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U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield meets with the families of abduction victims by North Korea Thursday, April 18, 2024, at prime minister's office in Tokyo in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea

America stands with Japan until all Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation. That's according to the United States ambassador to the United Nations … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 4/18/24

FILE — Former South African president, Jacob Zuma, sings and dances after addressing his supporters of the UMkhonto WeSizwe, (MK) party outside the High court in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, April 11, 2024. For the first time since 1994, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) might receive less than 50% of votes after Zuma stepped down in disgrace in 2018 amid a swirl of corruption allegations and has given his support to the newly-formed MK. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe/File)

How South Africa's former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe

South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago. Polls and analysts warn that for the first time, … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 4/18/24

Police patrol outside the Christ the Good Shepherd church in suburban Wakely in western Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Sydney boy accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says

A Muslim community leader says a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have “anger management and behavioral issues” and a “short fuse” but had … more

By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK | 4/18/24

FILE - Bjoern Hoecke attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 one day after the state elections in the German state of Thuringia. One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party is going on trial Thursday on charges of twice using a Nazi slogan, months before a regional election in which he is running to become his state’s governor. Bjoern Hoecke is the leader of the regional branch of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in the eastern state of Thuringia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Prominent figure in German far-right party going on trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan

One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party is going on trial Thursday on charges of twice using a Nazi slogan, months before a regional election in which he is … more

By GEIR MOULSON and KERSTIN SOPKE | 4/18/24

FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sandalwood paste and vermilion applied on his forehead during the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor, a promenade that connects the Ganges River with the centuries-old temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva in Varanasi, India, Dec. 13, 2021. Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power

Hindu nationalism was once a fringe ideology in India, and now it is mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He's one of India’s most beloved and … more

By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ | 4/18/24

In this photo released by Sitaro Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD Sitaro), hot molten lava glows at the crater of Mount Ruang as it erupts in Sanguine Islands, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. (BPBD Sitaro via AP)

Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave

Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials have ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on … more

By EDNA TARIGAN | 4/17/24

A man walks past the entrance to the Westfield mall at Bondi Junction in Sydney, Thursday, April 18, 2024. The Sydney shopping mall has been opened to the public for the first time since it became the scene of a mass stabbing in which six people died, while the Australian prime minister has flagged giving citizenship to an immigrant security guard who was injured while confronting the knife-wielding attacker. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Sydney shopping mall reopens after stabbings. Police make first arrest in riot after church attack

A Sydney shopping mall has opened to the public for the first time since the mass stabbing in which six people died. Shops will remain closed at Westfield Bondi Junction on Thursday for what is … more

By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK | 4/17/24

Municipal police officers patrol outside a villa where the Lebanese money changer Mohammad Srour, 57, was found tortured and killed in Monte Verdi neighbourhood of Beit Meri, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Lebanon’s interior minister alleged Wednesday that the mysterious abduction and killing of a Hezbollah-linked Lebanese financier in a villa on the edge of a quiet mountain resort town earlier this month was likely the work of Israeli operatives. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon says Israeli agents likely killed Hezbollah-linked currency exchanger near Beirut

Lebanon's Interior Minister says Israeli agents were most likely behind this month's killing of a U.S-sanctioned Lebanese currency exchanger in a mountain resort overlooking Beirut. The minister said … more

By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 4/17/24

A cemetery is seen from above at Kato Tritos village on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. After years of neglect, a primitive burial ground for refugees who died trying to reach Greece's island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned to provide a dignified resting place for the dead. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)

A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul

A makeshift burial ground for migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned after years of neglect. The project was intended to provide a dignified resting place for the … more

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European Council President Charles Michel speaks in Vienna Austria, Friday, April 12, 2024. Michel and Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer host a meeting with the Danish, Latvian, Maltese, Slovak, Slovenian and Cypriot leaders on the "strategic agenda of the EU." (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

EU leaders want to talk competitiveness. Middle East tensions and Ukraine top their summit list

Tensions in the Middle East and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine top the agenda of European Union leaders at their summit in Brussels. As the unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK | 4/17/24

FILE - Women residents from former Islamic State-held areas in Syria line up for aid supplies at Al-Hol camp in Hassakeh province, Syria, March 31, 2019. Amnesty International said Wednesday, April 17, 2024 it has documented widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in detention facilities holding thousands of suspected Islamic State members and their relatives in northeast Syria. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in Syria

Amnesty International says it has documented widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in detention facilities holding thousands of suspected Islamic State members and … more

By ABBY SEWELL | 4/17/24

FILE - A woman carries a her baby and a bucket of water in Harare on April 6, 2020. A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, the U.N. population fund reported Wednesday, April 17, 2024, as it decried widening inequality in sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide

The U.N. population fund says in a new study that an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America. … more

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Emergency management work in the former Stock Exchange of Copenhagen, Boersen, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Copenhagen fights the last pockets of a fire that destroyed a 400-year-old landmark

Danish firefighters were still at work extinguishing the last pockets of a fire that destroyed a 400-year-old Copenhagen landmark a day after the blaze began. Some locals called for the city to … more

By JAN M. OLSEN | 4/17/24

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during Army Day parade at a military base in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Raisi warned that the "tiniest invasion" by Israel would bring a "massive and harsh" response, as the region braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran's attack over the weekend. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

British envoy says Israel is 'making a decision to act' as Iran vows to respond to any incursion

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend. Iran's president meanwhile warned that even … more

By JULIA FRANKEL and NASSER KARIMI | 4/17/24

Russian missiles slam into a Ukrainian city and kill 8 people as the war approaches a critical stage

Local officials say three Russian missiles have slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least eight people. … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 4/17/24

Police guard outside the front entrance of the event venue as the National Conservatism conference takes place in Brussels, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

European far-right conference resumes a day after police in Brussels shut down the event

A gathering of far-right politicians and supporters has resumed, a day after police shut the event down citing concerns about public order. Organizers won an overnight legal challenge against the … more

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FILE - A U.S. P-8A Poseidon reconaissance plane flies near Chinese structures and buildings on the man-made Fiery Cross Reef at the Spratlys group of islands in the South China Sea are seen on March 20, 2022. The U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait dividing China from the self-governing island democracy and close U.S. partner on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, a day after the U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since Nov. 2022 in an effort to reduce regional tensions. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait a day after US-China defense chiefs hold rare talks

The U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since Nov. 2022. The patrol and reconnaissance plane … more

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | 4/17/24

Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says

A Muslim community leader in Australia says the father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics saw no signs of his son’s extremism. The 16-year-old boy spoke in Arabic about the Prophet … more

By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK | 4/17/24

People wade through a flooded bridge on a stream, which is overflowing following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, April 15, 2024. Lightnings and heavy rains killed dozens of people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities declared a state of emergency in the country's southwest following an overnight rainfall to avoid any further casualties and damages. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast

Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather to at least 63. Most of the deaths were reported in Khyber … more

By RIAZ KHAN | 4/17/24

Large cutout portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Indian National Congress (INC) leaders are erected overseeing political supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

AP PHOTOS: Colorful roadshows and rallies mark India's election season before voting starts Friday

NEW DELHI (AP) — Every five years, the world’s most populous democracy holds a giant election for millions of Indians to cast their vote on a new parliament. And it does so in its usual … more

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