Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service

WASHINGTON (AP) – A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda.

Modi meets Myanmar's president as India says engagement will continue

NEW DELHI (AP) – India said it will continue engaging with Myanmar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks Monday with the leader of the country’s military-backed government, despite Western sanctions imposed after the military seized power in 2021.

Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking nuclear plant

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Kyiv on Sunday launched new strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. It has also denied Moscow’s claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a large-scale fire. It claimed the refinery has been supplying Moscow’s war effort.

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) – A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer. “While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward,” said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study.

Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem

CAIRO (AP) – A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Sunday at a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry identified him as 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from Salem town, east of Nablus. It said Israeli forces shot him in a thigh in al-Ram town.

Israeli forces' historic push inside Lebanon complicates an Iran deal

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli forces are making their deepest incursion inside Lebanon since they withdrew from the country over a quarter-century ago, despite a nominal U.S.-brokered ceasefire and the first direct talks between the countries in decades. The Israeli advance also presents a challenge in the emerging deal to extend the Iran war ceasefire.

Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement.

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BANGKOK (AP) – A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in Namhkam township.

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.