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FILE - Members of Mexico's National Guard march in the Independence Day military parade, in the capital's main plaza, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Sept. 16, 2019. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has begun exploring plans to side-step congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army. That has raised concerns, because Lopez Obrador won approval for creating the force in 2019 by pledging in the constitution that it would be under nominal civilian control and that the army would be off the streets by 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Mexico's Senate votes to hand over National Guard to army

Mexico's Senate has approved handing control of the country's recently created National Guard over to the military. When the National Guard was created by a Constitutional reform in 2019, it was … more

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The British flag flies at half mast at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, following Thursday's death of Queen Elizabeth II, Friday Sept. 9, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne. (John Walton/PA Wire/PA via AP)

What's next as UK mourns, King Charles III starts reign

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered a series of carefully structured ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and heralds the reign of King … more

9/9/22

Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region are seen at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Belikov)

Ukrainian nuke plant operating tenuously as war persists

Ukraine’s state nuclear energy operator says Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, caught in the Ukraine-Russia war, is operating in emergency mode with elevated risk. The six-reactor … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 9/9/22

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the damage after an Israeli strike targeting the Aleppo International Airport in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. An Israeli strike on a Syrian airport tore large craters in three spots on the facility's runway, again closing the airfield after a strike days earlier also halted traffic, satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press show. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Syrian airport to resume work days after Israeli strike

Syria's transport ministry says the international airport in Aleppo will resume work days after the facility was put out of commission by an Israeli missile attack. The ministry said in a statement … more

9/9/22

A rainbow forms between the European Council building, left, and the European Commission building right outside a meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. European Union energy ministers are holding an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the bloc's electricity market. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU nations seek joint approach to contain energy price

The European Union has intensified its mission to shield the population from excessive energy prices that could dump millions into cold and poverty over the winter in the wake of Russia’s war in … more

By RAF CASERT | 9/9/22

Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, who just completed a term as head of Israel's Home Front Command. He is now the incoming head of the Northern Command, during an interview to Associated Press at the Home Front Command base near the city of Ramla, Israel, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli general readies to lead the charge against Hezbollah

In his recent role, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin was in charge of bolstering a network of early-warning systems and bomb shelters for the Israeli military. It may have been the ideal preparation for his new … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | 9/9/22

Victims of unprecedented flooding from monsoon rains line up to receive relief aid organized by the Edhi Foundation, in the Ghotki District of Sindh Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country to see flood damage. The record floods have killed hundreds and left more than half a … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 9/9/22

Elton John performs Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 in Toronto. Elton John paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his final concert in Toronto, on Thursday night saying she inspired him and is sad she is gone. “She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John said. (AP Photo/Robert Gillies)

Elton John pays tribute to Queen at his final Toronto show

Elton John has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his final concert in Toronto, saying he was inspired by her and is sad she is gone. John noted she led the United Kingdom through some of its … more

By ROB GILLIES | 9/8/22

Pakistani PM: World should ramp up climate change fight

Pakistan’s prime minister is urging the world to step up the fight against climate change as a way to avoid more deadly flooding. Shahbaz Sharif made the comment in a meeting on Thursday with Derek … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 9/8/22

FILE - Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, sits in her office in Brazzaville, Congo, on Feb. 8, 2022. The World Health Organization on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022 said it is launching a $1.5 billion campaign, hopefully including a new vaccine, to eliminate outbreaks of bacterial meningitis across Africa by 2030. In “a race against time,” WHO regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said that “a next generation” vaccine against meningitis will be rolled out in 26 African countries most affected by the disease. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

WHO launches drive to fight bacterial meningitis in Africa

The World Health Organization says it is launching a $1.5 billion campaign, hopefully including a new vaccine, to eliminate outbreaks of bacterial meningitis across Africa by 2030. Meningitis … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 9/8/22

FILE- A man on a donkey moves past Government Science Secondary School where school children were kidnapped in Kankara, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Nigerian officials on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 say they have seized thousands of donkey penises that were about to be exported to Hong Kong. Sacks of the donkey male genitals were seized at the international airport in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria seizes donkey penises to be smuggled to Hong Kong

