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FILE - A woman sits on the rubble as emergency rescue teams search for people under the remains of destroyed buildings in Nurdagi town on the outskirts of Osmaniye city southern Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023. Turkey is grappling with a difficult recovery from February's 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the deadliest quake in the country's modern history. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
What 5 more years of Erdogan's rule means for Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection in a runoff Sunday, following a nail-biter first round two weeks earlier. Having secured another five years, Erdogan now faces a host of domestic … more
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FILE - A gay Ugandan couple cover themselves with a pride flag as they pose for a photograph in Uganda on March 25, 2023. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad, it was announced Monday, May 29, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
Uganda's president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The version of the … more
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Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission, from left, Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng, and Zhu Yangzhu wave as they stand behind glass during a meeting with the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday, May 29, 2023. China's space program plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, a top official with the country's space program said Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race
China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, in what would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United States and … more
Women hold placards and photos of various record-holding climbers as they mark the 70 anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 29, 2023. The 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain peak was first scaled by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. The celebrations come amid a growing … more
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Police: Fugitive's body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow Ohio escapee
Police in Kentucky say they've pulled the body of a convicted murderer from the Ohio River, days after he escaped last week from an Ohio prison with another inmate. Police in Henderson, Kentucky, … more
Barcelona players celebrate after Ansu Fati scored the opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Mallorca at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
With section of stadium closed after racist abuse against Vinícius, Valencia draws at home
MADRID (AP) — Playing its first home game with a section of Mestalla Stadium closed as punishment for the racist abuse against Vinícius Júnior, Valencia moved closer to avoiding relegation from … more
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Argentina presidential candidate Javier Milei's sister Karina Milei places a picture of her brother on a 100-dollar cardboard bill before the start of the presentation of her brother's book "The End of Inflation" at the Buenos Aires book fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, May 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting 'political caste'
He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished. He also could … more
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A bright patch of green is seen in the Grand Canal along an embankment lined with restaurants, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Police in Venice are investigating the source of a phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city's famed Grand Canal. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
Venice police investigate bright green liquid in Grand Canal
Police in Venice are investigating the source of a phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city’s famed Grand Canal. The governor of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, posted a … more
South Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison
Police say a man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law. During a … more
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Indian prime minister Narendra Modi carries a royal golden sceptre to be installed it near the chair of the speaker during the start of the inaugural ceremony of the new parliament building, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, May 28, 2023. The new triangular parliament building, built at an estimated cost of $120 million, is part of a $2.8 billion revamp of British-era offices and residences in central New Delhi called "Central Vista". (AP Photo)
Modi opponents boycott opening of new Indian Parliament; PM says it breaks with colonial past
India’s major opposition parties have boycotted the inauguration of a new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a rare show of unity against his Hindu nationalist ruling party. … more
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Joshua Danjuma, 36, poses with a handcrafted riffle in Kunji Village, Southern Kaduna Nigeria, Thursday , April 27, 2023. Danjuma, a hunter who lost two of his five children in a late night March 2023 gunmen attack that left 33 people dead, has joined others in protecting their homes. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
Prolonged fighting in Nigeria between farmers and herdsmen is becoming more deadly. The attacks have caused villagers who complain of delayed justice to become more desperate to defend themselves. … more
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People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Saudi Arabia and the United States say the warring parties in Sudan are adhering better to a week-long cease-fire after days of fighting. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
US, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend 'imperfect' cease-fire
The United States and Saudi Arabia are calling on warring sides in Sudan to extend a cease-fire due to expire Monday. A joint statement early Sunday noted that the current cease-fire was … more
Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie
A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his smartphone, which he had dropped while taking a selfie. The … more
Anastasia Domini, left, and her wife Anna, swing their daughter Una as they walk to a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The same-sex couple are part of an increasing number of Russians from the LGBTQ+ community who left their homeland to escape discrimination and settled in Argentina, where same-sex marriage has been legal for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A growing number of LGBTQ+ Russians seek refuge from war, discrimination in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Anastasia Domini and wife Anna Domini walked hand in hand on a recent sunny day in Argentina’s capital while their four restless children played nearby. It's a … more
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FILE - Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is seen from around twenty kilometers away in an area in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. A statement released Friday, May 26, 2023, by the intelligence directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry claimed that Russian forces would strike the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, and then report a radioactive leak in order to trigger an international probe that would pause the hostilities and give the Russian forces the respite they need to regroup ahead of the counteroffensive. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
Ukraine claims Russia is plotting 'a provocation' at nuclear plant, offers no evidence
Ukraine’s military intelligence claims that Russia is plotting a “large-scale provocation” at a nuclear power plant designed to put hostilities on pause and give Moscow’s forces a respite … more
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Officials say a passenger opened an emergency exit door during a South Korean flight on Friday, causing air to gust inside the cabin before the plane landed safely. (May 26)
Man who opened emergency door on South Korea flight told police he felt suffocated
South Korean media say a man who opened an emergency exit door during a domestic flight told police he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly as it was landing. The man was detained … more
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FILE - Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, which handles British Airways flights, stands virtually empty of passengers as staff standby to help during a British Airways pilots' strike, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. The British government is working to fix a technical problem that caused electronic border gates at airports around the country to stop working late Friday, leading to hourslong waits for travelers entering the U.K. at the start of a busy holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Travelers to UK face long waits amid systems problem affecting electronic gates
The British government is working to fix a technical problem that caused electronic border gates at airports around the country to stop working, leading to hourslong waits for travelers entering the … more
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Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
The Taliban and Iran have exchanged heavy gunfire on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan. The shooting Saturday sharply escalates rising tensions between the two nations amid a dispute … more
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An Egyptian archeologist points at a colored painting showing offering sacrifices at a recently uncovered tomb that was said to belong to a top official of the fifth Dynasty named "Ne Hesut Ba" (2400 BC), at the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, 24 kilometers (15 miles) southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Saqqara is a part of Egypt's ancient capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
Egyptian antiquities authorities have unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The spaces were found in the … more
FILE - Large parts of the forests are missing in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, April 7, 2023. The European Union has been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the protection of nature for years. But it now finds itself under pressure from within to pause new environmental efforts amid fears they will hurt the economy. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
EU at the crossroads of fight for environment amid growing opposition to law to restore nature
The European Union has been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the protection of nature for years. But it now finds itself under pressure from within to pause new environmental … more
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