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Workers clean oil spill along Sentosa's Tanjong Beach area in Singapore, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)
Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship
An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa, and sparked concerns it … more
A Palestinian boy watches his portion of food aid ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday in Jerusalem, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Israeli military announces 'tactical pause' in attempt to increase flow of aid into hard-hit Gaza
The Israeli military has announced a “tactical pause” in its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to allow the deliveries of increased quantities of humanitarian aid. The army said the pause … more
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Muslim pilgrims gather at top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
Masses of pilgrims have embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, marking the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the … more
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An abortion rights activist holds a sign with a message that reads in Portuguese, "A child is not a mother" during a march against an anti-abortion congressional bill, along Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo as protests sweep across Brazil in opposition to a bill that would further criminalize abortions. If passed, the law would equate the … more
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FILE - Israeli army bulldozers are seen near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Israel's military said Saturday, June 15, that eight soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza in deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months
Israel’s military says that eight soldiers have been killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months. The army said Saturday without elaborating that the troops were … more
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Security guards stand guard as Haiti's Prime Minister Garry Conille leaves after attending the inauguration of the nation's new cabinet in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives
The beleaguered director of Haiti’s National Police has been ousted following months of criticism that he wasn’t doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs. A government official not … more
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Zelenskyy arrives in Switzerland for Ukraine summit
World leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicts that “history being made" at the Swiss-hosted conference that aims to plot out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine, even though experts and … more
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The UK's Princess of Wales arrived at Buckingham Palace on Saturday to take part in the royal Trooping the Colour ceremony in London. It's her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis.
All eyes are on Kate as she returns to public view at a military parade honoring King Charles III
Britain has put on a display of birthday pageantry for King Charles III with a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales' first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis early this year. … more
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Basima al-Batsh sits with her family ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. They were displaced from their home by the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A usually joyous Muslim holiday reminds families in Gaza of war's punishing toll
Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the way it’s supposed to be. They hosted large family feasts, shared meat with those less fortunate, and … more
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Muslim pilgrims arrive at the Mina tent camp during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 14, 2024. Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. Some Muslims make the journey more than once. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak
Masses of Muslims gathered at the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection on the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of … more
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A Ukrainian soldier from the 57th Brigade waits for an order for his artillery vehicle to open fire on Russian positions at the front line in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front
Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. … more
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FILE - From left, Princess Anne, Prince George, Kate, Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, King Charles III and Queen Camilla greet the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping The Colour parade, in London, June 17, 2023. The Princess of Wales says she is “making good progress” in her cancer treatment and will attend the royal Trooping the Color ceremony on Saturday June 15, 2024, Kate’s first public appearance since her diagnosis. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Princess of Wales says she's making ‘good progress’ in cancer treatment, will attend a public event
The Princess of Wales says she is “making good progress” in her cancer treatment and will attend Saturday’s royal Trooping the Color ceremony, Kate’s first public appearance since her … more
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FILE - This illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data in November 2023. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California announced this week that Voyager 1's four scientific instruments are back in business after a technical snafu in November. (NASA via AP, File)
NASA's Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending science data again. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the spacecraft's four instruments are back in business after a computer problem in November. The team … more
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FILE - A dead sea bird lays beside a dead sea lion on the beach at Punta Bermeja, on the Atlantic coast of the Patagonian province of Río Negro, near Viedma, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Government experts suspect that bird flu is killing sea lions along Argentina's entire Atlantic coastline, causing authorities to close many beaches in order to prevent the virus from spreading further. (AP Photo/Juan Macri, File)
Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists wants to know why
Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others. In the last two years, the virus has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild … more
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Water droplets cling to the wings of an adult periodical cicada at Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Springfield, Ill. The most noticeable part of the cicada invasion blanketing the central United States is the sound. The songs — only from males — are mating calls. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and amazingly loud?
What stands out during a cicada invasion is the sound. It's a constant, eerie, amazingly loud song that gets in a person's ears and won't let much else in. And it's coming from the tiniest bugs. The … more
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa raises his hand as he is sworn is as a member of Parliament ahead of an expected vote by lawmakers to decide if he is reelected as leader of the country in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
South African President Ramaphosa seems set for reelection after key party says it will back him
The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be reelected for a second term in Parliament later Friday. Democratic … more
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An HSC-7 helicopter lands on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon in the Red Sea, Wednesday on June 12, 2024. The U.S.-led campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II. That's what its leaders and experts tell The Associated Press, whose journalists visited U.S. ships off Yemen in recent days. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
The U.S.-led campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II. That's what its leaders and experts tell The … more
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A man, his face painted in the likeness of a spirit, participates in the He Neak Ta rituals in Phum Boeung village, northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Cambodian villagers on Tuesday took part in a rare traditional guardian spirit ceremony praying for good fortune, rain and prosperity, as they aimed to preserve this ancient tradition. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
AP Week in Pictures: Global
June 7-13, 2024 Cambodians pray for rain and good fortune in the He Neak Ta ritual, people suffering respiratory ailments receive a secret herbal treatment with live fish in India, and soldiers … more
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FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by donors as part of the panel’s ethics … more
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday hailed a security agreement signed with the US. He spoke at a briefing alongside US President Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Italy. Biden and top global allies took action on dual fronts to reinforce their solidarity with Ukraine as it fights off Russia's invasion, with Group of Seven leaders clearing the way for a $50 billion loan package for Kyiv as he signed the security agreement with Zelenskyy.
Biden and Zelenskyy sign security deal as Ukraine's leader questions how long the unity will last
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a long-term security agreement designed to bolster Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s invasion. Zelensky thanked Biden … more
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