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Filipino FIBA ambassador LA Tenorio, second from left, shows the number for USA national basketball team during the FIBA World Cup draw 2023 in Quezon city, Philippines on Saturday April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Josefino de Guzman)
USA will open Basketball World Cup against New Zealand

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 29, 2023 09:41 AM EDT

United States' Eddy Alvarez, front, and Nick Allen embrace after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. The United States won 7-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

Aug. 04, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

Hidilyn Diaz of Philippines celebrates as she competes and sets new world record and won the gold medal in the women's 55kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Olympics Latest: Japan upsets China in table tennis

Jul. 25, 2021 08:45 PM EDT

Jordan's King Abdullah II, center, arrives in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Egyptian, Jordanian and Iraqi leaders meet in Baghdad

Jun. 27, 2021 11:25 AM EDT

FILE - This April 11, 2021 file photo from the Royal Court twitter account, shows Jordan's King Abdullah II, center, Prince Prince Hamzah, second left, and others during a visit to the tomb of the late King Hussein, in Amman Jordan. Jordan's version of a trial of the century gets under way as early as Monday, June 21, 2021. A relative of King Abdullah II and a former chief of the royal court will be ushered into the defendants’ cage at the state security court to face sedition charges. They are accused of conspiring with Prince Hamzah, a half-brother of the king, to foment unrest against the monarch. (Royal Court Twitter Account via AP, File)
Jordan's unprecedented palace drama moves to the courtroom

By Karin Laub Jun. 20, 2021 07:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 25, 2008 file photo, Dr. Bassem Awadallah, then Director of the Office of King Abdullah II of Jordan, attends a celebration to mark Independence Day, in Amman, Jordan. The prosecutor of Jordan's state security court on Sunday, June 13, 2021 filed sedition and incitement charges against Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, both confidants of King Abdullah II’s half-brother Hamzah, marking the latest step in a rare, intrigue-filled palace drama that has rattled the Western-backed kingdom. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud, File)
2 confidants of senior Jordan royal charged with sedition

Jun. 13, 2021 10:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2019, file photo, Australia's head coach Graham Arnold, right, looks at Australia's defender Ryan Grant during the AFC Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between United Arab Emirates and Australia at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. After 18 months without a game, the gathering of Australian players in Dubai ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers feels like a family reunion for head coach Graham Arnold.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
After 18 months, Socceroos assemble for World Cup qualifiers

By John Pye May. 25, 2021 03:33 AM EDT

Members of a civil society group burn representations of Israeli, U.S. and Indian flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians during the latest round of violence in Jerusalem, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza

May. 11, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

Jordanian prince, brother of late King Hussein, dies at 80

Apr. 29, 2021 03:51 PM EDT
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's Prince Mohammad bin Talal, the younger bother of the late King Hussein who served as his crown prince for 10 years, died on...

FILE - This Feb. 17, 2021 file photo, shows a full-scale model of the Ingenuity helicopter displayed for the media at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Space engineer Loay Elbasyouni was part of the NASA team that made history this month by launching an experimental helicopter from the surface of Mars. But he says an expedition to his hometown in the Gaza Strip, where posters celebrate his achievement, feels even farther off because of Israeli and Egyptian restrictions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step

By Fares Akram Apr. 29, 2021 01:13 PM EDT

This photo from the Royal Court twitter account, shows Jordan’s King Abdullah II, second right, Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein, fourth right in blue mask, Prince Hassan bin Talal, fifth right, and others arriving to visit the tombs of former kings, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, April 11, 2021. King Abdullah II and his half brother Prince Hamzah have made their first joint public appearance since a palace feud last week. Members of the Jordanian royal family Sunday marked the centenary of the establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan, a British protectorate that preceded the kingdom. (Royal Court Twitter Account via AP)
Jordanian prince makes first public appearance since arrest

By Josef Federman And Omar Akour Apr. 11, 2021 08:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2020 file photo, the streets of the Jordanian Capital are seen empty after the start of a nationwide curfew, amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, in Amman, Jordan. The coronavirus outbreak has cratered the economy, causing nearly 25% unemployment and feeding longstanding allegations of corruption and misrule. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)
Jordan king doubles down on sedition claims against brother

