World News - The Morning Sun

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. Netanyahu pledged Tuesday, April 30 to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day. Netanyahu told a … more

5/5/24

Actor Bernard Hill arrives for the U.K. Premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," at the Odeon Leicester Square, in London, Dec. 12, 2012. Hill, who delivered a rousing battle cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and went down with the ship as captain in “Titanic,” has died. Hill, 79, died Sunday morning, May 5, 2024, agent Lou Coulson said. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79

Actor Bernard Hill who starred in “Titanic,” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy has died. Hill's agent Lou Coulson says he died Sunday at age 79. Hill delivered a rousing cry before leading … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 5/5/24

The Israeli prime minister said Sunday that the if Israel agrees to Hamas’ “extreme positions”, then the “next 7th of October is only a matter of time.” Netanyahu’s comments came as a Hamas delegation was in Cairo for cease-fire talks. But Israel hasn’t sent a delegation and a senior Israeli official downplayed prospects for a full end to the war.

Israel says Hamas attacks a crossing point into Gaza, wounding 10 Israelis and forcing its closure

Israel says a major crossing point used to deliver humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip has come under fire by Hamas militants, forcing it to close. The Israeli military reported 10 launches at the … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 5/5/24

An Ukrainian serviceman of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, lights candles during a Christian Orthodox Easter religious service, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukraine marks its third Easter at war under fire from Russian drones

Russia has launched a barrage of drones on eastern Ukraine as the country marks its third Easter at war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be “united in one … more

5/5/24

In this image made from video, Mexico's police officers stand guard at the Ensenada station in Ensenada, Mexico, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Mexican authorities said Thursday they have found tents and questioned a few people in the case of two Australians and an American who went missing over the weekend in the Pacific coast state of Baja California. (AP Photo)

3 bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians and American who went missing, prosecutors say

The state prosecutor’s office says three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a … more

By MARK STEVENSON | 5/4/24

London Mayoral Labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya Ahmed pose for the media as they arrive to vote in London, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Khan, is seeking re-election, and standing against 12 other candidates for the post of Mayor of London. There are other Mayoral elections in English cities and as well as local council elections. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

London, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic third term

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has won a historic third term in office. The win announced Saturday marks his staying power despite unhappiness among some voters, who blame him for a lot of the capital's … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 5/4/24

This drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the village of Ocheretyne, a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s military has acknowledged the Russians have gained a “foothold” in Ocheretyne, which had a population of about 3,000 before the war, but say fighting continues. No people could be seen in the footage, and no building in Ocheretyne appeared to have been left untouched by the fighting. (Kherson/Green via AP)

Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance

Drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the devastation inflicted on the Ukranian village of Ocheretyne. It has been a target for Russian forces as they continue to advance in the … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 5/4/24

Fireworks explode over the Venetian port after the procession of "Epitaphios", the bier that carries the body of Jesus Christ to his grave, in Nafpaktos town, western Greece, on Good Friday, May 3, 2024. The solemn processions in Greece, with the flower-adorned biers followed by the clergy and the faithful, are often spectacular, especially in places where bier processions from each parish converge into a central square. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

AP PHOTOS: Greek Orthodox mark Good Friday with solemn bier processions

NAFPAKTOS, Greece (AP) — The procession of “Epitaphios," symbolizing the bier that carried the body of Jesus to his grave, took place across Greece on Friday, which was Good Friday in the … more

By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS | 5/4/24

FILE - Sudanese Children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border, on April 6, 2024. The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday, May 4, that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. (AP Photo/Patricia Simon, File)

The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in

The United Nations food agency is waring Sudan’s warring parties that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 5/4/24

Thirteen people have died, and 21 are missing, according to Brazil's Civil Defense, after heavy rains hit south of the country since Monday. Rio Grande do Sul state Governor Eduardo Leite said Thursday the death toll was expected to rise in the state due to the difficult access to the landslide sites.

