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Prosecutor says 2 suspects in jewel heist acknowledge their involvement

PARIS (AP) — Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist on Wednesday were handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. The prosecutor said they admitted their involvement. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau told a ...

Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 60 dead

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects dead, officials said. The operation included officers in helicopters ...

Argentina’s President Milei gets a big win in midterm vote

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged and government bonds jumped on Monday as President Javier Milei hailed his party's resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press ahead with radical free-market reforms of Argentina's ...

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since ...

Israel’s top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Israel will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force the United States has proposed to oversee the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Israel's top diplomat said Monday. The 20-point deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month calls for a force to monitor the ceasefire but does not mention which countries would provide troops. It says the U.S. would “work with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilization Force” to deploy in Gaza. The force would train and ...

Trump and Xi ready for a high-stakes meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world's two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their ...