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A unit of the Khartia brigade fires artillery at Russian positions in the Kharkiv region to quell Moscow's offensive into northeastern Ukraine. The brigade's commander says modern weapons and ammunition could help them to destroy more targets in a short time. (AP Video shot by Vasilisa Stepanenko; Production by Volodymyr Yurchuk)
Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war
Russian forces have fired missiles and drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a nighttime attack. The barrage came ahead of several days of intense diplomatic activity around … more
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia on Sept. 13, 2023. North Korean leader Kim hailed the country's relationship with Russia on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, as reports suggest that Russian President Putin will soon visit the isolated country for his third meeting with Kim.(Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
North Korea's Kim hails Russia ties as Putin reportedly plans a visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with Russia as reports suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon visit the country for his third meeting … more
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Walid Mohammed Abdel Bakki shows a picture of his dead son, Ali, on his mobile phone, in Idlib, Syria, Monday, May 27, 2024. After Ali's death in Lebanon, Bakki paid a smuggler $1,200 to take him and his 11-year-old son back to northwestern Syria, a journey that included an arduous trek through the mountains on foot. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows
For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from their war-torn country into Lebanon. But anti-refugee sentiment is rising there, and over the past two months, hundreds … more
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Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign … more
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Respiratory diseases affect the health of millions people in Kenya. Cooking with biomass like firewood is a big part of the problem. And government data shows a growing number of Kenyans are doing it. Affordable “clean” cooking options are too expensive for many. (AP Video by Desmond Tiro)
Cooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money
In Kenya's capital, a woman cooking with firewood engulfs herself in smoke as she heats herself some tea. She isn't aware of the impact on her health, but experts know it well. Respiratory diseases … more
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FILE - Soldiers of 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard pose for a photo at the 155mm self-propelled gun M109 Paladin at the front line, near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. The U.S. has removed restrictions on the transfer of American weapons and training to a high-profile Ukrainian military unit with a checkered past, the State Department said on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
The US lifts a ban on sending weapons to a controversial Ukrainian military unit
The United States has lifted a ban on providing American weapons and training to a controversial Ukrainian military unit that was key to the defense of the major port city of Mariupol. The Azov … more
A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says
CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. The boat was … more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media as after meeting with families and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, during his visit to Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Jack Guez, Pool Photo via AP)
Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world … more
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A man, his face painted in the likeness of a spirit, participates in the He Neak Ta rituals in Phum Boeung village, northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Cambodian villagers on Tuesday took part in a rare traditional guardian spirit ceremony praying for good fortune, rain and prosperity, as they aimed to preserve this ancient tradition. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodians gather for "He Neak Ta," praying for good fortune, prosperity, and rain
PHUM BOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Cambodian villagers on Tuesday took part in a rare traditional guardian spirit ceremony praying for good fortune, rain and prosperity, as they aimed to … more
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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak sips a drink as he chats with members of the media at a garden centre in Crawley, south of London, Monday June 10, 2024, ahead of a campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
UK's glum Conservatives try to shift the mood with election promises as polling day nears
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been forced to deny rumors he could quit before next month’s election amid alarm inside the governing Conservatives over the party's lackluster campaign. … more
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Judge Maria Francesca Mariano is escorted by plain clothes police as she arrives at the Apollo Theatre in Lecce, Italy, before the performance of her latest play "Your Honor, on the side of the guilty", Monday, May 20, 2024. Mariano is living under 24 hour police escort after receiving death threats. In July 2023 Mariano issued the arrest warrants for 22 members of the Lamendola Clan accused of mafia association, drug trafficking, attempted homicide, possession of illegal weapons. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
In Italy's Puglia region, women take the lead in challenging the local mafia at great personal risk
LECCE, Italy (AP) — It was a scene straight out of “The Godfather.” On the night of Feb. 1, a bloody goat head with a butcher’s knife through it was left on the doorstep of Judge Francesca … more
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic reacts after being called for a foul in the second half of Game 7 of an NBA second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic included on Serbia's preliminary roster for the Paris Olympics
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic was included on Serbia’s 16-man preliminary roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics on Monday, ending doubts he would skip the … more
FILE - South Sudanese who fled from Sudan sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, May 16, 2023. The U.N. migration agency told The Associated Press Monday June 10, 2024 that the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues
The U.N. migration agency tells The Associated Press that the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives many from their homes. The total number of … more
South Korea announced Sunday it would resume anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation to the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks.
South Korea says North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along the border
South Korea’s military says it’s detecting signs that North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along their border, a day after the South blared anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts over its … more
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Supporters of French far-right National Rally react at the party election night headquarters, Sunday, June 9, 2024 in Paris. First projected results from France put far-right National Rally party well ahead in EU elections, according to French opinion poll institutes. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
The main takeaways after the far right rocks European politics, sparking a snap election in France
A four-day election has shaken the European Union's parliament to its foundations. Hard right parties rocked ruling parties in France and Germany, the EU's main driving forces. France faces snap … more
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Relatives and supporters of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group call for their release during rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, the largest such recovery operation since the war began in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A look at the prospects for a cease-fire deal after Israel rescued 4 hostages from Hamas captivity
Israel’s dramatic rescue of four hostages from inside the Gaza Strip comes at a sensitive time in the 8-month-old war, as Israel and Hamas weigh an American-backed proposal for a cease-fire and the … more
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FILE - Muslim pilgrims cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil during the annual Hajj, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 30, 2023. Once a year, Muslim pilgrims coming to Saudi Arabia from around the world unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worshipping God as they perform Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. Among other rituals, pilgrims throw pebbles in a symbolic stoning of the devil. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
What's Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage, and why is it significant for Muslims?
Once a year, Muslims coming to Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious obligation, they … more
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FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from a plane in Tel Aviv, Oct. 16, 2023, from Jordan. Blinken is returning to the Middle East Monday, June 10, 2024, as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance following the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza in a major military raid. He will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo first before traveling on to Israel, Jordan and Qatar. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
Blinken returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas cease-fire proposal hangs in balance after hostage rescue
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance following the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages in Gaza. … more
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks past a screen showing the president of the French far-right National Rally Jordan Bardella at the party election night headquarters after French President Emanuel Macron announced he dissolves National Assembly and calls new legislative election after defeat in EU vote, Sunday, June 9, 2024 in Paris. First projected results from France put far-right National Rally party well ahead in EU elections, according to French opinion poll institutes. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
Here's what happened in some key countries in the EU Parliament elections
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the EU elections. Voters cast ballots in two dozen languages in 27 countries with scores of different campaign issues. There were some key races to watch in the June … more
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen speaks as Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right National Rally, listens at the party election night headquarters after French President Emanuel Macron announced he dissolves National Assembly and calls new legislative election after defeat in EU vote, Sunday, June 9, 2024 in Paris. First projected results from France put far-right National Rally party well ahead in EU elections, according to French opinion poll institutes. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to dissolve the lower house of the parliament and to call general elections. Voters will go back to the polls  in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers. … more
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