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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Kremlin says a deal to end the war with Ukraine can't be achieved quickly

A senior Kremlin official says clinching a deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “is far too complex to be done quickly.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's comments Wednesday came as the … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 4/30/25

FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

UN calls for Mali to probe alleged executions by army and Russian mercenaries

United Nations experts have urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced disappearances by the army and Russian mercenaries. The call Wednesday follows the … more

By MARK BANCHEREAU | 4/30/25

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia Scott Campbell gives an interview in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more

The United Nations says rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content. The … more

By MANUEL RUEDA and ASTRID SUAREZ | 4/30/25

Russia's foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties

Russia expects to open its first embassy in the Dominican Republic as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defined the Caribbean country as a “promising partner." Lavrov, who met behind closed doors with … more

By MARTÍN ADAMES | 4/30/25

Britain's King Charles III speaks with broadcaster and presenter Adele Roberts, wearing her medals from the TCS London Marathon and Abbott World Marathon Majors, during a reception in Buckingham Palace, London, in celebration of community-based initiatives raising awareness about cancer and supporting those living with cancer, Wednesday April 30, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III says his cancer journey brought the best of humanity into focus

King Charles III has expressed his support to those living with cancer as he described how a diagnosis can be a “daunting and at times frightening” experience. In a message written in a booklet … more

By PAN PYLAS | 4/30/25

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Belarus releases US citizen who was jailed for years

Belarus has released a U.S. citizen who had been jailed on allegations of plotting to assassinate the country’s authoritarian leader, charges his supporters and the U.S. government called bogus. … more

By YURAS KARMANAU | 4/30/25

Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore attends a joint news conference following a meeting of Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with foreign Ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)

Thousands rally in Burkina Faso in support of military junta, following alleged coup attempt

Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official criticizing junta … more

By MARK BANCHEREAU | 4/30/25

FILE - Mohammed Abed, center, weeps as he holds the body of his younger sister, Massa , 4, who was killed in an Israeli army airstrike on the Gaza Strip, at the morgue of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

In roadside Gaza attack, a 4-year-old girl and other children were among those killed

In a roadside Israeli strike in Gaza, a 4-year-old girl and other children were among those killed. Massa Abed's family says she'd taken a rubber ball and her doll to play with friends on the street … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 4/30/25

In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) firefighters work as black smoke rises in the sky after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA via AP)

The epicenter of an explosion at an Iranian port is tied to a charity overseen by its supreme leader

The explosion that rocked an Iranian port had its epicenter at a facility ultimately owned by a charitable foundation overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office. The blast on … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 4/30/25

Somalia and Taiwan impose reciprocal entry bans in apparent link to Taiwan recognizing Somaliland

Somalia and Taiwan have imposed entry bans for each other’s citizens, officials said Wednesday, in a diplomatic tiff that appeared to be linked to Taiwan’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway … more

By OMAR FARUK | 4/30/25

Israel says it carried out operation against gunmen attacking Druze fighters in Syria

Israel said it carried out an attack in Syria on a group targeting members of a minority sect as a new round of clashes left at least 11 people dead, most of them members of the country’s security … more

4/30/25

Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country's longest river

Dozens of people are swimming and wading across Haiti’s longest river in a desperate attempt to flee gangs. A city in the country’s central region has been under siege for almost a week. Much of … more

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO | 4/30/25

Pakistani national Sara Khan, left, married to Indian citizen Aurangzeb Khan, right, holding their children prepares to leave for Pakistan without her husband from the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Pakistani nationals leave India as tensions escalate over Kashmir attack

Dozens of Pakistani nationals living in India are heading to the main land crossing between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the … more

By PRABHJOT GILL and SHEIKH SAALIQ | 4/30/25

Firefighters worked to extinguish a wildfire that broke out Wednesday near a major highway on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The Israeli Prime Minister’s office said three aircrafts from Italy and Croatia will arrive in Israel soon to help in the efforts to control the fire.

A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital

A wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray. Video footage shows vehicles stranded … more

By IBRAHIM HAZBOUN and ELENA BECATOROS | 4/30/25

ICRC escorts hundreds of disarmed Congo soldiers from rebel-controlled city

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has helped transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled town of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital … more

By JUSTIN KABUMBA AND MARK BANCHEREAU | 4/30/25

Greece arrests an American citizen wanted by the U.S. in a child sexual exploitation case

Police in Greece have arrested a 21-year-old American citizen wanted by U.S. authorities for allegedly participating in an online network dedicated to the sexual exploitation of minors. The suspect … more

4/30/25

South Africa to hold inquiry into whether justice during apartheid era was blocked

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an inquiry to establish whether previous governments led by his party intentionally blocked investigations and prosecutions of apartheid-era … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 4/30/25

The European Parliament says China has lifted sanctions it imposed on 5 EU lawmakers in 2021

The European Parliament says China has lifted sanctions it imposed on five EU lawmakers in retaliation against the bloc's defense of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. Beijing imposed a series of measures … more

4/30/25

FILE - Protesters shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, file)

Swedish journalist gets 11-month suspended prison term in Turkey for insulting Erdogan

A Turkish court has convicted a Swedish journalist of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Joakim Medin received an 11-month suspended prison term on Wednesday, but remains in custody as he … more

4/30/25

A spice vendor waits for customers at the Cholon market in the Cholon district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 ahead of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese War. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Vietnam marks 50 years since war’s end and focuses on reconciliation during a period of new tensions

Vietnam marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the U.S. and the formation of the modern nation. Thousands gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for a military parade near the historic … more

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL | 4/30/25