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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas are examining proposed terms for a deal meant to bring about a cease-fire in the 4-month-old war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages still held there and the freeing of many Palestinians from Israeli prisons. The two sides remain far apart on conditions. Mediators Qatar, Egypt and …

TOKIO (AP) — Un perro callejero el miércoles atacó a 11 personas, en su mayoría niños que jugaban en un parque al norte de Tokio, y les causó heridas leves, informaron los bomberos. El personal de bomberos acudió al lugar tras recibir un pedido de ambulancia de la policía para un hombre de unos 40 años que sufrió una mordedura …

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir fired at two workers from the northern state of Punjab, killing one and wounding another, police said Wednesday. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region for the attack in Srinagar. Officials did not immediately give further details. Kashmir has witnessed a spate of targeted killings since October 2019, …

BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday made his first official visit to neighboring Thailand since becoming his country’s leader last year, seeking to renew the close ties the two countries have maintained in recent times. In addition to meeting with his Thai counterpart, Srettha Thavisin, Hun Manet presided over the signing of several documents on bilateral …

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were President Vladimir Putin’s pet project as he sought to expand Russia’s global clout, boost its prestige and impress the world. But the Kremlin’s attempt at soft power soon collided with hard realities. It became the most expensive Olympics ever — summer or winter — with costs that ballooned to $55 billion and fueled suspicions …

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing reemplazó el miércoles al director de la Comisión Regulatoria de Valores de China en un esfuerzo evidente por restaurar la confianza en el mercado bursátil. La agencia noticiosa oficial Xinhua informó que Wu Qing, veterano de la banca y ex vicegobernador del centro financiero de Shanghái, reemplazará a Yi Huiman. Las acciones chinas se desplomaron el …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at six regions across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at least five civilians and wounding almost 50 others, including a pregnant woman. The attacks hit at least three major cities, including the capital, Kyiv, where the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, was discussing military …

BOGOTÁ (AP) — El último episodio de la constante tensión entre el presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro y el fiscal general Francisco Barbosa derivó en una advertencia del mandatario sobre una “ruptura institucional”, por lo que convocó a sus partidarios a las calles. Barbosa, un abierto crítico de Petro, tiene en sus manos varios procesos que involucran a la familia del …

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. Although the proposal had languished in EU institutions for the past two years, the move by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was the latest …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday he will propose guaranteeing people pensions equal to their full salaries at the time they retire, something done by no other country, not even those much richer than Mexico. It was among a raft of 20 constitutional reforms that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has almost no hope of getting passed in …