Oct 10, 2025, 2:31 AM | Updated: 6:40 pm
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time, and that troops are withdrawing to the agreed-upon deployment lines.
The announcement comes after Palestinians reported heavy shelling Friday morning in northern Gaza.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — For the second time in two months, the ground was shaking in South America. Once again, families flooded social media with pleas for help finding missing loved ones under flattened buildings. Once again, governments across political divides and continents pledged aid. But in many ways, the contrast between Colombia’s 7.4-magnitude […]
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in early Thursday trading, as global market optimism continued on prospects for AI stocks and the semiconductor sector. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.6% in early trading to 68,609.92. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6% to 9,155.80. South Korea’s Kospi surged 3.9% to 6,835.55. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged […]
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BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military is on track to pull all of its forces out of Iraq by the end of September, officials said Wednesday, marking the end of a presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein. Washington and Baghdad agreed in 2024 to wind down the much smaller U.S.-led operations […]
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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records, while oil prices advanced as doubts persisted over when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.6% to 67334.94. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 4% to 6,597.90 […]
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PEREIRA, Colombia (AP) — The search for life in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake grew more desperate on Wednesday as search teams pushed up against a key time threshold to locate survivors with signs of life. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella and his government as it scrambles to […]
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian police on Tuesday charged a man with making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax, the latest security incident involving an American diplomatic post in Canada after two shootings at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto this year. Several streets downtown were evacuated after Halifax Regional Police found […]
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As temperatures climb across the Seattle area, many homeowners are discovering that their air conditioner is running but not cooling the home effectively.
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Each of the four whale species in our waters follows its own seasonal rhythm, and understanding those patterns is the key to planning your experience.
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