Articles filed under Associated Press
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Israel’s military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria’s capitalMar 01, 2025 3:38 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense ministry on Saturday said the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that...
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Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while ‘Conclave’ heads into Academy AwardsMar 01, 2025 7:10 am - VATICAN CITY — There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of ...
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Pope has coffee, rests after setback in recovery — a bronchial spasm requiring further ventilationMar 01, 2025 7:10 am - ROME (AP) — Pope Francis had coffee and was reading newspapers Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: Doctors had to put him o...
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Israel supports a US proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire’s first phase. But Hamas wants Phase 2Mar 01, 2025 7:09 am - CAIRO — Israel’s government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover, though Hamas has ins...
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At least 4 construction workers are killed in an avalanche in northern IndiaMar 01, 2025 7:09 am - LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least four workers have died after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Ti...
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Zelenskyy moves on after Oval Office blowout with TrumpMar 01, 2025 7:05 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for “strong relations,” a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout ...
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European leaders pledge to stand by Ukraine after confrontational Oval Office meeting with TrumpFeb 28, 2025 8:04 pm - BERLIN — European leaders pledged late Friday to stand by Ukraine in the wake of the contentious Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President J...
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What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and ZelenskyyFeb 28, 2025 7:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the blowup between the Ukrainian lead...
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JD Vance gets his long-awaited moment to admonish Ukraine’s ZelenskyyFeb 28, 2025 7:04 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance was dismissing Ukraine long before he upended an Oval Office meeting Friday by calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “d...
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Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican saysFeb 28, 2025 3:54 pm - ROME — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in re...