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Accused 9/11 plotters remain in legal limbo at Guantanamo Bay 22 years after attacks

By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori

Four months after the 9/11 attacks, the first detainees arrived at a United States military facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 20 years later, 30 men are still held there. There's also a new debate over potential plea deals…

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Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border

By Martín Adames Alcántara, Associated Press

The measures announced Monday by President Luis Abinader follow the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican officials argue will divert water from the shared Massacre River and harm its farmers and the environment.

7 things to know about the devastating Morocco earthquake

By Sam Metz, Associated Press

Law enforcement and aid workers have arrived in the region south of the city of Marrakech that was hardest hit by the first earthquake where residents await assistance.

U.S. makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen money

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The transfer of the $6 billion was the critical element in the prisoner release deal, which saw four of the five American detainees transferred from Iranian jails into house arrest last month.

India and Saudi Arabia agree to expand economic and security ties after the G20 summit

By Associated Press

During last week's G20 summit, India, Saudi Arabia, the United States, the European Union and other countries announced an ambitious rail and shipping corridor that will link India with the Middle East and Europe.

Thousands feared dead after flooding in eastern Libya, prime minister says

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said that 2,000 were feared dead in the eastern city of Derna, and thousands of others are believed missing.

Public health officials in Greece warn against using floodwater, citing contamination risks

By Associated Press

The floods have caused damage over 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) in Greece’s central farming belt, destroyed homes and roads and left thousands of households without power and water for days.

Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, expected to meet with Putin

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

The meeting has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Israel's judges to hear cases on their own fate as bitter overhaul of judiciary reaches courts

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society.

Search for survivors after deadly Morocco earthquake continues, but hope is waning

By Sam Metz, Mosa'ab Elshamy, Associated Press

Because homes in quake-hit areas were often made of mud bricks with roofs of wood, stone and clay, Rescuers Without Borders’ founder says that the hope of finding survivors at this point is slim.