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As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children 07/02/2026 06:26am • JERUSALEM (AP) — It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children. In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary FACT FOCUS: Iran claims a foreign ship got stuck in Strait of Hormuz. But it is tied to Tehran 07/02/2026 06:26am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television claimed this week that a foreign ship got stuck in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring instructions to use a route laid out by the Islamic Republic's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. But the ship is tied to Iran — and seems to have bee Photos show aftermath of large-scale Russian attack overnight in Kyiv 07/02/2026 06:14am • KYIV (AP) — Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight into Thursday that killed many people and injured scores as loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. German prosecutors charge a Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline explosions 07/02/2026 06:04am • BERLIN (AP) — German federal prosecutors on Thursday filed charges against a former Ukrainian army officer over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany four years ago. The suspect, identified only as Serhii K. in line with local privacy rules, face South Korea disputes US congressional report claiming discrimination against Seattle-based Coupang 07/02/2026 06:01am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government on Thursday disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang, a U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant that was hit with a record 625 billion won ($403 million) fine in June over a massive data breach affectin Some ransom notes sent in Nancy Guthrie case still being investigated as legitimate, FBI says 07/02/2026 05:53am • The FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes that surfaced after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as nothing more than extortion attempts, but the agency said Wednesday it's still evaluating others that might be legitimate. The FBI did not specify how many ransom notes have been received, other India's Modi and Japan’s Takaichi expand defense and economic security ties 07/02/2026 05:49am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Japan and India announced a series of agreements to deepen cooperation in defense, economic and maritime security following talks Thursday between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. Speaking after the meeting in New Delhi, Modi said Indi Russia waged a drone campaign in Europe and likely launched drones from shadow ships, report says 07/02/2026 05:30am • Russia likely used shadow ships to launch drones over Europe that repeatedly disrupted civilian aviation, as it monitored military sites and tested the air defenses of NATO nations, according to a report published Thursday by the International Institute of Strategic Studies think tank. The report, w Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province 07/02/2026 05:24am • BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream. Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a ra Ukraine’s Emergency Service says Russia’s overnight drone and missile attack killed 17 civilians in Kyiv 07/02/2026 05:21am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Emergency Service says Russia’s overnight drone and missile attack killed 17 civilians in Kyiv. Flavored noodles linked to more than 100 salmonella infections in Europe 07/02/2026 05:15am • GENEVA (AP) — European food safety and health officials have reported an outbreak of salmonella infections linked to flavored-noodle products involving 106 confirmed cases — mostly among children and young adults — in 14 countries. The cases were first reported in November and at least 49 peop Great American State Fair a week later: small crowds, high temps and baptisms 07/02/2026 05:11am • It’s been a week since the Great American State Fair opened its gates. The Freedom 250 event marking America’s 250th birthday is drawing interest, but not the turnout organizers hoped for. Crowds on the National Mall are lighter than expected, but visitors who have made the trip are findi Could the DC region’s newest convention center be in Tysons? 07/02/2026 05:11am • Months after Virginia's governor scuttled a casino proposal for Tysons, Fairfax County leaders are exploring the addition of a convention center to the office and shopping hub. During a June 23 meeting, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors directed County Executive Bryan Hill to review past st Le Pen says she won't run in 2027 if ordered to wear an electronic bracelet 07/02/2026 05:09am • PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she won’t run for president next year if a Paris appeals court orders her to wear an electronic bracelet over alleged misuse of European Union funds. The appeals court will deliver its key verdict on Tuesday. Le Pen, 57, has challenged a Ma Israeli forces detain Palestinian women in West Bank raids 07/02/2026 05:07am • RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — It was shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday when Abdelrahman Badr said he heard footsteps outside his home in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Soon Israeli forces were at his door, he said. They were looking for his wife. The forces took Itaf Badr, who serves on the board of