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A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, which was one of the sites for Gilead's lenacapavir drug trial. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa. The shot is already used in the U.S. and elsewhere as a treatment for the virus that … more

By MARIA CHENG and GERALD IMRAY | 7/24/24

FILE - An abandoned vehicle stands in floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 18, 2024 after heavy thunderstorms. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike, File)

Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike

Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago, the desert nation has issued a multitude of warnings about dengue. Activists say the illness has struck … more

By MICHAEL WAKIN | 7/24/24

Sanjida, left, consoles her mother as she breaks into tears after receiving the dead body of her son, who was shot during a clash between the police and anti-quota protesters, at a morgue in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 22, 2024. Internet and mobile data services are still down despite apparent calm in Bangladesh following a verdict that scaled back a controversial quota system for government jobs after weeks of relentless protests that turned deadly. (AP Photo/Anik Rahman)

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people

Bangladesh is crawling back to normalcy after more than a week of chaos triggered by student protests over a quota system in government jobs. Most of the country remained without internet access on … more

By JULHAS ALAM | 7/24/24

A police officer stands outside the Islamic Center Hamburg with the Imam Ali Mosque during a raid Wednesday, July 24, 2024, Hamburg, Germany. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)

Germany carries out raids and bans a group accused of links to Iran and support for Hezbollah

The German government has banned an organization accused of being an “outpost” of Iran's theocracy, promoting the ideology of its leadership and supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. … more

By GEIR MOULSON | 7/24/24

A man in military uniform stands beside a police cordon at the scene in Sally Port Gardens in Gillingham, Kent, England, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, after a soldier in uniform was stabbed on Tuesday evening, close to Brompton Barracks, the headquarters of the British Army's 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment. The victim was airlifted to hospital for treatment and a 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Man arrested after British soldier was stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a British army officer was stabbed and seriously injured near a barracks in southeast England. Kent police said Wednesday … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/24/24

In this image taken from video released by the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Dmytro Kuleba, left walks with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Ukraine's foreign minister says he is seeking "common ground" in talks with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country's war with Russia. It is the first visit by a Ukrainian foreign minister since the war started in 2022. (Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Ukraine's foreign minister seeking 'common ground' with China in talks on ending war with Russia

Ukraine’s foreign minister says he is seeking “common ground” in talks with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country’s war with Russia. Video released by Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry … more

By KEN MORITSUGU | 7/24/24

South Korean army soldiers collect the trash from a balloon presumably sent by North Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Lim Sun-suk//Yonhap via AP)

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound

Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon has fallen on the South Korean presidential compound, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/24/24

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate, Chiapas state in southern Mexico, Sunday, July 21, 2024, during their journey north toward the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US

A group of 2,000 migrants from dozens of countries have set out on foot from Tapachula, a city in southern Mexico, as they attempt to reach the U.S.. However, recent similar attempts have failed, … more

By RAÚL VERA | 7/23/24

FILE - Forest lines the Combu creek, on Combu Island on the banks of the Guama River, near the city of Belem, Para state, Brazil, Aug. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

Brazil’s Forest Service announced a plan to bring a massive area of Amazon rainforest currently vulnerable to illegal deforestation under national governance Tuesday. The South American country, … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 7/23/24

FILE - Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend a meeting to sign mutual agreements in Baghdad, on April 22, 2024. The Iraqi government announced Tuesday July 23, 2024 an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a long-running conflict with Turkey. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey

The Iraqi government has announced an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a long-running conflict with Turkey. Turkey has been seeking greater cooperation from … more

By SALAR SALIM | 7/23/24

Demonstrators carry a Kenyan flag during a protest in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital clashed with a pro-government group on Tuesday, leading to the burning of a motorcycle that belonged to people who were voicing their support for the president. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Kenya's turmoil widens as anti-government protesters clash with emerging pro-government group

Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital have clashed with an emerging pro-government group as weeks of turmoil continue. Hundreds swarmed and burned a motorcycle belonging to people who … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 7/23/24

Art teacher Prithvi Raj Kambli makes paintings of U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

As Harris eyes US presidency, reaction in her mother’s native India is muted but tinged with pride

As Vice President Kamala Harris works to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. president, reaction across her mother's native India has been muted. While some residents in the capital, expressed … more

By KRUTIKA PATHI | 7/23/24

FILE - Judges arrive for a meeting of the First Senate at the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Uli Deck/dpa via AP, File)

German government, mainstream opposition move to protect highest court against extremist forces

Germany’s governing coalition and the conservative opposition have presented a plan to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by extremist or … more

By GEIR MOULSON | 7/23/24

People gather in front of a building where a pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, Tuesday, 23,2024, killing two people and injuring a dozen others. The collapse overnight involved an extended family, killing a 29-year-old male and 35-year-old woman, the news agency ANSA reported. Seven children ages 2 to 10 were among the injured, two of whom were in intensive care. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Walkway collapses in massive housing project in southern Italy, killing 2 and injuring a dozen

A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project has collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and injuring a dozen others. The news agency ANSA reported Tuesday that the … more

7/23/24

Soldiers carry the coffin of former Ukrainian nationalist lawmaker Iryna Farion during a funeral ceremony in Lviv, Ukraine, Monday, July 22, 2024. Farion, who often made outspoken statements defending the Ukrainian language was shot by a gunman in her home city of Lviv. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Thousands in Ukraine attend funeral of former lawmaker and critic of Russia who was killed in Lviv

Several thousand mourners have attended the funeral for a Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her campaign to promote the Ukrainian language. Iryna Farion died after being shot in the street by … more

By ALEX BABENKO | 7/23/24

A baby is carried by members of the Red Cross in the port of La Restinga at El Hierro in the Canary Islands on Saturday, June 6, 2024, after being rescued by the Spanish Sea Rescue. Spain's Canary Islands are struggling to deal with thousands of teenagers and children traveling alone to the archipelago from Senegal, Mali, and other African nations. (Europa Press via AP)

Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain's help

Spain's Canary Islands are struggling to deal with thousands of teenagers and children traveling alone to the archipelago from Senegal, Mali, and other African nations. The youth fleeing poverty, … more

By RENATA BRITO | 7/23/24

FILE - A horse belonging to Israeli settler Yinon Levi is seen at his farm in the West Bank outpost of Meitarim, Sunday, May 12, 2024. The Israeli government has budgeted millions of dollars in security support for small, unofficial Jewish outposts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which is enabling the expansion of Jewish settlements while circumventing the official planning process, according to a human rights group. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory. … more

By MELANIE LIDMAN | 7/23/24

Supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chant slogans and asking for the release of Imran Khan during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, July 21, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan police raid former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party office and arrest its spokesman

Pakistan's Interior Ministry says police have raided the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party office in Islamabad and arrested its spokesman for carrying out anti-state … more

7/22/24

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks with Haitian members of civil society at the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, July 22, 2024. (Roberto Schmidt/Pool via AP)

US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip to the troubled Caribbean country. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield … more

7/22/24

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a press conference at his official residence Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2024. Lula called for the press conference to speak about foreign policy, key elections around the world, his challenges in office, and environmental issues. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Lula urges Venezuela's Maduro to respect vote results, is 'frightened' by talk of bloodbath

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday. Lula also says he is frightened by … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE | 7/22/24