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FILE - Tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in preparation for the conclave, on April 16, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)

What are the church's rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread, and then burning them. The election of a new leader … more

4/21/25

FILE - Canada Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre appears at a federal election campaign event in Brampton, Ontario, on March 24, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Conservative Poilievre seemed poised to be Canada's next leader. Then Trump declared economic war

Until a few months ago, Pierre Poilievre was seen as a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd his Conservative Party back into power for the first time in a decade. Then … more

By ROB GILLIES | 4/21/25

FILE - Canada Liberal Leader Mark Carney visits the Sheridan College Police Foundations department in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, April 10, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Trump's tough talk might help Liberal Mark Carney win a full term as Canada's prime minister

Mark Carney’s political career is only months old, and it’s already been a roller-coaster ride. The former central banker appeared destined to become one of Canada’s shortest-serving prime … more

By ROB GILLIES | 4/21/25

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like. The Vatican announced the pontiff’s death on Monday at age 88. French President … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 4/21/25

From left, Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a press briefing after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing Monday, April 21, 2025. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Photo via AP)

China and Indonesia agree to boost maritime security cooperation in South China Sea despite tensions

Indonesia and China say they have committed to maritime cooperation promoting safety and security in the South China Sea. This comes amid longstanding Indonesian suspicions about China’s actions in … more

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | 4/21/25

Immanuel Hoxobeb assists Alicia who participates in the "Enabling Through the Horse," therapy program outside Windhoek, Namibia, on Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)

A horse therapy program in Namibia brings joy to children with learning disabilities

A woman in the southern African country of Namibia runs a program that harnesses the power but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and conditions like … more

By The Associated Press | 4/21/25

Yemenis watch a hole at Magel Al-Dammah cemetery a day after it was struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo)

US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of strikes … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 4/20/25

Lebanese army soldiers inspect a charred car that was hit by an Israeli strike, in the southern coastal town of Ghazieh, Lebanon, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Lebanese authorities detain people they say were planning rocket attacks on Israel

Lebanese authorities have detained several people who were allegedly planning to launch rockets into Israel and confiscated the weapons. The military said Sunday that the arrests are linked to other … more

4/20/25

An elephant calf stands with its mother Farha the day after it was born, on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Zurich Zoo in Zurich, Switzerland. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)

An Asian elephant calf was born at Zurich Zoo and its name will start with the letter Z

The Zurich Zoo says a 19-year-old Asian elephant has given birth to a male calf. Its name starting with the letter Z will be announced later this week. A light-sensitive monitoring camera picked up … more

4/20/25

People queue during mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous, at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Heidelberg, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

A Pentecostal church in South Africa has celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages. The International … more

4/20/25

FILE.- Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, file)

Israeli probe into the killings of Palestinian medics finds 'professional failures'

An Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces says it has found “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired. Israel at first … more

By MELANIE LIDMAN | 4/20/25

This undated photo provided by Gabrielle Blackwood shows moderator Laura Trevelyan during a meeting of descendants of slave owners and slaves in former British colonies in the Caribbean at U.N. headquarters. (Gabrielle Blackwood via AP)

Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

The great-great grandson of 19th-century British prime minister William Gladstone says he “shocked and horrified” to learn about seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 4/20/25

Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner sits outside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after landing with NASA astronaut Don Pettit and fellow cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Roscosmos said the … more

4/20/25

Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, is reflected in a mirror at his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria

Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties and long-term harm. Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in … more

By GHAITH ALSAYED and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD | 4/20/25

Ksenia Lutskina, a Belarusian journalist who was imprisoned in Belarus for several years and left the country after her release, poses for a photo in Berlin, Germany, on April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons

Dozens of journalists in Belarus have been imprisoned in recent years under a crackdown by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. According to Reporters without Borders, the country of 9.5 … more

By YURAS KARMANAU | 4/20/25

Yemen's Houthi rebels report US strikes in the capital and a coastal city

Yemen's Houthi rebels say the U.S. military has launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and a rebel-held coastal city. The Houthis say 13 U.S. airstrikes hit an airport and a port in … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 4/19/25

Whale sharks swim off the coast of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean in February 2025. (AP Photo/Flora Tomlinson-Pilley)

Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish

Nobody knows where whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are mating. But scientists suspect it may be happening in the waters around St. Helena, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic … more

By MARIA CHENG | 4/19/25

Campaigners take part in a rally organised by trans rights groups, trade unions, and community organisations following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman in equalities law, at Parliament Square, central London, Saturday April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded … more

4/19/25

FILE - People take part in a protest against president Kais Saied policies, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)

Tunisian opposition figures sentenced to up to 66 years in prison

Tunisian media say a court has sentenced leading opposition figures to between 13 and 66 years in prison. It was the climax of a major trial accusing 40 people of conspiring against state security. … more

4/19/25

People clean debris from damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake on March 28, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo)

Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake

Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular … more

By GRANT PECK | 4/19/25