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China's latest EV is a 'connected' car from smart appliance maker Xiaomi

Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country’s booming but crowded market for electric cars
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Visitors to the Xiaomi Automobile flagship store look at the Xiaomi SU7 electric car on display in Beijing, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Xiaomi, a well-known smart consumer electronics brand in China, is joining the country's booming but crowded market for electric cars. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression

Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504
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People walk past a shop selling souvenirs of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David, in downtown Florence, central Italy, Monday, March 18, 2024. Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs focusing on David’s genitalia. The Galleria dell’Accademia’s director has positioned herself as David’s defender and takes swift aim at those profiteering from his image. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks a year behind bars on Friday following his arrest by Russian authorities who accuse him of espionage but have offered no supporting evidence
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FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich smiles as he stands in a defendants’ cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, has been jailed for a year after being accused by Russia of espionage – which he, his employer and the U.S. government deny. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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Turkey's high-stakes mayoral races are expected to be close. Volunteer monitors will be key

With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they’ll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote
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Pedestrians walk under campaign banners ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island during the ongoing war, with 'I LOVE UAE' next to it

As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite pictures analyzed by The Associated Press show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to that crucial maritime route
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This satellite photo captured by Planet Labs PBC shows the construction of an airstrip on Abd al-Kuri Island, Yemen, Monday, March 25, 2024. As Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a vital Mideast waterway, satellite pictures analyzed by The Associated Press show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to that crucial maritime route. No country has claimed publicly the active construction taking place this month on Abd al-Kuri Island, a barren stretch of land rising out of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden. However, satellite images shot for the AP appear to show workers have laid out "I LOVE UAE" next to the runway, an abbreviation for the United Arab Emirates. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
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Ukraine foreign minister arrives in New Delhi to boost ties with India, a historical ally of Russia

Ukraine's foreign minister has arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties between the two countries
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FILE - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, attends a joint news conference with Moldova's Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March. 13, 2024. Kuleba arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, March 28, 2024, for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties and cooperation with India, which considers Russia a time-tested ally from the Cold War-era.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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No police charges for Taylor Swift's dad over paparazzi incident in Sydney

Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a photographer's claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month
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FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children

An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza
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FILE - Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
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Turkey struggles to stop violence against women

ABC News’ Maggie Rulli travels to Turkey to find out why femicide is on the rise there, and meets women who are fighting to stop it.
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VIDEO: Turkey struggles to stop violence against women
March 27

Greek police clash with demonstrators protesting a concert by US military cadets

Police in Greece have clashed with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.S. military cadets
March 27
March 27

France's Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is 'terrible' and outdated

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Brazilian executives that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties
March 27
France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin as ge arrives for a meeting with businesspeople at the Sao Paulo State Industries Federation (FIESP) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Macron is on a three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
March 27

Prosecutors seeking 2.5-year prison sentence for former Spain soccer chief over kiss

A trial against Luis Rubiales over the nonconsensual kiss has not yet started.
March 27
Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales leaves the Audiencia Nacional court, Sept. 15, 2023, in Madrid.
March 27

German zoo hosts Easter egg hunt for animals

Bears, macaques and mongooses at a zoo in Germany were treated to a festive surprise on Wednesday — their very own Easter egg hunt.
March 27
VIDEO: German zoo hosts Easter egg hunt for animals
March 27

Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete

Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister for Haiti have issued their first official statement
March 27
A lifeless body lies in the street as pedestrians walk past in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 25, 2024. According to witnesses, the man died during an attack by armed gangs. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
March 27

Hunger worsens in war-torn Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to reschedule a meeting between Israeli delegates and White House officials. UNICEF's James Elder speaks about the dire need for food in Gaza.
March 27
VIDEO: Hunger worsens in war-torn Gaza
March 27

Opposition figure who became Senegal's president-elect won over 54% of the vote, results show

Results from Senegal’s tightly contested presidential election show a previously little-known opposition figure won over 54% of the votes
March 27
Supporters of Presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye gather at his campaign headquarters after preliminary results put him as the expected winner, in Dakar, Senegal, Monday, March 25, 2024. Faye's expected victory reflected frustration among youth with high unemployment and concerns about governance in the West African nation. Faye, backed by popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has vowed to protect Senegal from corruption and interference from foreign powers like former colonial master France. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
March 27

