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Russia waged a drone campaign in Europe and likely launched drones from shadow ships, report says
Russia likely used shadow ships to launch drones over Europe that repeatedly disrupted civilian aviation, as it monitored military sites and tested the air defenses of NATO nations, according to a report published Thursday by the International Institute of Strategic Studies think tank.
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Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.
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What to know about the schism by traditionalist Catholics who defied Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has gone above and beyond the minimum sanctions to respond to an ultratraditionalist society that consecrated four bishops without the pope’s consent.
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AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
EDITOR’S NOTE: On June 6, 1989, millions of Iranians turned out in the streets to bury Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The situation quickly got out of control.
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Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland
ECONE, Switzerland (AP) — A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and break with the Holy See by saying it was necessary to defend the Catholic faith.
11 hours ago
Helping Venezuela: A week after quakes, reports of hurdles abound
A week after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela, the Global Empowerment Mission had dispatched more than $1 million in aid, according to the Doral-based nonprofit’s representatives.
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Helping Venezuela: Doral-based nonprofit dispatches over $1 million in aid from community
A week after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela, the Global Empowerment Mission had dispatched more than $1 million in aid, according to the Doral-based nonprofit’s representatives.
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Spotless uniforms, stalled cranes: Inside Venezuela’s faltering quake rescue effort
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Angélica Mundrain wants the bodies of her son, niece and nephew to be pulled from the rubble of her flattened beachfront apartment. She has spent every minute of the past six days waiting for the heavy machinery needed to remove the slabs of concrete and twisted metal that trapped them.
1 day ago
As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children
JERUSALEM (AP) — It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.
21 hours ago
Monaco authorities detain then release a person in their probe of this week's explosion
MONACO (AP) — Monaco authorities said a person was arrested but later released Wednesday as they “very actively” pursue their probe of an explosion that reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people.
22 hours ago
In Mideast and around the world, everyone's talking 'ceasefire.' But what does it really mean?
LONDON (AP) — A ceasefire sounds straightforward: Fighting stops. Negotiations ensue. Ordinary citizens get a break from fighting — and some time to rebuild.
1 day ago
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has hit a Russian oil refinery for the second time in a week
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck Russia's major Ufa oil refinery for the second time in a week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.
1 day ago
Fire in Belgian apartment block leaves at least 6 people dead, many injured
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — At least six people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday in a fire at an apartment block on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said.
1 day ago
Hospitals in Europe are gearing up for the next heat wave armed with lessons from this one
ORSAY, France (AP) — Ice. Urgently and in large quantities.
1 day ago
Turkey tightens security and showcases strength and commitment ahead of NATO summit
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is rolling out sweeping security measures for the upcoming NATO summit, deploying tens of thousands of police and placing air defenses on high alert, while banning public gatherings and imposing controversial restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly.
2 days ago
Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia
MONACO (AP) — An explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people, the chief prosecutor in the exclusive Mediterranean country said Tuesday.
1 day ago
Xi touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for developing nations
BEIJING (AP) — China's leader held up his country's rapid industrialization as a new pathway for developing nations in a speech Wednesday that projected a growing confidence both at home and on the world stage.
1 day ago
Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said.
2 days ago
Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa, as some immigrants leave the country
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in parts of South Africa to rally against illegal immigration on Tuesday in the biggest migration-related protests since the wave of anti-migrant violence in 2008. Authorities said the marches were largely peaceful despite isolated incidents of looting and attempted looting.
2 days ago
Italy displays paintings from an ancient Etruscan tomb, its latest cultural acquisition
ROME (AP) — Italy on Tuesday put on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting, panels from a tomb that it acquired for 15 million euros ($17 million) in the Culture Ministry’s buying spree of big-ticket pieces of the country's cultural heritage.
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Aid groups warn Venezuela’s healthcare system is near its limit after earthquakes
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Aid groups warned Tuesday that Venezuela's fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals getting overwhelmed by the injured and infectious diseases flaring in the disaster zone.
1 day ago
Donations from South Florida arrive in Venezuela as search for earthquake survivors continues
As the death toll from back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela continued to climb Tuesday, relief supplies collected in South Florida were already arriving in the country as rescue crews searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings.
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This grieving father and ex-general could test the grip of Israel's longest serving prime minister
JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli general who quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war Cabinet after accusing him of lacking a strategy in Gaza has emerged as one of the premier’s most serious challengers in elections scheduled for the fall.
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Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargo
HAVANA (AP) — Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez announced Tuesday.
