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Lawyer says Hegseth paid woman after allegation of sex assault but he denies wrongdoing

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Pete Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey, California, according to a statement released by the city. No charges were filed. His lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, told The Associated…

7 things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary pick

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Hegseth has lobbied Donald Trump to release service members accused of war crimes.

Typhoon Man-yi worsens crisis in Philippines caused by multiple back-to-back storms

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Typhoon Man-yi has left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines.

What Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range U.S. weapons means for the war

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

The U.S. will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied longer-range weapons to conduct strikes inside Russian territory.

Proposed law threatening Māori rights sparks massive protests in New Zealand

By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press

Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

Israel strikes Beirut area near government headquarters, embassies

By Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat. The target of the airstrike remains unclear, and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning.

‘Cut the theatrics.’ Climate negotiators urged to get down to business at COP29 in Baku

By Sibi Arasu, Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

United Nations climate talks resumed Monday with negotiators urged to make progress on a stalled-out deal that could see developing countries get more money to spend on clean energy and adapting to climate-charged weather extremes.

Not your average 18th birthday: Teen Buddhist lama celebrates in the U.S. before joining Himalayan monastery

By Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press

Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After graduation, he’ll head to northern India, more than 7,200 miles from home.

WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing as Biden attends G20 in Brazil

By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

The gathering on Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is being held amid two major wars and around two weeks after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election.

French farmers protest EU agricultural pact with South American trade bloc

By Associated Press

French farmers argue the deal threatens their livelihoods by allowing a surge of South American agricultural imports produced under less stringent environmental standards.