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Heavy rains in South Korea leave 17 dead and 11 others missing

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for five days have left 17 people dead and 11 others missing, the government said Sunday. One person was killed on Sunday after their house collapsed during heavy rain and another person was found dead after being swept ...

D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102

PARIS (AP) — D-Day veteran “Papa Jake” Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War II and his fallen comrades, has died at 102. An animated speaker who ...

Russia insists on achieving Ukraine goals despite Trump’s ultimatum

(AP) — Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions. Peskov and other Russian officials ...

Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach food at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the territory’s Health Ministry said, on the deadliest day yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war. There was new alarm as Israel’s military issued ...

NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Silver says

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Saying owners have a “curiosity” about the notion, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league will now study the issue more formally as part of an in-depth analysis, which would be the ...