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Kim Jong Un says military should ‘annihilate’ US and South Korea if provoked

Abhinav Thawait

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should “thoroughly annihilate” the United States ...

North Korea’s Kim says he’ll launch 3 more spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons in 2024

Abhinav Thawait

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will launch three additional military spy ...

New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won’t pay

Debi Johnson

WASHINGTON (AP) — New obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the injections will ...

US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus ‘Fat Leonard’

Elaine Hadley

MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release ...

North Korea’s Kim threatens ‘more offensive actions’ against US

Elaine Hadley

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened “more offensive actions” to repel what he called ...

Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes treacherous highway for migrants

Abhinav Thawait

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama ...

EU leaders fail to agree on a $55 billion aid package for Ukraine

Abhinav Thawait

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union failed to agree Thursday on a 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) package in financial aid ...

AP-NORC poll: A Biden-Trump rematch is 2024 election few Americans want

Elaine Hadley

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the presidential election no one is really jazzed about. Relatively few Americans are excited about a ...

Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid

Abhinav Thawait

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials labored Wednesday to try to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for ...

Israel-Hamas war: Heavy fighting in south Gaza as Israel presses ahead

Abhinav Thawait

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting raged overnight and into Sunday across Gaza, including in the devastated north, as ...