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Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a tavern delicacy

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.5 to $6 per day. It's a pittance, but it’s all he has to feed his family...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Cambodia reports Thai air strikes as the 2 nations hold peace talks

BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodia reported that Thailand hit a site in the country's northwest with an airstrike on Saturday, even as the two countries held talks to try to put an end to renewed comba...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidence

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was an “unlawful nighttime search.” L...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue days after the White House...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not formally acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

California's intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud. There ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Stocks close slightly lower in quiet post-Christmas trading

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed slightly lower on Friday in a quiet day of trading as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 index fell 2.11 points, less than 0.1%, to clo...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about the Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot in Arkansas worth $1.8 billion

Christmas came early for someone who purchased a Powerball ticket at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, worth more than $1.8 billion. The lone winner in Wednesday's Christmas E...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, killing both, police said. The Israeli military swift...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that the West Afr...

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press