1 day ago
Inter Miami, Marlins, Dolphins join relief efforts to help Venezuela earthquake victims
South Florida professional sports teams are stepping up to help communities in Venezuela after two back-to-back earthquakes recently left nearly 1,500 people dead and thousands more impacted.
1 day ago
Donations pour in at South Florida mission center to help Venezuela earthquake victims
People from across the United States are coming together in South Florida to send help to Venezuela, with donations pouring into the Global Empowerment Mission.
1 day ago
Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with the US
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — An international coalition of human rights lawyers and advocates sued Ghana on Tuesday, accusing the government of forcing deportees from the U.S. back to the home countries they had fled in violation of their rights.
2 days ago
Pope issues plea to breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrations
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a plea to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its plan to consecrate new bishops without his consent, describing the move as a schismatic act and a “sin of extreme gravity.”
2 days ago
UK boosts military spending by $20 billion but critics say it's not enough
LONDON (AP) — Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain’s future military under a defense plan announced Tuesday that includes a 15 billion pound ($20 billion) spending boost.
2 days ago
US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said.
2 days ago
Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissent
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Opposition and civil society groups are protesting Congo’s new ban on public demonstrations and mass gatherings in the capital and other areas far from the country’s deadly Ebola outbreak, alleging that the decision aims to limit freedom of speech.
2 days ago
Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.
2 days ago
He survived 2 natural disasters in Venezuela's La Guaira. Now he vows never to return
Venezuelan merchant Grian Serrano has survived two of the country's worst natural disasters: the devastating 1999 mudslides that ravaged the coastal state of La Guaira and, 26 years later, two powerful earthquakes that struck the same region.
2 days ago
How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery
Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns.
3 days ago
A Chinese dissident recounts his perilous dinghy escape to South Korea and how he got to Canada
HONG KONG (AP) — A roughly 40-hour sea journey on a dinghy with a dying phone. Detention in South Korea. That’s just part of what Chinese dissident Dong Guangping endured to escape his native country. He arrived late last week in Canada, a destination he had eyed for more than a decade.
2 days ago
Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Every morning, long, narrow wooden boats called shikaras move elegantly across expansive Dal Lake in a postcard-perfect scene framed by the Himalayan mountains.
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Helping Venezuela: Doral-based Global Empowerment Mission runs distribution center in Valencia
After they stopped accepting donations on Monday afternoon in Doral, dozens of Global Empowerment Mission volunteers clapped because more help was on the way to the devastated coastal towns of Venezuela.
3 days ago
Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country's humanitarian crisis that could persist for years.
2 days ago
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
NEW YORK (AP) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air.
2 days ago
Iran says this. The U.S. says that. A look at the trickiest issues in the unresolved conflict
The United States and Iran have less than 60 days to negotiate a permanent end to the war, but they still seem to be at odds over the interim deal they reached this month.
3 days ago
Zelenskyy condemns 'horrific attacks' as Russian strikes kill 12 and wound 40 in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles and drones killed at least 12 civilians and injured 40 others in Ukraine on Monday in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “horrific attacks.”
3 days ago
Andy Burnham says he’d hand more power to local governments if he becomes UK leader
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, pledged Monday to give away a chunk of his power by handing greater autonomy to local leaders in a “circuit-breaker” for the sclerotic British state.
3 days ago
Gender-bending is now part of menswear. Paris runways show how mainstream it has become
PARIS (AP) — This was men’s fashion season. The women were everywhere.
3 days ago
Europe's record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress
PARIS (AP) — Every few minutes, the mortuary owner's phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: Do you have room for one more?
3 days ago
A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Vanuatu signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty Monday that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation.
Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide.
3 days ago
Grief and optimism clash in scramble to locate survivors 4 days after Venezuela earthquakes
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Local and international rescue teams raced against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble in Venezuela on Sunday, four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.
3 days ago
Pakistan says ground operation and strikes along Afghan border killed 29 militants
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces Sunday carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by “calibrated strikes” against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, officials said.
3 days ago
A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissent
BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam is increasingly using broadly written laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others that authorities consider a threat to the Communist Party's rule, according to a new analysis released Monday by a human rights group.
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records
BERLIN (AP) — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.
Ukrainian drones set another Russian oil refinery ablaze as Putin admits fuel shortages
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south, as President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that the country was facing a “certain deficit” of fuel and vowed to strengthen protection of oil facilities and boost fuel output.
3 days ago
From the rubble in Venezuela, an unexpected story of survival cuts through days of tragedy
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating earthquakes.