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In this photo released by The State Duma, Russian lawmakers applaud during a session at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. The lower house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty, a move Moscow described as putting it on par with the United States. (The State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament via AP)
Lower house of Russian parliament votes to revoke ratification of global nuclear test ban
The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty, a move Moscow described as putting it on par with the United States. The … more
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, right, lay a floral tribute and a Swedish soccer jersey on the pavement during a commemoration for the victims of a shooting in the center of Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Police in Belgium on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen attack on a Brussels street. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Deadly attack in Belgium ignites fierce debate on failures of deportation policy
The suspected attacker who killed two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels this week before he was shot dead by police resided in Belgium illegally and had been ordered to leave Belgium years ago. He … more
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In this handout photo released by MSF Afghanistan, injured people receive treatment after a powerful earthquake in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (MSF Afghanistan via AP)
World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
The United Nations’ World Food Program is appealing for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks … more
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German police officers stand guard in front of the building complex of the Kahal Adass Jisroel community, which houses a synagogue, a kindergarten and a community center, in the center of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. The Kahal Adass Jisroel community said its synagogue in the city's Mitte neighborhood was attacked with two incendiary devices. Police confirmed the incident. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned a firebomb assault on a synagogue in Berlin. It comes as antisemitic incidents in the German capital have been rising following the violent … more
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FILE - Far-Right party Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni shows a placard reading in Italian "Thank you Italy" at her party's electoral headquarters in Rome, early Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy's post-war history, concern was palpable abroad about the prospect of democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules. But since being sworn in as premier on Oct. 22, 2022, Meloni has confounded Western skeptics. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU
When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and … more
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Israeli security forces inspect a damaged residential building after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it
Hamas and Israel have both been accused of breaking international law during their latest conflict. The rules of armed conflict are governed by a set of internationally recognized laws and … more
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This satellite image provided by NOAA on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, shows Tropical Storm Norma forming near the Mexican Western Pacific coast. (NOAA via AP)
Tropical Storm Norma forms off Mexico's Pacific coast and may threaten resort of Los Cabos
Tropical Storm Norma has formed off Mexico's western Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that Norma may grow into a hurricane and head toward the resort of Los Cabos, on … more
FILE - Associated Press photographer Emilio Morenatti, right, embraces video journalist Yaniv Zohar as he arrives to Israel from the Gaza Strip at the Erez border crossing Oct. 25, 2006, after Morenatti was released from Palestinian gunmen who abducted him at gunpoint in Gaza. Zohar, a former Associated Press video journalist who covered conflicts and major news in his native country for three decades, was killed in his home during Hamas' bloody cross-border rampage on Oct. 7, 2023, with his wife and two daughters. He was 54. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
Former AP videojournalist Yaniv Zohar killed in Hamas attack at home with his family
Former Associated Press videojournalist Yaniv Zohar was killed in his home along with his wife and two daughters during Hamas’ bloody cross-border rampage on Oct. 7. His funeral was Tuesday, and an … more
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FILE - United Nations peacekeepers stand guard at the entrance to a polling station covered in separatist flags and graffiti supporting the creation of the independent state of Azawad, in Kidal, Mali on July, 27, 2013. United Nations peacekeepers started departing from two bases in northern Mali Monday Oct. 16, 2023 as part of a forced withdrawal from the country amid increasing insecurity and a rise in attacks by Islamic extremists. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies
The United Nations says its peacekeepers have started departing from two bases in northern Mali as part of a forced withdrawal from the country and amid increasing insecurity. The mission began … more
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a joint a press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron continues his two-day visit to Tirana meeting with the Albanian president and prime minister. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)
EU leaders seek harmony at a virtual summit after cacophony over response to the Israel-Hamas war
The European Union leaders are holding a virtual summit to try overcome different opinions and voices over the Israel-Hamas war and have a bigger diplomatic impact on the global stage. Ever since the … more
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French national counterterrorism prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard speaks to the press, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 in Paris. Ricard said a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in school attack last week. A teacher was fatally stabbed in the neck and three other people injured in the school attack Friday in the northern town of Arras. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State
