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FILE - Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, after his sentencing proceedings. Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 after nearly 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree murder for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in his home in 2013. He has been in prison since late 2014. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius up for parole Friday, 10 years after a killing that shocked the world
Oscar Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday after nearly 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree … more
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Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios reacts after being crowned Miss Universe at the 72nd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Nicaragua's Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country
Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare PR victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition. But “the … more
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Outgoing President Guillermo Lasso and his wife María de Lourdes Alcívar arrive to the National Assembly for the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Daniel Noboa, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge
An inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has been sworn in as Ecuador’s president. Daniel Noboa took on the job Thursday during a ceremony in Quito, the South … more
FILE - Javier Milei, presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition, speaks at his campaign headquarters after polls closed for general elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 22, 2023. Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as tough and strong, even if they're accused of chipping away at democracy. He's now celebrating Argentina's newly elected president, Javier Milei. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires
Former President Donald Trump has told Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can meet. Milei’s office said Thursday that Trump … more
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An aerial view of the multiple craters left by shelling in a field on the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
Ukraine says 3 civilians were killed in a daylight Russian cluster bomb attack
A Kyiv official says a Russian attack using cluster munitions has killed three people in a suburb of Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson. The deaths bring to at least six the number of civilians … more
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FILE - A view of the St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, taken on June 8, 2019. Venice authorities have rolled out a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year. The aim is to reduce crowds, encourage longer visits and improve the quality of life for residents. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends
Venice authorities have rolled out a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year. The aim is to reduce crowds, encourage … more
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Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, known as PVV, answers questions to media after announcement of the first preliminary results of general elections in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti-Islam firebrand known as the Dutch Donald Trump
He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. He’s been threatened with death countless times by Islamic extremists, convicted of insulting Moroccans and the British government once banned him from … more
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Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, known as PVV, answers questions to media after announcement of the first preliminary results of general elections in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
In political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections
The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory. It’s one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II and one … more
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Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the country
Hundreds of police officers are searching the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany with the majority of the raids taking place in Berlin. On Nov. 2, the German government implemented … more
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Israeli military vehicles are seen in the town of Tulkarem, West Bank, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli military killed six Palestinians, five of them militants, during a raid that sparked an hourslong firefight with militants in a flashpoint refugee camp in the northern city of Tulkarem. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israel-Hamas truce deal for hostage release hits last-minute snag, now expected to start Friday
An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appears to have hit a last-minute snag. A senior Israeli official … more
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Israeli soldiers show the media an underground tunnel found underneath Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Israel says that Hamas militants sought cover on the grounds of the hospital and used the tunnel for military purposes. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Israel unveils what it claims is a major Hamas militant hideout beneath Gaza City's Shifa Hospital
Israeli military officials have shown a group of international journalists a small living quarters they found in a tunnel underneath Shifa Hospital, claiming that the space had been used by Hamas … more
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President-elect Javier Milei pauses while addressing supporters at his campaign headquarters after polls closed for a presidential runoff election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina's President-elect is racing against the clock to remake the government
Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei has called for the wholesale reinvention of the government but he has precious little time. With less than three weeks until his Dec. 10 inauguration, … more
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FILE - Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting in a hall on the sea side of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. Since Hamas fighters carried out the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, Israeli officials have vowed to crush the Palestinian militant group and its enigmatic leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. But seven weeks into the war, 61-year-old Sinwar remains alive, in hiding and at the helm of Hamas’ fighters as they battle Israeli forces. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
Shadowy Hamas leader in Gaza is at top of Israel's hit list after last month's deadly attack
Since Hamas fighters carried out the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, Israeli officials have vowed to crush the Palestinian militant group and its enigmatic leader in Gaza. But seven weeks into … more
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Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, known as PVV, casts his ballot in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Dutch voters cast ballots in a general election that will usher in a new prime minister for the first time in 13 years, with the rising cost of living and migration topping electoral concerns in a country that plays an important role in EU affairs and global trade and tourism.(AP Photo/Mike Corder)
Voters offered a clean slate in an election to replace The Netherlands' longest-serving leader
One thing is certain as Dutch voters cast ballots in a general election: Mark Rutte, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, is on the way out. His replacement after 13 years in office could … more
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Israel’s Cabinet has approved a cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to a devastating war and a release of some of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza. (AP video/Ami Bentov)
Israel and Hamas agree on truce to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting war in Gaza
Officials say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza. The breakthrough will facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians … more
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Members of Palestinian community attend at the Pope Francis' weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Francis meets with relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners
Pope Francis has met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israel. He held the meetings before his weekly general audience Wednesday. There, he begged for … more
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A woman looks at photographs of hostages, mostly Israeli civilians who were abducted during the Oct. 7, unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, mediators said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israel and Hamas have reached a deal on a cease-fire and hostages. What does it look like?
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day halt in their devastating war in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages taken captive by militants on Oct. 7, when Israeli … more
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This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what the country said is the launch of the Malligyong-1, a military spy satellite, into orbit on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
South Korea partially suspends inter-Korean agreement after North says it put spy satellite in orbit
South Korea says it will partially suspend an inter-Korean agreement to restart frontline aerial surveillance of North Korea, after the North said it launched a military spy satellite in violation of … more
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FILE- Presidential candidate Javier Milei, center, his sister Karina, right, and his running mate Victoria Villarruel hug during a campaign rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 18, 2023. Milei and Villarruel's ticket resoundingly won Argentina's presidency in the Nov. 19 runoff election. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Meet the influential women behind Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei
Argentina's populist President-elect Javier Milei lacks a group of well-known political advisers but has surrounded himself with a group of women who are set to be influential players in his … more
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FILE - Then-San Diego Padres third base coach Mike Shildt, right, speaks at a news conference next to San Francisco Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson before a baseball game in San Francisco on April 13, 2022. Shildt has been hired as manager of the San Diego Padres, returning to the dugout two years after he was suddenly fired by the St. Louis Cardinals following a third straight playoff appearance, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Padres give Mike Shildt another chance to manage 2 years after his Cardinals exit
AN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have given Mike Shildt another chance to manage in the big leagues, just two years after his run with St. Louis ended abruptly despite him leading the Cardinals … more
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