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Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks

A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for...

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As Trump seeks to be a peacemaker, Netanyahu leaves Washington without breakthrough on Gaza deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington this week netted President Donald Trump another nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize he covets, but the ceasefire the U.S. leader sought...

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US is selling weapons to NATO allies to give to Ukraine, Trump says

The United States is selling weapons to its NATO allies in Europe so they can provide them to Ukraine as it struggles to fend off a recent escalation in Russia’s drone and missile attacks, President...

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UN investigator and critic of Israel's actions in Gaza tells AP she was shocked by US sanctions

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza said Thursday that “it was shocking” to learn that the Trump administration...

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ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan's Darfur region

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are continuing to take place in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region where civil war has raged for...
Officials are tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier but say there is no cause for concern

Officials are tracking the largest swarm of earthquakes in more than 15 years on Washington's Mount Rainier but say there is no indication that the cluster of quakes is cause for concern. The U.S. Geological...
European allies step up plans for future Ukraine stabilization force, with US attending meeting

ROME (AP) — Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-cease-fire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris for a rapid deployment after hostilities end in Russia's war on its neighbor....
Texas officials are trying to figure out who's really missing from the floods

This week in Texas, estimates put the number of people still missing from the Hill Country floods at 161, a daunting figure atop at least 120 deaths confirmed by authorities. But that missing person...
Europe unveils deal for more food and fuel for Gaza. Israeli strike kills 15 waiting outside clinic

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — European officials struck a new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said Thursday as Israeli...
Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at Thailand zoo

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation....