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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.
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The selection was curated by AP photo editor Hiro Komae.
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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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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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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 air defense batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site after drones spotted
Iran has fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near its central city of Isfahan after spotting drones
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Indians vote in the first phase of the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term
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India begins voting in a 6-week election that could give Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term
India begins voting in a 6-week election that could give Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term
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Brazil's president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories, bringing the total number of new reserves created during his term to 10
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US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
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Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation
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Some Iranian women say they fear war with Israel amid violent hijab crackdown
As Iran attacked Israel, its police intensified a hijab crackdown on women.
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Britain's Prince Harry formally confirms he is now a US resident
Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident
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Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995
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Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash
Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced
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US sanctions 16 people, 2 groups after Iran attacks
US officials say those who were sanctioned enabled Iran's drone production following Iran's attack on Israel.
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Polish citizen accused of helping Russia in potential plot to assassinate Zelenskyy
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Husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon charged with embezzlement in party finance probe
The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has been charged with embezzlement in a probe into the finances of Scotland’s pro-independence governing party
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A man who served 17 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit dismisses apology from UK review body
A British man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has dismissed an “unreserved apology” from the U.K.’s review body that twice turned down his attempts to have his case referred to the Court of Appeal
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A former Maldives president is freed after a high court throws out his 11-year sentence
A court in the Maldives has thrown out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery and ordered a retrial
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UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile
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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelenskyy assassination plot
Poland's prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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250,000 Afghan children need education, food and homes after returning from Pakistan, says NGO
A nongovernmental organization says a quarter of a million Afghan children need education, food and homes after being forcibly returned from Pakistan
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Zimbabwe frees prisoners, including those sentenced to death, in an independence day amnesty
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty
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Polish man arrested in alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine's president, Polish prosecutors say
Polish man arrested in alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine's president, Polish prosecutors say
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A magnitude 5.6 quake hits central Turkey, damaging some homes. No serious injuries are reported
Turkey's disaster management agency says that a moderately strong earthquake has struck central Turkey, causing damage to some buildings
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Armenian victims group asks International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim
A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide against them
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EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and study in both regions after Brexit — the U.K.’s departure from the EU four years ago
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Gunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers
Pakistan's police say four customs officers have been killed by unidentified gunmen during an ambush of their vehicle in the troubled northwest of the country
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Barcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain
Regional authorities for Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia say they will install a floating desalination plant to help the city of Barcelona guarantee its drinking water supply
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UK police say they disrupted cyber fraud network that stole personal data from thousands
Police in London say they have infiltrated and disrupted a website that allowed international cyber fraudsters to trick up to 70,000 British victims into revealing personal information such as bank account details and passwords
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Hoaxer who waged 6-week terror campaign in Britain in 2013 faces near 10-year prison term
A British man who targeted schools and businesses with threatening letters in a six-week terror campaign in 2013 has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and an additional five years over a sexual assault in 1988
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Nigeria's army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children
Nigeria's army says soldiers rescued a pregnant woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok
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Tunisian journalist sentenced to 6 months in prison for insulting an official
A judge in Tunisia has sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country’s latest assault on members of the media who criticize the government
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Croatia's conservatives believe they'll soon form a majority government despite inconclusive vote
Croatia’s ruling conservatives says that talks are already underway on the formation of a new governing majority following a highly contested parliamentary election that saw a far-right party emerge as a potential kingmaker
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Israel should not directly attack Iranian soil, ex commanders say
ABC News has spoken to two former high-ranking Israeli military officers.
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Israel should strike Iran's proxies, say former Israeli officers
Two former senior Israeli military officials said a direct military strike against Iranian territory would not be in Israel's interests.
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