Northern Lights shine over slopes of Finland

A spectacular sight on the slopes as the Northern Lights provide the ultimate backdrop for skiers in Finland.
March 27
VIDEO: Northern Lights shine over slopes of Finland
March 27

People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over

Protesters in Slovakia have formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies
March 27
People take part in a protest organised by the Slovakian opposition parties in Bratislava, Wednesday, March. 27, 2024. People in Bratislava have formed a human chain around the building of Slovakia’s public radio and television to protest a plan by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to take over the broadcasters. The plan has been condemned President Zuzana Čaputová, opposition parties, local journalists, international media organizations, the European Commission and others have warned the changes would give the government’s full control of public broadcasting. (Pavol Zachar/TASR via AP)
March 27

Central American and Mexican families mourn the Baltimore bridge collapse missing workers

The missing workers from the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or Central America before they settled in the Maryland area
March 27
Martin Suazo Sandoval, the brother of Honduran citizen Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, stands outside his home where he speaks with the press in Azacualpa, Honduras, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Martin says that his brother Maynor is one of the missing people who was part of a maintenance crew on the bridge in Baltimore that collapsed. (AP Photo/Claudio Escalón)
March 27

Books on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women's Nonfiction Prize

Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing
March 27
FILE - Naomi Klein arrives for a news conference at the Vatican on July 1, 2015. Books about how the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The six-book shortlist for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, announced Wednesday, includes Canadian author-activist Naomi Klein’s plunge into online misinformation, “Doppleganger,” and British journalist Madhumita Murgia’s “Code-Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
March 27

New Portuguese Parliament elects house speaker after deal between 2 main parties

Portugal’s newly-elected Parliament has elected a new house speaker, following a deal between the country’s two main centrist parties
March 27
Member of parliament Jose Aguiar Branco, left on front row, of the Social Democratic Party, is applauded after being elected house speaker in Lisbon, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Portugal's newly-elected Parliament Wednesday voted in a new house speaker following a deal between the country's two main centrist parties. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
March 27

Poland dismisses the Eurocorps reaction unit commander who faces a counterintelligence investigation

Poland's military authorities say they have dismissed the Polish commander of the Eurocorps rapid reaction unit
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Myanmar's military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses

Thousands of Myanmar military personnel have held their annual parade of strength even after a recent series of unprecedented battlefield defeats
March 27
Myanmar military officers march during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 79th Armed Forces Day, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
March 27

Togo's opposition calls for protests to stop president from signing off on a new constitution

Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo have called for protests to stop the president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031
March 27
FILE - Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe waves before a working lunch at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 9, 2021. Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo called on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, for protests to stop the country's president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
March 27

In Vienna, 2 portraits of Alexei Navalny are painted near a monument to Soviet soldiers

Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-prainted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister behind a monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna
March 27
Austrian graffiti duo Joel Gamnou paint a picture of Alexei Navalny on a wall in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-prainted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister behind a monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna. (AP Photo/Philipp-Moritz Jenne)
March 27

How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference

Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs
March 27
FILE - People walk past a billboard depicting the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in Tiraspol, the capital of the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, in Moldova on Nov. 1, 2021. Since Russia fully invaded Ukraine two years ago, a string of incidents in Transnistria have periodically raised the specter that European Union candidate Moldova could also be in Moscow's crosshairs. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
March 27

Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity

Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity say they saw them and that they couldn't hold back tears of joy during the reunion
March 27
Journalists gather around freed students of the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga, upon their arrival at the government house in Kaduna, Nigeria, Monday, March 25, 2024. More than 130 children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna were rescued Sunday and are getting psychological support before being returned to their families, the West African nation’s military and government officials said. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)
March 27

A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal

A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis has lost his appeal to have his conviction quashed
March 27
Financial market trader Tom Hayes, who was jailed alongside Carlo Palombo over interest rate benchmark manipulation, looks on outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in London ahead of a Court of Appeal ruling over whether their convictions should be overturned, on Wednesday March 27, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
March 27

Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism

An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism
March 27
People look at a new Banksy painting on a wall in London, Monday, March 18, 2024. A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside a real tree. Green paint has been sprayed across the wall, replicating the absent leaves of the tree, which has been severely cropped. Banksy claimed the work by posting before and after photos of the location on his official Instagram account.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
March 27

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March 27
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
March 27

