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4 hours ago
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced Friday, in what will be his first visit in nearly seven years.
21 hours ago
At least 10 people killed in strikes on Gaza, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 10 Palestinians on Thursday, hospitals said, even as much of the world’s attention was focused on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
13 hours ago
House passes bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.
1 day ago
Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities snuffed out efforts to mark Thursday’s anniversary of the deadly 1989 military crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, in a further tightening of a yearslong campaign to erase what happened from public memory.
6 hours ago
U.S. sanctions Cuban president, first lady, their step-son, and Raúl Castro’s son and grandson
The U.S. Treasury Department issued new sanctions on Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuban President Raúl Castro’s son, Alejandro “El Tuerto” Castro Espín, three of their relatives, and five entities.
18 hours ago
Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war.
1 day ago
With Trump in a holding pattern on Iran war, allies and critics worry he risks getting boxed in
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing warnings from foes and allies alike that he’s getting boxed in on the Iran war, a conflict he sold as a brief military incursion but that has since settled into a holding pattern.
10 hours ago
U.S. Coast Guard search for Lynette Hooker continues in Bahamas
The search for a 55-year-old Michigan woman who vanished in the Bahamas while traveling with her 58-year-old husband continued on Thursday, as U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service special agents were investigating the case.
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In public letter, Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin for direct negotiations in a neutral country
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
7 hours ago
Alabama student vanishes while traveling with family in Japan
There is an ongoing search on Thursday for a 20-year-old college student from Alabama, who vanished on May 29 while vacationing with his family in Kyoto, Japan.
20 hours ago
Venice Biennale artists demand names removed from visitors’ ballot and threaten lawsuit
MILAN (AP) — Dozens of artists in this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show are threatening legal action if their names are not removed from the ballot allowing visitors to vote for the best national pavilion and overall participants in the absence of a jury to award the prestigious Golden Lions.
13 hours ago
Feds rescue 240 Haitian migrants from sinking boat at sea: CBP commissioner
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott shared an aerial video and photos on Thursday that he described as a team’s rescue at sea.
22 hours ago
A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday.
23 hours ago
Clashes erupt in Somalia's capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration.
1 day ago
Sherpa guide missing for a week on Mount Everest rescued while crawling to base camp
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return.
21 hours ago
AP exclusive: Iran players describe how the war affects their World Cup preparations
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Iran is heading to the World Cup while the country is at war with the primary host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament’s history.
1 day ago
China bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese Embassy seen by The Associated Press on Thursday.
23 hours ago
Brazilian players from a Rio de Janeiro favela find hope and opportunities thanks to soccer
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, little did he know the game would one day allow him to travel abroad and play in an international competition.
1 day ago
What to know about the protests over a Trump family-linked resort in Albania
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, is facing growing resistance from protesters in Albania.
1 day ago
Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy' and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.
2 days ago
Kuwait says Iranian drones hit airport and killed 1 as ceasefire is tested again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait's main airport Wednesday, killing one person, wounding dozens and briefly closing the airfield — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile ceasefire.
1 day ago
A Hong Kong artist trying to mark the Tiananmen crackdown is quickly stopped by police
HONG KONG (AP) — A performance artist in Hong Kong tried on Wednesday to honor the victims of Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown but was quickly stopped by police, the latest sign of the city's shrinking freedom of expression.
1 day ago
Republican-led House votes to limit Trump’s war powers as U.S.-Iran skirmish continues
As a U.S.-Iran skirmish intensified, the Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers.
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11 years after one teen's death sparked massive Argentine protests, a new case shakes the nation
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In May 2015, the grisly killing of a pregnant 14-year-old girl named Chiara Páez by her 16-year-old boyfriend triggered massive protests in Argentina that evolved into a generation-defining movement throughout Latin America under the motto of “ Ni Una Menos," or “Not One Woman Less."
1 day ago
Spanish hotel chain Meliá to shutter hotels in Cuba in latest blow to island's tourism sector
HAVANA (AP) — Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with a long-standing presence in Cuba that are withdrawing or limiting their operations on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while upholding an oil embargo.
1 day ago
Protesters clash with police in Chile's capital over President Kast’s education cuts
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thousands of students, teachers and social activists clashed with police in the Chilean capital Wednesday during a massive march against President José Antonio Kast’s education cuts and austerity measures.
1 day ago
'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Congo’s Ebola outbreak “had a big head start, and we’re still behind,” the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that the medical community was “catching up” even as militant attacks plague the stricken region.
1 day ago
Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on the UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning.
1 day ago
Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella thanks Trump for endorsing his campaign
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who secured the most votes in the first round of Colombia’s elections, on Wednesday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign, in an election that serves as a litmus test as the region shifts towards the right.
