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2 Cuban sisters' 4,200-mile journey to the US and a new life
The Rolo González sisters walked out of Nicaragua’s main airport and peered out onto a sea of young men. The Central American “coyotes” squinted back, trying to find people to smuggle to the … more
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People wait for a bus to arrive in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Russian shelling kills 5 in tough eastern Ukraine combat
The Ukrainian presidential office says Monday in a report covering the previous 24 hours that Russian shelling killed at least five people and wounded 13 others, as the Kremlin’s and Kyiv’s … more
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry hold a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 30, 2023. (Khaled Desouki/Pool via AP)
Blinken urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint and ease tensions amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. He spoke in Cairo on … more
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Army soldiers and police officers clear the way for ambulances rushing toward a bomb explosion site, at the main entry gate of police offices, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. A powerful bomb went off Monday near a mosque and police offices in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least a few people and wounding some 70 worshippers, police and government officials said. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Suicide bomber kills 20, wounds 96 at mosque in NW Pakistan
Pakistani police have raised the death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar to 20 killed. They say as many as 96 worshippers were wounded in Monday’s attack. … more
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An Israeli policeman secures a shooting attack site in east Jerusalem, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. A Palestinian gunman opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding at least two people less than a day after another attacker killed seven outside a synagogue there in the deadliest attack in the city since 2008. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man in West Bank
The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank. Monday's death was the latest bloodshed in spiraling violence that comes … more
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Construction workers lay concrete outside the Cathedral Notre Dame du Congo in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Saturday Jan. 28, 2023. Pope Francis will be in Congo and South Sudan for a six-day trip starting Jan, 31, hoping to bring comfort and encouragement to two countries that have been riven by poverty, conflicts and what he calls a "colonialist mentality" that has exploited Africa for centuries. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Survivors of conflict to meet Pope Francis in Congo
Pope Francis’ long-awaited visit to Congo and South Sudan next week comes amid soaring insecurity in both war-torn countries, as desperate populations say they want his visit to quell the endless … more
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Garbage covers the base of a waterfall of the Nairobi River, which traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs, in the Dandora area of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. As clean water runs short, one of Africa's fastest growing cities is struggling to balance the needs of creating jobs and protecting the environment, and the population of over 4 million feels the strain. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
Is there hope for a dying river in Kenya's growing capital?
As clean water runs short, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities is struggling to balance the needs of creating jobs and protecting the environment, and the population of over 4 million feels the … more
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FILE - A staff walking near a Nissan logo at Nissan headquarters is seen though a window on May 12, 2022, in Yokohama near Tokyo. Nissan and Renault have changed their mutual cross-shareholdings to the same 15%, ironing out a source of conflict in the Japan-French auto alliance. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Automakers Renault, Nissan make cross-shareholdings equal
Nissan and Renault have agreed to make their mutual cross-shareholdings equal at 15%, ironing out a source of conflict in the Japan-French auto alliance. Renault Group will transfer 28.4% of the … more
FILE - North Koreans visit and pay respect to the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, on, Jan. 22, 2023, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)
Russian embassy says North Korea lifted lockdown in capital
Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses. … more
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during a press conference following his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, early Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Analysis: Novak Djokovic clearly not done dominating tennis
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic clearly is not done dominating his sport. He says so. His coach says so. And, most importantly, his performances throughout a draining run to … more
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Erdogan might approve Finland's NATO bid, 'shock' Sweden
Turkey’s president has suggested his country might approve Finland’s application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden’s. The two Nordic nations applied jointly to become … more
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People lay flowers to commemorate British volunteers Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw, killed in Ukraine's war-hit east, during commemorating service in a refectory near St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Andrew Bagshaw was a dual New Zealand and British citizen who was killed along with British colleague Chris Parry while attempting to rescue an elderly woman from the town of Soledar when their car was hit by an artillery shell. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Friends mourn volunteer killed helping civilians in Ukraine
Friends and volunteers have gathered at Kyiv’s St Sophia’s Cathedral to say goodbye to a New Zealand scientist who was killed in Ukraine with another volunteer while they were trying to evacuate … more
FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during The United States Conference of Mayors, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year. It comes amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence, U.S. concerns over the direction of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government and ongoing issues with Egypt’s human rights record. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)
Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits
An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening … more
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A Tunisian votes in the second round of the legislative elections in Tunis, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Tunisia's president and its shaky democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. Turnout was just 11% in the first round of voting last month. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Elections shine spotlight on Tunisia's troubled democracy
Tunisia’s president and its shaky democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. Turnout was just 11% in the first round of … more
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A so-called "deactivator" and "front-line" activist, face off with police during an anti-government protest in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, President Dina Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for protesters killed in clashes with police. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peru's protest 'deactivators' run toward tear gas to stop it
When police fire tear gas at protesters demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, most run away. A few, though, run toward the gas canisters as quickly as possible — to … more
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Suffering from cancer, Gennadiy Shaposhnikov, 83, rests in his partially destroyed home which was hit by Russian shelling last fall in Kalynivske, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Russians gone from Ukraine village, fear and hardship remain
It has been over 11 weeks since Ukrainian forces wrested back part of Kherson province from Russian occupation. But liberation hasn't diminished the hardship for residents, both those returning home … more
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Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli couple Eli Mizrahi and his wife, Natalie, victims of a shooting attack Friday in east Jerusalem, at the cemetery in Beit Shemesh, Israel, early Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. On Friday a Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue, killing the couple and another five people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before he was shot and killed by police, officials say. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis since 2008 and raised the likelihood of more bloodshed. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israeli police seal off home of Jerusalem synagogue attacker
Israeli police have sealed up the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian attacker who killed seven people and wounded three outside a synagogue. It was one of several punitive measures approved by … more
Iran reports drone attack on defense facility in Isfahan
Iran’s Defense Ministry says one of its factories was attacked by drones in the central city of Isfahan. A statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency says the attack occurred late Saturday … more
Israeli police secure the site of a shooting attack near a synagogue in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before police shot and killed him, officials said. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in years and raised the likelihood of further bloodshed. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israeli paramedics say 2 wounded in new Jerusalem attack
Israel’s rescue service says a gunman has opened fire in east Jerusalem, wounding at least two people. The paramedics did not provide any further information. The shooting attack occurred less than … more
Paul Mitemberezi, a market vendor who has been disabled since he was 3 because of polio, leaves his house for the North Kivu Paralympic League, in Goma, democratic Republic of Congo, Tuesday Jan. 17, 2023. When Pope Francis arrives in Congo and South Sudan Jan. 31, thousands of people will take special note of a gesture more grounded than the sign of the cross. Watching from their wheelchairs, they will relate to the way he uses his. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
‘He’s close to us’: Wheelchair users in Africa await pope
When Pope Francis arrives in Congo and South Sudan next week, thousands of people will take special note of a gesture more grounded than the sign of the cross. Watching from their wheelchairs, they … more
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