Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise
BEIRUT — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining…
Teen behind the Louvre heist ‘Fedora Man’ photo embraces his mystery moment
PARIS — When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realized an Associated Press photo of him at the Louvre…
Meet the teen behind the Louvre ‘Fedora Man’ mystery photo
PARIS (AP) — When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realized an Associated Press photo of him at the…
What to know about COP30, this year’s UN climate talks
People from around the world are beginning to gather at the gateway of the Amazon in Belem, Brazil,…
A crisis at chipmaker Nexperia sent automakers scrambling. Here’s what to know
A battle for control of a little-known chipmaker has threatened global auto production by choking off the semiconductor…
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so…
What’s at stake in Iraq’s parliamentary election
BAGHDAD — BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis are preparing to vote in a parliamentary election that comes at a…
‘No hire’ job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply
WASHINGTON — When Carly Kaprive left a job in Kansas City and moved to Chicago a year ago,…
In Israel, Mamdani’s win in New York stirs alarm
JERUSALEM (AP) — The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next mayor has sent a chill…
‘No hire’ job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Carly Kaprive left a job in Kansas City and moved to Chicago a year…
A whale-surfing fish hitches the ocean’s wildest joyride
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick…
Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off
Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week,…