's field office in Buffalo said...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 22, 2023

North Korea fires a missile toward the sea a day after it launched a spy satellite, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea performed a suspected failed missile test on Wednesday night, South Korea's military said, hours after Seoul said it would resume front-line aerial surveillance i...

Nov 22, 2023

India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries

NEW DELHI (AP) - India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved...

Nov 22, 2023

Truce deal raises hopes of freeing hostages in Gaza and halting worst Mideast violence in decades

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return fo...

Nov 22, 2023

Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election to replace her former boss US Rep. Chris Stewart

Republican Celeste Maloy has won a Utah special election to replace her former boss, U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, in a race that will put a woman back among Utah's five-member congressional delegation for...

Nov 21, 2023

Start of Argentina-Brazil World Cup qualifying match delayed due to fight between fans in stands

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The start of the South American World Cup qualifying match between Argentina and Brazil on Tuesday night was delayed because of a fight among the fans in the stands. Policemen on...

Nov 21, 2023