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The Latest: Trump at G7 summit for talks with world leaders on Iran and Ukraine

Leaders of the Group of Seven gathered on Tuesday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative deal to end the conflict with Iran.

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Few residents return to Lebanon's Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran truce with fighting nearby

NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Starting in the early hours of Tuesday, Aida Jleilati and her daughter dug through the pile of rubble that was once their home in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon picking up some of their belongings that survived a late May airstrike by Israel.

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UK military investigates report that Russian warship fired warning shots at yacht in the Channel

LONDON (AP) — The British military is investigating reports that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a U.K.-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday.

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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, causing damage and injuries

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia ’s Sulawesi island Tuesday, injuring dozens of people, damaging homes and infrastructure and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami eight years ago, officials said.

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A Russian artist who was critical of Putin is killed near his home in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A 44-year-old Russian artist who has been critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed at close range near his home in the eastern Polish city of Biala Podlaska, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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German president says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in the Philippines on Tuesday that Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea where a major flare-out could endanger freedom of navigation as has happened in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Putin, Zelenskyy speak with Trump by phone as drone strikes kill 2 in Russia and UK detains tanker

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint ahead of this week’s G7 summit.

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Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has increased to 782, with 181 deaths, the Congolese Ministry of Health said in a statement on social platform X on Sunday evening.

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Italy’s Meloni faces a dilemma as challenger 'Il Generale' Vannacci rises

ROME (AP) — In a packed auditorium in Rome on Sunday, a former Italian army general known to supporters as “Il Generale” rallied followers of his fledgling party, casting himself as an outsider reshaping Italy’s right and challenging Premier Giorgia Meloni.

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000 as Israel launches strikes despite ceasefire

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, as Israeli military operations continued despite a stalled and fragile ceasefire in place since October.

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Swiss voters reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million, early results show

GENEVA (AP) — Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million, early results showed.

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Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

LONDON (AP) — Armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker Sunday that is suspected of being part of the Russian “shadow fleet,” shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow’s war on Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday.

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Trump and Pakistan say Iran deal could be signed Sunday but Tehran signals more time is needed

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Key mediator Pakistan on Saturday said a deal to end the Iran war was closer than ever and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted it would be "signed tomorrow,” while Iran made some of its most optimistic statements yet but indicated a bit more time was needed.

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Thousands march in Rome in anti- and pro-migration rallies

ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Italian capital in anti- and pro- migration demonstrations Saturday, after a far-right citizens’ initiative seeking sweeping measures against migrants garnered enough support to be brought to Parliament.

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What to know about a possible deal to end the Iran war

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran once again appear close to a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.

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Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in southern Russia and triggers fire at sea terminal

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, local officials said Saturday, as part of Kyiv's campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia.

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Woman mauled by shark off Sydney beach grabs onto a lifeguard's paddleboard

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 3.5-meter (11-foot) shark critically injured a woman off a popular Sydney beach on Saturday, and she managed to grab onto a lifeguard’s paddleboard before they made it to shore.

Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month's girls school fire

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a fire at a girls school last month that police said was caused by arson. Authorities have arrested nine suspects.

A viral photo of Pope Leo XIV and a Barcelona boy sparked an emotional search for his family

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV locked eyes with the 7-year-old boy, holding both his hands as the two smiled at one another. Captured by Associated Press chief photographer Emilio Morenatti, the moment resonated first with onlookers and then with many others around the world.

Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woes

CAIRO (AP) — Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home.

Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula

Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations.

Indonesian students protest government policies as economic pressures grow

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of Indonesian students rallied Friday in Indonesia’s capital, demanding lower fuel and food prices and urging President Prabowo Subianto to roll back costly state spending programs as economic pressures mount.

Keir Starmer says he's staying put after defense secretary's departure hammers his authority

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Friday that he will fight to stay in office after the sudden resignation of his trusted defense minister left his shaky leadership weakened still further.

Niger military junta introduces new penal code criminalizing homosexuality with 5-10 years in prison

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's military junta announced a new penal code that criminalizes homosexuality, an adviser to the justice minister said Friday.

US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar arrested in China on suspicion of espionage

BANGKOK (AP) — An American scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy was arrested by authorities in China on suspicion of spying, China's foreign ministry said Friday.

Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil industry.

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home.

Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was known for her legal work, dies at 47

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at 47, the Bureau of the Royal Household said.

Consulate of Colombia in Miami makes changes in Coral Gables ahead of presidential runoff election

Registered voters in Colombia and around the world will soon select one of two candidates with opposing political ideologies to be their next president.

Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan

MILAN (AP) — Foreign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages, according to Associated Press interviews with five former employees and a review of their employment letters and pay stubs.

Argentina's inflation slows to 8-month low in a boost for President Milei

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's inflation slowed for the second straight month in May, economic data released Thursday showed, providing some welcome news for President Javier Milei after almost a year of stubbornly persistent price increases that threatened to undermine the libertarian leader's signature achievement.

US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move that has further strained the State Department's emergency budget.

Slovenia's new government lifts entry ban on Netanyahu and other measures against Israel

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's new conservative government on Thursday abolished an entry ban on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and two of his ministers, marking a shift in policies toward Israel that had been pursued by the previous center-left government.

El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.

The 'King of the North' seeks a path to becoming Britain's next leader in a special election

ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, England (AP) — About 75,000 voters in a pocket of northwest England are about to make a momentous decision. They will cast ballots in a contest that may well pick the U.K.’s next prime minister, or plunge Britain's febrile politics into even more turmoil. Possibly both.

Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands

ARGUINEGUÍN, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV traveled to a once-notorious epicenter of the European migration debate on Thursday, challenging countries to uphold migrants’ rights while shaming those leaders, including Christians, who turn them away with indifference.