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    m Rafael Araiza, the head of a local civil defense office on Mexico's Pacific Coast, said a 26-year-old woman died from a shark bite as she was pushing her 5-y…

    by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports December 4, 2023

  • U.S., 56 other nations seek phase-out for coal

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal …

    by SETH BORENSTEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 3, 2023

  • Harris confers with Arab leaders on Mideast war

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on sha…

    by WILL WEISSERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 3, 2023

  • Israel-Hamas war shifts to Gaza’s south

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Israel pounded targets in crowded southern Gaza on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, drivin…

    by NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE AND CARA ANNA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 3, 2023

  • U.S. to grow tech links with allies

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United K…

    by LOLITA C. BALDOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 3, 2023

  • Venezuela pact sets electoral appeal process

    MEXICO CITY -- Venezuela's government and a faction of the opposition have agreed on a process through which aspiring presidential candidates who were banned f…

    by REGINA GARCIA CANO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 3, 2023

  • France, Philippines talk defense

    MANILA, Philippines -- France and the Philippines are considering a defense pact that would allow them to send military forces to each other's territory for jo…

    by JIM GOMEZ AND JOEAL CALUPITAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 3, 2023

  • Poorer nations speak out at global climate meeting

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming -- and they have the pope's blessing.

    by JAMEY KEATEN AND SETH BORENSTEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 3, 2023

  • Gaza conflict renewed as blame traded

    Israel's war with Hamas restarted Friday as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Health authorities in…

    by NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY AND JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 2, 2023

  • Allied militias gain ground in Myanmar

    A major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities in the northeast has been moving at lightning…

    by DAVID RISING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 2, 2023

  • Philippines opens hub in South China Sea

    The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plan to expan…

    by JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA AND JOEAL CALUPITAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 2, 2023

  • Climate talks: Words not enough to stop warming

    Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet's dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next step is to turn their s…

    by SETH BORENSTEIN AND JAMEY KEATEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 2, 2023

  • Siberia train blasts reported

    Ukraine's spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China, Ukrainian …

    by HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 2, 2023

  • Hezbollah, Israel trade fire; 2 killed in Lebanon

    Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group attacked several Israeli army posts along the two countries' border and Israel shelled a village in southern Lebanon on Frid…

    by BASSEM MROUE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 2, 2023