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FILE - O.J. Simpson sits at his arraignment in Superior Court in Los Angeles on July 22, 1994. (AP Photo/Pool/Lois Bernstein, Pool, File)
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement and brought an intersection of sports, crime, … more
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People watch a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared an “emergency martial law," accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and paralyzing the government with anti-state … more
Mariana Ariza, of Venezuela, straightens a compatriot's hair at the Pope Francis Migrant Shelter in Palmira, Colombia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Diaz)
Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home
Colombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons. Official records show that … more
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A chef whose van was stolen with 2,500 pies inside is urging the thieves to donate the loot
A British chef is urging thieves who stole a van with 2,500 savory pies inside to “do the right thing” and donate the edible loot to the needy. Tommy Banks said the van was stolen with 25,000 … more
Barbed wires set in an area in front of a house of the Kibbutz Manara, which is located near to the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, Monday Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Middle East Latest: Israeli minister warns of wider strikes on Lebanon if ceasefire collapses
Israel’s defense minister says that if the shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, Israel will widen its strikes and target the Lebanese state itself. On Monday Israel launched airstrikes that … more
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In a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Chad’s Aboutengue refugee camp, Khadiga Omer Adam sits on a bed cradling her malnourished baby, Salma Issa.
They fled war in Sudan. But they haven't been able to flee the hunger
The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famine. Food in the markets is sparse, prices have spiked and aid groups say they struggle to reach the most vulnerable as warring parties limit … more
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Young Palestinians walk amongst rubble of destroyed buildings at a neighbourhood in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians say Hamas and Fatah are close to an agreement on a committee to administer postwar Gaza
Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively … more
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FILE - Medieval sculptures of Notre-Dame cathedral's jube are displayed at the exhibition "Making stones speak", at the Cluny Museum, National Museum of the Middle Ages, in Paris, on Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
Five things you probably didn't know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral has some surprising stories to tell before it reopens this weekend after five years of restoration. The cathedral is considered France’s geographic center, marked by a … more
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Trudeau told Trump Americans would also suffer if tariffs are imposed, a Canadian minister says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. That's according … more
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Syrian opposition fighters ride on a motorcycle past Syrian army planes at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
Syria’s civil war has exploded back onto the world stage after insurgents poured out of their main bastion in northwestern Syria and seized large parts of nearby Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and … more
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FILE - President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)
Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be 'HELL TO PAY'
President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office there will be … more
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For the first time in more than a year, since the war started on October last year after Hamas militants launched an attack from the Gaza Strip, Israelis were able to visit areas that had seen harsh fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.
Hezbollah fires at an Israeli-held border zone, the group's first strike since a ceasefire began
The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week. Lebanon has accused Israel of violating the truce more than … more
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Syrian residents returned to towns in the Idlib Governorate on Sunday after years of displacement. Saraqib resident Hossam al Hassan, choked on tears as he talked about leaving his town for five years. (AP Video shot by Ghaith al Sayed)
Turkey calls for reconciliation between Syria government and opposition to end conflict
Turkey's foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold dialogue with the … more
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Judges are seated as the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change. They … more
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Part of 2500 panda sculptures are displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport during a welcome ceremony of the panda-themed exhibition "Panda Go!" in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Hong Kong launches panda sculpture tour as the city hopes the bear craze boosts tourism
Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting on Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The … more
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International scientists, Alexander Werth, from left, professor Joy Reidenberg and Michael Denk study a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, near Dunedin, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Derek Morrison)
Scientists gather to decode puzzle of the world's rarest whale in 'extraordinary' New Zealand study
Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species. The creature, which washed up dead on a beach on New … more
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with European Council President Antonio Costa, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years. The visit Monday comes just weeks after he was criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for … more
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
Seafaring pioneers are spearheading a comeback for wind power in the shipping industry, to dent its huge carbon emissions. The international merchant fleet of more than 100,000 ships that transports … more
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FILE - Exterior of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
The International Criminal Court is facing pushback and doubts as its member states meet
The International Criminal Court’s member states open their annual meeting Monday as the court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the … more
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FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 24, 2020. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)
Trump says he'll nominate Kash Patel as FBI director to remake the agency. Here's what happens next
Donald Trump’s plan to nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sets the stage for a fresh round of turbulence at a law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the homeland and investigating federal … more
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