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FILE - People queue to cast their votes In Soweto, South Africa April 27, 1994, in the country's first all-race elections. In 1994 people braved long queues to cast a vote after years of white minority rule which denied Black South Africans the vote. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell. File)

South Africa to mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead

South Africa this week celebrates 30 years of freedom after a historic 1994 election that saw the end of white minority rule and racial segregation. However, much of the enthusiasm and optimism that … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 4/26/24

People queue up to vote behind a statue of the Hindu goddess of learning, Saraswati, during the second round of voting in the six-week long national election outside a polling booth in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

India begins second phase of national elections with Modi's BJP as front-runner

Millions of Indians are voting in the second round of multi-phase national elections with some big names in the contest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is strongly promoting his party’s pro-Hindu … more

By ASHOK SHARMA | 4/25/24

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, gestures to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations

The United States and China are butting heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting Friday with Chinese Foreign … more

By MATTHEW LEE | 4/25/24

An agent from the Attorney General's office enters Save the Children's headquarters during a raid, in Guatemala City, Thursday, April 25, 2024. The NGO is being investigated for an alleged complaint about the violation of migrant children's rights, according to statements made by prosecutor Rafel Curruchiche. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices of Save the Children charity

Guatemalan prosecutors have raided the offices of the charity Save the Children, citing a complaint alleging the violation of migrant children’s rights. Thursday's action comes just a week after … more

Associated Press | 4/25/24

FILE - An Indigenous woman marches with a sign that reads in Portuguese "More fish, less mining," during the 20th annual Free Land Indigenous Camp in Brasilia, Brazil, April 23, 2024. Thousands of Indigenous people continue to march on Thursday, April 25, calling on the government to officially recognize lands they have lived on for centuries and to protect territories from criminal activities like illegal mining. (AP Photo/Luis Nova, File)

Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition

Thousands of Indigenous people, frustrated with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, are marching in Brazil's capital to demand official recognition of lands they live on. Previously president … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 4/25/24

FILE - A mural is seen, March 1, 2023, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Thursday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Burkina Faso's army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says

Human Rights Watch says military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants. Human Rights Watch … more

By JESSICA DONATI | 4/25/24

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks during a press conference at Bute House, Edinburgh, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Scotland’s leader is facing a potential battle for survival after ending a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies. First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party informed the leaders of the much smaller Greens on Thursday that he was terminating the power-sharing agreement. (Jeff J Mitchell/PA via AP)

Scottish leader faces battle for survival after ending power-sharing deal over climate change clash

Scotland’s leader is facing a potential battle for survival after ending a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies. First … more

By PAN PYLAS | 4/25/24

Schoolchildren stranded on a damaged River Zingiziwa bridge in Dar Esalaam, Tanzania Thursday, April 25, 2024. Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa

Tanzania's prime minister says flooding caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament on Thursday that the … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 4/25/24

This satellite picture taken by Planet Labs PBC show the construction of a new aid port near Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A new port is being built in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to surge needed food and other aid into the besieged enclave as Israel's war on Hamas there grinds on, according to satellite images analyzed by Thursday, April 25, 2024, by The Associated Press. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite photos show new port construction in Gaza Strip for US-led aid operation

A new port is being built in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to bring more desperately needed food and other aid into the besieged enclave as Israel’s war on Hamas grinds on. … more

By JULIA FRANKEL and JON GAMBRELL | 4/25/24

U.S. citizen Robert Woodland Romanov, center, is escorted into a glass cage prior to a court session on drug-related charges in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The U.S. citizen arrested on drug charges in Moscow amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions has appeared in court. Robert Woodland Romanov is facing charges of trafficking large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group — a criminal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A US citizen facing drug charges in Russia appears in court. His case was adjourned until mid-May

A U.S. citizen arrested on drug charges in Moscow amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions has appeared in court and had his case adjourned until mid-May. Robert Woodland is facing charges of trafficking … more

