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Andrew Tate leaves the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) where prosecutors examined electronic equipment confiscated during the investigation into his case, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanian prosecutors search devices in Andrew Tate case

Romanian prosecutors have carried out forensic searches of electronic devices in the case of Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who is under house arrest on suspicion of organized crime … more

By STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA | 4/10/23

10 year old Khrystyna pets her kittens at her house in Bohoyavlenka, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Khrystyna's father died last summer after a Russian shell hit his basement. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

In Ukrainian village, a family lives under cloud of shelling

Ten-year old Khrystyna Ksenofontova spends her days caring for cats and studying while living under a cloud of shelling. Her family chose not to evacuate their village in eastern Ukraine that lies 20 … more

By VASILISA STEPANENKO | 4/10/23

Firefighters work after building collapsed early Sunday, April 9, 2023 in Marseille, southern France. A residential building in France's port city of Marseille collapsed in a loud explosion early Sunday followed by a fire deep within the rubble that hindered rescue efforts. (AP Photo)

France: 2 bodies found after Marseille building collapse

Authorities say two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille. Rescuers are still searching for at least six … more

4/10/23

FILE - In this image made from video footage made available Sunday, April 9, 2023, by China's CCTV, Chinese navy ships take part in a military drill in the Taiwan Strait. China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward Taiwan in a display of force directed at the self-ruled island, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, April 10, after China launched large-scale military drills in retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and Taiwan's President. (CCTV via AP, File)

China military displays force toward Taiwan after Tsai trip

Taiwan's defense ministry says China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward the island in a display of force following its president's trip to the U.S. The Chinese military … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 4/9/23

FILE - Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sunday April 9, 2023. King Charles III will be taking a short cut and a smoother ride to Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest coronation that will include some modern touches. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP, File)

King's coronation: 3 crowns, 2 carriages and a shorter route

King Charles III will be taking a short cut and a smoother ride to Westminster Abbey, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest coronation that will include … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 4/9/23

In this handout photo released on April 9, 2023 by the Houthi group’s media arm Ansar Allah, head of the Houthi’s supreme political council Mahdi al-Mashat, left, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber, in Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi officials were in Yemen's capital Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict. (Ansar Allah Media Office)

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels

Saudi officials are in Yemen’s capital for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, part of international efforts to find a negotiated settlement to Yemen’s nine-year war. The Houthi-run SABA … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 4/9/23

Ukrainian servicemen pack the dead body of a Russian soldier, killed in a recent battle in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Ukraine attacks continue amid Easter pleas for peace

Ukrainian authorities say weekend shelling by Russian forces killed at least seven civilians. They reported the deaths on Sunday as Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby used their … more

4/9/23

A cowboy ropes during the annual two-day Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo festival, in Lethem, Guyana, Saturday, April 8, 2023. The festival is an Easter weekend tradition, celebrating the Rupununi savannah cowboy lifestyle. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Guyana's Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture

Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter the arena to begin the Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo, a celebration of the cowboy lifestyle on Guyana’s rugged … more

By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ | 4/9/23

A doll depicting the Yoruba deity Yemayá is propped up on a chair before the start of a Santería ceremony in the home of Mandy Arrazcaeta, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of the few religious practices to endure through decades of prohibitions by the communist government. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises

While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santería is the name of the game. A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of … more

Associated Press | 4/9/23

Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, center, conducts the Palm Sunday service at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Adam Pemble)

Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute

Ukrainians have marked Palm Sunday in the country's most revered Orthodox site that has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out in parallel with the war against Russia. Dozens of … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 4/9/23

Thabo Bester is seen on a TV camera screen in the Western Cape High Court, in Cape Town, South Africa Thursday, May 3, 2012, where he appeared in connection with murder. The South African convicted murderer who faked his death to escape from prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt, police have announced. South African officials are going to Tanzania Sunday April 9, 2023, to begin to extradite Thabo Bester. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South Africa police say prison escapee arrested in Tanzania

South African police say that a convicted murderer who faked his death to escape prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt. South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 4/9/23

Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican where he will celebrate the Easter Sunday mass, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope, big crowd mark Easter in flower-adorned Vatican square

Pope Francis is celebrating Easter Sunday along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square. Tulips, forsythia and other spring flowers trucked in … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 4/9/23

Israeli police escort Jewish visitors marking the holiday pf Passover to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets

Israeli warplanes and artillery have struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from its northeastern neighbor. Meanwhile, Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 4/9/23

** FILE ** The toppled statue of Saddam Hussein is seen in Firdos Square downtown Baghdad in this April 9, 2003 file photo. The statue was taken down by a US marines and Iraqis as American troops entered the capital. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay/File)

Once everywhere, Saddam's image scrubbed from Baghdad

Iraqis and American Marines pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square in April 2003 in an iconic moment in the U.S.-led invasion. TV covered the event live as the Marines … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | 4/9/23

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis protest judicial overhaul despite violence surge

Thousands of Israelis gathered for a weekly demonstration against the government’s contentious judicial overhaul plans despite security concerns stemming from a surge in Israeli-Palestinian … more

4/8/23

Pope Francis holds a Paschal candle as he presides over a Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/ (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass

Pope Francis is presiding over Easter vigil Mass at the Vatican. The service Saturday night in St. Peter's Basilica began in darkness, then dramatically was bathed in light, after a procession up the … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 4/8/23

Shen Hongbing, the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a press conference on the origins of COVID-19 at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search

Chinese health officials have defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic and … more

By JOE McDONALD | 4/8/23

FILE - Elephants in the Chobe National Park in Botswana on March 3, 2013. In Africa's Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change, has altered the landscape that so many people and wildlife species rely on. Nearby Chobe National Park has seen a decline in river quality partly due to its burgeoning tourism industry, a study found. (AP Photo/Charmaine Noronha, File)

In Africa's Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature

In Africa's Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change leading to more erratic rainfall patterns and water abstraction and diversion for development and … more

By WANJOHI KABUKURU | 4/8/23

Altar servers take part in an event marking Good Friday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, April 7, 2023. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus, culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Inti Ocon)

In Nicaragua, Holy Week celebrations limited by government

Roman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and other Holy Week processions on church grounds or inside the churches amid a ban on public demonstrations. … more

By GABRIELA SELSER | 4/7/23

A view of the Lanark Way interface gates on Thursday April 6, 2023 which allow traffic to move between the Republican and Loyalist areas of Belfast, Northern Ireland during limited times of the day and which has been recently painted ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended bloodshed that left 3,600 people dead, some 50,000 wounded and thousands bereaved. (Liam McBurney/PA via AP)

Police: Dissidents may try attacks as N. Ireland marks peace

Police have warned that armed dissident groups are planning violent attacks over the Easter holiday weekend as Northern Ireland marks 25 years since the peace accord that ended three decades of … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 4/7/23