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A couple dozen volunteers clad in yellow vests and textile gloves on Wednesday patrolled a road just outside St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city.

A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site

It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and … more

By KIRILL ZARUBIN | 4/17/25

This image provided by World Press Photo and taken by Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times, won the World Press Photo Award of the Year and shows Mahmoud Ajjour (9), who was injured during an Israeli attack on Gaza City in March 2024, finds refuge and medical help in Doha, Qatar, 28 June 2024. (Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times/World Press Photo via AP)

Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is World Press Photo of the year for 2025

A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza has been named World Press Photo of the year. The photo taken by Qatar-based Palestinian photographer … more

By MIKE CORDER | 4/17/25

In this photo, provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters extinguish fire following a Russian attack in Dnipro, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in Paris

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing three people including a child and wounding dozens. The strike was the … more

4/17/25

Ukraine's future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials

Paris is hosting a series of high-level talks about Ukraine and its security. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff are taking part. So are Ukrainian presidential … more

4/17/25

Weavers apply gold-colored pieces to a tunic for a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Maria Auxiliadora embroidery workshop in San Miguel Escobar, Guatemala, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Artisans in Guatemala hand-stitch velvet cloaks for Holy Week processions

Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. The finely embroidered cloaks of velvet and … more

By SONIA PÉREZ D. | 4/17/25

This image released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense shows China’s Shandong aircraft carrier sailing near Taiwan on Monday, March 31, 2025. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP)

Divided loyalties? 62 Taiwanese military members found with Chinese residency permits

In the latest revelation of Chinese influence among the Taiwanese armed forced, at least 62 active-duty Taiwanese service members have been found holding Chinese residency permits. Since splitting … more

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | 4/17/25

In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim, center right, talks with China's President Xi Jinping, center left, during their meeting at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Famer Roheni/ Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Xi promises greater access to Chinese market for Malaysia, Vietnam on Southeast Asia tour

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours Southeast Asia this week. Xi’s tour comes after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 4/17/25

From left to rigt, Liberal leader Mark Carney, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pose for a photo before the French-language federal leaders' debate, in Montreal, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney says Trump key issue in Canada's election, while Conservative rival says country needs change

Prime Minister Mark Carney says who will go up against U.S. President Donald Trump is the key question in Canada’s election while his Conservative rival argued Carney doesn’t represent change … more

By ROB GILLIES | 4/16/25

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire following Russia's drones attack in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian glide bombs and artillery strike a Ukrainian city, killing 1

Russian glide bombs and artillery have struck a city in southern Ukraine, killing one and wounding five others as Moscow forces continued daily attacks across the country. The city of Kherson was … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 4/16/25

In this photo, provided by South Korea Air Force, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top left, fly over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jet, F-16 fighter jets and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets in South Korea during the joint aerial drills of South Korea and the United States, at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (South Korea Air Force via AP)

North Korea threatens a response to US flying long-range bombers over South Korea

North Korea has threatened retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers over South Korea during training with its forces. The U.S. flew the B-1B bombers Tuesday during an aerial drill that … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 4/16/25

An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said.

Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

An island-wide blackout has hit Puerto Rico as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend. Hugo Sorrentini, a spokesman for Luma Energy, which … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 4/16/25

The ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes, but the court added that its ruling “does not remove protection from trans people” against discrimination.

How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition. Five judges ruled unanimously Wednesday that … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 4/16/25

Rachel Dancyg holds her dog, Billie, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Israeli soldiers found Billie in the Gaza Strip, 18 months after she disappeared during Hamas' attack on Dancyg's Kibbutz of Nir Oz, in Binyamina, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Dog reunites with Israeli family after disappearing for 18 months in Gaza

A dog has been reunited with an Israeli family after the pet vanished for 18 months in Gaza. Rachel Dancyg never thought she would see her Cavalier King Charles spaniel again after the dog named … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 4/16/25

UN peacekeepers patrol the street in Juba, South Sudan on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

UN envoy urges Security Council to try to prevent renewed civil war in South Sudan

The top United Nations official in South Sudan is urging the U.N. Security Council to use its clout to prevent the world’s newest nation from again plunging into civil war. Nicholas Haysom warned … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 4/16/25

FILE - A mortuary worker disinfests a coffin carrying the body of a person who died of COVID-19 ahead of a funeral at Memora mortuary in Girona, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes

The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis. After the … more

By MARIA CHENG | 4/16/25

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men participate in a blessing during the holiday of Passover, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer. The “Birkat Cohanim,” or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual dating … more

4/16/25

FILE - From left: Katrina Liebenberg,17, together with her cousin Natalie van Staden, Natalie's mother Maria, brother Chad, 11, sister Lee-Ann, 17, and grandmother Aletta, on the back verandah of the farm cottage, March 2, 2000, where they have been besieged for four days by Zimbabwe War Veterans. (AP Photo/Rob Cooper, file)

Zimbabwe farmers' group rejects compensation deal for past land seizures

A group representing many of the white farmers whose land was seized during Zimbabwe’s land reforms over two decades ago has rejected a compensation deal with the government. It wants to reopen … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 4/16/25

Belgian nationals Lornoy David, left, and Seppe Lodewijckx, right, who admitted to charges related to the illegal possession and trafficking of live queen ants to sell as exotic pets, appear at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, April. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 4/16/25

FILE - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif smiles during a meeting with students on a climate change forum at the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University, in Santa Cruz Bolivia, on July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Iran's president accepts resignation of 2015 nuclear deal figure as UN atomic chief due in Tehran

Iran’s president formally has approved the resignation of one of his vice presidents who served as Tehran’s key negotiator in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. That's just as the head of … more

By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI | 4/16/25

FILE - Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council speaks at a ceremony in the capital Khartoum, Sudan, on Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo, File)

Sudanese paramilitary group says its forming a rival government

A notorious paramilitary group fighting against the Sudanese military says its forming a rival government, which will rule parts of the country controlled by the group including the western Darfur … more

BY SAMY MAGDY | 4/16/25