Oct 06 Hurricane Priscilla lashes western Mexico with heavy rain and strong winds By Associated Press Western Mexico was being lashed Monday by a hurricane bringing heavy rain, strong winds and rough surf to coastal areas and the Baja California peninsula. Continue reading
Oct 06 U.S. Treasury sanctions Mexican companies accused of aiding Sinaloa cartel’s fentanyl production By Associated Press The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned a network of companies and their affiliates that allegedly supplied precursor chemicals to make fentanyl to a faction of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. Continue reading
Oct 06 How American views on Israel and antisemitism have changed since Oct. 7 By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press Nearly two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel and the county’s ensuing invasion of the Gaza Strip, Americans are more divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than they were before the war – and concerns are mounting about… Continue reading
Oct 06 Greta Thunberg is among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison By Melanie Lidman, Renata Brito, Associated Press Israeli authorities said Monday they deported to Greece and Slovakia another 171 people detained for taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, including prominent Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. Continue reading
Oct 06 What remains uncertain as key talks to end the war in Gaza begin By Cara Anna, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel and Hamas are set to begin indirect talks on ending the war in Gaza after both sides signaled support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan. Continue reading
Oct 06 Heavy snow traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest By Associated Press Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet. Continue reading
Oct 06 ICC convicts militia leader of atrocities in Darfur killings more than 20 years ago By Mike Corder, Associated Press Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman was convicted of crimes for leading Janjaweed militia forces in Darfur that went on a campaign of killing and destruction in 2003-2004. Continue reading
Oct 06 Pivotal talks between Israel and Hamas begin in Egypt on eve of second Gaza war anniversary By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel has continued with airstrikes despite Trump's order to stop. Continue reading
Oct 06 France’s new prime minister resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos By Samuel Petrequin, John Leicester, Associated Press Lecornu is now the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic, which started in 1958. Continue reading
Oct 05 Priscilla strengthens into hurricane in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coast By Associated Press Hurricane Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico, with heavy rain and gusty winds affecting coastal areas. Continue reading