Quran-burning Iraqi man who faces an expulsion order from Sweden plans to seek asylum in Norway

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has told a newspaper in the country that he would seek asylum in neighboring Norway in the wake of a deportation order by authorities in Stockholm
March 27
FILE - Protestor Salwan Momika waves the Swedish flag outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, on July 20, 2023, where he plans to burn a copy of the Quran and the Iraqi flag. Momika, an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden told a newspaper on Wednesday March 27, 2024 that he would seek asylum in neighboring Norway in the wake of a deportation order by authorities in Stockholm. (Oscar Olsson/TT via AP, File)
March 27

Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli, Arab dads who lost kids in conflict

Pope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice
March 27
Pope Francis arrives in the Paul VI hall on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
March 27

The death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack rises to 143, while 80 others remain hospitalized

Russian authorities say that the death toll in last week’s Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 143
March 27
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, rescuers work in the burned concert hall after a terrorists attack on the building of the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia. Russia is still reeling from the attack Friday in which gunmen killed 139 people in the Crocus City Hall, a concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow. Health officials said about 90 people remain hospitalized, with 22 of them, including two children, in grave condition. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
March 27

Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting with US business leaders as ties improve

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing
March 27
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, walks with representatives from American business, strategic and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 27, 2024. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP)
March 27

Ukraine's president replaces a top security official

Ukrainian officials say Russia has struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022, killing at least one civilian and wounding 16 others
March 27
A police officer inspects a crater in front of a damaged residential building that was hit by a Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
March 27

AP PHOTOS: Ukraine celebrates Purim with costumes and dancing, as war drags on

Dozens of people gathered in a synagogue in Kyiv this weekend to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, more than two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Following Purim tradition, adults and children wore flashy and colorful costumes that stood out amid the grim reality of war waiting outside the synagogue. During the week preceding the holiday, two massive missile attacks hit Kyiv, injuring 13 people and damaging civilian infrastructure. But members of the local Jewish community gathered to celebrate the holiday and life itself. At the Great Choral Synagogue in the historic neighborhood of Podil, decorated with balloons and party lights, was filled with cheerful laughter, upbeat music and dance that didn’t stop for a moment. The tables were set and ready for the guests to enjoy snacks and drinks. The holiday of Purim marks the victory of Jews over a tyrant in ancient Persia and is traditionally celebrated with costumes and parties. Some 2,500 years after the holiday...
March 27
A child of the Ukrainian Jewish community, walks between tables set for Purim celebrations before a festive meal at the Great Choral Synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
March 27

AP PHOTOS: Beijingers play fetch with migratory birds in traditional game

Passersby in Beijing during winter or early spring might happen upon groups of residents playing fetch with birds. The players blow plastic beads into the air through carbon tubes for the birds — often from the migratory wutong species — to catch and return, in exchange for a treat. It’s a Beijing tradition dating back to the Qing Dynasty, which ruled between the 17th century and early 20th century. Today, only about 50 to 60 people in Beijing are believed to still practice it. Xie Yufeng, a 39-year-old cook, is one of them. Late Tuesday afternoon, Xie gathered with a few friends near Workers’ Stadium, where residents often congregate in the evenings to dance in tandem, practice tai chi or play the Chinese yo-yo. Xie and his friends brought along their winged playmates — most of them wutong birds, with their distinctive yellow beaks and which fly southward from China’s northeast to Beijing every fall to escape the bitter winter. Domesticating the birds and training them for the...
March 27
Xie Yufeng, a 39-year-old cook, opens his hand for a bird to return after throwing it into the air to catch a bead shot up, as they practise a Beijing tradition that dates back to the Qing Dynasty, outside a stadium in Beijing, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Today, only about 50-60 people in Beijing are believed to still practice it. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
March 27

German investigators work through hundreds of tips on fugitive Red Army Faction suspects

German investigators say they are working through hundreds of new tips on the whereabouts of two fugitive suspected ex-members of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction
March 27
FILE - Investigators enter the home of former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette with boxes and cartons, in Berlin, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. German investigators said Wednesday, March 27, 2024, they are working through hundreds of new tips on the whereabouts of two fugitive suspected ex-members of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction following the arrest last month of their former comrade after decades in hiding. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP, File)
March 27

