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Sweden detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is investigating a sanctioned tanker that is suspected of being part…
A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a…
Hungary returns a seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold worth around $82 million…
Pope will inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed…
Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam donate $12.5 million toward blood cancer research and treatment
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam have donated $12.5 million toward blood…
Family fears for jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate’s life if she’s not moved to a Tehran hospital
BEIRUT (AP) — Imprisoned Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was being examined by Iranian government-appointed…
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is reporting that its founder Ted Turner, the outspoken and…
Indigenous people honor and raise awareness for relatives who are missing or have been killed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Across the country, Indigenous people are gathering this week to honor…
Foreign visitors return to Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia under tight security
DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the 26-century-old El-Ghriba Synagogue in Tunisia…
Coaches group supports earlier CFP finish and proposes changes to accomplish that
WACO, Texas (AP) — The American Football Coaches Association is proposing the elimination of conference…
Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing and a sense of community
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The players struck their crutches against each other as they chased…
ADL reports a sharp drop in US antisemitic incidents in 2025, driven by a steep fall on campuses
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of antisemitic incidents in the United States tallied by…
Pope to inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed…
China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump’s summit with Xi
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper…
Police say Australian women with alleged IS ties face charges on return from Syria
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A number of Australian women with alleged ties to Islamic State…
Photos show female amputees in Rwanda building community and healing through football
Amputee football offers a sense of community and healing in Rwanda, a country that went…
Burkina Faso junta secretly detained journalist and others, advocacy group says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s authorities secretly held and abused a prominent investigative journalist…
Australian court rejects convicted murderer’s appeal of deportation to small island nation
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Iranian man who murdered his wife has lost his landmark…
Poland warns Russia is moving from low-cost recruits to professional sabotage cells
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia is shifting from individual recruits to ‘professional’ networks to carry…
Photos show female amputees in Rwanda building community and healing through football
Amputee football offers a sense of community and healing in Rwanda, a country that went…
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of…
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
April 29 – May 5, 2026 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images…
Fire at a shopping center in Iran kills 8 people and injures dozens
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire in a shopping center near Iran’s capital killed eight…
Antarctica’s tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
BRUSSELS (AP) — Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may…