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The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations

By ABBY SEWELL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline. The deal struck on Nov. 27 to halt the war ...

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday. They included just a small proportion of hundreds of political ...

Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin. President Claudia Sheinbaum said ...

Montenegro to tackle gun control after mass killing left 12 dead

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A top-level meeting in Montenegro on Friday promised tough measures to curb illegal weapons after a gunman fatally shot 12 people in a second such tragedy in less than three years in the small Balkan country. An emergency ...

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so

By TOUSSAINT N'GOTTA Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President ...

Montenegro extradites cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro on Tuesday extradited a South Korean mogul known as "the cryptocurrency king" to the United States, following a decision of its justice ministry earlier this month to accept a U.S. request, while refusing a South ...