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in 80 years. At least 37 people have died

The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing. The record-breaking floods have devastated cities … more

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA | 5/3/24

FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. A bomb at a refugee camp in eastern Congo has killed at least 5 people, including children, a spokesman for the Congolese army said on Friday May 3, 2024. Lt Colonel Ndjike Kaiko, the army spokesman blamed the attack on the Mugunga refugee camp in North Kivu on a a rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda, known as M23, in a statement provided to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Bomb kills 5 people, including children, at a refugee camp in eastern Congo

The Congolese army says a bomb at a refugee camp in eastern Congo has killed at least 5 people, including children. An army spokesman blamed the attack on the Mugunga refugee camp in North Kivu on a … more

Associated Press | 5/3/24

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks in Adelaide, Friday, May 3, 2024, during a ceremony to mark the return of four significant cultural heritage items to the indigenous Kaurna people from the collection of the Grassi Museum in Leipzig. (Michael Errey/Pool Photo via AP)

German foreign minister, EU nations say Russia will face consequences for cyberattack

Germany says Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack. European Union member countries also said … more

5/3/24

Visitors look at a Marder armored infantry vehicle from Germany at an exhibition of Western military equipment captured from Kyiv forces during the fighting in Ukraine, in Moscow on Friday, May 3, 2024. The exhibit organized by the Russian Defense Ministry features more than 30 pieces of Western-made heavy equipment, including a U.S.-made M1 Abrams tank and a Bradley armored fighting vehicle. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Ukrainian officials urge Western partners to speed up military aid deliveries amid Russian onslaught

Ukraine’s president and foreign minister say they have pressed British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to accelerate the delivery of promised military aid to Kyiv. Their appeal during Cameron's … more

By SUSIE BLANN | 5/3/24

FILE - Supporters of NagaWorld's union leader Chhim Sithar hold a protest in front of Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 25, 2023. Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday May 3, 2024 upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, had originally been convicted in May 2023 of incitement to commit a felony. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor … more

By SOPHENG CHEANG | 5/3/24

Achieving Goals presidential candidate Jose Raul Mulino holds a press conference after meeting with members of the Electoral Observation Mission, in Panama City, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Panama will hold general elections on May 5. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panama Supreme Court rejects challenge to candidacy of presidential frontrunner days before vote

Panama’s Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to the candidacy of leading presidential contender José Raúl Mulino. The move removes an element of uncertainty two days before the … more

By JUAN ZAMORANO | 5/3/24

FILE - Nigeria Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, center, with other Community leaders pray at the grave side were victims of an army drones attack were buried in Tudun Biri village Nigeria, on Dec. 5, 2023. Two Nigerian military personnel will face a court martial over the killing of 85 villagers in a military drone attack in December in the West African nation’s conflict-battered north, authorities said on Thursday May 2, 2024. (AP Photo Kehinde Gbenga, File)

2 Nigerian military personnel will face court martial over a drone attack that killed 85 villagers

Nigerian military authorities say two military personnel will face a court martial over the killing of 85 villagers in a drone attack in the West African nation’s conflict-battered north four … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 5/3/24

Christian Orthodox worshippers leave the chapel basement after attending a service at the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in, Lypivka, near Lviv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 28, 2024. This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago it also provided physical refuge from horrors outside. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture

An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season. Two years ago it also provided physical refuge from … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 5/3/24

FILE - This photo provided on Jan. 12, 2019, by the China National Space Administration via Xinhua News Agency shows the lunar lander of the Chang'e-4 probe in a photo taken by the rover Yutu-2 on Jan. 11. China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday, May 3, 2024, that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. (China National Space Administration/Xinhua News Agency via AP, File)

China is sending a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

China is preparing to launch a lunar probe that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the … more

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | 5/3/24

FILE - An abandoned vehicle stands in floodwater caused by heavy rain with the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, seen on the background, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on April 18, 2024. Dubai Airports announced on Thursday, May 2, the cancelation and diversion of flights due to unsettled weather conditions in the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike, File)

Flights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits the UAE 2 weeks after its heaviest recorded rainfall ever

Airport authorities in Dubai say several flights have been cancelled and diverted as heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a month. An airport authority spokesperson said … more

By MALAK HARB | 5/2/24

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says

The United Nations says the world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 5/2/24