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Netanyahu, top rival face postelection that could redefine Israeli politics

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis braced for perhaps weeks of political uncertainty Wednesday after an election that has challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power and raised the almost unthinkable possibility of some Jewish and Arab parties teaming up in an effort to unseat ...

High-speed train collision kills at least 68 in Spain

URDA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. The regional government of Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and said another ...

Environmentalists celebrate Lula’s reelection in Brazil

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are celebrating the reelection in Brazil of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which brings the prospect of a continued focus on stopping the illegal cutting of the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the ...

Delegations meet in Iran with Mideast region on edge

CAIRO (AP) — High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey were in Tehran on Monday for meetings with Iranian authorities to try to avert renewed fighting in the Iran war. Many in Iran are anxious about a possible return to all-out war. Israeli and American leaders have ...

Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military pressed ahead Sunday with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and ...