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FILE - A worker walks next to a pile of sacks of food earmarked for the Tigray and Afar regions in a warehouse of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Semera, the regional capital for the Afar region, in Semera, Ethiopia, Feb. 21, 2022. The United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the theft of food meant for hungry people, according to four humanitarian workers. (AP Photo, File)

US joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray

The United States Agency for International Development has suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray “until further notice” while it investigates the theft of … more

5/4/23

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers the keynote speech at the opening session of Hungary Conservative Political Action Conference Hungary in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The two-day CPAC meeting organized by Center for Fundamental Rights of Hungary features some 60 prestigious foreign speakers from 20 countries and five continents. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungary's Orban bemoans liberal 'virus' at CPAC conference

Hungary’s populist prime minister has likened liberalism to a “virus” in an opening speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hungarian capital on Thursday. Viktor Orban, … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 5/4/23

A large contingent of rescue workers is on duty after a serious train accident in Huerth, Germany, Thursday, May 4, 2023. Two people have been killed and several were injured in a train accident near the western German city of Cologne. German news agency dpa reported that the train supposedly crashed into a group of people who were working on the tracks close to the town of Huerth on Thursday. (Sebastian Klemm/dpa via AP)

2 people killed in train accident in western Germany

Two people have been killed and several were injured in a train accident near the western German city of Cologne. German news agency dpa reported that the train apparently crashed into a group of … more

5/4/23

Forensics staff stand near the 'Protestant School Neukoelln' in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Berlin police say two young children were seriously wounded in an attack at a school in the south of the capital. Police said the victims were girls aged 7 and 8 years. One is in a life-threatening condition, they said in a statement. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)

Berlin school attack: Girl's life no longer in danger

Authorities say a young girl wounded in a knife attack at a Berlin school is no longer in a life-threatening condition. German news agency dpa quoted an official at the Berlin state education … more

5/4/23

WHO fires scientist who led COVID search over sex misconduct

The World Health Organization says it has fired the scientist who led a high-profile delegation from the U.N. health agency to China two years ago to jointly look into the origins of the coronavirus … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 5/4/23

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi, left, listens to his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad during a welcoming ceremony in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iranian president meets Palestinian officials in Syria

A Palestinian official says Iran’s president has met with senior Palestinian officials in Damascus and expressed his country’s support to them. Damascus-based Palestinian official Khaled … more

By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE | 5/4/23

Israelis block roads in protest against Netanyahu legal plan

Israelis have blocked roads and demonstrated against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary. The protesters hope Thursday's events will ramp up pressure on lawmakers days after … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 5/4/23

FILE - A youth gets a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive at University Stadium in Mexico City, Friday, July 23, 2021. Mexican officials celebrated Wednesday, May 3, 2023, the announcement that the country finally developed its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe and China were rolled out. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Mexico develops own COVID-19 vaccine, 2 years late

Mexican officials are crowing about the country finally developing its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe and China were rolled out. It was unclear … more

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ | 5/3/23

Pope Francis talks to Metropolitan Anthony, in charge of foreign relations during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican No 2 confirms Russia-Ukraine peace mission plans

The Holy See’s No. 2 official has confirmed the existence of a Vatican peace “mission” to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Cardinal Pietro Parolin's confirmation comes days after Pope … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 5/3/23

Police officers stand outside the 'Protestant School Neukoelln' in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Berlin police say two young children were seriously wounded in an attack at a school in the south of the capital. Police said the victims were girls aged 7 and 8 years. One is in a life-threatening condition, they said in a statement. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Knife attack at Berlin school wounds 2 girls; suspect held

Berlin police say two young children have been seriously wounded in a knife attack at a school in the south of Germany's capital. Police said the victims were girls, ages 7 and 8. A Berlin police … more

5/3/23

Firefighters use a dinghy to evacuate people near Faenza, Italy, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Heavy rains have caused flooding in Italy’s populous Emilia-Romagna region, leaving at least two people dead as riverbeds left dry by drought overflowed their banks after a day and a half of non-stop rain. (Michele Nucci/LaPresse via AP)

