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Campaigners take part in a rally organised by trans rights groups, trade unions, and community organisations following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman in equalities law, at Parliament Square, central London, Saturday April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded … more

4/19/25

FILE - People take part in a protest against president Kais Saied policies, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)

Tunisian opposition figures sentenced to up to 66 years in prison

Tunisian media say a court has sentenced leading opposition figures to between 13 and 66 years in prison. It was the climax of a major trial accusing 40 people of conspiring against state security. … more

4/19/25

People clean debris from damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake on March 28, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo)

Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake

Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular … more

By GRANT PECK | 4/19/25

A child walks by a poster of Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest and presidential candidate in the upcoming May elections in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romania's presidential election redo is a high-stakes test of its democracy following annulled vote

Romania is gearing up to hold a presidential election redo next month, a high-stakes test for the European Union member’s democracy after last year’s annulled vote triggered the country’s … more

By STEPHEN McGRATH and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE | 4/19/25

FILE - Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attend an ecumenical meeting and prayer for peace in Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral, Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine. Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch … more

By DEREK GATOPOULOS, COLLEEN BARRY and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS | 4/19/25

Stewards check tourists' QR codes outside the main train station in Venice, Italy, Friday, April 18, 2025, as the city for a second year is charging day-trippers an arrivals tax. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Venice expands its day-tripper tax program to combat overtourism

Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure to combat the overtourism that officials say is putting the city’s UNESCO … more

By COLLEEN BARRY | 4/18/25

FILE - Nomanoulaq Nomanoulaq arrives at a hearing of the trial for the alleged murder of his cousin, Pakistani-born Saman Abbas at Reggio Emilia's courthouse in northern Italy, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Italian court upholds life sentence for parents of Pakistani woman killed by her family

An Italian appeals court has upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage. The … more

By GIADA ZAMPANO | 4/18/25

U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, Friday April 18, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump floats US-Europe meeting as Vance visits Italy for 2nd day of talks on tariffs

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome for talks on tariffs with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni. The White House suggested a broader U.S.-Europe summit was under consideration and that President … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 4/18/25

FILE - A plane carrying migrants from Central Asia and India, deported from the United States, arrives at Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Diaz, File)

Legal group sues Costa Rica alleging the rights of 81 children deported by Trump were violated

A group of human rights lawyers is suing Costa Rica, alleging the Central American nation violated the rights of dozens of migrant children. The suit says they were detained in a rural camp for … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 4/18/25

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, foreground and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend a news conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool Photo via AP)

Iran seeks Russia's support for its nuclear talks with US

Iran has sought support from Russia over a possible deal with Washington over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, ahead of a second round of talks this weekend in Rome. Iran’s Foreign … more

4/18/25

People attend the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday at Notre Dame cathedral, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Worshippers return to restored Notre Dame for Easter rituals with emotion and awe

Four months after its reopening, Notre Dame Cathedral hosted an emotional Easter ceremony Friday centered on the Crown of Thorns relic. Worshippers and tourists gathered in the restored landmark, … more

By TOM NOUVIAN | 4/18/25

In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the Royal Palce honorary guards as he is accompanied by Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, right, during a send-off ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AKP via AP)

China’s leader concludes visit to Cambodia at the end of a 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a two-day state visit to Cambodia, capping a three-nation tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia at a time when all three Southeast Asian … more

By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK | 4/18/25

This combo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 and Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)

Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat

As far as biographies go, the two men in charge of the delicate negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program couldn’t be more different. On the … more

By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT | 4/18/25

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and Germany's Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gunter Sautter, right, attend a meeting on Ukraine and its security, in Paris Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Julien de Rosa, Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. may be ready to “move on” from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days. He spoke in Paris after a … more

4/18/25

People gather in a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war

When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist … more

By MELANIE LIDMAN | 4/18/25

FILE - United States UN Ambassador Dorothy Shea addresses the United Nations Security Council, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Career diplomat becomes the face of Trump's 'America First' agenda at the UN

A career diplomat has become the unexpected face of President Donald Trump's “America First” agenda at the United Nations. Dorothy Shea will remain the highest-ranking American official at the … more

By FARNOUSH AMIRI | 4/18/25

Astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan poses for a photo at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, England, April 2025. (Atlantic Studios via AP)

Scientists find possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet

Astronomers have detected possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet. But they caution much more work is needed to confirm their findings. The research, led by scientists at the University … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 4/17/25

A U.S. man hijacked a small plane in Belize on Thursday, stabbing two passengers and a pilot, before one of the stabbed passengers fatally shot him, officials in Belize and the United States said. The plane then landed safely.

A US man hijacks a small plane in Belize and stabs people. He is fatally shot and plane lands safely

A U.S. man has been fatally shot after he hijacked a small passenger plane in Belize. That's according to officials in Belize and the U.S. After the plane carrying 14 passengers and two crew members … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY and JULIE WATSON | 4/17/25

A youth carries a little boy on his back at a school that is now operating as a shelter for those fleeing their homes to escape gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis

A new report has found that more than half of Haiti’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June, and another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve. … more

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO | 4/17/25

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shake hands after a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

ICC opens inquiry into Hungary for failing to arrest Netanyahu

Judges at the International Criminal Court have asked Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest earlier this month. In a filing … more

By MOLLY QUELL | 4/17/25