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FILE - A Ukrainian soldier sits in his position in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

Kyiv says Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers. If confirmed, it would be a war crime

Ukrainian officials on Sunday accused Russian forces of killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers, a war crime if confirmed, after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range after emerging from a dugout.
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in the hospital Saturday in Khan Younis.

Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders

Israel pounded targets in the crowded southern half of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll even as the United States and others urged it to do more to protect Gaza civilians.
A display is visible with wind turbines Saturday at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Developing nations press rich world to better fight climate change at U.N. climate summit

Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming -- and they have the pope's blessing.
Michael Regan, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, speaks Saturday at the U.S. Center at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

U.S. targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions

The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir chat after a 1977 American Jewish Congress Dinner in New York. Kissinger’s legacy in the Mideast is the pursuit of what’s possible, not necessarily peace, in one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. The former U.S. secretary of state, who died this week at age 100, did just that after Egypt and Syria pulled of a surprise invasion of Israel 50 years ago.
With 'shuttle diplomacy,' step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast
LONDON (AP) -- When it came to the Middle East, Henry Kissinger wasn't pushing for peace -- only for what was possible. By the time Kissinger died Wednesday at 100, the agreements he negotiated as United States secretary of state between Israel, Egypt and Syria stabilized borders for nearly half a century after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. His work and the pacts it produced sidelined the Soviet Union and set the U.S. as the region's chief negotiator.
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor speaks during a lecture in 2014.
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93.
A Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force minesweeper searches Friday in the waters where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed in southwestern Japan. Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after the U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission.
Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge
Japan's top government spokesperson expressed concern Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about Wednesday's fatal crash, as the U.S. Air Force said a search was continuing for seven missing crew members.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, meets with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 2018 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Official China called Kissinger “an old friend.” A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been more often at odds over the decades than not. Kissinger, who died Wednesday, developed a special relationship with China in the second half of his 100-year-long life.
A secret trip by Henry Kissinger grew into a half-century-long relationship with China
Official China called Henry Kissinger "an old friend." A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been at odds more often than not over the decades.
Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former president’s bid to dismiss the cases accusing him of inciting the violent mob that day.
Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court says
Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former president's bid to dismiss the cases accusing him of inciting the violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021.
In this combination of photos, Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom
DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff between two White House aspirants
In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate.
Man fatally shot at Oakbrook Terrace hotel; Person of interest in custody
A person of interest is in custody after a fatal shooting Saturday night at an Oakbrook Terrace hotel, police said.
A Lake County man faces DUI and reckless driving charges after authorities said he drove this pickup into a building early Sunday, causing it to catch fire and injuries himself and a passenger.
Driver charged after pickup truck slams into building, bursts into flames
A Lake County man faces a driving under the influence charge after authorities said he drove a pickup truck into a building early Sunday morning, causing the vehicle to burst into flames and seriously injuring himself and his passenger.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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