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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething walk through the Senedd as part of a two-day tour of the four nations of the United Kingdom in Cardiff, Wales, Monday, July 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal

The leader of the Welsh government says he will resign amid a campaign donation scandal. First Minister Vaughan Gething said Tuesday that “I have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/16/24

FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at the NATO summit in Washington, on July 9, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to the heads of European Union countries briefing them on his recent set of unannounced foreign visits that angered other leaders in the bloc. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Some EU officials boycott meetings in Hungary over Orbán's visits to Russia, China

Some European Union leaders are protesting what they see as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s misuse of the bloc’s rotating presidency by boycotting a meeting hosted by Hungary. Officials … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 7/16/24

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer listens to Member of the House of Lords George Robertson, right, during a joint meeting with Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (unseen) at 10 Downing Street, in London, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Former NATO leader George Robertson will lead a review of Britain’s military strategy to counter what he calls the “deadly quartet” of China, Iran, Russia and North Korea. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the strategic defense review on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 as one of his first major acts after taking office on July 5. Starmer who leads a center-left Labour Party government, has promised to end the shrinking of the U.K.’s military seen during 14 years of Conservative Party rule. (Benjamin Cremel/Pool photo via AP)

Ex-NATO chief George Robertson to lead a UK defense review, says China among 'deadly' challenges

Former NATO leader George Robertson will lead a review of Britain’s military strategy. He says it is needed to counter what he calls the “deadly quartet” of China, Iran, Russia and North Korea. … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/16/24

Local residents gather at a barricaded road leading to a military facility site, in Bannu, a city in northwestern Pakistan, Monday, July 15, 2024. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistani city Bannu early Monday, wounding several civilians and damaging nearby homes, a local police official said. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hasib)

Pakistani troops kill 10 militants responsible for attack on military base that left 8 soldiers dead

Officials say Pakistani security forces, after nearly an 18-hour long operation, have killed all ten militants who attacked a military facility in the northwest, leaving eight soldiers dead. In a … more

By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | 7/16/24

People gather to clear the rubble of a house partially damaged by landslide due to heavy rainfall in Surkhroad district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Shafiullah Kakar)

Forty dead in heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan; 17 killed in bus accident

Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others. A spokesperson for Nangarhar province says the dead included five members of the … more

7/16/24

FILE - Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 is hit by two Chinese coast guard water canons causing injuries to four crew members as they tried to enter the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea Tuesday, March 5, 2024. A recently signed agreement will allow representatives of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart and their top diplomats to call each other to try to prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out of control in the disputed South China Sea, where hostilities have flared alarmingly since last year, according to highlights of the accord seen by The Associated Press Tuesday July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

New accord establishes a hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes at sea

A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between China and the Philippines’ presidential offices to try and prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out of control … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 7/16/24

Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 15, 2024. Police have fired tear gas and charged with batons overnight during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters, leaving dozens injured at a leading public university outside Bangladesh's capital over quota system in government jobs, police and students said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Abdul Goni)

Violent clashes over quota system in government jobs leave scores injured in Bangladesh

Police and students say police fired tear gas and charged with batons during clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters, leaving dozens injured at a university in … more

By JULHAS ALAM | 7/16/24

FILE - Israeli police prevent activists from blocking trucks carrying humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel

Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But at the same time, the U.S. and Israel have allowed tax-deductible … more

By URI BLAU and MILAN CZERNY OF SHOMRIM and JOSEF FEDERMAN OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | 7/16/24

FILE - A North Korean flag flutters in the wind atop a 160-meter (525-foot) tower in the North's Kijong-dong village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea on Sept, 28, 2017. South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, July 16, 2024, that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has defected to South Korea.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says

South Korea’s spy agency says a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has defected to South Korea. The National Intelligence Service said Tuesday that media reports on the defection of a North Korean … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/15/24

Brazil police launch mega-operation in favelas in Rio de Janeiro in battle against organized crime

Brazilian police launch mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas to fight organized crime

Rio de Janeiro’s state government has launched a mega-operation with a force that includes nearly 2,000 military and civil officers across 10 low income neighborhoods to regain control of areas … more

7/15/24

A shooting in a mosque in Oman kills 4 and wounds others, police say

Police in Oman say four people have been killed and others wounded in a shooting in a mosque. The Royal Oman Police said Tuesday the shooting happened in the Wadi Kabir neighborhood of Muscat, the … more

7/15/24

A boat cruises past the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park in Central Halmahera, North Maluku province, Indonesia, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Indonesia has been building out a vast industry for nickel. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia's massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries

Indonesia has been building out a vast industry for nickel metal, traditionally used in making stainless steel but increasingly for batteries for electric cars and clean electricity projects. … more

By VICTORIA MILKO, ED DAVEY and CAMILLE FASSETT | 7/15/24

A soldier stands by the French flag at the military camp set up in the Vincennes woods, Monday, July 15, 2024 just outside Paris. The military camp, with prefabricated barracks and sleeping stretchers, is being built in the east of Paris to house 4,500 soldiers assigned to security during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics

Officials in France say a French soldier has been stabbed outside a big train station in Paris, and that the attacker was arrested. Paris is under a high security alert 11 days before the opening … more

7/15/24

Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orbán after his outreach to Russia, China

The European Commission says that the commission president and other top EU officials will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency. That … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 7/15/24

35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says

A Taliban official says that a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 35 people. The official said that many others were injured across Nangarhar province on … more

7/15/24

Firemen douse a wildfire in Howick, near Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. South Africa's emergency services said Monday, July 15, 2024, that several firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province and another few are in a critical condition. Authorities said they suspect that Sunday's fire may have been started by poachers trying to trap animals to kill. (AP Photo)

6 firefighters have died battling a bushfire in South Africa after storms batter other areas

South Africa's emergency services say six firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province and another two are in a critical condition. Authorities said Monday they … more

7/15/24

Sacks with human remains are seen after being removed from a quarry in Mukuru Kwa Njenga area in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, July 13, 2024. Police in Kenya said Monday they have arrested the main suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Police arrest a man in Kenya's capital after dismembered bodies of 9 women are found in quarry

Police in Kenya say they have arrested the main suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi. The head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 7/15/24

A high-pitched squeal and a series of low growls signalled the birth of a giant panda cub at a Dutch zoo.

A giant panda has given birth to a cub in a Dutch zoo, in a boost for the endangered mammals

A giant panda has given birth to a cub at a Dutch zoo in a boost to the captive population of the vulnerable mammals. Ouwehands Dierenpark announced Friday’s birth on Monday and released video of … more

7/15/24

Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Army leaves a court building after a session in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 15, 2024. Popov was relieved of duty last year after complaining about problems faced by his troops in Ukraine. He was arrested this year and accused of fraud. A court in Moscow on Monday ruled to release him from custody and to place him under house arrest. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian court orders house arrest for a general in custody on fraud charges

A court in Moscow has ordered house arrest for a general in custody on fraud charges. Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov. The court on Monday ordered Popov to be placed under house arrest until at least Oct. 11. … more

7/15/24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine needs 25 Patriot air defense systems and more F-16 warplanes, President Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country needs 25 Patriot air defense systems to fully defend its airspace and protect the entire country from Russian missile attacks. He also wants … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 7/15/24