The Associated Press

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Countries around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Vigils, commemorations and acts of remembrance are being held across the world to mark a year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel as leaders call for an end to antisemitism and the release of Israeli hostages

7:07AM ( 4 months ago )

Fighting in Sudan's North Darfur kills at least 13 children, UNICEF says

UNICEF says that recent fighting between the Sudanese military and its rival paramilitary in Sudan’s North Darfur killed at least 13 children and injured four others

5:58AM ( 4 months ago )

Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in 'a very important phase'

Ukraine’s military says it struck a major oil terminal in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war effort

5:49AM ( 4 months ago )

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA

5:35AM ( 4 months ago )

Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine

A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine

5:14AM ( 4 months ago )

Fritz and Dimitrov finally advance at rain-soaked Shanghai Masters

Two days after starting out seventh-ranked Taylor Fritz and 10th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov have finally completed their second-round matches at the Shanghai Masters

5:02AM ( 4 months ago )

The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says

The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned the drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in many places

4:39AM ( 4 months ago )

Senior member of Myanmar's former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence

Zaw Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, has died

4:15AM ( 4 months ago )

The Nobel Prize in medicine opens 6 days of award announcements

The Nobel prizes award season is kicking off with the announcement of the winner of this year’s medicine award

3:14AM ( 4 months ago )

Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNA

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny pieces of genetic material that alter how genes work at the cellular level

3:14AM ( 4 months ago )