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The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke …

FILE- The U.S. Treasury Department building is shown at dusk in Washington on June 6, 2019. The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on roughly 130 firms and people from Turkey to China to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke …

FILE- The U.S. Treasury Department building is shown at dusk in Washington on June 6, 2019. The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on roughly 130 firms and people from Turkey to China to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Live updates | Israel’s troops advance as diplomatic efforts …

A wounded Palestinian man receives treatment at Kama Adwan hospital following Israeli bombardment on a UN school used as shelter, in Jabaliya, on the outskirts of Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Abdul Qader Sabbah)

Diplomacy to pause fighting and ease siege intensifies …

This photo released by the Israeli military on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows ground operations inside the Gaza Strip. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)

Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s …

FILE - Saga Saganla, 30, from Diawely, lies on his bed at Somine Dolo hospital in Mopti, Mali, Friday June 24, 2022. Saganla survived an attack by nearly 100 jihadis on motorbikes. Top human rights groups have released new reports in which they documented cases of “war crimes” against civilians in the violent conflict in Africa’s Sahel region where rebels are increasingly fighting in communities under siege. The reports focusing on Burkina Faso and Mali were separately released this week by the Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. (AP Photo/ Hamidou Saye, File)

Nikki Haley wants to be the GOP’s Trump alternative. Ron …

FILE - Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, left, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Haley has been rising with donors and voters thanks in part to strong debate performances and the campaign's increased focus on foreign policy. That's come partly at the expense of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. But donors and voters seeking an alternative to former President Donald Trump haven't fully coalesced around Haley. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Democrats fear that Biden’s Israel-Hamas war stance could …

FILE - Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilcrhist, left, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and attorney general Dana Nessel attend a community support event at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, in Southfield, Michigan on October 9, 2023. Michigan Democrats have warned the White House that Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war could put his reelection campaign in jeopardy in the key swing state next year. The state holds the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the nation and many in the community are pledging to coalesce against Biden’s reelection campaign unless he calls for a ceasefire in the war. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, File)

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Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for more US-Latin …

FILE - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during a meeting with President Joe Biden, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. Yellen wants Latin America to trade more with the United States as part of an initiative that so far has failed to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

2 more killed as Russian artillery keeps on battering …

People enjoy a warm autumn sunset at Zaryadye Park near Red Square with the Kremlin in the background in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. The temperature in Moscow rose to 14 degrees Celsius (57,2 Fahrenheit) and broke the 1934 record by 1.5 degrees Celsius, which is unusual for the beginning of November. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release …

FILE - This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

UK’s Sunak to discuss AI risks with Kamala Harris …

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, meets with US Vice President Kamala Harris at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday Nov. 1, 2023. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is seen on the screen. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for …

FILE - Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 8, 2023. Campaigning over the issue, which will be decided Tuesday, is expected to be a preview of abortion battles across the country in 2024. The measure, known as Issue 1, is the only abortion question on any state ballot this year. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

Aid agencies warn of chaotic and desperate scenes …

Police officers detain immigrants who fail to provide legal documents during a search operation against illegal immigrants, at a neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Pakistani security forces have rounded up, detained and deported dozens of Afghans who were living in the country illegally, after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired, authorities said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)