AP PHOTOS: For the world's largest democratic exercise, one village's polling officers are all women
CHEDEMA, India (AP) — The line was orderly at Government Middle School as people waited patiently to vote, even after one of the voting machines malfunctioned.
The officers working at the …
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By YIRMIYAN ARTHUR
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4/19/24
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Five Japanese autoworkers have narrowly escaped an attack by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive-laden vest near their vehicle in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi. The local police …
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By ADIL JAWAD
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4/19/24
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu …
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By ASHOK SHARMA
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4/18/24
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The United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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4/18/24
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Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft. That's immediately evident on approaching the …
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By COLLEEN BARRY
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4/18/24
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Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with his heartrending image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young …
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By THOMAS ADAMSON
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4/18/24
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Indonesian authorities closed an international airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano due to spreading ash, falling rocks and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on Sulawesi …
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By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN
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4/18/24
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Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power
Hindu nationalism was once a fringe ideology in India, and now it is mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He's one of India’s most beloved and …
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By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ
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4/18/24
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Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials have ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on …
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By EDNA TARIGAN
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4/17/24
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SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele released the father of a Salvadoran soccer player from prison after the athlete published a plea for his release on social media, …
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4/17/24
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A makeshift burial ground for migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned after years of neglect. The project was intended to provide a dignified resting place for the …
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4/17/24
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PARIS, França (AP) — Locais históricos ou icônicos estão no centro das Olimpíadas de Paris: os organizadores querem que o espetáculo também faça parte do evento, em conjunto com o …
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4/17/24
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Danish firefighters are working to extinguish the last pockets of a fire that gutted Copenhagen’s 400-year-old stock exchange building, as owners of the structure looked ahead to rebuilding the …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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4/17/24
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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend. Iran's president meanwhile warned that even …
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By JULIA FRANKEL and NASSER KARIMI
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4/17/24
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Russian missiles slam into a Ukrainian city and kill 8 people as the war approaches a critical stage
Local officials say three Russian missiles have slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least eight people. …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV
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4/17/24
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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, …
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By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA
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4/17/24
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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 …
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4/17/24
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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 …
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4/17/24
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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 …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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4/17/24
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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 …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
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4/16/24
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