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This video grab shows coup supporters cheering police officers in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday Aug. 30, 2023. Mutinous soldiers speaking on state television announced that they had seized power in and were overturning the results of a presidential election that had seen Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba extend his family's 55-year hold on power. ( AP Photo/Betiness Mackosso)
Ousting of Gabon's unpopular leader was a 'smokescreen' for soldiers to seize power, analysts say
Gabonese are awaking to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the nation for more than five decades. Soldiers on state TV Wednesday said that Gen. … more
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A visitor looks at an electronic stock board at Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday, Aug. 31, after Japanese factory activity and Chinese service industry growth weakened.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Stock market today: Asian markets lower after Japanese factory activity and China services weaken
Asian stock markets are mostly lower after Japanese factory activity and Chinese service industry growth weakened. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Tokyo gained. Oil prices edged lower. Wall … more
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This combination of photos provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a tactical nuclear strike drill in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
North Korea says it simulated nuclear attacks on South Korea and rehearsed occupation of its rivals
North Korea says its latest missile launches were a simulation of “scorched earth” nuclear strikes on South Korea. The North's state media said Thursday it's also conducted a command post drill … more
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Preethi, a 38-year-old transgender woman who uses only her first name, stands next to her electric auto rickshaw as she speaks to The Associated Press in Bengaluru, India, Monday, July 10, 2023. She's now one of millions of electric vehicle owners in India, but one of very few to have received an EV through a charitable donation. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life
If you hail a rickshaw in the Indian city of Bengaluru, your driver might just be a 38-year-old transgender woman named Preethi. Not that long ago, Preethi says she was surviving by begging for money … more
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Balaji Premkumar, a 25-year-old rickshaw delivery driver, rides an electric vehicle which he switched to this year, in Bengaluru, India, Monday, May 29, 2023. At most traffic stops he's surrounded by gas-powered three-wheelers that rumble and rattle, spewing thick smoke into the air — something that his used to do, too, before he went electric. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Government incentives and cost-conscious customers lead to electric vehicle boom in India
India is one of the fastest growing electric vehicle markets in the world, and more than 90% of India’s 2.3 million EVs are the cheaper and more popular two- or three-wheelers — that’s … more
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A peacock sits on a chimney as a nearly full moon rises behind it, in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. August 30 will see the month's second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
AP PHOTOS: Rare blue supermoon dazzles stargazers around the globe
A rare blue supermoon — the closest full moon of the year — dazzled stargazers Wednesday night. Saturn joined the celestial spectacle, visible alongside the moon, at least where skies were … more
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Bee alert: 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows
Police west of Toronto warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road. Pedestrians were also asked to avoid the area. Halton … more
FILE - President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, hugs Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. At left is Spain's Princess Infanta Sofia. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Rubiales crisis hangs over European soccer ahead of gala award ceremony in Monaco
MONACO (AP) — The governing body of European soccer heads to its annual awards gala on Thursday in Monaco amid turmoil created by its vice president from Spain. Luis Rubiales won't be at the … more
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FILE - President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. Nearly a dozen soldiers took to state television and said they were overturning the presidential election and called for calm among the population Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Gabon's wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa's trend of coups. He might be wrong
The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world. But he swore one wouldn’t happen to him. “Rest assured that I will never allow you and … more
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North Korea launches a missile toward the sea after US flies bombers during drills with South Korea
South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch occurred Wednesday but gave no further … more
FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second from left, and son Yair, left, pose for a photo in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 23, 2020. An Israeli court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son must compensate a woman who sued him after he implied she was having an affair with his father’s foremost political opponent. The court ordered Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair Netanyahu, to pay over $34,000 in compensation and $6,000 in legal costs to a woman named Dana Cassidy. (Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Court says Netanyahu's son must pay damages to woman he implied had affair with his father's rival
An Israeli court has ruled that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son must compensate a woman who sued him after he implied she was having an affair with his father’s chief political … more
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Jordan forward Rondae Hollis Jefferson (24) is fouled by U.S. forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) as he shoots during the first half of a Basketball World Cup group C match in Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
USA rolls past Jordan 110-62. Now Round 2 of Basketball World Cup awaits
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Another game, another blowout for the U.S. at the Basketball World Cup. And now the competition figures to get considerably tougher. Anthony Edwards scored 22 points … more
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A portrait of Wagner Group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died last week in a plane crash two months after launching his brief rebellion, lies on flowers on the grave at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Kremlin says 'Deliberate wrongdoing' among possible causes of plane crash that killed Prigozhin
The Kremlin says “deliberate wrongdoing” is among the possible causes of the plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last week. A Kremlin spokesperson noted that “different … more
A child runs past a mural showing Pope Francis with depiction of nomadic daily life in Mongolian outside a church in Ulaanbaatar, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
Pope Francis is travelling to Mongolia this week to minister to one of the world's tiniest and newest Catholic communities, the first-ever visit by a Roman pontiff to the East Asian country. In some … more
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FILE - President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. Nearly a dozen soldiers took to state television and said they were overturning the presidential election and called for calm among the population Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Gabon military officers say they're seizing power just days after the presidential election
Nearly a dozen soldiers took to state television and said they were overturning the presidential election and called for calm among the population. A spokesperson for the group said they will respect … more
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FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping upon the latter's arrival at a hotel in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. India is protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory ahead of next week's Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, a foreign ministry official said on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, exacerbating tensions during a three-year military standoff between the two nations. The timing of the protest is key, as Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the summit of industrialized and developing countries. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
India protests China's land claim ahead of the G20 summit President Xi Jinping is expected to attend
An Indian foreign ministry official says New Delhi has lodged a protest over a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory. The objection comes ahead of the G20 summit of industrialized … more
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A bare-chested man loads timber onto a truck inside the Omo Forest Reserve in Nigeria on Monday, July 31, 2023. Conservationists say the outer region of Omo Forest Reserve, where logging is allowed, is already heavily deforested. As trees become scarce, loggers are heading deep into the 550-square-kilometer conservation area, which is also under threat from uncontrolled cocoa farming and poaching. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
Logging is threatening Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, which is home to endangered wildlife like African elephants. Conservationists say the outer region of the reserve, where logging is … more
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2 killed in Kyiv as Russia accuses Ukraine of biggest drone attack on its soil since fighting began
Ukrainian officials say a Russian attack on Kyiv killed two people. Russia, meanwhile, has accused Ukraine of launching what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since Moscow sent … more
President-elect Bernardo Arevalo, right, and his Vice President Karin Herrera give a press conference in Guatemala City, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. The Central American country's top electoral tribunal declared Arevalo the winner of the presidential election just hours after another part of the government suspended his Seed Movement party. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happening
Guatemala's Aug. 20 presidential election has been bogged down in court and legal challenges despite the fact the results were clear: Progressive candidate Bernardo Arévalo won about 61% of the vote … more
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A burned house stands in Acharnes suburb, on Mount Parnitha, in northwestern Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling three persistent major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have been raging for days. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts
A massive wildfire is burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft. After burning across vast tracts … more
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