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Real Madrid's Nacho holds the Champions League trophy at the Cibeles square during a trophy parade in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 2, 2024. Real Madrid won against Borussia Dortmund 2-0. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
May 31 - June6, 2024 Veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada converged with more than two dozen heads of state and countless others on the beaches of Normandy, France to commemorate the 80th … more
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, greets World War II veterans at the international ceremony at Omaha Beach, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. Normandy is hosting various events to officially commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
At D-Day ceremony, American veteran hugs Ukraine's Zelenskyy and calls him a savior
An American veteran and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared an emotional moment at a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to liberate France in World War II. … more
FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, on March 21, 2024. It seemed like a throwaway line by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, yet it encapsulated what is at stake for many in this week's European Union parliamentary elections — What to do with the hard right? And should it be trusted? (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)
The Irish and the Czechs vote on Day 2 of EU elections as the far right seeks to gain more power
Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic are going to the polls on the second day of the elections for the European Paraliament. A surge of the far-right across the 27-nation bloc seems likely to … more
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A girl looks on in the family home of the late Ousmane Sylla ahead of his body's arrival in Conakry, Guinea, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
AP Week in Pictures: Global
May 31-June 6, 2024 From the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France, to a fish market in Mexico, to the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, this photo gallery highlights … more
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and other dignitaries, attend an international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden is to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris as Russia leans into its battlefield offensive
U.S. President Joe Biden is due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris as Kyiv’s army endures its hardest days of fighting since the early weeks of the war with Russia and … more
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FILE - Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, in Rafah southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 20, 2023. An AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply. Israel faces heavy international criticism over unprecedented levels of civilian casualties in Gaza. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
An Associated Press analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply. The trend both … more
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Young soldiers wave Union Jack flags during a D-Day national commemoration event in Portsmouth, England, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)
AP PHOTOS: A look at the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
Veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada, more than two dozen heads of state and countless others took to the beaches of Normandy and elsewhere this week to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, … more
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FILE - The scaffolding surrounded 17th century, 95ft-tall bronze canopy by Giovan Lorenzo Bernini surmounting the papal Altar of the Confession is seen in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Vatican police have detained a former employee on charges of attempted extortion after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th century gilded manuscript describing Bernini’s designs for the altar canopy of St. Peter’s Basilica back to the Holy See. Vatican prosecutors said the 18-page manuscript, which apparently contains the first known specifications for the gilding of the baldacchin canopy, had disappeared from the basilica archives. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Vatican detains ex-employee who allegedly tried to sell back manuscript of Bernini's basilica canopy
Vatican police have detained a former employee after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th century manuscript back to the Holy See.Vatican prosecutors said the 18-page manuscript contains the first known … more
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In several Nigerian communities in the northeastern Gombe state, UNICEF is training thousands of women to boost their families’ nutrient intake. More than a dozen women gathered this week in the village of Poshereng, where they are learning at least 200 recipes they can prepare with crops like cassava, orange-fleshed sweet potato, maize and millet. (AP Video by Dan Ikpoyi)
The UN says a quarter of the world's children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
A report by the U.N. children's agency says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty. That's more than a quarter of the world’s youngest children. Africa’s population of … more
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FILE - European flags fly outside the European Parliament on Feb. 7, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. Some 400 million EU citizens go to the polls this weekend to elect the members of the European Parliament in one of the biggest global democratic events. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
What's at stake in the European Parliament election this week
Around 400 million European Union citizens are electing members of the European Parliament in one of the biggest global democratic events. Far-right parties are seeking to gain more power amid a rise … more
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Palestinians check the bodies of their relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of UNRWA school at Nusseirat refugee camp, in front of the morgue of al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, early Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Israeli strike on Gaza school that military says was being used by Hamas kills 30 people
Palestinian health officials say an Israeli strike on a school in central Gaza killed at least 30 people overnight. The Israeli military said Thursday the school was being used as a “Hamas … more
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Ahmed, a Palestinian shepherd, poses for a portrait in a hamlet in the South Hebron Hills, Friday, May 17, 2024. Ahmed spoke to AP on condition that only his first name be used, over fear of retaliation. He and other Palestinians in the West Bank say they face harassment and intimidation by Israeli settlers, some of whom have been sanctioned internationally. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Takeaways from AP's report on sanctioned settlers in the West Bank
More than a dozen Israeli settlers have been targeted by international sanctions over accusations of attacks and harassment against Palestinians in the West Bank. The measures are meant as a … more
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Ahmed, a Palestinian shepherd, poses for a portrait in a hamlet in the South Hebron Hills, Friday, May 17, 2024. Ahmed spoke to AP on condition that only his first name be used, over fear of retaliation. He and other Palestinians in the West Bank say they face harassment and intimidation by Israeli settlers, some of whom have been sanctioned internationally. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israeli settlers in the West Bank were hit with international sanctions. It only emboldened them
More than a dozen Israeli settlers have been targeted by international sanctions over accusations of attacks and harassment against Palestinians in the West Bank. The measures are meant as a … more
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FILE - A woman casts her ballot at a polling station, during general elections in Eshowe, South Africa, on May 29, 2024. South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress, the very party that gave the country freedom and democracy 30 years ago. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
South Africa questions its very being. Yet a difficult change has reinforced its young democracy
South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress party. The ANC is the party of Nelson Mandela and the very … more
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A bicyclist passes a billboard for the European Election opposite the Concertgebouw concert hall Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday June 6th for the bloc's parliament. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Netherlands to kick off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations
Polls are to open across the Netherlands to kick off four days of voting across the 27 member states in European Union parliamentary elections that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right. … more
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FILE- Opposition leaders raise their hands together during the 'Save Democracy' rally organized by INDIA bloc, a group formed by opposition parties, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, March 31, 2024. India’s bruised and battered opposition, largely written off in the lead-up to the national elections, has now scored a stunning comeback, slowing down the Modi juggernaut and pushing his Bharatiya Janata Party well below the majority mark. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, file)
India’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi's juggernaut
India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to its national election as too weak to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist governing … more
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American WWII veteran Bill Wall throws roses into the water during a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach, Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Utah Beach, Normandy,. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
The costs of World War II and the war in Ukraine fuse as Allies remember D-Day without Russia
The sun is setting on the D-Day generation. And it's set to rise again over the Normandy beaches where the waves long ago washed away the blood and boot-steps of its soldiers. Their exploits on June … more
Spare a thought for weather watcher Maureen Sweeney who made the right call for D-Day
The generals, paratroopers, pilots infantrymen all played their role for the D-Day invasion. But spare a thought for the young Irish woman who may have had the most important role of all in making … more
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Study estimates lithium in groundwater used for drinking water
The first national estimates of naturally occurring lithium in groundwater that can be used for drinking water... more
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FILE - An Israeli soldier pauses in the Mount of Olives cemetery, just outside of the Old City of Jerusalem, as he turns towards the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Monday, May 13, 2024. Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis were expected to take part in an annual march through dense Palestinian neighborhoods of Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, June 5, in an event that often sees racist chants and brawls. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
Israeli nationalist march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem is set to proceed despite tensions
Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis are expected to take part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem’s Old City. It's an event that often sees racist … more
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