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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
Russia’s top diplomat is lashing out at the U.S. and the West as self-interested defenders of a fading international order. But Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov didn’t directly discuss his … more
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In this grab taken from video, smoke billows after an explosion in Beledweyne, Somalia, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne. Authorities say at least 15 people were killed and 40 others were wounded in Saturday's attack. A state health official confirmed the deaths and says half of the wounded are in critical condition and need to be airlifted to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for advanced medical treatment. (AP)
A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 15 people, authorities say
An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne. Authorities say at least 15 people were killed and 40 others were wounded in Saturday's … more
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This image taken from UGC video shows smoke rising from the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday Sept. 22, 2023. Ukraine carried out a fiery missile strike Friday on the main headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and one serviceman was missing, the Russian Defense Ministry said (Crimean Telegram channel via AP)
Ukraine targets key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters
Russia says Ukraine has launched another missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the … more
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Pope Francis is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron as arrives at the final session of the "Rencontres Mediterraneennes" meeting at the Palais du Pharo, in Marseille, France, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Francis, during a two-day visit, will join Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean region on discussions that will largely focus on migration. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Francis insists Europe doesn't have a migrant emergency and challenges countries to open ports
Pope Francis is challenging French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty. He insisted on Saturday that Europe doesn't face a … more
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Pakistan's interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar holds an interview during his visit for the United Nations General Assembly, Friday Sept. 22, 2023, in New York. Kakar said he expects parliamentary elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure that jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party doesn’t win. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Pakistan's prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is 'absolutely absurd'
Pakistan’s interim prime minister says he expects elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure … more
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FILE - People walk past a police station in Urumqi, the capital of China's far west Xinjiang region, on April 21, 2021. A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people's folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China. Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December 2018 in a secret trial, the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation said in a statement Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Dake Kang, File)
Chinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says
A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights … more
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres acknowledges the audience applause after addressing the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
As the world's problems grow more challenging, the head of the United Nations gets bleaker
At the annual meeting of world leaders last year, the United Nations chief sounded a global alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet. This year, the alarm was louder and more ominous. And … more
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A group walks to the Jamtalferner Glacier near Galtuer, Austria, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
AP PHOTOS: In the warming Alps, Austria's melting glaciers are in their final decades
JAMTALFERNER GLACIER, Austria (AP) — High up on an Alpine ridge beneath a ceiling of ice, water drips from above into a cave formed by the slowly shrinking Jamtalferner glacier. In just a few … more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
UNGA Briefing: Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov and what else is going on at the UN
It’s Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Friday at the U.N. and what … more
Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, accompanied by first lady Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, sends out a symbolical embrace at the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mexican president wants to meet with Biden in Washington on migration, drug trafficking
Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.C. in early November to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden about immigration and … more
Archaeologists uncover bones and vessels discovered by city workers who were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Carabayllo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Eight burial offerings from the pre-Inca Ychsma culture have been identified by archeologists so far, according to lead archeologist Jesus Bahamonde. The tube running through the site is an illegal water pipe. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru
Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with many layers of history, others consider it a box of surprises. That’s what some gas line workers got when their digging uncovered … more
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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Colombia's presidential office manipulates video of President Petro at UN to hype applause
The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro received during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Associated … more
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Federal Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs Nancy Faeser speaks during the government questioning in the plenary session in the German Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country. Interior … more
The president of the Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council Aidarous Al-Zubaidi sits for an interview, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in New York, while attending the United Nations General Assembly's annual high-level meeting of world leaders. Al-Zubaidi said that he will prioritize the creation of a separate country in negotiations with their rivals, the Houthi rebels. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Yemen's southern leader renews calls for separate state at UN
The president of the Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council said in an interview that he will prioritize the creation of a separate country in negotiations with their rivals, the Houthi rebels. … more
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A spider monkey opens its mouth as frozen fruit is served at the BioParque do Rio amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave
Animals at a zoo in Rio de Janeiro have been getting cold treats to cool them down during a rare winter heat wave. Black spider monkeys were given fruit-flavored ice pops on Friday at Rio's … more
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In this photo taken June 4, 2021 and released by Chen Siming, Chen Siming poses for photos with a paper which reads "Commemorate June 4, on 2021, June 4" near a candle light in Zhuzhou in central China's Hunan province. The Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan and is pleading for help in seeking asylum in the United States or Canada. (Chen Siming via AP)
A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan and is pleading for help in seeking asylum in the … more
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People stand at the monument of German cardinal Franz Hengsbach beside the cathedral in the city center of Essen, western Germany, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Catholic Church is investigating allegations of sexual abuse by the late cardinal over 30 years after his death. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Statue of late German Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed after allegations of sexual abuse
Catholic church officials in Germany say a statue of late Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed from outside a cathedral after allegations of sexual abuse against him surfaced. German news agency … more
Supreme Court President Rosa Weber presides over a session to decide on whether to overturn or maintain a ruling on the legality of boundaries for vast Indigenous lands in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Six of the 11 Supreme Court justices went on to vote against establishing a cut-off date after which Indigenous peoples could not claim new territory. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)
Brazil's top court opens vote on decriminalizing abortion up to 12th week of pregnancy
Brazil’s top court is deciding whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be decriminalized nationwide. The South American nation currently allows abortions only in cases of rape, an … more
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters, where he was felicitated a day after the women's reservation bill was passed by the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. India’s Parliament has approved landmark legislation that reserves 33% of the seats in its powerful lower house and in state legislatures for women to ensure more equal representation, ending a 27-year impasse over the bill amid a lack of consensus among political parties. (AP Photo)
India’s Parliament passes law that will reserve a third of legislature seats for women from 2029
India’s Parliament has approved landmark legislation that reserves one-third of the seats in its powerful lower house and in state legislatures for women to ensure more equal representation, ending … more
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FILE - China's President Xi Jinping attends the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23, 2023. China and Syria will announce the formation of a strategic partnership, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at the start of a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad in southern China. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP, File)
Syria and China will announce strategic partnership as Asian Games diplomacy kicks off
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that China and Syria will announce a strategic partnership as he kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of the opening of the Asian Games on Saturday. Xi met … more
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