ADAM SCHRECK

A man looks at damaged building after projectiles fired from Lebanon hit a home in Tira, central Israel, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran’s leader promises a punishing response
An attack on a central Israeli town has injured 11 as Iran’s supreme leader vowed a punishing response to Israel’s attack last week. The predawn strike on Tira was one of several barrages fired from Lebanon on Saturday.
 
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Analysis: Iran faces tough choices in deciding how to respond to Israeli strikes
How Iran chooses to respond to the unusually public Israeli airstrikes could determine whether the region spirals further toward all-out war or holds steady at an already devastating and destabilizing level of violence.
 
In this image taken from video released by the Israel Defense Forces early Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, Israeli military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari announces that the IDF is conducting strikes on military targets in Iran. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)
Five things to know about Israel’s attack on Iran
Israel delivered its long-expected response to Iranian missile attacks by carrying out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic.
 
In this photo provided by the Israeli army, armed Israeli Air Force planes depart from an unknown location to attack Iran, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Israeli Army via AP)
Israel’s first open attack on Iran targets missile sites and apparently spares oil and nuclear ones
Israel has attacked Iran with pre-dawn airstrikes in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel earlier this month. It’s the first time Israel’s military has openly attacked Iran.
 
A bomb dropped from an Israeli jet hits a building in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb
In all but the blink of an eye, an Associated Press photographer’s camera captured the moments that a battleship-gray Israeli bomb plummeted toward a Beirut building before detonating to bring the tower down.
 
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A drone targets the Israeli prime minister’s house during new barrages with Hezbollah
Israel’s government says a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on Saturday, with no casualties.
 
FILE - Catholic nuns visit the wake of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo at his home in Dumaguete city, central Philippines on Monday March 6, 2023. Arnolfo Teves Jr., a former Filipino congressman who sought asylum in East Timor after being accused of orchestrating the killings will likely be returned home to face charges soon in the closely watched case, East Timor's president said Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alan Tangcawan, File)
Filipino politician wanted over killings likely to be returned home soon, East Timor president says
East Timor’s president says a former Filipino congressman who sought asylum in East Timor after being accused of orchestrating the killings of a provincial governor and others will likely be returned home to face charges.
 
President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
The AP Interview: East Timor’s president says the pope’s visit isn’t time to dwell on past sins
The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia’s youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the legacy of abuse by influential members of the clergy in the deeply Catholic nation.
 
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, left, celebrates his victory with running mate Bi-khim Hsiao in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday and his opponents conceded, a result that will chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with China over the next four years. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China
Lai Ching-te is Taiwan’s president-elect who has vowed to safeguard the Asian island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies.
 
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at the Rajghat, a Mahatma Gandhi memorial, where G20 leaders will paying their respects, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Kenny Holston, Pool)
G20 leaders pay respects at Gandhi memorial as they wrap up Indian summit and hand over to Brazil
G20 leaders are paying their respects at a memorial site dedicated to Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi on the final day of this year’s summit.
 
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, left, U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk on the day of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Pool)
G20 agreement reflects sharp differences over Ukraine and the rising clout of the Global South
The Group of 20 top world economies has added the African Union as a member at their annual summit and host India was able to get the disparate group to sign off on a final statement.
 
Latam Airlines seeks bankruptcy protection as travel slumps
Latam Airlines, South America’s biggest carrier, is seeking U.S. bankruptcy protection as it grapples with a sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
 
AP Interview: Malaysia’s Mahathir aims to scrap China deals
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad says he will seek to cancel Chinese-backed infrastructure projects signed by his predecessor as his government works to dig itself out of debt, and he blasted Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims as “grossly unjust.”
 
Dubai website, magazine banned over ‘false news’ allegation
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have banned a popular Mideast business website and magazine for publishing what they say was “false news.”
 
Iran detains president’s brother, sentences Chinese-American
Iranian authorities say they have imprisoned a Chinese-American man for 10 years after accusing him of “infiltrating” the country and detained President Hassan Rouhani’s brother over allegations of financial misconduct.
 
Al-Jazeera manager denounces Gulf demands for its shutdown
The acting managing director of Al-Jazeera’s English language service has denounced demands by Gulf Arab states involved in a dispute with Qatar that the network be shut down as an attempt to suppress free expression.
 
AP Analysis: Rouhani’s hardest challenge may be Iran’s hopes
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s wide-margin victory over a hard-line rival shows a majority of Iranian voters prefer his promises of greater liberalization at home and deeper engagement with the world.
 
AP Interview: Emirates won’t withdraw from US cities
The president of Emirates says the airline remains committed to the U.S. market despite plans to slash 20 percent of its flights in the wake of tougher security and visa measures put in place under the Trump administration.
 
Trump sons open Dubai golf club as namesake now US president
Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons have attended an invitation-only ceremony opening the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai.
 
Sheikh Khalifa, deposed former ruler of Qatar, dies at 84
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the former emir of the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar who was deposed by his son in a bloodless palace coup, has died. The emiri diwan, or royal court, announced the 84-year-old former ruler died on Sunday.
 
Gulf states hit back at Sept. 11 Saudi lawsuit legislation
A group of six Gulf Arab countries is expressing “deep concern” over a bill passed by Congress that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia.
 
Emirates jet crashed as gear went up for 2nd landing attempt
The pilot in last month’s Emirates airliner crash landing in Dubai tried to take off again after a brief touchdown and had already begun raising the landing gear when the plane ultimately hit the ground, preliminary findings released Tuesday show.
 
Al-Jazeera to slash 500 jobs, many in its Qatar headquarters
Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcaster, said Sunday it is slashing about 500 jobs a little more than two months after announcing the closure of its U.S. offshoot.
 
Gulf nations declare Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist group
A bloc of six Gulf nations led by Saudi Arabia says it has formally declared Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
 
Gulf Arabs welcome Iran nuke deal but seek further assurance
Speaking for the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, Qatar’s top diplomat said Monday that the bloc had been impressed by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s presentation of the agreement and explanations of how it will be verified and enforced.
 
In Arab world, worries that deal will boost Iran’s power
Arab countries have deep fears of Iran gaining a nuclear weapon, and some have been skeptical that a deal will prevent that from happening. But equally high for key Sunni-dominated Gulf allies of the United States is the worry that a deal gives Iran the means — through an economic windfall — and an
 
Trial of Washington Post reporter in Iran to start next week
State TV and other news outlets quoted an unnamed judiciary official as saying the first session of the trial of Jason Rezaian, 39, will be held next Tuesday. The official did not say whether the hearing would be open to the public.
 
Abu Dhabi to stop hosting international film festival
In announcing the move, the Media Zone Authority-Abu Dhabi said it wants to put greater focus on supporting local and Arab talent and attracting filmmakers to the region. A fund associated with the festival that is designed to assist Arab filmmakers will continue.
 
In coalition of many, US air power does the heavy lifting
The al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar is the regional nerve center for the air war against the militants who have taken over nearly a third of Iraq and Syria. That makes it the main hub for coordinating warplanes from the U.S. and 11 other nations in the coalition carrying out bombing raids.
 
Rights group: Iran must halt execution of man jailed as teen
Naseem was arrested in July 2011 after a firefight between Revolutionary Guard forces and members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan, a Kurdish rebel group known as PEJAK, in the northwestern city of Sardasht. He was held without access to a lawyer in an intelligence service detention center, ac
 
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