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FILE - TV presenter and actress Anastasia Ivleeva, center, perform during VK Festival in Moscow, Russia, on July 15, 2023. A Moscow court on Thursday imposed a 50,000-ruble ($560) fine for discrediting the military on Anastasia Ivleeva, a TV presenter and actress whose party for scantily clad guests sparked an explosion of public indignation in the increasingly traditionalist country. (AP Photo, File)

A Russian actress who called for peace was fined for hosting an 'almost naked' party

A Moscow court has imposed a 50,000-ruble ($560) fine on a TV presenter and actress who gained notoriety for hosting an “almost naked” party, saying her social media posts calling for peace … more

By JIM HEINTZ | 4/25/24

FILE - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez walks at the Europe Summit in Granada, Spain, Oct. 6, 2023. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has left Spain in suspense on announcing he may step down because of what he called an "unprecedented" smear campaign against his wife. Sanchez, who has been in office since 2018, stunned all Wednesday April 24, 2024 by announcing that he was canceling all events until next week when he will unveil his future. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Here's why Spain's leader is mulling his future while denouncing a 'smear campaign' against his wife

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has left Spain in suspense after announcing he may step down because of what he called an “unprecedented” smear campaign against his wife. Sánchez, who … more

By JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES | 4/25/24

A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-18 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030

China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft lifted off Thursday from … more

By ANDY WONG and SIMINA MISTREANU | 4/25/24

CORRECTS LOCATION TO BAKHMUT IN PHOTO DETAILS - A Ukrainian serviceman from Code 9.2 unit known by call sign Mamay attaches drop bomb to a drone in the trenches at the frontline, few kilometres from Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces

Ukraine is scrambling to get much-needed new supplies of weapons and ammunition from a huge U.S. aid package to its eastern front line. Russia is pressing forward with efforts to take ground for … more

By JILL LAWLESS and ILLIA NOVIKOV | 4/25/24

FILE - An overturned train car is seen near a village at Tekirdag province, Turkey on July 8, 2018. A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years' imprisonment over a train crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday, April 25, 2024. A passenger train operated by Turkish State Railways, or TCDD, derailed in July 2018 as it passed through Corlu district some 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of Istanbul. (Mehmet Yirun/DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

Turkish rail officials jailed for more than 108 years for crash that left 25 dead

A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years’ imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday. A passenger train operated … more

By ANDREW WILKS | 4/25/24

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shakes hands with the president of the Republic Sergio Mattarella during a ceremony at the Altar of the Fatherland for the 79th anniversary of the Liberation Day that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic. in Rome, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

Controversy over spiked antifascist speech dominates Italy's Liberation Day anniversary

Italy is marking its liberation from Nazi occupation and fascist rule amid a fresh media controversy over the legacy of Italian fascist complicity in the Holocaust and World War II-era crimes. … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 4/25/24

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, April 18, 2024. European Union leaders on Wednesday debated a new "European Competitiveness Deal" aimed at helping the 27-nation bloc close the gap with Chinese and American rivals amid fears the region's industries will otherwise be left behind for good. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline his vision for Europe to become a more assertive global power at the backdrop of war in Ukraine and other security and economic challenges in a … more

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Patients' shadows are cast on a wall at a Doctors Without Borders medical clinic in Putucual, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. A group of women and teenage girls visited the medical clinic in eastern Venezuela for free contraceptives where a community health worker taught them how to use an IUD, condoms and birth control pills correctly and about HPV infections. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix).

Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there's barely any sex ed. Experts say it's a problem

Venezuela’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school teachers ignore the requirement to teach sex ed. President Nicolás … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | 4/25/24

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, shakes hands with Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 4, 2024. NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland should be among countries setting EU agenda, minister says

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday that the government wants to return to the group of countries which sets the agenda of the European Union. Sikorski was … more

By VANESSA GERA | 4/25/24

A man loads Electronic Voting Machines and other election material on to a truck for distribution on the eve of the first round of voting in the six-week-long national election in Chennai, India, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Ferrying voting machines to mountains and tropical areas in Indian elections is a Herculean task

NEW DELHI (AP) — From the Himalayan mountains to the tropical Andaman Islands, Indian officials are using helicopters, buses, trucks, boats, donkeys, and mules to carry electronic voting machines … more

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