By Sarah El Deeb And Joseph Krauss Apr. 07, 2021 10:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2006, file photo, Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein, right, and Prince Hashem Bin Al-Hussein, left, half brothers of King Abdullah II of Jordan, attend the opening of the parliament in Amman, Jordan. A new audio recording that circulated online Tuesday, April 6, 2021, seems to capture an explosive meeting between Prince Hamzah and the army chief of staff that triggered a rare public rift at the highest levels of the royal family. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh, File)
Jordan issues gag order as new audio backs prince's claims

Apr. 06, 2021 04:14 AM EDT

File - In this May 27, 2004, file photo, Jordan's Prince Hamza left, with his mother Queen Noor, right, stand during his wedding ceremony in Amman, Jordan. Prince Hamza, the half-brother of Jordan's King Abdullah II, said he has been placed under house arrest. in a videotaped statement late Saturday, April 3, 2021.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Jordan's king sends tough message on dissent in royal family

By Josef Federman Apr. 04, 2021 06:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 photo released by the Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan's King Abdullah II gives a speech during the inauguration of the 19th Parliament's non-ordinary session, in Amman Jordan. Jordan’s army chief of staff says the half-brother of King Abdullah II was asked to “stop some movements and activities that are being used to target Jordan’s security and stability.” The army chief of staff denied reports Saturday, April 3, 2021, that Prince Hamzah was arrested. He said an investigation is still ongoing and its results will be made public “in a transparent and clear form.” (Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP, File)
Jordan prince says he's confined, lashes out at authorities

Apr. 03, 2021 02:57 PM EDT

Samer Qraih, a Jordanian car dealer, sits in his apartment holding old business licences, bank statements and documents, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, March 14, 2021. The 45-year-old, and father of four was sent to nine months in prison after he sank in into massive debts. Hundreds of thousands of Jordanians like Qraih are faced with incarceration because of draconian debt laws that violate international human rights law, according to the report published Tuesday by Human Rights Watch. (AP Photo/Omar Akour)
Rights group: Jordan's debt prisons violate human rights law

Mar. 16, 2021 02:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, people receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Las Vegas. Nevada's top coronavirus official didn't guarantee the state can meet President Joe Biden's goal of offering a vaccination to every adult who wants a shot by May 1, but said it gives everyone something to work toward. COVID-19 Task Force chief Caleb Cage said everything depends on vaccine allocations. Seventeen new COVID-19 deaths were reported statewide Friday, March 12, 2021, bringing the pandemic total in Nevada to almost 5,100. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
The Latest: All Duke University undergrads must quarantine

By The Associated Press Mar. 13, 2021 03:48 PM EST

Angry people gather around a vehicle with King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al-Hussein outside Al-Hussein Al Salt Hospital in Salt, Jordan on Saturday, March 13, 2021. State media reports that Jordan’s Health Minister, Nathir Obeidat, has stepped down after at least six patients in a COVID-19 ward at the hospital near the capital Amman died due to a shortage of oxygen supplies. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward

By Omar Akour Mar. 13, 2021 02:22 PM EST

FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to journalists after meeting the Israeli citizen, who is the 5 millionth person to be vaccinated in Israel, at a ceremony in Tel Aviv. An Israeli official says Netanyahu will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, March 10. It will be Netanyahu's first official trip to the Gulf Arab nation after the two countries established diplomatic relations. (Miriam Alster/Pool via AP)
Israel's Netanyahu cancels UAE trip in pre-election setback

By Josef Federman Mar. 11, 2021 07:24 AM EST

A woman watches waves on the Mediterranean Sea promenade, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Breaking a warm spell, Storm Joyce that hit Lebanon brought heavy rainfall, a sharp drop in temperatures and the heaviest snow fall in Lebanon this year. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Heavy snowfall, gales as winter storm hits Middle East

By Sarah El Deeb Feb. 17, 2021 09:05 AM EST