A bus has come off a highway in eastern Germany, killing at least 5 people

Police say four people were killed when a bus headed from Berlin to Switzerland drove off a highway in eastern Germany and ended up on its side
March 27
A view of the bus at the scene of the accident on the A9, near Schkeuditz, Germany, Wednesday March 27. 2024. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)
March 27

A Japanese supplement pill is recalled after two people died and more than 100 were hospitalized

Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan
March 27
A factory of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., is seen in Osaka, Japan on March 26, 2024. Health supplement products believed to have caused a few deaths and sickened more than a hundred people have been ordered taken off store shelves in Japan. The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, billed as helping lower cholesterol, contained an ingredient called “benikoji,” a red species of mold.(Keiji Uesho/Kyodo News via AP)
March 27

Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China

Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary
March 27
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen inspects the commissioning of two new navy ships in the northern Taiwan port of Suao on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary. The pair of Tuo Chiang class corvettes completes the first order of six of the domestically produced catamarans with stealth capabilities. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
March 27

Pakistani authorities share with China initial findings of probe into bombing that killed 5 Chinese

Officials say Pakistani authorities have shared with China the preliminary findings of a probe into a deadly attack that killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver in the northwest
March 27
This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
March 27

The Latest | Airstrikes and rocket fire on Lebanon-Israel border as death toll climbs

A series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon has killed at least 16 people, including paramedics
March 27
Parachutes drop supplies into the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 27

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars

Lebanon's state news agency says Israeli airstrikes killed nine people in southern Lebanon, including paramedics who were preparing to respond to the first strike
March 27
People carry the coffins of paramedics who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, during a funeral procession in Hebbariye village, south Lebanon, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The Israeli airstrike on a paramedic center linked to a Lebanese Sunni Muslim group killed several of its members. The strike was one of the deadliest single attacks since violence erupted along the Lebanon-Israel border more than five months ago. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
March 27

4 sentenced to death in Tunisia for a 2013 assassination of a politician

A public prosecutor in Tunisia says four people have been sentenced to death and two to life in prison for the murder of a left-wing politician more than a decade ago
March 27
FILE - Tunisian lawyer Chokri Belaid attends a news conference at the lawyers' bar in Tunis on Dec. 29, 2010. Four people were sentenced Wednesday, March 27, 2024, to death and two given life imprisonment over the 2013 assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)
March 27

Dutch leader visiting Beijing for talks on Ukraine, Gaza

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that attempts to restrict China’s access to technology will not stop the country’s advance
March 27
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks to journalists at the Dutch embassy in Beijing, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that attempts to restrict China's access to technology will not stop the country's advance. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
March 27

Thailand's lawmakers pass bill to legalize same-sex marriage by overwhelming majority

Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender
March 27
FILE - Participants hold a rainbow flag during a Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 4, 2023. Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
March 27

Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house pass a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by an overwhelming majority

Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house pass a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by an overwhelming majority
March 27
March 27

'Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land

Women play a crucial but underappreciated role in West African farming
March 27
Mariama Sonko and other members of the "Nous Sommes la Solution" (We Are the Solution) movement take a census of the different varieties of rice grown in the Casamance village of Niaguis, Senegal, Wednesday, March 7, 2024. This quiet village in Senegal is the headquarters of a 115,000-strong rural women's rights movement in West Africa, We Are the Solution. Sonko, its president, is training female farmers from cultures where women are often excluded from ownership of the land they work so closely. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
March 27

AP PHOTOS: Voters to turn a new page in the history of Istanbul, guardian of the Bosphorus

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul, the city nestled along the Bosphorus strait for more than 2,500 years, takes another small step on its journey through history this week as voters decide who will lead the metropolis for the next five years. Local elections will be held across Turkey on Sunday but, as always, the focus will be on the battle to win Istanbul, the country’s largest city and its beating heart. Associated Press photographers set out in the run-up to polling day to capture the spirit of a city that through the ages has captured the imagination of the world, from the Prophet Muhammad to Napoleon Bonaparte. For many, images of the continent-spanning home to 16 million people focus on two themes: its minaret-punctured skyline and the waterways bustling with oil tankers, ferries and fishing boats. Mosques dominate the horizon everywhere in Istanbul, especially in the old city where the Suleymaniye Mosque is perhaps the defining pinnacle of 16th-century architect Sinan’s work. Down...
March 27
A slow camera shutter blurs the lights of passing commuter cars, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)