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FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, boards the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier at the South Korean naval base in Busan, South Korea, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The newly-inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multi-domain maneuvers for the first time. (South Korean Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP, File)
As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies
The newly inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multidomain maneuvers for the first … more
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A woman prepares to casts her ballot during the presidential election at the Iranian consulate in Basra southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 28, 2024. Iranians are voting in a presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash in May along with the country's foreign minister and several other officials. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani)
Iran seesawing vote results put race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili
Early, seesawing results released in Iran’s presidential election put the race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili. The lead is trading between the two men and a runoff … more
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Olena Pekh, researcher at Horlivka Art Museum, cries while she speaks to her daughter via videosignal in Kyiv airport, Ukraine, Saturday, June 29, 2024. Ten Ukrainians who had been held prisoner for years were released from Russian captivity Friday with the mediation of the Vatican, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv
Ten Ukrainians held prisoner for years have been released from Russian captivity with the Vatican's mediation. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the release on Friday. Part of the group … more
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a return during a training session on Court 2 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Friday, June 28, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are in the draw after recent operations
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both were placed in the Wimbledon bracket during Friday's draw despite coming off recent operations. That's no guarantee either … more
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Bolivian President Luis Arce speaks during a press conference the day after troops stormed the presidential palace in what he called a coup attempt, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Bolivian government says it detained 4 more people in connection with a failed coup attempt
Bolivian government officials say they have arrested four more people in connection with a failed coup attempt. That brings the total detained to 21. Government Minister Eduardo del Castillo says … more
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FILE - Syrian refugees cross into Iraq at the Peshkhabour border point in Dahuk, 260 miles (430 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2013. Ten years after the Islamic State group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the extremists now control no land, have lost many prominent founding leaders and are mostly away from the world news headlines. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal
The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago. IS is now defeated but it still carries out deadly attacks around the world. The group that shocked the world with its brutality and once … more
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Nathaniel Dye poses for a photograph during an interview in London, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Dye, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer and faced delays in treatment, is hoping the opposition Labour Party will win the July 4 election and fix problems with Britain’s National Health Service. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Cancer patient’s long wait for treatment highlights frustration with UK government as election nears
Britain's National Health Service faces myriad problems. It is creaking under the weight of an aging and growing population, years of funding constraints, and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. … more
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Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to US drone flights over Black Sea
Russia’s Defense Ministry says officials have been ordered to prepare a response to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off … more
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A performer spits fire during the Mermaid Parade in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
AP Week in Pictures: Global
June 21-27, 2024 Police fired shots at demonstrators protesting over proposed tax hikes in Kenya. Lithuanians and Ukrainians wearing traditional and local styles celebrated the summer solstice. … more
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Followers of the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front) glue campaign posters for the upcoming legislative election, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. French President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections following the defeat of his centrist alliance at European Union elections earlier this month. Voters will choose lawmakers for the National Assembly in two rounds on June 30 and July 7. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
France is facing an election like no other. Here's how it works and what comes next
French voters are called to the polls this weekend for an exceptional moment in their political history. Sunday is the first round of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first … more
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A Mongolian man in traditional robes feeds his vote into a counting machine at a polling station in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Friday, June 28, 2024. Voters in Mongolia are electing a new parliament on Friday in their landlocked democracy that is squeezed between China and Russia, two much larger authoritarian states. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The young democracy of Mongolia begins voting for an expanded 126-seat parliament
Voters are electing a new parliament in Mongolia, a landlocked democracy that is squeezed between China and Russia, two much larger authoritarian states. At stake in Friday's vote are 126 seats in an … more
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday, June 27, 2024. Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army — a landmark ruling seeking to end a system that has allowed them to avoid enlistment into compulsory military service. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox  Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours. They're protesting a recent decision by the country's high court ordering young religious men to … more
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Israeli authorities say 68 people, 19 sick and injured children plus their companions, have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down.
Israel allows 19 kids to leave Gaza who are sick or wounded in first medical evacuation since May
Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick and injured children and their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the … more
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A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents. (AP Video: Cody Jackson)
Female capybara goes to Florida as part of a breeding program for the large South American rodents
A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents. Iyari the 10-month-old capybara went to the Palm Beach Zoo … more
FILE - Residents look at candidates posters two days before polls open in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on June 26, 2024. Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the stalwart democracies of Britain and France. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year
Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in … more
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures after landing at RAAF air base Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, June 26 2024. Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?
One of the most polarizing and influential figures of the information age, Julian Assange is now free after five years in a British prison and seven years in self-imposed exile in a London embassy. … more
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Bolivian police hold the detained Juan Jose Zuniga, former general commander of the Army, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. An apparent failed coup attempt erupted Wednesday in the country, and Zuniga appeared to be leading the rebellion. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Bolivia reels from short-lived coup attempt as apparent calm returns
Calm returned to Bolivia’s capital after troops led by a top general stormed the presidential palace, then quickly retreated, tumultuous scenes that threatened to pitch the long-troubled South … more
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Julian Assange's wife Stella Assange and members of his legal team visited Australia’s Parliament House on Thursday to thank a broad spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for the WikiLeaks founder's freedom.
Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder's freedom
Stella Assange has thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, to be freed. She did so on a visit Thursday to Australia’s Parliament House, … more
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FILE - Iranian demonstrators burn representations of British and U.S. flags during a protest against the U.S. and British military strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 12, 2024. The next president could be "forced to either sell Iran to Trump or spark a dangerous tension in the country” if economic problems aren't solved, warned Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker and a candidate in the election to be held on Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Analysis: No matter who wins Iran's presidential election, much may hinge on the 'Great Satan' US
Iran's presidential election comes after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent war on the militants in the Gaza Strip, which only added jet fuel to a fire now threatening to burn … more
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Palestinians sort through trash at a landfill in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Israel's war in Gaza has decimated the strip's sanitation system while simultaneously displacing the vast majority of the population, leaving many Palestinians living in tent camps nearby water contaminated with sewage and growing piles of garbage. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
Children trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s tent camps for displaced families. People relieve themselves in burlap-covered pits, with … more
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