Final Israeli election results confirm Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority

JERUSALEM (AP) — Final Israeli election results confirm Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority.

Pelosi lambasts Facebook about Trump ad a week before census

A week before most people can start answering the 2020 census, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday chastised Facebook for allowing the re-election campaign of President Donald Trump to run ads directing people t…

Russian, Turkish presidents announce Syria cease-fire

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, say they have reached agreements that could end fighting in northwestern Syria.

Israel's Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies, final election results confirmed Thursday, extending the country's year-old p…

At least 9 Palestinians killed in Gaza market fire

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least nine Palestinians were killed Thursday when a fire broke out at a busy market in central Gaza Strip, the health ministry said.

Tally of Brazilians missing after landslides rises to 43

SAO PAULO (AP) — The number of Brazilians missing in the wake of deadly landslides on the coast of Sao Paulo state has risen to 43, authorities said Thursday.

The Latest: UN to world: Pull "out all the stops" for virus

BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):

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Russian winter warmer, booze deaths down

MOSCOW (AP) — Winter has been unusually mild in much of Russia this season and the number of deaths from alcohol consumption declined. An alcohol policy group says the two developments are connected.

Judge: Dubai ruler threatened wife, had daughters abducted

LONDON (AP) — The ruler of Dubai conducted a campaign of fear and intimidation against his estranged wife and ordered the abduction of two of his daughters, a British judge ruled in documents that were unsealed Thu…

Prosecutors dropping case against mom of slain Chicago teen

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors are dropping charges against a woman who was arrested at a hospital after her teenage daughter was fatally shot at a Chicago convenience store.

WHO urges globe to 'pull out the stops' against virus' march

BANGKOK (AP) — The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal Thursday from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out “all the stops” to slow the epidemic, as it drained color from In…

Prosecutor freezes assets of 20 Lebanese banks amid crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's financial prosecutor Thursday ordered the assets frozen of 20 local banks and their top executives, a decision that comes amid financial turmoil in the Mediterranean country.

AP-SYNC 1, SYNC 2 Thursday Coverage Update note Warren event

Stations: NOTE CHANGES due to Warren announcement: AP Radio news plans the following long-form coverage on our special events channels today:

Ivory Coast president says he will not run for re-election

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday that he will not run for re-election in October, ending speculation that he would try for a third term.