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Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio’s fence-mending visit over Trump attacks
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of…
A quiet memorial on Berlin sidewalks: German artist lays ‘Stolpersteine’ to honor Holocaust victims
BERLIN (AP) — Artist Gunter Demnig carefully placed a palm-sized Holocaust memorial brass plaque into…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
West Point military competition tests future soldiers, in photos
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Amid the Iran war, tensions with European allies in NATO…
Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costs
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail on…
Southeast Asian leaders will reaffirm core values in veiled Mideast war rebuke
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders plan to issue a contingency plan that upholds…
3 Australian women returning from Syria are arrested on suspicion of slavery and terrorism offenses
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three women who were among 13 Australians returning home from Syria…
Israel indicts Jewish man accused of attacking Christian nun in Jerusalem
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Thursday indicted a Jewish man over a violent…
A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt is released
NEW YORK (AP) — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the…
A fan-run club pushes back against aggressive stadium culture in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A grassroots Warsaw soccer club formed by fans more than a…
China signals again that Taiwan is a priority ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
BEIJING (AP) — China again signaled that Taiwan would be a priority topic ahead of…
Greece, birthplace of democracy, seeks to put humanity ahead of AI in updated constitution
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is preparing major constitutional changes, including an amendment requiring that…
After the Los Angeles wildfires, clergy crossed denominational lines and forged new bonds
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rabbi Amy Bernstein says the wind-whipped fire in January 2025 that…
Palestinian girls train at a boxing club in Gaza, in photos
Palestinian girls train at a women’s boxing club in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. ——…
Paraguay’s president visits Taiwan as pressure from China grows
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for his…
Polls open in UK local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership
LONDON (AP) — Polls have opened for midterm local and regional elections on Thursday that…
Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump’s criticism over Iran
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Vatican and…
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if…
In Gaza, some Palestinian children find respite and catharsis in breakdancing
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — As the music comes on in a Gaza refugee…
South Korean court reduces prison sentence for ex-prime minister in martial law case
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An South Korean appeals court has reduced the prison sentence…
Bus and oil tanker collide in Indonesia, killing at least 16 people
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on…
Ted Turner’s vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Beth Knobel, a…
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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war…
Justice Department targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations
PHOENIX (AP) — The Justice Department is aiming to weed out immigration judges who it…