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East Timorese wearing traditional dresses wait for Pope Francis' arrival outside of the Dili Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Pope arrives in deeply Catholic East Timor to encourage its recovery from bloody independence
Pope Francis has arrived in East Timor to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. Francis arrived … more
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FILE - Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez leads a demonstration against the official election results that declared that President Nicolas Maduro won reelection in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez, File)
Opposition candidate burst into Venezuelan politics just months before being chased into exile
For millions of Venezuelans, Edmundo González was the undisputed winner of the country’s July 28 presidential election. But on Sunday, he joined the swelling ranks of once-prominent government … more
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Algerian president and candidate for re-election Abdelmajid Tebboune speaks after casting his ballot inside a polling station during the presidential elections, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Algiers, Algeria. (AP Photo)
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is elected to serve second term in gas-rich Algeria
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy … more
A mother cries near the coffin of her son killed in a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during his funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Saturday Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Two NATO members say Russian drones have violated their airspace
Two NATO members say that Russian drones have violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia on … more
A visitor looks at pre-Hispanic ceramics on display at the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Built by Mexican artist Diego Rivera to preserve and display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art, the museum is celebrating its 60th anniversary. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Temple or museum? How Diego Rivera designed a place to honor Mexico's pre-Hispanic art
In the 1940s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera had a dream: to build a sacred place to preserve and display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art. The Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, which turns … more
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Israeli police stand guard near the site of a deadly shooting attack where Israeli officials say three people were shot and killed at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis
Israeli officials say three people were fatally shot at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan. The military said the gunman on Sunday approached the Allenby Bridge Crossing from the … more
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A tree uprooted by Typhoon Yagi lies on a road in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Aniruddha Ghosal)
Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding
Vietnamese state media say at least 114 people have died and 176 others injured after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. … more
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People walk past buildings which were affected by the 2023 earthquake, in the town of Amizmiz, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A year after an earthquake struck Morocco, most reconstruction efforts have yet to be realized
A year after a deadly earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains, reconstruction efforts are slowly moving forward. Though some residents of towns hit by the quake have praised the incremental … more
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Palestinians Ribhi Ahmad Battat, left, and Issa Ahmad Battat, residents of the West Bank village of Khirbet Zanuta, take shelter from the midday sun in a cave Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Ten months after settlers threatened to kill them if they didn't leave their village, some Palestinian residents are finally home, under a rare court order. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins
An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then Israel’s highest court ruled this summer … more
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FILE - Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain
Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his … more
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A school teacher sweeps the floor of a classroom before the start of classes in Dili, East Timor, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability
East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the referendum on … more
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Villager Lo Yuet-ping cleans the head prop that's used in the traditional "Qilin" Dance at the Cha Kwo Ling village in east Kowloon, Hong Kong, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Villagers reluctant to say goodbye to one of Hong Kong's last squatter settlements
In just months, residents of Hong Kong’s Cha Kwo Ling village will bid farewell to their homes for decades. The ongoing demolition of the Cha Kwo Ling village is set to enter its final phase in … more
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A woman uses a fan and protects herself from the sun with a towel as Pope Francis holds a holly mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Pope to bring in a ton of humanitarian aid to remote Papua New Guinea as he celebrates periphery
Pope Francis is honoring the Catholic Church of the peripheries in Papua New Guinea. He is heading to a remote part of the South Pacific nation with a ton of humanitarian aid to deliver to the … more
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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air during a Russia aerial attack on the capital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production
Funeral services have been held in the eastern Ukrainian city of Poltava for the victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the invasion began, which killed over 50 people at a military … more
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Palestinian mourners gather around the covered bodies of Turkish-American Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, and Bana Bakr, 13, at a morgue in Nablus, West Bank, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Witnesses said Eygi, was fatally shot by Israeli forces in a moment of calm after clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces near Nablus on Friday. Bakr was also killed by Israeli fire the Palestinian health ministry said, while the Israeli army said they were reviewing the incident which happened during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli nationals in an area south of Nablus. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill more than a dozen as health workers press on with polio vaccines
Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip have killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday morning as health workers are wrapping up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination campaign. … more
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The area around National Observatory on Penteli mountain, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, is seen in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
AP PHOTOS: A ferocious blaze scars the land outside Greece’s capital
MARATHON, Greece (AP) — In the blackened remains of his workshop, sculptor Vangelis Ilias stacks what little is left of years of his efforts. In August, a ferocious wildfire swept through the … more
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A displaced child carries filled water bottles at a makeshift tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Gaza enters its 2nd school year without schooling. The cost could be heavy for kids' futures
Palestinian children in Gaza are now entering their second school year with no chance of going to school. Schools across the territory shut down soon after Israel launched its assault on the … more
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Typhoon Yagi kills 2 and injures 92 in China's Hainan as it makes its way to northern Vietnam
A powerful typhoon killed two people and left at least 92 injured in the southern Chinese island of Hainan, authorities said Saturday, with heavy rains and winds causing power outages in over 800,000 … more
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Venice Film Festival wrap-up: Awards, buzz and Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’
The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival is coming to close Saturday, with the world premiere of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2” and the awards ceremony. With no … more
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Pope Francis is presented with a wooden model of a traditional boat outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, as he arrives with Papua New Guinea's Governor General Bob Dadae, left. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope urges end to Papua New Guinea tribal conflicts and fair, sustainable extraction of resources
Pope Francis is calling for an end to tribal violence that has wracked Papua New Guinea for decades. And he's appealing for sustainable, equitable development of its natural resources. Francis made … more
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