Severe flooding in Italy kills 2; drought persists

Heavy rains have caused flooding in Italy’s populous Emilia-Romagna region, leaving at least two people dead as riverbeds left dry by drought overflowed their banks after a day and a half of … more

5/3/23

FILE - Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany, Oct. 28, 2021. Germany has called for governments around the world to work on setting an ambitious target for renewable energy that would “ring in the end of the fossil fuel age” and help prevent dangerous global warming. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Fossils or not? Nations split on how to meet climate goals

Senior officials from dozens of nations meeting in Berlin remain divided on how to meet international climate goals. Some countries are pushing for a phase-out of fossil fuels while others insist … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 5/3/23

FILE - The Constitutional Council is pictured in Paris, France, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. France's top constitutional body is to rule Wednesday May 3, 2023 on a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to thwart President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the retirement age to 64, through a possible referendum or new bill restoring the age to 62. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

French constitutional body rules on pension referendum call

France’s top constitutional body is to rule on a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to thwart President Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the retirement age to 64, through a possible … more

5/3/23

A man walks through floodwaters in western Rwanda on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. A public broadcaster in Rwanda says at more than 100 people have been killed in flooding amid torrential rain in the western and northern provinces of the country. (RwandaTV via AP)

Floods amid heavy rainfall kill more than 100 in Rwanda

A public broadcaster in Rwanda says 109 people have been killed in flooding amid torrential rain in the western and northern provinces of the country. The death toll “continues to rise,” the … more

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA | 5/3/23

Priest Joerg Alt addresses supporters prior the beginning of his trial at a court in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Alt is accused of blocking a road in Munich last October together with other activists of of Scientist Rebellion protesting for climate protection. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Priest, scientist on trial in Germany over climate protest

A Jesuit priest and a scientist are appearing before a court in Munich charged with coercion in connection with a climate protest last year. The Rev. Joerg Alt and Cornelia Huth, a biologist and … more

5/3/23

This still image from video released by the U.S. Navy shows the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi surrounded by Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Iran seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in recent days, the U.S. Navy said. (U.S. Navy via AP)

US Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in recent days. That's according to the U.S. Navy. The Mideast-based 5th Fleet … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 5/3/23

In this handout photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Firefighters work at the side of an oil depot near Taqman in Krasnodar region, south of Russia. A Ukrainian drone caused a huge blaze at an oil depot behind Russian lines, Russian media reported Wednesday. An oil depot was on fire on Wednesday morning in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, located east of the Russian-held Crimean Peninsula, according to Krasnodar Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

Huge fire rages at oil depot behind Russian lines

Officials say a massive blaze has broken out at an oil depot behind Russian lines. The region's governor said Wednesday the depot erupted in flames in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, located … more

By DAVID RISING | 5/3/23

Sudanese evacuees wait before boarding a Saudi military ship to Jeddah port, at Port Sudan in Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Many are fleeing the conflict in Sudan between the military and a rival paramilitary force. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

UN humanitarian chief arrives in Sudan on last day of truce

The UN’s humanitarian chief has arrived in Sudan’s main seaport, as thousands of Sudanese and foreign nationals gather there, hoping to flee the conflict-torn east African country. His visit … more

By MALAK HARB and NOHA EL-HENNAWY | 5/3/23

This image from a video shows police leading a man inside a police van outside Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. London police said a controlled explosion was carried out as a precaution outside Buckingham Palace late Tuesday after a man was arrested there on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. (CHANNEL 7 via AP)

Palace weapons arrest comes amid coronations security push

Britain's security minister says the coronation of King Charles III involves one of the most important security operations in U.K. history. Tom Tugendhat spoke after police arrested a man and blew up … more

5/3/23

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi steps off the plane as he arrives to the airport in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. It is the first visit by an Iranian head of state to war-torn Syria since the beginning of the country's uprising-turned-civil-war in 2011, in which Tehran helped tip the balance of power to the government. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Iran's president holds rare meeting with Assad in Syria

Iran's president has met his Syrian counterpart in Damascus in a bid to boost cooperation between the two allies. State media reported Wednesday that Iran's Ebrahim Raisi Raisi has met with Syrian's … more

By ALBERT AJI | 5/3/23