The Latest Breaking News from The Associated Press

Israeli troops and armor have expanded their assault into the northern and central Gaza Strip

Reports of fierce clashes inside Gaza as the ‘second phase’ of the Israeli military’s war against Hamas continues

Lewiston entered the weekend in stunned grief, emerging from the shelter-in-place order to plan memorials and fundraisers while praying for the dead and the survivors still hospitalised – as the community started to heal from physical and emotional scars. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Maine

Authorities in Bangladesh detained a key opposition figure of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party which called for a nationwide strike

Residents in Maine gathered for Sunday mass just days after the body of man suspected of killing 18 people earlier this week was found dead

Internet and phone connectivity disrupted by Israel’s heavy bombardment of Gaza were restored for many people on Sunday, even as the Israeli military intensified its strikes on the besieged enclave from the land, air and sea

In Benin, the birthplace of Voodoo, practitioners of the faith believe the country’s forests are home to the spirits they seek guidance from and pray to

Police across Maine were alerted just last month about “veiled threats” by the man who authorities say would go on to carry out the worst mass shooting in the state’s history

Two former New York City jail guards won’t serve any prison time in connection with a teenage inmate’s suicide attempt in 2019