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China marks 75 years of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger
China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state. No festivities have been announced for the occasion Tuesday, save for … more
Families displaced by gang violence do laundry inside a school where they have been taking refuge for over a year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
A new report has found that nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse, as … more
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Hideyo Ogawa, lawyer for Iwao Hakamada, who was recently acquitted by a district court after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
The world’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan mulls suing the government
TOKYO (AP) — A lawyer for the world’s longest-serving death row inmate — who was acquitted in a Japan ese retrial last week of a 1966 quadruple murder — said Tuesday that the defense team is … more
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Fronr from left, National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor Giovanni Milillo, Milan's Prosecutor Marcello Viola and Milan's Police commissioner Bruno Maria Megale attend a news conference at the Milan's court, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Italian police arrest 19 people in massive probe targeting mafia links to Milan soccer 'ultra' fans
ROME (AP) — Italian police arrested 19 people, accused of criminal ties with the powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia group, in a move that decimated the fan clubs backing Serie A teams Inter Milan and AC … more
Rescuers help residents as they negotiate floods caused by powerful Typhoon Krathon locally called "Typhoon Julian" at Bacarra, Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernie Dela Cruz)
A powerful typhoon is lashing northern Philippine islands
A powerful typhoon is lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines, where officials are warning of “potentially very destructive” damage to coastal villages. Typhoon Krathon was last … more
At least 24 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit two adjacent buildings east of the southern city of Sidon, the Lebanese health ministry said.
Strike hits central Beirut as Hezbollah reels from Israel's elimination of much of its top command
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike leveled an apartment building and killed three Palestinian militants in central Beirut early Monday, as Israel appeared to send a clear message that no part of Lebanon is … more
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Japan's likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office
Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, says he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba was elected party … more
In this aerial image of the Kathmandu valley, Bagmati River is seen flooded due to heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gopen Rai)
Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work is stepped up
The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up. Police said 31 people … more
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FILE - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks to the crowd in a rare public appearance during Ashura, that marks the death of Shiite Islam's Imam Hussein, in the suburbs of Beirut, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed over the past week?
In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan … more
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Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal's capital, and another 12 are missing, police said Saturday.
At least 148 are dead in floods and landslides in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal have recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 148 with … more
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Pope Francis talks to journalists on the flight back to Rome at the end of his four-day visit to Belgium and Luxembourg, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
Pope Francis suggests Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon are disproportionate and immoral
Pope Francis is suggesting that Israel has used an “immoral” and disproportionate response in its attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. He says its military domination is going beyond the rules of war. … more
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A woman reads the Quran at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
AP images offer a close-up look at the smoldering site of Nasrallah's assassination
Smoke is still rising from the smoldering wreckage where an Israeli airstrike killed the leader of Hezbollah more than two days ago. Israel said the Friday night strike targeted a meeting at an … more
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In his first public remarks since the killing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that assassinating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was an “essential condition” for Israel to achieve its war goals.
Hezbollah confirms a 7th top commander was killed in Israeli strikes in recent days
The Israeli military says it has killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike. The announcement came as the Lebanese militant group is reeling from a string of devastating blows and … more
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Pope Francis is cheered by faithful as he arrives to preside over the Sunday mass in King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope wraps troubled visit to Belgium by beatifying 17th century mystic during sunny stadium Mass
Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday with a Mass to beatify a 17th century mystic, after dashing the hopes of one of Europe’s most storied Catholic universities by doubling … more
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Tetiana Nosova, who goes by the clown name of Zhuzha, a volunteer from the "Bureau of Smiles and Support" plays a ukulele as she stands with Michael Bilyk, who is held by his mother Antonina Malyshko, and Kira Vertetska, 8, at Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)
Hospital clowns bring joy to young Ukrainian cancer patients who survived Russian missile attack
Two months after Russia bombed Ukraine's largest children's hospital, some of the young cancer patients who survived the strike are having their spirits bolstered by hospital clowns. At Okhmatdyt … more
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Head of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl, left, waves to supporters besides party colleague Susanne Fuerst after his speech at a final election campaign event at St. Stephen's square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the country's national election which will take place on Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
Austrian far-right party hopes for its first national election win in a close race
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time on Sunday. It is tapping into voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns … more
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Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
What to know from the UN: China, Russia have their say, and a frog metaphor makes a cameo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia got their turns at the U.N. General Assembly podium on Saturday, but — per usual — their top leaders didn't speak. Instead, they turned to their foreign … more
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Families gather in Martyrs' square after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Hundreds of fleeing families sleep on beaches and streets after Israel's strikes shake Beirut
Hundreds of families displaced from Beirut's southern suburbs after the area was pummeled overnight by the heaviest Israeli airstrikes in nearly a year of limited conflict are sleeping in public … more
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17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same street in South Africa
Police in South Africa say 17 people have been killed in two mass shootings that took place at two homes on the same street in a rural town. The national police spokesperson says a search is underway … more
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In this aerial image of the Kathmandu valley, Bagmati River is seen in flood due to heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gopen Rai)
Flooding in Nepal's capital kills at least 32 people
Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal’s capital and another 12 are missing. Rain has been pounding since Friday night and is expected to continue over the … more
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