MILAN — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived with his family Thursday, telling U.S. athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the competition “is one of…
Read more Vance: Olympics are ‘one of the few things’ that unite AmericansGeoffrey Mason, who had a five-decade career in sports television and was best known as the coordinating producer for ABC’s coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games hostage…
Read more Geoffrey Mason, TV producer of 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, dies at 85DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone…
Read more Trump rolls out Board of Peace at Davos forumLONDON — With one puff of a cigarette, a woman in Canada became a global symbol of defiance against Iran’s bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world…
Read more She set a photo afire, and became a symbol of resistance for Iran protestersBEIRUT — BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon ’s government on Friday signed a deal with an international consortium to explore gas in an offshore area bordering Israel. The deal…
Read more Lebanon signs gas exploration deal with international consortium amid economic crisisOn Monday, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet at Mar-a-Lago in what may be the most consequential moment for the stalled Gaza peace…
Read more A Reckoning for the Stalled Gaza Peace PlanPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza…
Read more Trump and Netanyahu will meet in Florida at crucial moment for U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefireGENEVA — Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, said Thursday they will return the winner’s trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete in…
Read more Eurovision champion Nemo returns the winner’s trophy to protest Israel’s inclusionThe Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children…
Read more Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry saysBERLIN (AP) — Rare photographs of Ireland from 1963 show a world about to disappear, a country before it took its first steps toward modernity. Black and white…
Read more Former AP photographer’s vintage images of Ireland capture a world before it disappearedSubmit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Bike-path gambitdoesn’t enhance safety Re: “Safety debate at crossroads” (Page A1, Oct. 30).…
Read more Letters: Walnut Creek bike path plan doesn’t enhance safetyDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10. Health officials in Gaza…
Read more Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire’s latest testGENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced plans to change the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness, a move that follows…
Read more Eurovision plans changes to voting, security after allegations of Israeli government ‘interference’GENEVA — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced plans to change the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness, a move that follows allegations…
Read more Eurovision plans voting, security changes after allegations of Israel ‘interference’DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Monday as hometown airlines Emirates and FlyDubai likely look to increase their fleets off record earnings and…
Read more Dubai Air Show opens as local airlines likely seek more jets, defense remains a worryIsraeli actor Gal Gadot has been awarded Israel’s Genesis Prize in recognition of her strong support for the country at a time when many in the entertainment industry…
Read more Gal Gadot win’s Israel’s Genesis Prize for her wartime supportLONDON (AP) — He’s the left-leaning Muslim mayor of the country’s biggest city, and U.S. President Donald Trump is one of his biggest critics. London’s Sadiq Khan has…
Read more Zohran Mamdani and London’s Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differencesJERUSALEM — Israel said the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza and they will be handed over to Israel’s military. A Hamas statement earlier said the…
Read more Israel says the Red Cross has received the remains of 3 hostages in GazaNEW YORK (AP) — If you wondered why Miguel didn’t release a studio album for nearly a decade, his response is simple: life. This cover image released by…
Read more Miguel’s ‘CAOS,’ fueled by anger and angst, is his first studio album in nearly a decadeEarlier this month, Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire to the two-year war in Gaza. The agreement was brokered in part by the United States, but American officials…
Read more What Israel and Hamas Actually Want from the Gaza Ceasefire