Prince William to visit Africa next week

LONDON (AP) - Prince William's roadshow for environmental innovation will arrive in South Africa next week as the heir to the British throne announces the winners of his annual Earthshot Prize, aimed at finding new ways to combat climate change and other threats to the planet's air, water and wildlife.

Middle East: US won't halt any weapons to Israel

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. However, the Biden administration said Tuesday it won’t limit weapons transfers to Israel because the U.S. says its key ally has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

8 dead after mine collapse in Zambia

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Eight miners died after being buried under mounds of earth that collapsed on them in an open-pit copper mine in Zambia on Wednesday, police said.

Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy to advise on government efficiency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency” - which is not, despite the name, a government agency.

War in Sudan displaced 14 million people

CAIRO (AP) - The war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year ago, creating the world's largest displacement crisis this year, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday.

Editorials from the New York Times and Washington Post

The Washington Post on the need for an overhaul of the Secret Service. Based on 58 multi-hour interviews and more than 7,000 documents, the independent bipartisan panel President Joe Biden assigned to analyze the Secret Service after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump this summer issued a grim warning:

Sex workers hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak

KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) - It’s been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she’s still struggling to regain clients, with fear and stigma driving away clients who’ve heard she had the virus.

Judge delays ruling on Trump's conviction

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge has postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction as prosecutors consider how to proceed in light of last week's election and his lawyers argue for dismissal so he can run the country.