Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has confirmed that it will disarm as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from Gaza. It marks a potential breakthrough in ending the war, but implementation faces major challenges. Hamas also said that laying down its heavy weapons, which would come later in the process, was contingent on the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel’s current government adamantly rejects. Israel has not officially commented on the deal, which is part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire announced last October.
60,000 migrants crossed into Spanish territory of Ceuta, but many soon left voluntarily
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours. That's according to Ceuta’s president. Spain's interior ministry estimated 50,000 had entered since Thursday but said half had already made their way back to Morocco by Friday. At least 57 people have died in the process. Spain has deployed its military after thousands breached the border with Morocco. Security forces clashed with migrants who continued to try to cross into Spain. Other migrants were voluntarily returning to Morocco. Rachid Sbihi leads a local workers association. Sbihi described the situation as a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of migrants, including unaccompanied children, are without shelter, sleeping in parks and on sidewalks.
As heat and dry conditions fan wildfires in France, volunteers fan out to help
LANTON, France (AP) — Jean-François Pauner is among many volunteers helping firefighters battle wildfires in southwestern France. The fires have devastated 42,000 hectares west of Bordeaux, forcing nearly a quarter-million people from their homes. This summer, Europe faces extreme heat, fueling wildfires from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. By Friday, French authorities allowed many evacuees to return home, but hot spots remain. Police are investigating the fires' origins, with some suspects arrested. Meanwhile, fires continue across Europe, including near a nuclear power station in England and on the Greek mainland, where evacuations are underway.
Trump hails 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David, a retreat with a history of high-stakes talks
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump has used his Cabinet meeting at the Camp David retreat in Maryland to discuss his usual talking points about the economy, the border, Iran and immigration. Trump referred Friday to the recent surge of migrants into a tiny territory of Spain and said the same thing is going to happen to the U.S. if Republicans don’t get elected in the midterms. Trump began Friday's meeting by saying, “It’s Camp David, and this room is a very, very special room.” The White House spent the morning highlighting that the meeting was the first televised Cabinet meeting at the storied presidential retreat, which was established in 1942 during Franklin Roosevelt's presidency.
Major oil companies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher
NEW YORK (AP) — Major oil companies reported massive profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments. Prices for Brent crude soared above $100 a barrel for much of the spring. Constrained supplies meant consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages. But higher prices resulted in elevated profits for some of the biggest publicly traded oil companies. American oil and gas giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron both more than doubled their profits in the second quarter. They are positioned to benefit because they own refineries and extract oil and gas. Democrats in Congress have proposed taxing oil producers for war-related windfalls.
Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing
Anthropic says its AI models hacked into three organizations during testing. This comes just days after OpenAI said its AI models went rogue and hacked into another company. Anthropic, based in San Francisco, posted on its website that it discovered the incidents after reviewing over 141,000 evaluation runs. The company says it launched the large-scale cybersecurity review in response to the OpenAI incident. The models involved were Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Mythos 5 and an internal research test model. Anthropic says it reached out to the affected organizations, with two confirming they were unaware of the activity beforehand. The incidents highlight the vulnerabilities in AI security and controls, and raise questions over how AI can used safely.
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial visit the home where she killed her children
DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — Jurors have walked through the Massachusetts home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children. Friday's rare visit let the jury see firsthand the place where an outwardly ordinary family life unraveled into tragedy. First, the jury was driven past some businesses relevant to the narrative of the January 2023 killings. Then jurors were escorted in groups of six to view the inside of the house and also saw the yard. Clancy's lawyers don’t dispute that she strangled the children with exercise bands. But the defense says she was in the grip of postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness.
US stocks swing as Amazon leaps, Apple sinks and rising oil prices add to worries about inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is swinging between gains and losses, as Wall Street’s wild July remains rocky. Amazon is leaping on Friday, but Apple is sinking, and rising oil prices are adding to worries about inflation already squeezing the bond market. The S&P 500 added 0.2% after veering between an earlier gain of 0.7% and drop of 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 80 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4%. Wall Street has swung sharply through July on worries about whether Big Tech companies' AI investments will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks soared too high in AI euphoria.
A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers last year. Space tracking experts say the upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday. The high-speed impact will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists and skygazers are eager to observe. The eastern portions of the U.S. and Canada, and much of South America, should have the best views. SpaceX's abandoned rocket stage hoisted a pair of private lunar landers in January 2025 and has been drifting ever since.
Senior FIFA executive says staff were deceived over Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan
GENEVA (AP) — Two senior FIFA officials have criticized Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan. One has resigned as a presidential adviser and the second says staff have been deceived by a project that must not go ahead. Senior FIFA adviser Carlos Cordeiro, who represented the soccer body on the White House Task Force for the World Cup, says “I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup.” FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour tells The Associated Press staff were “deceived” by Infantino’s lack of openness and “deserve better than contempt and intimidation.”
