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A U.N. peacekeeper armored vehicle is parked along the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern Lebanese village of Marwaheen, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. An explosion near Lebanon's border with Israel lightly wounded at least three members of the militant Hezbollah group, a Lebanese security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Explosion along Lebanon-Israel border wounds 3 members of militant group Hezbollah

A Lebanese security official says an explosion ear Lebanon’s border with Israel lightly wounded three members of the militant Hezbollah group. The Israeli army said a number of suspects approached … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 7/12/23

Girls sells toffee, as they pose for photograph on a roadside in Murree, Pakistan, near Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

IMF approves much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, saving it from defaulting on debt

The International Monetary Fund says it has approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, a move that’s likely to save the impoverished Islamic nation from defaulting on its debt … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 7/12/23

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a media conference during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Turkey's parliament won't ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid before October, Erdogan says

Turkey’s president says Sweden’s NATO membership bid won't be not ratified by Turkey’s parliament before October. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference at the NATO summit in Vilnius, … more

By KARL RITTER and ANDREW WILKS | 7/12/23

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

NATO summit results in brief: Mixed news for Ukraine, hope for Sweden and a response to Russia

NATO leaders have wrapped up a two-day summit with pledges of long-term support for Ukraine but no offer of membership yet. Results from the meeting that ended on Wednesday in Lithuania were mixed. … more

By LORNE COOK | 7/12/23

FILE - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks about the activities of his office and recent human rights developments around the globe, during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 7, 2023. The U.N. human rights chief used a special debate on burnings of the Quran in Sweden and other European countries to tread the fine line between freedom of expression and respect for religious belief. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP File)

After Quran burnings, UN rights body calls for more action to combat religious hatred

The U.N.’s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe over objections of Western … more

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FILE - People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2023. A raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries, the United Nations said Wednesday, July 21, amid growing concerns that the country is sliding into a “full-scale civil war.” (AP Photo, File)

Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says

The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries. The U.N. said Wednesday more than 72% of those … more

BY SAMY MAGDY | 7/12/23

FILE - Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on Feb. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the U.N. Security Council failed to renew the Bab al-Hawa border crossing into opposition-held northwestern Syria from Turkey. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops

The United Nations Security Council's failure to renew the critical flow of international aid from Turkey into opposition-held northwestern Syria has rattled Syrians and social workers. The area that … more

By GHAITH AL-SAYED and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 7/12/23

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, pose for a photo during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)

Live Updates | Russia warns of 'potentially very dangerous' G7 security guarantees for Ukraine

The Kremlin spokesman says Russia considers plans by G7 nations to offer Ukraine security guarantees “extremely ill-judged and potentially very dangerous.” Dmitry Peskov made the comments to … more

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP)

Palestinian president visits Jenin refugee camp after devastating Israeli military raid

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is paying a visit to the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank in the wake of a devastating Israeli offensive last week. Abbas' visit on Wednesday marked … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 7/12/23

FILE - An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Company explains to the media about the facility to be used to release treated radioactive water at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on June 26, 2023. Hong Kong's leader warned Tuesday, July 11, that the city will ban marine products from “a large number prefectures” if Japan discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong to ban Japanese products from areas that discharge radioactive water

A top official in Hong Kong says the city would immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Secretary for … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 7/12/23

FILE - A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023. Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen

Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods. And given a new platform to the … more

By ELAINE GANLEY | 7/12/23

FILE - In this picture provided by Swedish Coast Guard, a leak from Nord Stream 2 is seen, on Sept. 28, 2022. Investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a boat that has been one aspect of a probe into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea last year, European diplomats have told the U.N. Security Council. (Swedish Coast Guard via AP, File)

Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say

European diplomats have told the United Nations Security Council that investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht. The craft has been one aspect of a probe into the … more

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Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai walks after the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia by The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Thailand's top diplomat said Wednesday that he met ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn nation. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

Thailand’s top diplomat says he met ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn … more

By JIM GOMEZ and EDNA TARIGAN | 7/12/23

FILE - Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat arrives before the signing of a memorandum of understanding on attempt to form a coalition government between Move Forward Party and other parties during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand on May 22, 2023. Thailand's state Election Commission announced Wednesday, July 12, it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country's next prime minister, Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, has violated election law, and has referred his case to the Constitutional Court for a ruling. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand's Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law

Thailand’s state Election Commission says it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country’s next prime minister, Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, has … more

By JINATAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK | 7/12/23

FILE - John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks after a news conference given by China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 10, 2021. Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the world’s two largest economies to reengage on multiple issues following a sharp decline in contacts. he will arrive Sunday, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Kerry to visit Beijing for climate talks amid efforts to revive relations between US and China

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the world's two largest economies to reengage … more

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives for an event on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday blasted as "absurd" the absence of a timetable for his country's membership in NATO, injecting harsh criticism into a gathering of the alliance's leaders that was intended to showcase solidarity in the face of Russian aggression. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

NATO prepared to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia — but not to extend membership

The NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, is poised to end with vague assurances of Ukraine's future membership in the alliance. The outcome is disappointing for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, … more

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, KARL RITTER and SEUNG MIN KIM | 7/11/23

FILE - In this file photo provided on June 19, 2023, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends an enlarged plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, which was held between June 16 and 18, at the party's headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korea said Wednesday, July 12, 2023, North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters. 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, File)

North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea day after making threat over alleged US spy flight

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made on Wednesday morning but gave no … more

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UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval

The U.N. Security Council has failed to approve either of two rival resolutions authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/11/23

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a joint news conference following their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, early Saturday, July 8, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's abrupt approval of Sweden's NATO bid came after a year of objections to Stockholm to joining the defense alliance. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkey's pledge of support for Sweden's NATO entry is tied to goals on security and EU membership

Turkey made a surprise pledge to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO, paving the way for the Nordic country to become a member of the Western military alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens … more

By ANDREW WILKS | 7/11/23

Participants takes aim with mock AK-47 rifles during firearms training for civilians amid the country's ongoing war against Russia in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In Ukraine, civilians train on survival skills to cope with dangers from Russia’s war

In a cramped municipal building in a residential area of the Ukrainian capital, a group of people take turns training to shoot from a replica of a machine gun with the help of a weapon’s training … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 7/11/23