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FILE - People look at Israeli police officers and volunteers from the Zaka rescue service work at the shooting attack in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. The shooting death of an Israeli man who raced to confront Palestinian attackers has raised questions about the use of excessive force among Israeli security forces and the public. The man's shooting mirrors previous incidents where Israeli security forces or civilians have opened fire on attackers who no longer appear to pose a threat or on suspected assailants or unarmed civilians. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier
The shooting death of an Israeli man who raced to confront Palestinian attackers has raised questions about the use of excessive force among Israeli security forces and the public. The man's … more
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The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea
The Pentagon says an American warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea. The attack Sunday potentially marks a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in … more
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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments
Israel’s military has ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifts its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many … more
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Harris focuses on shaping a post-conflict Gaza during a diplomatic blitz in Dubai with Arab leaders
Vice President Kamala Harris has engaged in a quick round of diplomacy with Arab leaders while attending the U.N. climate summit in the United Arab Emirates. She's trying to focus on shaping the … more
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Italian officials secure 12th Century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse
Italian officials have secured the shorter of two 12th century towers in Bologna, fearing that its leaning could lead to collapse. On Friday, the city announced 4.3 million euros ($4.7 million) in … more
Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, causing renewed concern about civilian deaths
Israel is pounding targets in the southern Gaza Strip, intensifying a renewed offensive after a weeklong truce with Hamas and giving rise to renewed concerns about civilian casualties. Gaza's Health … more
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FILE - Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir chat after an American Jewish Congress Dinner, Sunday night Nov. 4, 1977, in New York. Henry 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. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)
With 'shuttle diplomacy,' step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast
Henry 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 … more
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Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios participates in the evening gown category during the 72nd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. The 23-year-old communicologist went on to win the competition, the first to wear the crown from her country. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running 'beauty queen coup' plot
Nicaraguan police say they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as … more
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Bolivia's Indigenous 'cholitas' make a living guiding clients on high altitude glaciers. But now climate change is accelerating the disappearance of these glaciers and the women risk losing their livelihood. (Nov. 31) (AP Video/Carlos Guerrero).
Bolivia's Indigenous women climbers fear for their future as the Andean glaciers melt
Dressed up in colorful, multilayered skirts, a group of 20 Indigenous Bolivian women have been climbing the Andes peaks for the past eight years, working as guides for tourists. But as the glaciers … more
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media prior to departure from Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emorates, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. The United States remains "intensely focused" on freeing hostages held in Gaza despite the resumption of the Israel-Hamas war after a week-long truce, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Blinken sees goals largely unfulfilled in Mideast trip, even as Israel pledges to protect civilians
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Mideast this week looking to press for agreements to extend the Gaza cease-fire, step up the release of hostages held by Hamas and limit … more
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This handout photo provided by GPO on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, shows Israeli released hostage Mia Shem reuniting with her family at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel. Mia Shem was released the night of Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (GPO via AP)
Bombs are falling on Gaza again. Who are the hostages still remaining in the besieged strip?
Israel and Hamas have resumed fighting after a weeklong cease-fire, and Israel says 136 hostages remain in Gaza. Most of those remaining in the besieged strip are men who were not included in the … more
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Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge
Several sources have named Staff Sgt. Jacob Galliher of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as the crew member killed during an Osprey aircraft crash in southwestern Japan. The Associated Press has not … more
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In this photo provided by the Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling, in Novogrodivka, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration via AP)
Ukrainian spy agency stages train explosions on a Russian railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian media say
Ukrainian media are reporting that the country's spy agency staged two successive train explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China. … more
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FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, right, after Kissinger introduced him, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at a banquet in Seattle. 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, Nov. 29, 2023, developed a special relationship with China in the second half of his 100-year-long life.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
A secret trip by Henry Kissinger grew into a half-century-long relationship with China
Henry Kissinger is being remembered positively in China as an envoy who was willing to overlook ideological differences at the height of the Cold War and long after. Many Chinese people mourned … more
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Coast guard officers salute during ceremonies for the inauguration of their new building at the Philippine-occupied Thitu island, locally called Pag-asa island, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at the disputed South China Sea. The Philippine coast guard inaugurated a new monitoring base Friday on a remote island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea as Manila ramps up efforts to counter China's increasingly aggressive actions in the strategic waterway. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines opens a coast guard surveillance base in the South China Sea to watch Chinese vessels
The Philippine coast guard has opened a new surveillance base on a remote island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea as Manila ramps up efforts to counter China’s … more
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Israelis embrace next to photos of people killed and taken captive by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova music festival in southern Israel, which are displayed at the site of the event, as Israeli DJs spun music, to commemorate the October 7, massacre, near kibbutz Re'im, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Nearly two months after Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostage, dozens are still unaccounted for, their families left living in limbo. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Nearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or alive
Nearly two months after Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, dozens are still unaccounted for, their families left living in limbo. In the immediate … more
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Israel has released more Palestinian prisoners after Hamas freed 16 hostages in the latest swap under the current Gaza truce. (Nov 30)(AP Video/Imad Issied)
Israel announces resumption of combat in Gaza Strip as truce with Hamas expires
Israel’s military said Friday it had resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip after a temporary truce with Hamas expired, blaming the militant group for breaking the cease-fire. The truce … more
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poses for a photo after his interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces. Despite the setbacks, however, he says that "we are not backing down." (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Takeaways from AP's Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Associated Press that winter will complicate fighting. Despite a summer counteroffensive that did not produce the results many … more
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, right, and Roman Mashovets, deputy head of the Presidential Office, look at a map during their visit to the front-line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces. Despite the setbacks, however, he says in an interview with The Associated Press that "we are not backing down." (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results … more
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FILE - A police officer searches and checks the documents of a man living in the Kiwanis Community, during a preventive patrol in search of gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. A May 2023 report by the human rights organization Cristosal, tallied 153 incarceration deaths during the first year of the state of emergency in El Salvador. No victim had been convicted of the alleged crime that put them behind bars. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)
Detainees in El Salvador's gang crackdown cite abuse during months in jail
Thousands of detainees swept up in El Salvador's gang crackdown over the past 1 1/2 years have been released from pre-trial detention. Two of them who spoke to The Associated Press on condition that … more
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