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FILE - United Nation forces patrol the streets of Timbuktu, Mali, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Mali’s military regime is struggling to fight growing violence in the West African nation's hard-hit northern region. That's after a peace deal signed several years ago with rebels appeared to have collapsed and as the United Nations peacekeepers who helped fight jihadi groups begin to leave. Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal in Aug. 2023, after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. (AP Photo/Moulaye Sayah, File)

Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw

Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in the West African nation's hard-hit northern region. That's after a peace deal signed several years ago with rebels appeared to have … more

9/22/23

Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of refugees he invited to join him on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica and holding a banner reading: "The refugees for future together" during the general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Pope Francis embarks on a 2-day visit to the French port city of Marseille to join Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean region on discussions that will largely focus on migration. The visit comes amid a new influx of migrants across Europe. (AP Photo/Fabio Frustaci, File)

Pope Francis visits Marseille as anti-migrant views grow in Europe with talk of fences and blockades

Pope Francis is visiting the French port city of Marseille. He's going to amplify his call for the Mediterranean to be a place of welcome for migrants. The two-day visit that starts Friday comes as … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD, TRISHA THOMAS and MASHA MACPHERSON | 9/22/23

Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper

It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters. And there is scant insight into how it decides a question of far-reaching … more

By DAVID BILLER and JOSEPH KRAUSS | 9/22/23

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, as his wife Olena Zelenska looks on as they arrive at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Zelenskyy to speak before Canadian Parliament in his campaign to shore up support for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to speak before the Canadian Parliament on Friday as part of his campaign to shore up support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian … more

By ROB GILLIES | 9/22/23

Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd takes a photo with a wooden box camera at a former U.S. base in the Arghandab Valley of Afghanistan, June 11, 2023. The kamra-e-faroee, or “instant camera,” is a handmade box on a tripod that combines a simple camera and darkroom in one. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Through a different lens: How AP used a wooden box camera to document Afghan life up close

For Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd, a main attraction of working with a traditional Afghan box camera is the intimacy it provides with his subjects, and the slow pace that allows for a … more

By ELENA BECATOROS | 9/22/23

The Moradi family sits for a portrait on a small boat in Band-i-Mir lake, one of the tourist attractions in the Bamiyan Valley region in Afghanistan, Saturday, June 17, 2023. The family traveled a long way from Helmand to spend a few days for their summer vacation. During their first stint in power from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban banned photography of humans and animals as contrary to the teachings of Islam. Many box cameras were smashed, though some were quietly tolerated, Afghan photographers say. But it was the advent of the digital age that sounded the device’s death knell. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

From an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges

Two years after U.S. troops left, AP photographer Rodrigo Abd returned to Afghanistan with an idea: to use an old-style Afghan “box camera" to document how life has changed under Taliban rule. This … more

By ELENA BECATOROS | 9/22/23

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the Summit of the Future, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

UNGA Briefing: Netanyahu, tuberculosis and what else is going on at the UN

It’s Day 4 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 Thursday at the U.N. and … more

9/21/23

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea's Kim sets forth steps to boost Russia ties as US and Seoul warn about weapons deals

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has ordered unspecified steps to further develop his nation's relations with Russia after his recent visit. Experts have speculated the two nations discussed … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/21/23

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the National Archives building in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.(AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Zelenskyy visiting Canada for first time since war started seeking to shore up support for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Canadian Parliament on Friday as he continues his efforts to shore up support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian … more

By ROB GILLIES | 9/21/23

Indigenous people celebrate a Supreme Court ruling to enshrine Indigenous land rights, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Six of the 11 Supreme Court justices voted against establishing a cut-off date after which Indigenous peoples could not claim new territory. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)

Tears of joy after Brazil's Supreme Court makes milestone ruling on Indigenous lands

Indigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights. The decision Thursday removed the immindent threat those proections could be rolled … more

By DIANE JEANTET and ELÉONORE HUGHES | 9/21/23

An extensive area of the Serra das Bandeiras forest burns in Barreiras, western Bahia state, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. According to the National Center for Prevention and Combat of Forest Fires, the fires are being fanned by strong winds, high temperatures, and dry weather. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during rare late-winter heat wave

Brazil's firefighters in the northeastern state of Bahia are battling wildfires, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season. While it is still technically winter in … more

9/21/23

Dominican Republic security forces stand guard on a border bridge between Dajabón, Dominican Republic, and Haiti, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The president of the Dominican Republic announced Thursday that he would close all borders with neighboring Haiti starting Friday in response to the construction of a supposed canal on Haitian soil that targets waters from the Massacre River, which runs along the border shared by both countries. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernández)

Haiti's government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders

Haiti’s government is doubling down on the construction of a canal on Haitian soil that prompted the neighboring Dominican Republic last week to shutter land, air and sea borders that both … more

9/21/23

Guinea's President Mamadi Doumbouya addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Guinea’s leader defends coups in Africa and rebuffs the West, saying things must change

The head of the junta in Guinea has defended the recent coups in Africa. He says they're as an attempt by him and other soldiers to save their countries from leaders whose “broken promises” and … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 9/21/23

Residents wait to see Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. On the second day of his state visit to France, Charles met with sports groups in the northern suburbs of Paris and was scheduled to pay a visit to fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

British royals sprinkle star power on a grateful French town with up-and-down ties to royalty

It’s not every day that VIP visitors venture out to the town of Saint-Denis, one of the poorest and toughest parts of the Paris region. So there was excitement when Britain's King Charles III and … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 9/21/23

FILE - People are dwarfed against the financial skyline as they take photos of the Merlion statue along the Marina Bay area in Singapore, on June 30, 2020. Singapore police uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted August 2023, they said, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to 2.4 billion Singapore dollars ($1.75 billion).(AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

Singapore police uncover more gold bars, watches and other assets from money laundering scheme

Singapore police say they have uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, bringing the total amount of assets seized … more

9/21/23

Denis Kazungu, in Kicukiro Primary Court in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday, Sept.21, 2023. A suspected serial killer in Rwanda on Thursday pleaded guilty at a court on Thursday, saying he killed 14 people. Most of the victims were women. Denis Kazungu, 34, admitted guilt to charges that included murder, rape and robbery. He appeared at the Kicukiro Court in the capital, Kigali, and didn't appear to show any emotion during the hearing.(AP Photo/Rashid Bugiranfura)

A serial killer pleads guilty in Rwanda to killing 14 people

A serial killer in Rwanda has pleaded guilty at a court saying he killed 14 people. Most of the victims were women. Denis Kazungu admitted guilt to charges that included murder, rape and robbery. He … more

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA | 9/21/23

FILE - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Poland's prime minister said on late Wednesday his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine, a comment that appeared aimed at pressuring Kyiv but put Poland's status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)

Poland done sending arms to Ukraine, leader says, as trade dispute escalates

Poland’s prime minister says his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine. The comment appeared to put Poland’s status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute … more

By VANESSA GERA | 9/21/23

Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Congo's president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed. His address to the … more

By CARA ANNA | 9/21/23

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and is accusing Canada of interfering in its internal affairs. The expulsion Tuesday came a day after Trudeau said Canada was investigating allegations India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar in Canada in June, and expelled an Indian diplomat. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

India suspends visa services in Canada and rift widens over killing of Canadian citizen

India’s visa processing center in Canada says it has suspended services as a rift widened between the countries after Canada’s leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a … more

9/21/23

FILE - A protester holds up a machete as a symbol of self-defense against gangs, during a protest against gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States government. President William Ruto was speaking Wednesday, Sept. 20 at a ceremony establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, file)

Kenya's president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs

Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States … more

By CARA ANNA | 9/21/23