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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks at the start of the the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 10, 2022.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)

Israeli PM calls for Saudi relations ahead of Biden visit

Israel’s prime minister has expressed hope that his country will establish formal diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia. Yair Lapid issued the call on Sunday, days before President Joe Biden visits the … more

By EMILY ROSE | 7/10/22

A Sunday morning cyclist emerges from a sandbagged tunnel next to the Dnipro River in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 10, 2022. The war's reminders are everywhere as Russian forces pound away at communities in Ukraine's industrial heartland to the east. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)

Ukraine: 10 dead in rocket attack on apartment building

Russian rockets have hit the eastern Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar, destroying a five-story apartment building and killing at least 10 people, officials said Sunday. Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the … more

7/10/22

Médecins Sans Frontières 'MSF' doctor Ibrahim Fori Bwala, left, examines Ja'afar Ahmed, a malnourished child at the Inpatients Therapeutic Feeding Center in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Friday, June 10, 2022. Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed groups have been targeting rural communities. The food crisis is worsened by an already existing hunger in this part of the West African nation which government statistics say has a 40% poverty rate. (Nasir Ghafoor/Médecins Sans Frontières via AP)

Nigeria's troubled northwest battles child malnutrition

Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed groups have been targeting rural communities. The food crisis is worsened by an already existing hunger in … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 7/10/22

Former Mufti Sheikh Said Ismahilov, leads Muslim soldiers during prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Medina Mosque, Konstantinovka, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 9, 2022. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by sacrificing animals to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation

On Eid al-Adha, an important religious holiday in Islam, Ukrainian Mufti turned fighter Said Ismahilov asked fellow Ukrainian muslims to pray for victory and for those still living in areas under … more

By FRANCESCA EBEL | 7/10/22

People run in the street with fighting bulls and steers during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 10, 2022. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running of the bulls festival which was suspended for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

No gorings yet in 4 days of Pamplona bull run festival

Thrill seekers have avoided any gorings for a fourth straight bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival. The Red Cross’ preliminary medical report and the city's hospital say four people needed … more

7/10/22

A farmer collects harvest on a field ten kilometres from the front line where fierce battle is going, a crater left by the Russian rocket in the foreground, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Monday, July 4, 2022. An estimated 22 million tons of grain are blocked in Ukraine, and pressure is growing as the new harvest begins. The country usually delivers about 30% of its grain to Europe, 30% to North Africa and 40% to Asia. But with the ongoing Russian naval blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports, millions of tons of last year’s harvest still can’t reach their destinations. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Anxiety grows for Ukraine's grain farmers as harvest begins

An estimated 22 million tons of grain are blocked in Ukraine, and pressure is growing as the new harvest begins. The country usually delivers about 30% of its grain to Europe, 30% to North Africa and … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 7/10/22

FILE - Luis Echeverria Alvarez speaks to party members after becoming the official nominee for the 1970-76 presidential race, during the closing session of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party's conventional at the Olympic Sports Palace in Mexico City, Nov. 16, 1969. Current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the death of Echeverria on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Echeverria, who governed from 1970 to 1976, was 100. (AP Photo)

Ex-president of Mexico Luis Echeverria dies at 100

Former Mexican president Luis Echeverria has died at the age of 100. Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death Saturday. In his Twitter account, López Obrador sent … more

7/9/22

Indian army soldiers carry an injured of a cloudburst for treatment, at Baltal, 105 kilometers (65miles) northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, July 9, 2022. At least eight pilgrims have been killed after a cloudburst triggered a flash flooding during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials say the cloudburst near the hollowed mountain cave revered by Hindus on Friday sent a wall of water down a mountain gorge and swept about two dozen encampments and two makeshift kitchens. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Thousands rescued at flood-hit Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir

Emergency workers have rescued thousands of pilgrims after flash floods triggered by sudden rains swept through their makeshift camps during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in … more

7/9/22

Muslim worshipers offer Eid al-Adha prayers next to the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, July 9, 2022. The major Muslim holiday, at the end of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, is observed around the world by believers and commemorates prophet Abraham's pledge to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha amid high prices

Millions of Muslims across the globe — including in countries like Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen — were celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar. Known … more

By AMR NABIL and ISABEL DEBRE | 7/9/22

A woman prays near a grave of a family member in the Memorial centre in Potocari, Bosnia, Friday, July 8, 2022. After surviving the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in which over 8,000 of their male relatives were killed, women from the small town in eastern Bosnia dedicated the remaining years of their lives to the re-telling of their trauma to the World, honoring the victims and bringing those responsible for  the killings to justice. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Srebrenica women honored for highlighting 1995 massacre

After surviving the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in which over 8,000 of their male relatives were killed, women from the small town in eastern Bosnia have dedicated their lives to re-telling their trauma … more

