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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Leander Rowing Club as he campaigns in Henley-on-Thames, England, Monday June 3, 2024. Since announcing that the UK General Election will be held on July 4th, Rishi Sunak has visited key battleground regions across the UK. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
Populist campaigner Nigel Farage makes an about-face and says he will run in the UK election
Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage is returning to front-line British politics. He announced Monday that he will take the helm of the right-wing party Reform U.K. and run for … more
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FILE- A polling official puts indelible ink mark on the index finger of 89-year-old Rubi Paul, after she cast her vote at her residence using postal ballot, in Guwahati, India, Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
AP Photos: The world's largest elections come to a close in India
New Delhi (AP) — The 6-week-long election in India closed on Saturday. The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. Voters are choosing 543 members for the lower … more
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South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
South Korea says it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons. The South Korean announcement Monday came a day after North Korea … more
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Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran smiles as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
Gilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and gazes into the bright blue skies over East London, remembering the moment 80 years ago when he knew the invasion of … more
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Israeli airstrikes near city of Aleppo kill several people, Syrian state media say
Syrian state media say Israeli airstrikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo killed several people. The state-run SANA news agency gave no specific toll. It said the strikes happened early Monday … more
FILE - American soldiers and supplies arrive on the shore of the French coast of German-occupied Normandy during the Allied D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 in World War II. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944. Of those, 73,000 were from the United States, 83,000 from Britain and Canada. Forces from several other countries were also involved, including French troops fighting with Gen. Charles de Gaulle. The Allies faced around 50,000 German forces. (AP Photo, File)
Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf … more
People stand in queues to cast their votes at a polling station during the last round of a six-week-long national election in Varanasi, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
India's election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here's what to know
The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India's general election pits avowed Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi against a broad opposition alliance … more
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FILE- Argentine President Javier Milei prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Feb. 6, 2024. Although born and raised Roman Catholic, Milei has increasingly shown public interest in Judaism and even expressed intentions to convert. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond
President Javier Milei of Argentina, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office. Even so, his passion for Judaism has … more
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, signs the guest book beside Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Monday June 3, 2024.(Jam Sta Rosa/Pool Photo via AP)
Zelenskyy in Philippines to promote peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the Philippines on a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with … more
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Rowena He poses for a photograph after the play "May 35th," whose title is a roundabout way to refer to June 4, in London, Thursday, May 30, 2024. As the 35th anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of the bloody chapter of modern China, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for those who cannot. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive
China has quashed large-scale commemorations of Tuesday's 35th anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown within its borders. But outside the country, commemorative events have grown … more
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Guests and delegates use their phone at the formal announcement Sunday, June 2, 2024 of the results in South Africa's general elections at the National Results Operations Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. Humbled by a stinging election result, South Africa's African National Congress was talking to everyone in an effort to form a stable coalition government for Africa's most advanced economy after it lost its 30-year majority. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
A guide to what's next for South Africa and the key figures in unprecedented coalition talks
South Africa’s election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority. It remained the biggest party, … more
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Revelers take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil's national symbols
The iconic yellow and green of Brazil’s flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen hairdos at Sunday’s LGBTQ+ pride parade in Sao Paulo. The event along the city's … more
A Palestinian woman wounded in an Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip is brought to Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Saher Alghorra)
Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before
Israel's defense minister says Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be. Defense Minister … more
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Ruling party presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum leaves the polling station where she voted during general elections in Mexico City, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
The Latest | Mexico votes in historic elections marred by cartel violence and deep division
Mexicans are voting Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, … more
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Rugby star and ALS campaigner Rob Burrow dies at age 41
Rob Burrow, a former rugby star who was widely praised for his fundraising campaigns after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2019, has died. He was 41. Leeds Rhinos announced the death. … more
Condemnations mount over Israeli proposal to label UN aid agency a terrorist group
Qatar and Saudi Arabia have condemned an Israeli parliamentary bill that seeks to label UNRWA, the main provider of aid to Palestinians in Gaza, a terrorist group. They join a growing list of … more
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti as the clock indicates the match time played in the fifth set of their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
No one at the French Open loves it when matches go past 3 a.m. And no one can agree on a solution
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek provided a simple explanation for why she requested that the French Open not put her on the schedule during one of its night sessions, which often turn into … more
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Representatives of the diplomatic corps look at U.S.-made M1 Abrams tank, and other U.S. military vehicles, hit and captured by Russian troops during the fighting in Ukraine as they visit an exhibition of Western military equipment seized from Ukrainian forces, in Moscow, on Friday, May 31, 2024. The exhibit, organized by the Russian Defense Ministry, features more than 30 pieces of Western-made heavy equipment, including a U.S.-made M1 Abrams tank and a Bradley armored fighting vehicle. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
Ukraine has imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk … more
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Germany coach blasts public broadcaster for asking if there should be more white players in his team
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (AP) — Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann says he's shocked that a public broadcaster asked participants in a survey if they would prefer more white players in the national … more
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa greets African National Congress supporters at the Siyanqoba rally at FNB stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2024. South African will vote in the 2024 general elections May 29. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
South Africa's ANC calls demands for President Ramaphosa to step down for coalition talks a 'no-go'
A top official says South Africa’s African National Congress party will not consider any demands from possible coalition partners that President Cyril Ramaphosa step down as a condition for … more
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