ISLAMABAD (AP) — Separate traffic crashes in eastern Afghanistan have left at least 33 people dead and 16 others injured, authorities said Sunday.

Ten collisions occurred in the Sorabi district of Kabul province, on the main highway linking the Afghan capital, Kabul and the eastern Nangarhar province, killing 17 people, including two children and four women, said Khalid Zadran, spokesman for the Kabul police chief.

Ten others were injured in the crashes and they were hospitalized for treatment, Zadran said.

Meanwhile, four additional

Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack have led the United States and several other countries to cut off funding and reignited debate over Gaza’s biggest humanitarian aid provider.

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, employs thousands of staffers and provides vital aid and services to millions of people across the Middle East. , it has been the main supplier of food, water and shelter to civilians during .

Israel — whose allegations were detailed in

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic , their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations.

ECOWAS said in a statement that it wasn’t notified of the countries’ decision to withdraw.

The juntas said in a joint statement read on state television in all three countries that they have “decided in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from

TORONTO — One walk through a home tells Rachael Stafford what adjustments are needed to pique the interest of potential buyers.

For Stafford, the founder and creative director of organizing and staging company Order in the House, changes can range from decluttering rooms to services like painting and repairs, or even bringing in furniture rentals.

It’s a service valued by homeowners, she said, especially in a hot market where sellers look to gain any advantage that can help drive up the price of their property.

But as home sales throughout

VANCOUVER — A hops farm company and its director have been ordered to pay more than $1 million over an alleged fraud that a B.C. Securities Commission panel described as “near to the most serious type of fraud possible in an investment context.”

A statement from the commission says Fraser Valley Hop Farms Inc. and its sole named director, Alexander William Bridges, must pay a combined $498,273, representing the amount they obtained as a result of their alleged wrongdoing.

It says

CHICAGO (AP) — Legislative efforts in Missouri and are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on anti-abortion strategies seen in other states, including last year .

Democrats and abortion rights advocates say the efforts are evidence that Republican lawmakers and abortion opponents are trying to meant to give voters a direct role in forming state laws.

“They’re scared of the people and their voices, so their response is to prevent their voices from being heard,” said Laurie Bertram Roberts, executive

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner lined up a forehand, drilled it down the line and dropped to the court on his back, giving himself some moments to process how he’d managed to come back from two sets down to win his first Grand Slam title.

The 22-year-old Sinner found a way to turn defense into attack in his first major final and take the title from Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — It was President Joe Biden’s of the year, a chance to spotlight the issue of . Instead, at least a dozen times during Biden’s 22-minute speech, demonstrators scattered throughout the audience rose to shout out demands for a .

His speech in Virginia this past week became a fits-and-starts affair. Over and over, the protesters interjected and were drowned out by audience members shouting chants of “four more years!” and “Joe!