France’s anti-terror prosecutor says a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in school attack last week. The prosecutor, … more
Keren, mother of Mia Schem and representatives of the families of the abducted and missing persons held by Hamas militants in Gaza hold a press conference following the release of a video by Hamas, in which the 21-year-old Israeli woman is seen. Schem was among the roughly 200 people kidnapped in Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7. in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
The mother of an Israeli woman in a Hamas hostage video appeals for her release
The mother of a young Israeli woman held by Hamas has appealed for her release, calling the seizure of some 200 hostages by the Palestinian militant group “a crime against humanity." On Monday, … more
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FILE - Visitors enjoy the Chateau de Versailles gardens, outside Paris, France, on July 15, 2023. The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 after receiving bomb threats. The government has put France on high security alert after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Versailles Palace evacuated again for security alert amid high vigilance in France against attacks
The Palace of Versailles, one of France’s most visited tourist attractions, is being evacuated for a security scare. It's the second time in four days the palace has had to close. France is on … more
FILE - In this video grab provided by RU-RTR Russian television via AP television on Thursday, March 1, 2018, Russia's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile blasts off during a test launch from an undisclosed location in Russia. Putin announced Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, that Russia has effectively completed the development of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile and will work on putting them into production. (RU-RTR Russian Television via AP, File)
Russian parliament moves to rescind ratification of global nuclear test ban
The lower house of the Russian parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban. The State Duma voted unanimously on Tuesday to rescind the … more
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson makes a statement on the shooting of two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels on Monday, at Rosenbad, Stockholm, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Belgian police on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen shooting on a Brussels street before disappearing into the night. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)
How Quran burnings in Sweden have increased threats from Islamic militants
The killing of two Swedish citizens in an attack in Brussels has shocked the Scandinavian country, although the government has been warning for months that Swedes were at greater risk since a recent … more
FILE - A Ukrainian soldier in his position in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2023. Russia is throwing more units into its effort to take this key eastern Ukraine city, Western analysts say, after apparent setbacks that have slowed its dayslong onslaught. The attempt to storm Avdiivka, a city that stands in the way of Moscow’s ambition of securing control of the entire Donetsk region, is Moscow’s most significant offensive operation in Ukraine since the start of the year, the U.K. defense ministry said Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Russia is sending more forces to an eastern Ukraine city after its assault slows, analysts say
Western analysts say Russia is throwing more units into its effort to take a key eastern Ukraine city, after apparent setbacks that have slowed its dayslong onslaught. The U.K. defense ministry said … more
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LGBTQ community supporters and members wait for the Supreme Court verdict on petitions that seek the legalization of same-sex marriage, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Homosexuality has long carried a stigma in India’s traditional society, even though there has been a shift in attitudes toward same-sex couples in recent years. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India's Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, says it is up to Parliament
India’s top court has refused to legalize same-sex marriages, with the chief justice of the country saying that it was up to Parliament to create such a law. The chief justice also urged the … more
Palestinian Observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, faces and shakes hands with Security Council President and Brazilian Ambassador to the United Nations Sergio Franca Danese before members of the the U.N. Security Council went into closed consultations at United Nations headquarters Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. A planned vote on dueling resolutions on the Israel-Hamas war was delayed as a result, but the council remained in session. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
UN Security Council rejects Russia's resolution on Gaza that fails to mention Hamas
The U.N. Security Council has rejected a Russian resolution on Gaza that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians but made no mention of Hamas, whose surprise attack killed 1,300 Israelis. … more
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Boats and houseboats are stuck in a dry area of the Negro River during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The Amazon’s second largest tributary on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus more than 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
The Negro River, the Amazon's second largest tributary, has reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago. Monday's record confirms that this part of the … more
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A shell from Israeli artillery explodes over a house in al-Bustan, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Hamas Palestinian militants in southern Lebanon fired 20 rockets into the northern Israeli towns of Schlomi and Nahariyya, the group said in a statement. They said it was "in response to the (Israeli) occupation's crimes against our people in Gaza". (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soars
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Monday it has started destroying surveillance cameras on several Israeli army posts along the border as tension rose following the Israel-Hamas war that … more
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