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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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Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf sits while registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Iran's Guardian Council on Sunday, June, 9, approved the country's hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the country's presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
Iran’s Guardian Council has approved the country’s hard-line speaker of parliament and five others to run in the country’s June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed … more
Rescued Israeli hostages Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir Jan arrived by helicopter at Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan on Saturday. Israel said it had rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack on October 7.
Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages
Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas. The ministry said Sunday that around 700 people were … more
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In this photo taken on Friday, April 26, 2024 and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a Russian soldier poses for a photo next to a 2A65 "Msta-B" howitzer at a position in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes
Ukraine says its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 370 miles from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited … more
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People sit on the beach of Agios Nikolaos from where British doctor and television presenter Michael Mosley, is believed to have set out, on the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Symi, Greece, Friday, June 7, 2024. Greek police say an ongoing major search and rescue operation on the small eastern Aegean island of Symi has still not located British doctor and television presenter Michael Mosley, who went missing on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly going for a walk. (AP Photo/Antonis Mystiloglou)
Body believed to be missing TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
ATHENS (AP) — Police said that a body believed to be that of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning. A police spokesman, who spoke on condition of … more
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FILE - Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are stopped by Tunisian Maritime National Guard at sea during an attempt to get to Italy, near the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, on April 18, 2023. Tens of thousands of migrants are trapped in an increasingly violent limbo in camps In Tunisia, blocked from reaching Europe but too poor to go home, and facing backlash from local residents. (AP Photo, File)
Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
Europe's efforts to partner with neighboring countries to curb migration have resulted in thousands of migrants being stranded in Tunisia. Tunisia's authorities with EU funds have successfully … more
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