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FILE - Archbishop of Lima Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne celebrates a Mass, Jan. 18, 2001 in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoing
The once-powerful archbishop of Peruvian capital Lima and the first-ever cardinal of Opus Dei has acknowledged that the Vatican had imposed sanctions on him in 2019 following an allegation of sexual … more
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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus throws her racker after losing the women's singles final against Madison Keys of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka throws her racket after losing to Madison Keys in the final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka threw her racket on the sideline. She sat on her bench with a towel over her head. She then even briefly walked off the court before the trophy ceremony … more
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets State Department staff during a welcome event at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning
China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their … more
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Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts during his semifinal match against Ben Shelton of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Australian Open: Defending champion Jannik Sinner plays Alexander Zverev in the men's final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It's not often that a man is able to follow up his first Grand Slam title by repeating as the champion at the same tournament a year later, which is what Jannik Sinner … more
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Wine Styles owner Arthur Lampros, left, and Valentyna Parsaieva, head of export for Shabo, a Ukrainian winery, right, take part in a wine tasting at Wine Styles, Dec. 20, 2024 in Dumfries, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Ukrainian winemaker, US vets team up on a mission: showing the best of Ukraine, one glass at a time
A group of former American military officers and diplomats who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery owner to bring a taste of the Black Sea coast to a U.S. audience. Their goal goes … more
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Members of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of America sit during a news conference in the Chinatown district of San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
U.S. President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right for everyone born in the United States. This week he issued an … more
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FILE - A group of Jews, including a small boy, is escorted from the Warsaw Ghetto by German soldiers on April 19, 1943. (AP Photo, File)
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
Commemorations are being held Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops. This year's event takes on additional poignancy due to the advanced … more
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An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
With the ceasefire in Gaza comes a gruesome challenge: Counting and collecting the dead
The corpses keep coming every day, sometimes dozens at a time brought to morgues in the Palestinian enclave, after being pried from under 15 months of rubble and pulled from battle zones long too … more
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A mural of female Israeli soldiers held hostage by the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip is displayed in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israel and Hamas are set to swap more hostages for prisoners in another test of the Gaza ceasefire
Israel and Hamas are expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners. It would be the second such exchange since a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip last weekend. It is another test for the … more
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Parts of a wall of a house have fallen down caused by the winds of storm Eowyn that hit the country in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.(AP Photo)
Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights
Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. have heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home. Hurricane-force winds disabled power networks and brought widespread travel … more
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A Ukrainian brigade fires a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian front-line positions in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Europe considers sending troops to Ukraine if there's a ceasefire. But would Russia accept?
With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing … more
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts at a press conference after retiring in his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Novak Djokovic vows to strive for more Grand Slam titles at age 37 after his latest injury
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It could be tempting to write off Novak Djokovic at this point, to think he might be closer than ever to being done competing for Grand Slam titles and closer than ever … more
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Nour Abu Al Zamar salvage items from under the rubble of her destroyed family home, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, days after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Israelis await names of next 4 hostages to be released by Hamas as part of the ceasefire
Relatives of hostages still being held by militants in Gaza have called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure all remaining captives are freed. They're also appealing to U.S. … more
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Dania Hanatsheh, right, a former Palestinian prisoner who was released from an Israeli prison as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, poses for a photo at a reception for released prisoners, West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails
Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza. Their elation at being free is tinged with … more
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A diver watches a woman free diving in a diving tank at the water sports and boat show "boot" in Duesseldorf, Germany, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
AP Week in Pictures
Jan. 17-23, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. … more
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Naftali Fürst will never forget his first view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on November 3, 1943, when he was 12. SS soldiers threw open the doors of the cattle car, where he was crammed in with his mother, father, brother, and more than 80 others. Fürst, now 92, is returning to Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi’s most notorious death camp. (AP Video: Moshe Edri)
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission
A Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps as a young boy will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since the liberation of one of the Nazi's most notorious concentration camps. … more
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FILE - Tributes are seen outside the Town Hall in Southport, England, Aug. 5, 2024 after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club the week before. (AP Photo/Darren Staples, File)
Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years
A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. Judge Julian Goose said Thursday that 18-year-old … more
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FILE - Amanda Knox arrives flanked by her husband Christopher Robinson, right, at the Florence courtroom in Florence, Italy, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Amanda Knox gets a final shot at clearing her name of slander in Italy's top court
Italy's highest court is hearing an appeal by Amanda Knox against a slander conviction for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British flatmate. Knox and her defense team … more
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A man takes images of a carcass of an endangered Olive Ridley turtle washed ashore at Marina beach in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan.22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Authorities ramp up efforts to protect sea turtles as deaths on India's shores continue to mount
Dead sea turtles keep washing ashore on India’s east coast and environmentalists and authorities are trying frantically to stop the number of 600 dead from getting even higher. The high number of … more
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In this image made from video, hunters hold the iguanas they catch in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan on Jan 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Wu Taijing)
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agriculture
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal's population, which is wreaking havoc on the island's agricultural sector. Around … more
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