By SABINA NIKSIC | 7/9/22

Runners fall as people run in the street with fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 9, 2022. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running of the bulls festival which was suspended for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

2 men gored while running with bulls at Pamplona festival

The third bull run of Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival has ended with the event's first goring of the year. A Pamplona hospital spokesperson said a bull horn injured two men in the leg. They were … more

7/9/22

Hindu devotees are seen stranded after a cloudburst near the base camp of the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south of Kashmir Himalayas, in India, Friday, July 8, 2022. A cloudburst hit near the base camp of the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on Friday, many have lost their lives and more than 40 are feared missing, according to the officials. (Jammu and Kashmir Government's Department of Disaster Management via AP)

Floods leave 13 people dead at Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir

At least 13 people have died after sudden rains triggered flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials say at least three dozen … more

7/8/22

A sign that reads in Portuguese "Justice for Dom and Bruno" and with images of the British journalist Dom Phillips, on the left, and the indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira is displayed on the Arcos da Lapa aqueduct during a protest by environmental groups to ask for justice for their deaths, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

New arrest linked to murder of Amazon expert and journalist

Brazil’s federal police have arrested a fourth man possibly involved in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon's Javari Valley. Authorities … more

7/8/22

FILE - The Spanish word for "Murderer" covers a mural of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, as part of anti-government protests demanding his resignation in Managua, Nicaragua, May 26, 2018. Four months before scheduled 2022 municipal elections, Nicaraguan riot police have taken over the city halls of five municipalities that had been in the hands of an opposition party. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Nicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest

The wife of Nicaraguan political activist Félix Maradiaga told journalists her husband had lost more than 65 pounds during his year in prison and she feared for his health. A day later, the … more

7/8/22

This photo provided by the SDIS30 fire brigade shows trees burning during a fire Thursday, July 7, 2022 near Bordezac, in southern France. Hundred of firefighters backed by water-dropping planes battled a large forest fire Friday in southeast France that has forced the evacuation of nearby villages.Thirteen firefighters have been injured in Bordezac — the village where the fire started. (SDIS30 via AP)

900 firefighters battle massive fire in southeast France

Hundred of firefighters backed by water-dropping planes are battling a large forest fire in southeast France. It has burned hundreds of acres and forced the evacuation of nearby villages. Drought, … more

7/8/22

Dr. Yaniv Levy, left, and Guy Ivgy treat a wounded sea turtle at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center, run by the Israel National Nature and Parks Authority, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, in Michmoret, Israel, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Over a dozen sea turtles were released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation at the rescue center in Israel after suffering physical trauma, likely caused by underwater explosives. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Rescued sea turtles in Israel released back to the wild

Over a dozen endangered sea turtles that were rescued after suffering major injuries in the Mediterranean scuttled their way over a beach in Israel after months of medical care. The 15 loggerhead sea … more

By ODED BALILTY | 7/8/22

People run through the street with fighting bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, July 8, 2022. Revellers from around the world flock to the city every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running of the bulls festival which was suspended for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

No gorings but 6 injured in 2nd Pamplona bull run in Spain

Authorities say there were no gorings in the second San Fermín Festival bull run in the Spanish city of Pamplona. But the Red Cross said six people were taken to hospital with injuries. The run on … more

7/8/22

Viktor Kolesnik cries on a body of his wife Natalia Kolesnik, who was killed during a Russian bombardment at a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

'Dad, that's it. She's dead': Another day of loss in Ukraine

A woman in eastern Ukraine had gone out to feed the cats when the shelling began in a residential neighborhood. It was afternoon, a time to get errands done. But there is nothing routine about life … more

By CARA ANNA and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV | 7/8/22

FILE - Women walk in a neighborhood heavily damaged by airstrikes in Idlib, Syria, March 12, 2020. Syrians in the last major rebel stronghold in the war-ton country are living in fear of the effects of Russia closing down the only border crossing into the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid agencies warn that if Russia vetoes the resolution that would maintain two border crossing points from Turkey to deliver humanitarian aid, food would be depleted in Idlib and surrounding areas by September, 2022, putting the lives of some 4.1 million people, at risk. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

UN sets new meeting amid impasse on aid to Syria's northwest

The U.N. Security Council has called a meeting for Friday after having to put off a vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey when no compromise could be … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/8/22

FILE - A woman hangs laundry in a flooded refugee camp in Idlib province, Syria, Dec. 21, 2021. Syrians in the last major rebel stronghold in the war-ton country are living in fear of the effects of Russia closing down the only border crossing into the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid agencies warn that if Russia vetoes the resolution that would maintain two border crossing points from Turkey to deliver humanitarian aid, food would be depleted in Idlib and surrounding areas by September, 2022, putting the lives of some 4.1 million people, at risk. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

UN delays vote on aid to Syria's northwest from Turkey

The U.N. Security Council has delayed an expected vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey after failing to reach a compromise. Russia is demanding an … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/7/22