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Members of anti-animal cruelty group Humane Society International, (HSI) transport a cage containing dogs from a slaughter house in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, July 21, 2023. Authorities on Friday announced the end of the "brutally cruel" dog and cat meat slaughter at a notorious animal market on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following a years-long campaign by local activists and world celebrities. (AP Photo/Mohammad Taufan)

A notorious Indonesian animal market has ended its brutal dog and cat meat trade, campaigners say

Years after groups call for shutdown of brutal Indonesian animal markets where dogs and cats are bludgeoned by thousands and blow-torched alive, their campaigns are beginning to pay off. The mayor of … more

By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN | 7/21/23

Police officers stand guard outside the High Court ahead of the hearing for an injunction to ban the 2019 protest song "Glory to Hong Kong" in Hong Kong, Friday, July 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kong court to decide whether to ban broadcast and distribution of protest song

A Hong Kong court will hand down a closely-watched decision over whether to ban the broadcast and distribution of a protest song after the government asked it to do so in the name of national … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 7/21/23

In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Jan. 1, 1970, a warship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet fires while taking part in naval drills in the Black Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry said the navy conducted drills that simulated action to seal a section of the Black Sea. The maneuvers come after Moscow declared large areas of the Black Sea dangerous for navigation following its withdrawal from a deal allowing exports of the Ukrainian grain. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia aims missiles at Ukraine's farm storage after days of hitting port facilities

Russian cruise missiles, flying low and hugging the terrain to dodge Ukrainian air defenses, have destroyed farm storage buildings in the Odesa region. Ukrainian officials said the Kremlin’s forces … more

By FELIPE DANA | 7/21/23

Police patrol during a search operation for a dangerous wild animal near the village of Kleinmachnow in the southern suburbs of Berlin, Germany, Thursday, July 20, 2023. German authorities warned people in Berlin's southern suburbs on Thursday to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that was on the loose. (Sven Kaeuler/TNN/dpa via AP)

'Lioness' on the loose? More experts join police in second-day search for elusive animal

The search for an elusive and potentially dangerous animal sighted on the edge of Berlin and suspected to be a lioness has stretched into a second day. Authorities said Friday that experts on animal … more

7/21/23

Iraqis raise copies of the Quran, Muslims' holy book, during a protest in Tahrir Square, Thursday، July 20, 2023 in Baghdad, Iraq. The protest was in response to the burning of Quran in Sweden. (AP Photo/Adil AL-Khazali)

Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden

Muslim-majority nations are expressing outrage over the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations following Friday prayers to show their anger. In Iran, … more

7/21/23

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff arrive in the East Room of the White House following a dinner reception for the governors and their spouses on Feb. 11, 2023, in Washington. Emhoff met with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Friday, July 21, to discuss ways to combat online hate and extremism. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

U.S. second gentleman Emhoff meets New Zealand's Ardern to discuss online hate as World Cup begins

Doug Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, met with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Friday to discuss ways to combat online hate and extremism. Emhoff is in … more

7/21/23

Members of three families from the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem community facing deportation, pose for a portrait in the Village of Peace in Dimona, Israel, Monday, July 17, 2023. For two years, Toveet Israel, bottom left, and dozens of other residents of the Village of Peace have lived in fear. This city on the edge of Israel's Negev Desert has been her home for 24 years. Her eight children, including two of her daughters Yahlital, standing left, and Ahmeeteeyah standing right, were born here and know no other country. With them are Ben Israel, center, his granddaughters, and Estella Rivers, right. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

After decades of struggle for a place in Israel, dozens of Black Hebrews face threat of deportation

The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem made their way to Israel from the United States in the 1960s. Now, dozens Black Hebrews of their members are facing the threat of deportation. The Black … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 7/21/23

Counting begins at Selby Leisure Centre in Selby, North Yorkshire, England, in the Selby and Ainsty by-election, called following the resignation of incumbent MP Nigel Adams, Thursday July 20, 2023. The polls have opened in three by-elections where defeats would heighten Conservative fears that Rishi Sunak will struggle to lead them to another Commons majority. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Sunak's Conservatives suffer big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections

Britain’s governing Conservative Party have avoided a drubbing in a trio of special elections, managing to hold onto former premier Boris Johnson’s seat in suburban London. Though the main … more

7/21/23

Rescuers dig graves to bury the bodies of victims at the site of a landslide in Raigad district, western Maharashtra state, India, Thursday, July 20, 2023. While some people are reported dead many others feared trapped under piles of debris. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Rescue efforts have resumed in western India where a landslide killed at least 16 people

Rescue efforts have resumed after an overnight halt in India’s western Maharashtra state where a landslide triggered by torrential rains killed at least 16 people, with many others feared trapped … more

7/21/23

Protestor Salwan Momika appears outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, Thursday, July 20, 2023, where he plans to burn a copy of the Quran and the Iraqi flag. (Oscar Olsson/TT via AP)

Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings? Like much of West, it has no blasphemy laws

A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions about why such acts are … more

By KARL RITTER | 7/20/23

From left, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi, and South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn pose prior to their talks on the North Korean situation in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, Japan Thursday, July 20, 2023. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese, US, and South Korean officials condemn the North's weapons plans but urge dialogue

Japanese, U.S. and South Korean senior officials have condemned North Korea for its recent ICBM-class ballistic missile launches. At a meeting in Japan, they vowed to step up their trilateral … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 7/20/23

In this handout photo released by Press Information Department Pakistan controlled Kashmir, Razia Sultan, 11, the daughter of Mohammed Yasin Malik, 57, speaks in the regional legislative assembly in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Thursday, July 20, 2023. The eleven-year-old daughter of a prominent Kashmiri rebel leader who was sentenced to life in prison in neighboring India on Thursday issued an emotional appeal, urging New Delhi to allow her to meet her ailing father. (Press Information Department Pakistan controlled Kashmir via AP)

11-year-old daughter of top Kashmiri rebel leader issues rare appeal to visit father jailed in India

The eleven-year-old daughter of a prominent Kashmiri rebel leader who faces life in prison in neighboring India has issued an emotional appeal, urging New Delhi to allow her to meet her father. Razia … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 7/20/23

FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service from the colony in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, during a hearing at the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2023. The prosecution has asked the court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday July 20, 2023. According to Zhdanov, the trial against Navalny, which went on behind closed doors in the prison where the politician is serving another lengthy sentence, is scheduled to conclude with a verdict on Aug. 4. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

Prosecutors are asking a Russian court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in prison on extremism charges, according to his ally. Ivan Zhdanov says the trial … more

7/20/23

A damaged house is seen in a burnt forrest in Mandra, west of Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Wildfire evacuations have continued for a third day outside the Greek Capital as a second heat wave hit the Mediterranean country from the west after days of record-high temperatures baked southern Europe. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Major fire near Athens contained but heat wave keeps authorities on alert

Greece’s Fire Service has intensified water drops west of Athens where a huge blaze was contained overnight, as authorities brace for a new round of extreme weather. Seven firefighting planes and … more

7/20/23

FILE - A giant portrait of activist and researcher Patrick George Zaki, hangs from the facade of Rome's Capitol Hill on Jan. 25, 2021. A prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy walked free from jail Thursday, July 20, 2023 a rights defender said. Patrick George Zaki, a post graduate student in Italy, was pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, along with five other people on Wednesday, according to the country’s Official Gazette. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP, File)

Prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy is pardoned and released from jail

A rights defender says a prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy has been released from jail. Patrick George Zaki, a postgraduate student in Italy, was pardoned by Egyptian President … more

7/20/23

Israeli military reservists protest in front of the Defense Ministry against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Divisions over the contentious government plan have infiltrated the country's military, where reservists in key units have pledged not to show up for duty if the legislative changes are approved. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Ex-Israeli security chief backs reservists' protest as Netanyahu allies advance judicial overhaul

The former head of Israel’s internal security agency has voiced support for military reservists refusing to serve in protest of the government’s planned judicial overhaul, drawing fierce … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 7/20/23

A woman walks past a polling station sign outside Selby Community Centre in Selby North Yorkshire, during voting for the Selby and Ainsty by-election, called following the resignation of incumbent MP Nigel Adams, Thursday July 20, 2023. The polls have opened in three by-elections where defeats would heighten Conservative fears that Rishi Sunak will struggle to lead them to another Commons majority. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

The UK's governing Conservatives are braced for a drubbing from voters in 3 special elections

Voters are going to the polls in three electoral districts of England, with the governing Conservative Party braced for a drubbing over a cost-of-living crisis and a morale-sapping string of … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/20/23

Rescuers dig a grave to bury a victim of a landslide in Raigad district, in India's western Maharashtra state, Thursday, July 20, 2023. A landslide triggered by torrential rains killed five people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, local media reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 10 and traps many others in western India

A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India’s western Maharashtra state has killed ten people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris. The state’s deputy chief minister … more

By RAFIQ MAQBOOL | 7/20/23

Firefighters remove fallen tree branches from damaged parked car after a powerful storm, in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain hit Croatia and Slovenia on Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring several others. (AP Photo)

A Croatian firefighter has died in a storm that swept the Balkans, bringing the toll to 6 dead

A Croatian firefighter has died during a deadly storm that swept the Balkans after a heatwave, brining the death toll to six, officials say. Emergency services in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia … more

7/20/23

German police search for a lion suspected of being on the loose in Berlin's suburbs

German authorities have warned people in Berlin’s southern suburbs to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that is on the loose. Police in Brandenburg state, … more

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