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As war grinds on, Ukrainian climbers build a new outdoor culture inspired by Yosemite
DENYSHI, Ukraine (AP) — Atop a steep granite cliff overlooking a river about two hours' drive west of Kyiv, hundreds of people pitched tents on a festival camping ground. By day, they climbed the rock face, swam in a nearby reservoir or enjoyed stand-up paddling. As evening fell, live bands and DJs took over the stage as rock and electronic music drifted through the forest.
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Pope visits US ambassador on July 4 after prayers at Lampedusa cemetery for migrant victims
LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, spent the Fourth of July on Saturday in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate to honor the tens of thousands of people who have died trying to reach Europe to find freedom and prosperity.
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Iran begins dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral on Saturday for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge against Israel and the United States.
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Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia
A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.
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Miami Beach studio turns yoga session into relief effort for Venezuela
A local yoga studio is turning movement into meaningful support for Venezuela with a donation-based class aimed at helping families in need.
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Far-right Alternative for Germany party re-elects leaders as protesters and police clash
ERFURT, Germany (AP) — Delegates at the national convention of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday overwhelmingly re-elected its leaders, including the popular but controversial Alice Weidel, as tens of thousands of protesters aimed to disrupt the meeting and some clashed with police.
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Helping Venezuela: Faith-based nonprofit Mercy Chefs team arrives at Caracas
With more than two decades of experience in humanitarian relief work, Janette Alvarez, a bilingual member of nonprofit Mercy Chefs, was in Venezuela on Saturday.
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Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric.
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Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine
Despite severe fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by Ukraine’s increasing attacks on his country’s oil refineries.
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Erdogan's warm ties with Trump offer Turkey an edge ahead of NATO summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of his European counterparts expected to attend next week's NATO summit in Turkey. But host Recep Tayyip Erdogan has drawn on his close ties with the U.S. leader to secure his presence at the Ankara event — an appearance that may even come with a significant gift related to Turkish defense.
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Puppy love as dog walker turns his pack of 13 into Argentina jersey-clad World Cup followers
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thirteen Argentina followers are roaming the streets of Buenos Aires proudly sporting their team's jersey — but they're not on two legs, they're on all fours, letting out the occasional bark.
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Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted Russia-linked Ukrainian tycoon
PARIS (AP) — Interpol on Friday identified a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine as the main suspect in a bombing in Monaco that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia.
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This pass high in the Swiss Alps is home to a James Bond car chase scene and a vintage steam railway
REALP, Switzerland (AP) — Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine scenery as part of the celebration.
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Venezuelans are rushing to identify the bodies of their loved ones as earthquake deaths multiply
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Speaking in a hushed voice, Rosa López recalled how she had to sidestep the rows of bodies lying under a harsh sun as she helped her daughter search for her missing husband. Even her years working as a nurse did not prepare her for the sight of the dozens of dead wrapped in sheets or blankets.
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Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fame, fans and property damage in his wake. He is also a 1,000 kg (2,200 pound) elephant seal.
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Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller who became a symbol of resistance to Beijing's crackdown on speech freedom after he was seized by Chinese authorities in late 2015, has died in Taiwan, the island's official Central News Agency reported, citing an unnamed source.
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Venezuela's interim leader angrily defends earthquake response
CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's U.S.-backed acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday issued a fiery defense of her government's response to last week's devastating earthquakes, lashing out at critics who say authorities reacted too slowly, pushing back on suggestions that the true death toll is far higher than the government has acknowledged and rejecting accusations that the nation's shoddily constructed social housing exacerbated the disaster.
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Albanian police use tear gas and pepper spray as Tirana protest turns violent
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police clashed with protesters Thursday as an anti-government demonstration — part of protests triggered by plans for a luxury development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — turned violent.
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UK formally apologizes for state's role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state's role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for decades until the 1970s.
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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship
LONDON (AP) — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers.
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Local firefighter describes Venezuela devastation: ‘This is Surfside in so many different locations’
Glimmers of hope, including the rescue of a Venezuelan security guard trapped under rubble for eight days, persist in Venezuela despite the destruction caused by two powerful earthquakes that ravaged the South American country.
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Once a source of national pride, Cuba's healthcare system declines as energy shortages deepen crisis
BATABANO, Cuba (AP) — After two surgeries and several rounds of radiation therapy over the past four years to treat a tumor, Irisleydis Tristá has spent the past seven months unable to get a CT scan to determine whether the cancer has grown or spread.
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Explosive device goes off in cafe in Syria's capital, killing at least 9 people
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a popular cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria's Health Ministry said.
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Princess Kate greets fans at Wimbledon and sits next to Andy Murray to watch the tennis
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon's famous Queue and sat beside Andy Murray in a day of rooting on British players at the grass-court Grand Slam.
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Helping Venezuela: Flight to Caracas packed with 3 tons of supplies ― and even more hope
At Miami International Airport, one American Airlines flight carried more than people. The heaviest thing on board was hope.
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Latest updates from Local 10 Cuba Analyst Dr. Andy Gomez
When we talk about Cuba, we usually concentrate on their centralized political and economic system. However, we fail to recognize that individuals that have lived under totalitarian regimes have had to survive under a culture of fear.
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Russia lands heavy strikes on Ukraine's capital, killing at least 21
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities.
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11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 9
BANGKOK (AP) — An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing nine, officials said.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.