Nigerian officials say they have seized thousands of donkey penises that were about to be exported to Hong Kong. Sacks of the donkey male genitals were seized at the international airport in Lagos, … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 9/8/22

Satellite photos: Israel attack damages Syria airport runway

An Israeli strike on a Syrian airport has torn large craters in three spots on the facility’s runway, again closing the airfield after a strike days earlier also halted traffic. That's according to … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 9/8/22

FILE - Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, participates in a panel discussion at cultural center in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 24, 2017. Egyptian prosecutors have charged Attalah and three other journalists from Mada Masr, one of the country's few remaining independent news outlets, of spreading false news and disturbing public peace, the news website said in a statement. Mada Masr said late Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2022, that the journalists were released on bail following their interrogation. At issue is an article saying that senior members of a pro-government political party were implicated in a corruption case. (AP Photo/Roger Anis, File)

Egypt: 4 independent journalists questioned over reports

Egypt’s prosecutors have charged four journalists from one of the country’s few remaining independent news outlets of spreading false news and disturbing public peace. Mada Masr, a news website, … more

9/8/22

FILE - United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Volker Tuerk speaks at the "Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean" regarding the Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrant crisis at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 29, 2015. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed the veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body’s human rights office at a time when it is facing harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abuses against Muslim minorities. The proposal of Volker Tuerk, currently under-secretary-general for policy in Guterres’ office, needs to be approved by the U.N. General Assembly. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Austrian diplomat tipped to head sensitive UN rights office

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed a veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body’s human rights office at a time when it is facing harsh criticism from China for accusing … more

9/8/22

Winnie Keben sits on her bed at Meisori village in Baringo County, Kenya, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Keben lost her leg to a crocodile attack, and that accident plus the loss of her home to rising water drove her and her family from their village. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Climate Migration: Kenyan woman loses nearly all to lake

A land of lakes has turned to menace in Kenya's Great Rift Valley. Water is rising in part due to climate change, and hippos and other animals are coming into contact with humans as never before. … more

By BRIAN INGANGA and JULIE WATSON | 9/8/22

A policeman stands guard outside the Iranian Embassy in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country's embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)

Iranian diplomats set to leave Albania after expulsion order

Iranian embassy staff in the Albanian capital have worked through the night after they were given 24 hours to leave the country over a major cyberattack on Albanian government websites that was … more

By LLAZAR SEMINI | 9/8/22

Wildlife veterinarian Andy Frasier darts a cheetah to be tranquilized and loaded into a crates, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. South African wildlife officials have sent four cheetahs to Mozambique this week as part of efforts to reintroduce the species to neighboring parts of southern Africa. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Cheetahs from South Africa go to parks in India, Mozambique

South Africa is flying cheetahs to India and Mozambique as part of ambitious efforts to reintroduce the distinctive spotted cats in regions where their population has dwindled. Wildlife veterinarian … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and SEBABATSO MOSAMO | 9/8/22

Fire department trucks line outside a karaoke parlor following a fire Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Thuan An city, southern Vietnam. Over a dozen people died in the fire local media reported. (Duong Trei Tuong/VNA via AP)

At least 32 dead in fire at karaoke parlor in south Vietnam

State media says the death toll from a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam has risen to 32. The fire that began late Tuesday trapped workers and customers inside the multi-story venue in … more

9/7/22

Protesters build a road barricade during a protest to demand that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down and a call for a better quality of life, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Thousands across Haiti demand ouster of PM in new protest

Thousands of people in Haiti’s capital and other major cities have organized new protests to demand safer streets, more affordable goods and the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The … more

By EVENS SANON | 9/7/22

From left, Britain's Prince George, Kate Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Louis, Prince William and Princess Charlotte, arrive for a settling in afternoon at Lambrook School, near Ascot, England, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The settling in afternoon is an annual event held to welcome new starters and their families to Lambrook and takes place the day before the start of the new school term. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

Royal children start new academic year at school in Windsor

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children are starting the academic year at a new school after the family traded the bustle of central London for the slower pace of life outside the capital. In … more

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