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Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

By The Associated Press
Nov 25, 2024 9:21 am - Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line.
Here’s where ceasefire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah have been stuck

By ABBY SEWELL and TIA GOLDENBERG
Nov 25, 2024 8:21 am - Diplomats and other officials say there have been several sticking points in ceasefire talks to end the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, even as conditions for an agreement appear to be ripe.
Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different positions and eclectic personalities

By BILL BARROW
Nov 25, 2024 7:30 am - Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore.
‘A very hot issue’: U.S. towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water

By MIKE STOBBE
Nov 23, 2024 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. ...
Ukraine’s parliament cancels session after Russia fired a new missile

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and VOLODYMYR YURCHUK
Nov 22, 2024 7:51 am - Ukraine's parliament canceled a session on Friday as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatens to escalate the nearly three-year war.
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general

By ERIC TUCKER
Nov 21, 2024 11:41 am - Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation.
Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary

By MARTHA MENDOZA, BRIAN SLODYSKO and JULIET LINDERMAN
Nov 21, 2024 8:58 am - A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday.
Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

By WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED
Nov 21, 2024 8:20 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000, local health officials said Thursday...
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

By MOLLY QUELL
Nov 21, 2024 8:16 am - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over their 13-month war in Gaza and the October 2023 attack on Israel respectively.
Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Nov 21, 2024 8:11 am - Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job market slowing, the Fed appeared on track to steadily cut interest rates.

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