The Associated Press

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Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open

Ukraine has accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait

5:51AM ( 5 months ago )

4 migrants died trying to reach an eastern Greek island in a small boat that sank

Greece’s coast guard says four people have died and five others have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank off the island of Samos

5:42AM ( 5 months ago )

Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating

Sudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past two months

4:40AM ( 5 months ago )

Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage

Alaska Airlines says it halted its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to a technology problem that was resolved by about 10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time

4:00AM ( 5 months ago )

Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran

3:53AM ( 5 months ago )

Britain's Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of the U.K.’s national finances

3:29AM ( 5 months ago )

Pope cancels audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip

Pope Francis has canceled his audiences because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg

3:05AM ( 5 months ago )

Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness

The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg

3:05AM ( 5 months ago )

John rapidly strengthens into a hurricane off southern Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane John is ripping toward Mexico’s southern coast after rapidly intensifying over the eastern Pacific Ocean, surprising authorities who called for residents of some coastal areas to head for cover

2:26AM ( 5 months ago )

Israel calls on Lebanese to leave homes where Hezbollah stores arms as warplanes launch new strikes

The Israeli military is calling on residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons and says it is carrying out “extensive strikes” against the militant group

2:18AM ( 5 months ago )