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US vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation
April 18, 2024Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7
The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said
April 19, 2024Israel should not directly attack Iranian soil, ex commanders say
ABC News has spoken to two former high-ranking Israeli military officers.
April 18, 2024
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Mexico's president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends
Mexico's president is in a rush to finish the big projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit sloppy amid all the haste
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A former Russian tycoon who once led separatist region launches a hunger strike in Azerbaijan jail
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Croatia's top court rules President Milanović cannot be prime minister because of campaign
Croatia’s Constitutional Court has banned President Zoran Milanović from becoming prime minister in case his center-left party manages to garner a majority after this week’s highly contested parliamentary election
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Israel strikes back at Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focuses on de-escalation after the latest retaliation from Israel toward Iran.
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For second time in a week, Russian strike in Ukraine kills and wounds dozens
Far more Russian strikes are getting through as Ukraine runs low on air defense.
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Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders
Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China on Beijing’s orders
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Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle
An Italian court has dismissed a long-running case against the crew of three humanitarian organizations
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The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
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Police in Paris detain a man at Iran's consulate after reports he was armed, but find no weapons
Police said Friday they found no weapons on a man detained at the Iranian consulate in Paris after responding to a report of a suspicious man possibly carrying a grenade and explosives vest
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A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathon
A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon
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US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims
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Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations
Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations
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Italian Foreign Minister says U.S. told G7 foreign ministers that Israel warned it about drone strike on Iran
Italian Foreign Minister says U.S. told G7 foreign ministers that Israel warned it about drone strike on Iran
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Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7
The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said
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G7 foreign ministers warn of new sanctions against Iran and urge de-escalation in final communique
G7 foreign ministers warn of new sanctions against Iran and urge de-escalation in final communique
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How the UN Plastics Treaty aims to tackle the pollution crisis
Approximately 98% of single-use plastics are produced from fossil fuels.
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European Union official von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation
The head of the European Union’s executive branch says that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants is a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc to consider
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Injured in a Russian strike, a 13-year-old Ukrainian girl runs to raise money
Running a 5K at the Boston Marathon, Yana Stepanenko raised money for others.
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Gaza aid timeline: How the hunger crisis unfolded amid the Israel-Hamas war
A top U.S. official said last week famine may be occurring in parts of Gaza.
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AP PHOTOS: For the world's largest democratic exercise, one village's polling officers are all women
The line was orderly at Government Middle School as people waited patiently to vote Friday, even after one of the voting machines malfunctioned.
The officers at the polling station in Chedema village in India's tiny mountain state of Nagaland had arrived the day before, all of them women on electoral duty for the first time. The four women surveyed the polling station, secured the perimeter and started on the tedious paperwork involved with India's multiphase national election.
They stopped only for an early dinner, paying heed to the voice of Eholi Jimo, 35, who cooked their meal over an open fire. “Please eat while the food is still hot,” she urged.
The Northern Angami constituency is Nagaland's first to be solely managed by women polling officers. It was the idea of Kumar Ramnikant, the administrative head of Kohima district, in hopes of breaking job stereotypes.
“If our country needs proper development, then there should be equal contribution from both halves," Ramnikant...
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Firefighters tackle scaffolding dangling outside ruins of fire-ravaged Danish landmark
Firefighters in Copenhagen stabilizing the burned-out husk of Copenhagen’s historic Old Stock Exchange tried to use giant shears on a crane Friday to cut away dangling scaffolding, but suffered a setback when the implement fell into the debris
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Key ally of Pakistan's prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X
An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression
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More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano
More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island are being evacuated
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South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors' strike drags on
South Korea's government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors
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Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed
Ukraine’s air force is claiming it shot down a Russian strategic bomber
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Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over "groundless" reviews
A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they say are results showing unpoliced derogatory and often false comments
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2 suspects detained in Poland for attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
Officials say that two Polish citizens have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on the orders of foreign intelligence services
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Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius
Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius
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Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria
An opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say an attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters
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San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China
San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
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Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison
A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel
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Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
Shoppers and workers have returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death in an attack that police believe targeted women
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
April 12-18, 2024
Performers take part in the official flame lighting ceremony in Athens in preparation for the Paris Olympics. A local resident swims in floodwater in Orenburg, Russia, after a dam on the Ural River burst. The northern lights shine over an erupting volcano near the town of Grindavik, Iceland, and Real Madrid players celebrate winning the quarterfinal Champions League quarterfinal in Manchester, England. Residents take refuge at a school after flooding in Kisumu, Kenya.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by AP's chief photographer for Russia, Alexander Zemlianichenko.
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Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months
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3 dead amid heavy flooding caused by record rain in the UAE
Officials say three people have died in the United Arab Emirates as a result of heavy flooding caused by record-setting rains this week
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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
April 12-18, 2024
Shoppers are terrified after a lone assailant started stabbing people at a shopping mall in Sydney; people appreciate spring flowers like cherry and azalea blossoms in Tokyo; a King Sejong statue receives a spring cleaning in Seoul, South Korea. People prepare for the voting process on the eve of the national election in India; people get wet in the Songkran water festival to celebrate the Thai New Year in Bangkok. A Tibetan man waters plants placed on the roof of his retirement home, and a Hindu devotees celebrate the Navratri, or nine nights festival, in India.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in the Asia-Pacific region made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Hiro Komae.
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5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan
A suicide bomber has detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi
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Police say a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, targeted a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped
Police say a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, targeted a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped
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Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces across the front line to prepare to grab more land this spring and summer
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The Latest | G7 warns of new sanctions against Iran as world reacts to apparent Israeli drone attack
Group of Seven foreign ministers have warned of new sanctions against Iran for its drone and missile attack on Israel
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
April 12 - 18, 2024
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories. The Biden administration reimposed oil sanctions on Venezuela. A transitional council in Haiti was formally established to choose the next prime minister and Cabinet.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.
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A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles
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Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel's amputee soccer team
Israel's national amputee soccer team is heading to France for the 2024 European Amputee Football Championships in June
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Teenager is charged with terrorism offenses in stabbings of bishop and priest at Sydney church
A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses
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Iranian state television says nuclear facilities near Isfahan 'fully safe' after air defense batteries fired in area
Iranian state television says nuclear facilities near Isfahan 'fully safe' after air defense batteries fired in area
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Iran grounds commercial aircraft across wide swath of the country as air defense systems fire amid reported explosions
Iran grounds commercial aircraft across wide swath of the country as air defense systems fire amid reported explosions
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April 18
Iran fires air defense batteries in several provinces, the state-run IRNA news agency reports, without elaborating
Iran fires air defense batteries in several provinces, the state-run IRNA news agency reports, without elaborating
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Famine in Gaza: A timeline of how the hunger crisis is unfolding
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, experts and aid organizations have said a humanitarian crisis is occurring in Gaza.
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Iranian state TV says 'loud sound' heard in Isfahan province as flights divert around area amid tensions with Israel
Iranian state TV says 'loud sound' heard in Isfahan province as flights divert around area amid tensions with Israel
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Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site
An apparent Israeli drone attack on a major air base near the central city of Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses
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