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Madagascar's coup leader is sworn in as president after a military takeover condemned by UN
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him...
Oct 16, 2025
Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologizing to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday. He was 101. Murayam...
Oct 16, 2025
US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case
MIAMI (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives allegedly pai...
Oct 16, 2025
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's national security adviser during his first term and later became a vocal critic, was charged Thursday with storing top secret ...
Oct 16, 2025
Trump warns Hamas 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them' if bloodshed persists in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Hamas "we will have no choice but to go in and kill them" if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza. The grim warning from Trump came after he ...
Oct 16, 2025
Judge wants immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after clashes with public
CHICAGO (AP) - Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday said she will require federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras, and she also summoned...
Oct 16, 2025
Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is redoubling his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, announcing a second meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin one day before sitting down with Ukraine's Volody...
Oct 16, 2025
Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire ...
Oct 16, 2025
Chief of staff of Yemen Houthi rebel's military dies from wounds suffered in Israeli airstrike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said Thursday, further escalat...
Oct 16, 2025
Embattled French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in Parliament
PARIS (AP) - French Prime Minister Sbastien Lecornu survived two votes of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos. The ...
Oct 16, 2025
