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People whose houses were demolished on public health grounds collect water in the Gesco neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Rapid urbanisation has led to a population boom and housing shortages in Abidjan, where nearly one in five Ivorians reside, many of them in low-income, crowded communes like the ones in the Gesco and Sebroko districts being demolished on public health grounds. (AP Photo/Diomande Ble Blonde)
Homes are demolished in Ivory Coast's main city over alleged health concerns. Thousands are homeless
Authorities in Ivory Coast's largest city are demolishing homes in low-income areas over what they say are public health concerns, leaving thousands without shelter and with nowhere to go. Each year, … more
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Large cutout portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Indian National Congress (INC) leaders are erected overseeing political supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
AP PHOTOS: Colorful roadshows and rallies mark India's election season before voting starts Friday
NEW DELHI (AP) — Every five years, the world’s most populous democracy holds a giant election for millions of Indians to cast their vote on a new parliament. And it does so in its usual … more
Sailors prepare a French Rubis-class nuclear powered submarine to participare in NATO's upcoming Neptune Strike training exercise at the Toulon naval base in southern France, Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
AP PHOTOS: Aboard France's aging nuclear submarines — old boats but new missions
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Once again, the oceans beckon for France’s veteran nuclear-powered attack submarines. The Associated Press got rare access aboard a French navy Rubis-class submarine … more
FILE - Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday, April 17, 2024, to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)
UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid
The United Nations is appealing for $2.8 billion to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but … more
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People stand outside the Venezuelan embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country's embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the … more
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FILE - A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022. Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
Israel says it will retaliate against Iran, despite the risks
Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran even though such a mission carries many risks. Any direct attack on Iranian soil would risk prompting an all-out war between the two foes at a time when … more
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Sisay Lemma, of Ethiopia, blows kisses as he celebrates while lying down near the finish line after winning the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Boston Marathon winners hope victories will earn them spot in Paris Olympics
AP Sports Writer (AP) — There are two main things to look for when picking an Olympic marathon team: speed and success. Sisay Lemma has both. The 2024 Boston Marathon champion says he … more
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A member of staff from Sotheby's poses for the media with a portrait of the iconic former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, painted by Graham Sutherland in 1954, at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The portrait will be sold at auction on June 6 with an estimated price of 500-800,000 pounds sterling (US621, 000-1,000,000). Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on Nov. 30, 1874. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction
A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction. The painting by modernist artist Graham Sutherland was made in preparation for a large … more
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets students taking part in a personal development lesson as he visits Haughton Academy to outline plans for the banning of single use vapes, in Darlington, England, on Jan. 29, 2024. British lawmakers will on Tuesday April 16, 2024 debate and vote on the government's plans to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking. (Ian Forsyth/Pool Photo via AP, File)
UK lawmakers will vote on a landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking
British lawmakers are set to vote on the government’s plans to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking. The bill will make it illegal to sell tobacco … more
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Police and forensics officers remained at the scene as investigations continued on Tuesday into a knife attack at a church in Sydney.
Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders … more
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympics Organising Committee, attend the inauguration of the Olympic Aquatics Center (CAO) in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Thursday, April 4, 2024. The aquatic center will host the artistic swimming, water polo and diving events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)
The Paris Games' grandiose opening ceremony is being squeezed by security and transport issues
PARIS (AP) — The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave … more
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FILE - A boat wades through the Nyhavn river, with the Old Stock Exchange building left in the background, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen and its spire has collapsed
One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was … more
This combo photograph shows Indian voters, top row left to right, Raj Sud, 94, Niranjan Kapasi, 89 , Kuldip Chadha, 79, Ajay Sud, 63, Dhiren Singh, 58, and in second row, left to right, Ajay Jasra, 56, Retha Singh, 49, Shruti Sud, 34, Manya Sachdev, 22 and Anita Jasra, 18, as they talk to the Associated Press about the national elections, in New Delhi, India, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
AP PHOTOS: What's on the voters’ minds as India heads into a 6-week national election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful journey of a diverse, and now the world’s most populous, democracy over … more
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The Eiffel Tower and the Champs-de-Mars at its feet, the Invalides monument and its dome, right, are seen Monday, April 15, 2024 in Paris. The Champ-de-Mars will host the Beach Volleyball and Blind Football and the Invalides will host the Cycling road, Archery and Athetics events at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
AP PHOTOS: Paris Olympics venues mix history and modernity and showcase cultural heritage
PARIS (AP) — Iconic or historic venues are at the heart of the Paris Olympics — organizers want the event to be about the spectacle as well as the sports. Athletics stars will speed along an … more
Israel deciding on its response to Iran's weekend attack, AP explains
Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack
Israel’s military chief says Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike. But he has not elaborated on when and how. Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said Monday that Israel is still considering … more
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FILE - The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday April 7, 2024, by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)
IAEA warns that attacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the world at risk
Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the … more
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File - A man walks by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, torn by fighting between the military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
World donors pledge more than 2 billion euros in aid for war-stricken Sudan
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that world donors are pledging more than 2 billion euros in aid for Sudan after a year of war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine. … more
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Policeman stand guard outside a church where a bishop and churchgoers were reportedly stabbed in Sydney Australia, Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Horrified worshipers watch online and in person as a bishop is stabbed at a church in Sydney
Horrified worshipers watched in person and online as a bishop was stabbed at the altar during a church service in Sydney on Sunday evening. Three others were stabbed as people rushed to help. Police … more
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A woman walks past an anti-Israeli banner on a building at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Israel on Sunday hailed its air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying the systems thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory. The sign in Hebrew reads: "Your next mistake will be the end of your fake country." The sign in Farsi reads: "The next slap will be harder." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home
Iran’s direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions. But with both … more
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Displaced Palestinians trying to walk back from central Gaza Strip to northern Gaza Strip , Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Israeli military renews warnings to Palestinians not to return to war-torn northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians in Gaza not to return to the embattled territory’s north, a day after Gaza hospital officials … more
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