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Sri Lanka government says 3 inmates killed in separate prison clashes
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Three inmates were killed and more than 20 were injured…
Syria’s Health Ministry corrects Damascus minibus blast toll: 14 wounded, no deaths
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s Health Ministry said Friday that 14 people were wounded, three…
American flown to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter Antarctic rescue mission
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian air crew flew an American from an Antarctic base…
The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe,…
Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan’s southern remote islands Friday, causing a main…
After centuries in India, the last Cochin Jews try to keep their history alive
KOCHI, India (AP) — As the sun set over Kochi’s historic Jew Town neighborhood, Keith…
Police respond to a school shooting in Thailand, in photos
BANGKOK (AP) — Police were responding to a shooting Friday at a high school in…
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
July 31-Aug. 6, 2026 Hundreds of people were evacuated after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, sending…
A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait…
Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record
ROME (AP) — Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday…
Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat MEMPHIS, Tenn.…
More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state…
Brazil’s police formally accuses 16 people for Voepass spiral plane crash that killed 62 in 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused 16 current and former…
Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks
A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed…
Australia grants citizenship to 2 Iranian women’s soccer players who sought asylum
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who claimed asylum…
2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, Israel’s…
Rights group warns Israel’s policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse
IKTABA, West Bank (AP) — For six months, 70-year-old Bassam Musleh searched desperately for a…
Explosion kills 2 people and wounds others in a suburb of the Syrian capital
JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — An explosion Thursday in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus…
Young activists in the Maldives confront climate threats to their island nation
ADDU CITY, Maldives (AP) — A group of young people in the Maldives recently paddled…
Amsterdam’s Pride festival’s mass wedding, in photos
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dozens of people lined up in a pink church at Amsterdam’s Pride…
Saudi military says Houthi attacks left 11 civilians, including a child, injured near Yemen border
CAIRO (AP) — More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi…
Amsterdam’s Pride festival’s mass wedding, in photos
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dozens of people lined up in a pink church at Amsterdam’s Pride…
Trump celebrates US Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted on Thursday dozens of Winter Olympians and Paralympians…