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Supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo hold a poster depicting Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte, along with sign "Killer" during a protest in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru's ousted President Castillo challenges detention

Peru’s ousted President Pedro Castillo says he is being “unjustly and arbitrarly detained” and thanked his supporters for their “effort and fight” since he was taken into custody last week. … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | 12/13/22

FILE - People arrive at a displacement camp on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, on Sept. 19, 2022. Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months, according to a new food security report on the Horn of Africa's worst drought in decades that was released on Tuesday Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Somalia not yet in famine but still in danger, report says

A new report on the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in decades says Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months. The report by … more

By CARA ANNA | 12/13/22

Wall and gate of Burg Prison, Geermany, Tuesday, Dec.13, 2022. In the prison near Magdeburg, a hostage situation has ended. On the evening of December 12, 2022, a 30-year-old prisoner had temporarily taken two staff members into his power, the Ministry of Justice announced early Tuesday morning. According to the report, the perpetrator was overpowered by other correctional staff inside the prison. (Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa via AP)

Far-right murderer takes 2 prison guards hostage in Germany

German security officials say a convicted far-right murderer temporarily took two prison guards hostage during an attempted jailbreak before he was overwhelmed by other guards. They said Tuesday that … more

12/13/22

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, leaves an African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday Dec. 5, 2022. Ramaphosa might lose his job, and his reputation as a corruption fighter, as he faces possible impeachment over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars stashed inside a couch on his farm. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

South Africa parliament to vote on impeachment of Ramaphosa

South African lawmakers are to vote on whether to start impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a report that says he held undeclared foreign currency at his farm in 2020. The … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 12/13/22

A woman passes by anti-tank hedgehogs in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Ukraine has been fighting with the Russian invaders since Feb. 24 for over nine months. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Donors gather in Paris to get Ukraine though winter, bombing

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an international conference to help Ukraine make it through winter. Dozens of countries and international organizations are throwing their weight behind … more

12/13/22

FILE - A man sits while smoking in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. New Zealand on Tuesday passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. (AP Photo/David Rowland, File)

New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes

New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can’t ever be sold to anybody … more

By NICK PERRY | 12/13/22

Police work near the scene of a fatal shooting in Wieambilla, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Multiple people, including a few police officers, were shot and killed at a property in rural Australia after officers who arrived to investigate reports of a missing person were ambushed, authorities said. (Jason O'Brien/AAP Image via AP)

6 killed, including 2 officers, in Australian ambush, siege

Six people, including two police officers, were shot and killed after the officers responded to a call at a property in rural Australia and were ambushed. Authorities say the violence began at 4:45 … more

12/12/22

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of COP15, the U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

UN chief: Syrians face dire winter if aid from Turkey is cut

The U.N. chief is warning that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-held northwest aren’t renewed next month millions of … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 12/12/22

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, greets Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, center, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, December 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU reaches deal on Ukraine aid, tax on big corporations

The European Union has reached a deal in principle to send an 18 billion euro ($18.93 billion) financial aid package to Ukraine and approve a minimum tax of major corporations in a big move that … more

By RAF CASERT | 12/12/22

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Mariyinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 16, 2022. Emmanuel Macron is hosting Tuesday Dec. 13, 2022, in Paris an international conference meant to help Ukraine make it through winter. On the longer term, he insists talks with Russia will be needed to find a path to peace. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

France's Macron engineers new diplomatic push for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Tuesday in Paris an international conference meant to help Ukraine make it through winter. In the longer term, he insists talks with Russia will be needed … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 12/12/22

FILE- Former Guinea military coup leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara takes part in independence day celebrations in Conakry, Guinea, Oct. 2, 2009. Camara took the stand for the first time Monday Dec. 12, 2022 to testify for his role in a stadium massacre by the military that left at least 157 people dead and dozens of women raped 13 years ago. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)

Guinea's ex-junta leader testifies about stadium massacre

Guinea’s former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara took the stand for the first time Monday to testify about his role in a stadium massacre by the military 13 years ago in which at least 157 … more

