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A resident brings down a sack from his boat at the coastal town of Santa Ana, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The United States and the Philippines, which are longtime treaty allies, have identified the far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland as one of nine mostly rural areas where rotating batches of American forces could encamp indefinitely and store their weapons and equipment within local military bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
After withdrawing from two huge U.S. military bases in the Philippines at the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, American forces are returning and building a new presence in nine sites on … more
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FILE - Girls holding hands are led past a burnt car blocking the street as they evacuate the Delmas 22 neighborhood to escape gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 2, 2024. As young Haitians are increasingly exposed to violence, the country is undergoing a wider push to dispel a long-standing taboo on seeking therapy and talking about mental health. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services
Violence is traumatizing Haitian children. Now the country’s breaking its taboo on mental health services. Young Haitians are increasingly exposed to relentless sounds of violence and sidestep … more
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People examine the damage at an area badly affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2024. Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods causing a number of people dead and missing, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka)
More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes
Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud. At least 41 people have died and another … more
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A strong earthquake has shaken the border of Mexico and Guatemala driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. Sunday near the Mexican border town of Suchiate, where a river by the same name divides the two countries. There were no immediate reports of damage, but more mountainous, remote parts of the border are prone to landslides. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and a depth of 47 miles (75 kilometers).
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake wakes people on the Mexico-Guatemala border
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the … more
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during at a Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony with Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza. America's top diplomat said in two … more
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Prince Harry and Meghan, center, pose for a photograph with children during the Giant of Africa Foundation at the Dream Big Basketball clinic in Lagos Nigeria, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which Prince Harry founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Nigeria's fashion and dancing styles in the spotlight as Harry, Meghan visit its largest city
Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display during Prince Harry and Meghan's visit to the country's largest city, Lagos. The couple are promoting mental health for soldiers and … more
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UK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas
Britain's foreign secretary has said that halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen Hamas. Asked whether the U.K. would follow the U.S. in threatening to cut … more
People stand near damaged homes after heavy flooding in Baghlan province, in northern Afghanistan, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing. (AP Photo)
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing. The U.N. food agency estimates that unusually heavy seasonal rains have … more
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A man lies on the ground as he watches his burning house destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Vovchansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Thousands of civilians evacuated from northeast Ukraine as Russia presses renewed border assault
Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire. The intense battles … more
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An early voter casts his ballot for Catalonia's regional elections in La Roca del Vallès, north of Barcelona, Sunday May 12, 2024. About 6 million Catalans are casting ballots in a regional election that will test if Catalonia wants pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont back or if the wealthy region has moved on to more pressing worries. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Catalans vote in election to gauge force of separatist movement, degree of reconciliation with Spain
Catalonia is holding a regional election whose outcome will reverberate in Spain’s national politics. The ballot on Sunday will be a test both for the strength of the separatist movement in the … more
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The protesters demand weekly the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an immediate deal to release the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (AP video shot by Shlomo Mor)
As Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, Hamas regroups elsewhere in ungoverned Gaza
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across the Gaza Strip, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago. Israel has portrayed the southern … more
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Barbara Nabulo cleans clothes at her home in Busamaga-Mutukula village in Mbale, Uganda, Thursday, April 25, 2024. There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda, where it remains poorly understood. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope
There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda, where it remains poorly understood. Estimates vary, but some researchers put the number of people with the … more
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Israeli soldiers and family members visit the graves of fallen soldiers ahead of Israel's annual Memorial Day at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Israel marks its annual Memorial Day in remembrance of soldiers who died in the nation's conflicts, beginning at dusk Sunday, May 12, until Monday evening, May 13. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But in the aftermath of Oct. 7, it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger. Families of the fallen, along with broad … more
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Buddhists wait for a lantern parade as part of festivities celebrating the birthday of Buddha, at Dongguk University in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
AP PHOTOS: Lotus Lantern Festival draws thousands in Seoul to celebrate upcoming Buddha's birthday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Holding umbrellas and pink paper lotus flowers, thousands of South Koreans joyously filled the wet streets of Seoul in an annual festival anticipating Buddha’s birthday … more
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Tetiana, 82, cries with her daughter as she is evacuated from Vovchansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 11, 2024. Her husband was killed in their house after a Russian airstrike on the city. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
The Russian Defense Ministry says that Moscow’s forces have captured five villages as part of a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine. The ministry made the statement on Saturday. … more
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Dialysis patients evacuated from one of Rafah’s main hospitals have been moved to the Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, where Israeli ground troops withdrew a month ago. (AP video/Mohammad Jahjouh and produced by Wafaa Shurafa)
Israel orders new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand operations
Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah as it prepared to expand its operation saying it was also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped. Fighting is … more
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Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban official said.
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
A Taliban official says that flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people. The provincial official also said that the floods on Friday … more
The state of Rio Grande do Sul was once again experiencing storms on Friday and the rainfall in the river basins could further aggravate the flooding that has already left many dead. More than 240,000 people have been displaced, and much of the region has been isolated by the floodwaters. (AP Video: Lucas Dumphreys)
Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil's south, where often only the poor remain
More heavy rain is forecast for Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. Nearly 6 inches … more
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning a match against France's Corentin Moutet at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Djokovic says he's 'fine' after being hit on the head by a water bottle
Novak Djokovic needed medical attention after accidentally getting knocked on the head by a water bottle after a win at the Italian Open. A man was leaning over the railing to hand Djokovic a … more
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Maria del Carmen Ayala Vargas, who said her son Ivan Pasrtana Ayala disappeared in 2021, attends the annual National March of Searching Mothers, held every Mother's Day in Mexico City, Friday, May 10, 2024. Her sign reads in Spanish, "I'm not looking for those to blame, but for my son." (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people
Hundreds of mothers of missing people, other relatives and activists have marched through downtown Mexico City to mark a sad commemoration of Mother's Day. Given the government's lack of interest in … more
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