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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. expands sanctions on Iran in response to its ballistic attack on Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran's energy sector in response to its Oct. 1 attack on Israel when it fired roughly 180 missiles into the country. Iran said … more
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FILE - UN peacekeepers hold their flag, as they observe Israeli excavators attempt to destroy tunnels built by Hezbollah, near the southern Lebanese-Israeli border village of Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon in crosshairs of Israel’s war on Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping force and other positions in south Lebanon in recent days, drawing widespread condemnation from around the world. … more
Kamal Khatib, a volunteer with the Animals Lebanon rescue group, kisses kittens after rescuing them from debris of destroyed buildings at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Activists risk their lives to rescue animals in areas of Lebanon hit by Israeli airstrikes
BEIRUT (AP) — Hours after an Israeli strike destroyed a three-story building in Beirut, killing at least 10 people, Maggie Sharawi received a telephone call from a person living nearby saying that … more
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FILE - Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares speaks during a news conference following a meeting with unions, March 31, 2022, in Turin, Italy. Tevares will retire in early 2026 and Chief Financial Officer Natalie Knight is stepping down as the world's fourth biggest automaker contends with ongoing sales difficulties in North America. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP, File)
Stellantis CEO under fire from Italian lawmakers as the group grapples with financial troubles
ROME (AP) — Italian lawmakers on Friday questioned the head of Stellantis, the world's fourth largest automaker, over the group’s strategy, one day after it announced a management shakeup in an … more
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FILE - The World Bank building is pictured in Washington, April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Treasury official says withdrawing the US from the IMF and World Bank would be a 'step backward'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Withdrawing the United States from the IMF and World Bank would be “a step backward,” a top U.S. Treasury official said Friday, defending the organizations before a … more
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Pro-democracy protesters hold torches and flags during a flash mob rally to protest against Myanmar's military-government in Yangon, Myanmar on Sept.19, 2024. (Anti-Junta Alliance Yangon via AP)
New arrests revive concern that nonviolent political protesters in Myanmar may be tortured
BANGKOK (AP) — Concern was rising on Friday that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the … more
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A worker of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper hands out copies of an extra version to passersby in Tokyo, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, after Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, won the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Nobel prize for A-bomb survivors' group boosts hope for Japanese seeking a nuke-free world
TOKYO (AP) — For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against … more
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In this photo provided by National Geographic on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, a view of a sock embroidered with "A.C. Irvine", along with a boot, discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest by a team led by Jimmy Chin. (Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP)
Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent
LONDON (AP) — The partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest are believed to have been found a century … more
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People, mostly Turkish nationals, disembark from Turkish TCG Sancaktar military ship after being evacuated from Lebanon's capital Beirut to Turkey, in Mersin port, southern Turkey, early Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Turkish citizens fleeing Lebanon mourn the homes and family left behind
ON BOARD THE TCG SANCAKTAR (AP) — Eyup Sabri Kirgiz gathered up his loved ones — both family and pets — and with a heavy heart left his beloved city of Beirut behind, after two weeks of deadly … more
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South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such … more
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, arrives for a private audience with Pope Francis at The Vatican, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Vatican Media via AP)
Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis as he continues his European tour to push his 'victory plan'
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on Friday, the latest step on the Ukrainian president's European tour to win support for his proposed “victory plan” … more
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The air raid in the capital apparently targeted two residential buildings in separate neighborhoods simultaneously, according to an Associated Press photographer at the scene. (AP video by Ali Sharafeddine)
Israel's deadliest strike in central Beirut leaves Lebanese stunned as they dig through the rubble
Lebanese rescue workers are searching through the rubble of a collapsed building after two Israeli strikes hit central Beirut, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens. The air raid was the … more
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