By BOUBACAR DIALLO | 12/12/22

FILE - A bulldozer clears an area of forest that will be the line of the Mayan Train in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Aug. 2, 2022. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador loves big projects and hates to leave them unfinished, but that is likely what he will do when he leaves office in September 2024, including this tourist train line in the Yucatan peninsula which will have to be jacked up on stilts for 50 miles to run over some of the most fragile and environmentally sensitive geography in the world. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexico's president likely to leave big projects unfinished

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador loves big projects and hates unfinished ones, but that is likely what he will leave his successor when he leaves office at the end of 2024. The … more

By MARK STEVENSON | 12/12/22

In this photo provided by the European Parliament, Greek politician and European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili speaks during the European Book Prize award ceremony in Brussels, Dec. 7, 2022. The European Union's top official said Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 that the allegations of corruption targeting a vice-president of the European Parliament are of “utmost concern" and called for the creation of an independent ethics body covering all the bloc's institutions. (European Parliament via AP)

EU chief calls for stricter ethics rules amid scandal

The European Union’s top official says the allegations of corruption targeting a vice-president of the European Parliament are of “utmost concern." The lobbying scandal has already seen … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 12/12/22

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, December 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Greek foreign minister slams Turkish leader's missile threat

Greece’s foreign minister has lashed out at Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles. The minister made the statements in Brussels on … more

By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER | 12/12/22

Anti-tank hedgehogs against the background of an apartment house damaged in the Russian shelling in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Ukraine PM urges more military aid to counter Russia attacks

Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other hi-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks, as more Russian shelling was reported on Monday in the eastern … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 12/12/22

Raana Smith, left and Alison Saraf co-founders of Sensory Souk, carry out a demonstration of a sensory room at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The "sensory rooms," set up for the first time in the World Cup at three stadiums in Qatar, provide a calm refuge for children and young adults with autism, learning difficulties or other sensory access requirements. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Stadium sensory rooms allow fans World Cup games experience

The sensory rooms located at three World Cup stadiums in Qatar provide a calm and secure environment for children and young adults with autism, learning difficulties or other sensory access … more

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO | 12/12/22

Maasai women spectators watch the Maasai Olympics in Kimana Sanctuary, southern Kenya Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The sports event, first held in 2012, consists of six track-and-field events based on traditional warrior skills and was created as an alternative to lion-killing as a rite of passage. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

In Kenya, some Maasai turn from lion-killing to Olympics

Kenya’s most identifiable community is abandoning spear-aided lion hunting for a modern javelin competition at a biannual event called the Maasai Olympics. The Maasai people are predominantly … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 12/12/22

A pair of dogs, Gomi, left, and Songgang, are unveiled at a park in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. The dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up being resettled at a zoo in South Korea following a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals. (Chun Jung-in/Yonhap via AP)

Dogs gifted by North's Kim resettle in South Korean zoo

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago have ended up at a zoo in South Korea following a dispute over who should foot the bill for the animals' care. In 2018, Kim … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 12/12/22

Children traumatized by the war pose for photo with an American Pit Bull Terrier "Bice" in the Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation in Boyarka close Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Bice is an American pit bull terrier with an important and sensitive job in Ukraine — comforting children traumatized by the war. The Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation is a state-operated community center where a group of people are trying to help those who have experienced a trauma after the Feb. 24 Russian invasion, and now they are using dogs like Bice to give comfort. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)

Dog therapy for kids facing the trauma of the war in Ukraine

Bice is an American pit bull terrier with an important and sensitive job in Ukraine — comforting children traumatized by the war. The Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation is a … more

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | 12/12/22

Tear gas is returned to police trying to break up supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo at plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests

Peru’s newest president has given in to protesters demands announcing in a nationally televised addressed a proposal to move up elections. The announcement from Dina Boluarte early Monday came … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | 12/12/22