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17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same street in South Africa
Police in South Africa say 17 people have been killed in two mass shootings that took place at two homes on the same street in a rural town. The national police spokesperson says a search is underway … more
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In this aerial image of the Kathmandu valley, Bagmati River is seen in flood due to heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gopen Rai)
Flooding in Nepal's capital kills at least 32 people
Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal’s capital and another 12 are missing. Rain has been pounding since Friday night and is expected to continue over the … more
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Visitors watch the giant panda Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo, a day before giant panda couple Ri Ri and Shin Shin's return to China, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China
Thousands of Japanese fans have bid farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo before returning to China for medical treatment. Ri Ri and … more
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Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with bishops, deacons, and religious people in Koekelberg Basilica of the Sacred Heart, in Koekelberg, Belgium, Saturday Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
Abuse victims hope to build on a heartening visit with Pope Francis and rebuild their lives
Pope Francis has promised to “offer all the help we can” to aid victims of clergy sexual abuse heal after victims told him first-hand of the trauma that had shattered their lives and left many in … more
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Rescuers transfer a survivor into an ambulance after a landslide set off by torrential rains smashed down into an unauthorized gold mining operation, killing several people, in Solok, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/John Nedy)
Landslide triggered by rain leaves 12 dead and 2 missing at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia
Mud, rugged terrain and lack of telecommunications have hampered rescue efforts after a landslide set off by torrential rains smashed down into an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s … more
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An Israeli soldier carries a shell next to a tank in northern Israel on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
The Israeli military said Saturday that they had killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in a strike in Beirut on Friday. The military said that they carried out a … more
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FILE - Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state
A new initiative is underway by European, Arab and Islamic nations to strengthen support for a Palestinian state and its institutions and prepare for a future after the war in Gaza and escalating … more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the U.N. General Assembly podium saying he didn't intend to come to the U.N. this year but had to respond to “the lies and slanders leveled at my country.”
Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United on Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved. He vowed to continue to … more
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Video showing the immediate aftermath of a series of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut emerged late on Friday.
Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader
The Israeli military says it struck the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, causing massive explosions that leveled multiple buildings. Two sources told The Associated Press that the strikes Friday … more
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People protest against Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
What to know from the UN: Netanyahu says no cease-fire, but other countries keep asking
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After a day filled with hopes of a cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel, the U.N. General Assembly meeting Friday was a harsh reality check. Israeli Prime Minister … more
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President Joe Biden hosts an event with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and other world leaders launching a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
As the Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the US
The war in Ukraine is entering a critical period as the European Union enters a new era. The EU has decided to take more responsibility for what it sees as an existential threat to security in its … more
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People bury the bodies of Palestinians taken by the Israeli military during operations in Gaza and returned this week, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza
Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza. At least 11 people were killed on Thursday and 22 others wounded … more
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A NYPD patrol car parks across the street from the United Nations Headquarters, Saturday Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves
At the United Nations, the troika of the current and next two presidents of U.N. climate conferences are telling other leaders to make their required climate-fighting targets much more ambitious. … more
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FILE - Candidates for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election pose for a photo before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2024. From left are Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Digital Minister Taro Kono, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi. (Takashi Aoyama/Pool Photo via AP, File)
A crucial party election Friday will determine Japan's new prime minister
A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will technically be to choose a new party leader, but … more
FILE - A view of a laptop shows the Twitter sign-in page with their logo, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, source says
A source says billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site X has complied with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ orders, and requested its service be reestablished in the country. … more
Part of the Sao Raimundo that connects to the Negro River is visible amid a severe drought in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo /Edmar Barros)
Dramatic images show drought's toll on Amazon and its rivers
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Drought is devastating Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and some rivers are falling to historic lows. Images of one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries, the Negro River, … more
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In this photo taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry press service on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, a Russian BM-21 Grad self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine's power grid
Officials say Ukraine’s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours. In western Ukraine, the air force said, Russia fired three Kinzhal hypersonic … more
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A woman walks on a main boulevard in Luxembourg a day before the trip of Pope Francis to Luxembourg and Belgium, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock
Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends and abuse scandals. … more
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
What to know from the UN: Ukraine doesn't want the world to forget, and attention turns to Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sometimes the issues brought forward at the United Nations signature annual meeting may feel a bit familiar. Climate change is always in focus, especially in the past few … more
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FILE - Vatican investigators Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, right, from Spain, and Archbishop Charles Scicluna, from Malta, walk outside of the Nunciatura Apostolica during a break from meeting with people who alleged abuse by the Catholic lay group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae in Lima, Peru, on July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abuses
Pope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and … more
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