1 day ago
Police: North Miami Beach fraud probe nets 2 migrants accused of financial crimes
Investigating one fraud case in North Miami Beach resulted in the arrest of a couple in Biscayne Gardens, who local police accused of financial crimes and federal agents of immigration law violations, records showed.
1 day ago
Poland and Lithuania confirm exploring a bigger role in nuclear deterrence
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Lithuania confirm they are participating in discussions about their potential role in NATO’s nuclear deterrence efforts, which are built around U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe.
2 days ago
Exit polls suggest landslide win by South Korea's ruling liberal party in local elections
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's ruling liberal party was projected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday's mayoral and other local elections, exit polls and ongoing vote counts suggested, a result that if confirmed would give President Lee Jae Myung a firmer political mandate to advance his agenda.
1 day ago
9 students to be remanded for 21 days over Kenya school fire that killed 16
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan detectives on Wednesday were granted 21 days to hold nine students suspected of planning and executing an arson attack at a girl's boarding school in central Kenya that killed 16 children, in a case that has gripped the East African nation.
1 day ago
UK government condemns violence at protest over teen's stabbing death
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest over the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying while his killer stood nearby.
1 day ago
Raúl Castro turns 95 as Cuba celebrates enigmatic figure
Raúl Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world.
1 day ago
Fire sweeps through a New Delhi building, killing at least 21 people
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, police said.
2 days ago
New prime minister says Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China, the South Pacific nation’s new Prime Minister Matthew Wale said Wednesday.
2 days ago
Iran fires missiles and US strikes Iran facility after reports of faltering peace talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.
2 days ago
The case of a UK teen who died from a stab wound while handcuffed by police stirs debate
LONDON (AP) — The fatal stabbing last year in Britain of a teenager who was handcuffed by police while his killer stood nearby erupted into a debate on Tuesday about policing, race and knife crime.
2 days ago
A wall of nametags at a South Korean park testifies to adoptees’ longing for their birth mothers
PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently gathered to leave their names on a wall at a former U.S. military base, hoping that, after decades, a birth mother might still be looking for them.
2 days ago
US still talking with countries to resettle Afghans as Rubio defends entry to white South Africans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that the U.S. is still in discussions with several countries to resettle more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort, while he defended the Trump administration's decision to green-light refugee admissions for tens of thousands of white South Africans.
2 days ago
Fear shadows Peru’s runoff vote as extortion and killings surge nationwide
TRUJILLO, Peru (AP) — In a desert area along northwestern Peru’s Pacific coast, Gladys Saavedra eyed with suspicion the strangers who arrive at the small market where she works alongside a group of women who, despite meager sales, must collectively give $300 a month to extortionists or risk paying an even higher price.
2 days ago
Rubio describes Cuban government’s ties to U.S. adversaries, terrorists
The U.S. designated Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1982, rescinded it in 2015, and redesignated it in 2021.
2 days ago
Israel kills 11 in Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah will de-escalate
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 11 people, including a man along with his son and daughter, the state-run news agency said, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and the militant group Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting.
2 days ago
Kenyan president defends US Ebola quarantine center amid protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto has defended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility by the U.S., a move that led to further protests on Tuesday despite a court order blocking the plan.
2 days ago
JetBlue plans new Fort Lauderdale flights to Venezuela
JetBlue recently announced plans to offer direct flights to and from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela.
2 days ago
A bear injures 4 people in a residential area of Japan as attacks rise
TOKYO (AP) — A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest attack in an area of the country where the animals have increasingly encroached on the human population in recent years.
3 days ago
Pro-Trump candidate takes spotlight in Colombia's presidential race with vow of crime crackdown
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bombastic pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella pulled ahead in Colombia’s presidential race in the first round of elections over the weekend, capitalizing on a growing appetite for crackdowns on criminal groups across Latin America.
3 days ago
Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he talked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanese militant group through mediators.
3 days ago
Iraqi national pleads not guilty in 18 attacks in Europe, calling himself a 'prisoner of war'
NEW YORK (AP) — An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday before calling himself a “prisoner of war” and telling a judge that children and women were being killed “by your rockets.”
3 days ago
Colombian Peso gains sharply against dollar after right-wing win
The Colombian Peso gained sharply against the U.S. dollar on Monday after a right-wing pro-business presidential candidate secured a runoff election.
3 days ago
US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.
3 days ago
Here is who Colombians voted for around the world
About 54% of Colombians who voted out of the country cast their ballots on Sunday for Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing supporter of President Donald Trump, and 28% for Iván Cepeda, a left-wing socialist.
3 days ago
Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo’s growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge. One nurse spoke of his “indescribable joy” at beating the illness.