Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 11 as the US pushes cease-fire plan
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed 11 people including a woman and three children in central Gaza. Earlier Monday, the Israeli military said that the body of a man presumed to be a hostage was found in a community near the Gaza border that Hamas militants attacked on Oct. 7. Israeli forces are expanding their offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, once the main hub of humanitarian aid operations, as the country faces growing international criticism for the huge cost in civilian lives and the widespread destruction caused by its nearly 8-month-old war against Hamas.
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s projected election winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country’s 200-year history. The climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor said Sunday night that her two competitors had called her and conceded her victory. She said Sunday had demonstrated that Mexico is a democratic country with peaceful elections. The National Electoral Institute’s president said Sheinbaum had between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a statistical sample. Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez had between 26.6% and 28.6%.
The governing party candidate campaigned on continuing the political course set by her political mentor President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who quickly congratulated her.
Hunter Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for jury selection in his federal gun case
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has arrived at a Delaware court for jury selection in a federal gun case against him after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. Hunter Biden has been charged with lying on federal gun purchase forms when he said he wasn’t a drug addict. He arrived at court Monday morning. First lady Jill Biden entered the courthouse shortly after. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty and has argued he’s being unfairly targeted by his father’s Justice Department. Republicans had decried the now-defunct deal as special treatment for the Democratic president’s son.
CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets. The median pay package for CEOs rose to $16.3 million, according to data analyzed for The Associated Press by Equilar. At half the companies in this year’s pay survey, it would take the worker at the middle of the company’s pay scale almost 200 years to make what their CEO did. Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom, topped the survey with a pay package valued at roughly $162 million.
India’s election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here’s what to know
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India’s general election pits avowed Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi against a broad opposition alliance that is struggling to play catch up. Over his 10 years in office, he has fused religion with politics in a formula that has attracted wide support from the majority Hindu population. India has risen as a global power, but his rule has also been marked by rising unemployment, attacks against minorities, particularly Muslims, and a shrinking space for dissent. The votes will be counted Tuesday.
Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with the Philippine president on a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore. Zelenskyy was given a red-carpet welcome with military honors Monday at the presidential palace in Manila before meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Officials say Marcos pledged that the Philippines would take part in the peace summit.
How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy
NEW YORK (AP) — On D-Day, The Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering the Allied assault in Normandy. As men on either side of him were killed, AP correspondent Roger Greene waded ashore on June 6, 1944. Sheltering with his typewriter in a bomb crater, Greene pounded out the first AP report from the beachhead. He wrote: ““Hitler’s Atlantic Wall cracked in the first hour under tempestuous Allied assault.” The dead in the ensuing Battle of Normandy included AP photographer Bede Irvin, killed as he was photographing an Allied bombardment.
President Milei’s surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei of Argentina, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office. Even so, his passion for Judaism has stood out. Seeking common ground between his vision of radical libertarianism and the prophecy of the Torah, Milei’s interest in Judaism morphed into a religious practice. Breaking decades of policy precedent, Milei has also gone further in his support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government than any other world leader as Israel faces growing isolation over its campaign in Gaza. But Milei’s stance has generated fears and exposed fissures within Latin America’s biggest Jewish community and sparked diplomatic rows with Argentina’s left-wing neighbors.
Sally Buzbee steps down as executive editor of The Washington Post
NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Buzbee has stepped down after three years as executive editor of The Washington Post, one of journalism’s most storied brands. No reason was given for her departure. The paper recently hired a new publisher, Will Lewis, who has said the newspaper must take steps to correct a dramatic drop in digital subscriptions over the past few years. Lewis said Matt Murray, former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, will run the Post’s newsroom through the election this fall. After that, Robert Winnett, who is currently deputy editor of the Telegraph Media Group, will take over as the newspaper’s editor.
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