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As Israel plots to strike Iran, its choices range from symbolic to severe

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has promised to retaliate for Iran's massive missile attack last week. How it does so involves great risk, and could have major repercussions for the archenemies, the Middle East and the world. Israel's options range from symbolic ...

4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero, officials said Tuesday. Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before. Federal Public Safety ...

Who is Naim Kassem, the acting leader of Hezbollah?

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Sheikh Naim Kassem has been the acting head of Hezbollah since its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed as part of an Israeli offensive that has taken out many of the Lebanese militant group's senior officials. Kassem made a defiant ...

Mozambique’s presidential election: Here’s what to know

By CHARLES MANGWIRO and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans are expected to turn out in large numbers on Wednesday for an election that will choose a successor to President Filipe Nyusi after his two terms. Close to 17 million voters in the southern ...

Kenya’s deputy president defends himself before impeachment

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's deputy president, facing an impeachment motion in which he's accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of being involved in corruption and other irregularities, has defended himself and confirmed that he ...

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

By DANIEL NIEMANN, MARIA CHENG and MIKE CORDER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that offer a way for scientists to control what's happening in our cells ...