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FILE - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo, foreground, and other warships join an international fleet review in Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Japan’s defense chief has called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on a Chinese social media site showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a restricted navy port west of Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media

Japan’s defense chief has called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on a Chinese social media site showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 5/10/24

FILE - A police officer examines fragments of a guided bomb after the Russian air raid in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Russia pounded a town in Ukraine’s northeast with artillery, rockets and guided aerial bombs Friday May 10, 2024 before attempting an infantry breach of local defenses, authorities said, in a tactical switch that Kyiv officials have been expecting for weeks as the war stretches into its third year. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko, File)

Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region

Ukraine has rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defenses. It's a tactical switch that Kyiv officials have been expecting for weeks … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 5/10/24

A woman takes a photo of a dog evacuated from an area flooded by heavy rains, at a shelter in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Makeshift shelter saves hundreds of dogs amid floods in southern Brazil

Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the Brazilian city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by floods since last week. They treat and feed … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE | 5/10/24

FILE- Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Admi Party, or Common Man's Party, left, leaves in a car after a court extended his custody for four more days, in New Delhi, India, March 28, 2024. India's top court on Friday gave interim bail to the top opposition leader who was arrested nearly seven weeks ago. (AP Photo/Dinesh Joshi, File)

Top Indian opposition leader given bail by the Supreme Court enabling him to campaign in elections

A top Indian opposition leader has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court nearly seven weeks after his arrest in a bribery case. The court ordered Arvind Kejriwal’s temporary release … more

By ASHOK SHARMA | 5/10/24

FILE - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk talks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House after meeting with President Joe Biden Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Washington. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday, May 10, 2024 announced changes in his Cabinet to replace four ministers running for the European Parliament next month. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Poland's prime minister reshuffles Cabinet to release ministers running for European Parliament

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced changes in his Cabinet to replace four ministers running for the European Parliament next month. The reshuffle is also seen as a chance to bring new … more

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | 5/10/24

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, escorted by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrives for a meeting with Cabinet members in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 6, 2024. Putin thanked Cabinet ministers for their work ahead of his inauguration Tuesday. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

Putin reappoints Mishustin as Russia's prime minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house’s approval. Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold … more

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei votes for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranians vote in parliamentary runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial balloting

Iranians are voting in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting. People in 22 constituencies across the country … more

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FILE - An employee takes the fingerprints of a woman who died from the new coronavirus before her remains are cremated at La Recoleta crematorium in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 27, 2020. Countries are still struggling to come up with an agreed-upon plan for how the world might respond to the next global outbreak. A ninth and final round of talks involving governments, advocacy groups and others to finalize a “pandemic treaty” is scheduled to end Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID

After the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders worldwide vowed to do better next time but are still struggling to finalize a global plan. The World Health Organization is overseeing an … more

By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN | 5/10/24

Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), the alliance that brings together the main parties and leaders of the opposition, speaks during an interview at his home in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ex-Venezuelan diplomat 'never' considered being president but will launch campaign this month

A few weeks ago, Edmundo González Urrutia was just another grandfather visiting his daughter and grandchildren, who live abroad, enjoying two months of family time. That leisurely pace will have to … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | 5/10/24

FILE - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday, May 10, 2024, on a resolution that would grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights and revive its UN membership bid

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 5/10/24

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez applauds the socialist candidate, Salvador Illa, left, during a campaign rally in Villanova i la Gertru, near Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Some nearly 6 million Catalans are called to cast ballots in regional elections on Sunday that will surely have reverberations in Spain's national politics. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia's secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election

About 6 million Catalans are called to cast ballots in regional elections on Sunday that will surely have reverberations in Spain's national politics. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is hoping … more

By JOSEPH WILSON | 5/10/24

FILE - A Vodouist clad in white invokes a gede spirit during the Saint George celebration, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 24, 2024. Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence

Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted. Vodou … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 5/10/24

A photo of Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen during a news conference providing an update from the Sikh community about Nijjar's homicide from June 18, 2023 in Surrey, B.C. on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

India says Canada has shared no evidence of its involvement in killing of a Sikh separatist leader

India has Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada last year, despite the recent arrests of … more

By ASHOK SHARMA | 5/9/24

Chadians vote in N'djamena, Chad, Monday, May 6, 2024. Voters in Chad headed to the polls on Monday to cast their ballot in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule under interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno. (AP Photo/Mouta)

Chad's military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result

Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were contested by his … more

By EDOUARD TAKADJI and MOUTA ALI | 5/9/24

A team in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Thursday morning rescued a horse that had been stranded on a rooftop by the massive floods, providing a dose of hope to a beleaguered region. The horse, dubbed Caramelo by social media users because of its tawny fur, was first spotted by a television news helicopter the day before. (AP Video by Wesley Santos and Lucas Dumphreys)

'Caramelo,' the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods, is rescued after stirring the nation

About 24 hours after it was first spotted and with people clamoring for the rescue of a horse social media users nicknamed Caramelo, a team in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have successfully … more

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and MAURICIO SAVARESE | 5/9/24

Militants bomb a girls school in northwestern Pakistan, once a Taliban stronghold. No one was harmed

Police say suspected militants bombed a girls school in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s volatile northwest, badly damaging the structure. No one was harmed in the … more

By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | 5/9/24

People wave Chinese and Hungarian flags as they wait for the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Hungary and China sign strategic cooperation agreement during visit by Chinese President Xi

Hungary and China have signed a number of new agreements to deepen their economic and cultural cooperation during a visit to the Central European country by Chinese President Xi Jinping, a trip meant … more

By BELA SZANDELSZKY | 5/9/24

The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV

The Taliban are warning journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV. It’s the first time they have told people not to cooperate with a specific media outlet. … more

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Ukrainian serviceman Andrii, left, of the Air Assault Forces 148th separate artillery brigade, sends receiving coordinates for a Furia drone at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russia has the initiative in the east but new Western aid is on the way

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s army is facing “a really difficult situation” in eastern regions. That's where troops are battling to hold at bay an intense Russian … more

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ILLIA NOVIKOV | 5/9/24

Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway at a Senegal airport, injuring 10 people

A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people. Senegal's transport minister says the Air Sénégal flight … more

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