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FILE - The United Nations headquarters building is seen from inside the General Assembly hall, on Sept. 21, 2021. The United Nations Security Council voted Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP, File)

UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed

The United Nations Security Council has voted to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan. Russia abstained from the unanimous vote to end UNITAMS, … more

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | 12/1/23

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media prior to departure from Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emorates, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. The United States remains "intensely focused" on freeing hostages held in Gaza despite the resumption of the Israel-Hamas war after a week-long truce, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken sees goals largely unfulfilled in Mideast trip, even as Israel pledges to protect civilians

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Mideast this week looking to press for agreements to extend the Gaza cease-fire, step up the release of hostages held by Hamas and limit … more

By MATTHEW LEE | 12/1/23

Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a video address to participants of the 2nd National Healthcare Congress at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Putin on Friday ordered the country's military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin orders the Russian military to add 170,000 troops for a total of 1.32 million

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million. The order came as Moscow’s military action in … more

12/1/23

FILE - Guy Philippe smiles during an interview in Pestel, Haiti, Aug. 24, 2016. Philippe returned to Haiti on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, after the U.S. government deported him. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated him

An attorney for former Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe says he is being held by Haitian authorities at a police station a day after the U.S. repatriated him to Haiti. Jean Joseph Louicher says … more

By EVENS SANON | 12/1/23

This handout photo provided by GPO on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, shows Israeli released hostage Mia Shem reuniting with her family at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel. Mia Shem was released the night of Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (GPO via AP)

Bombs are falling on Gaza again. Who are the hostages still remaining in the besieged strip?

Israel and Hamas have resumed fighting after a weeklong cease-fire, and Israel says 136 hostages remain in Gaza. Most of those remaining in the besieged strip are men who were not included in the … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 12/1/23

Tranquil and slow-paced life in the expansive savannas and rainforests that is home to Guyana’s native amerindian peoples, have been disturbed recently by rumors of violence – and even war. The territory larger than Greece, known as "The Essequibo,” that stands between Guyana and Venezuela, is claimed by both countries as their own. (AP Video: Juan Arraez) (Nov 29)

UN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory

The U.N. top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana’s control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban Venezuela from holding its planned … more

By MIKE CORDER and REGINA GARCIA CANO | 12/1/23

Tomer Bassis, left, and Eyal Sirota recount their experiences from the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants on a rave part in the southern Israel, at Cyprus' Jewish Community Center in the southern coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Bassis and Sirota was among a group of 70 people who attended a retreat in Cyprus to help them cope with the psychological trauma they suffered from that attack. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Israeli survivors of the Oct. 7 music festival attack seek to cope with trauma at a Cyprus retreat

Dozens of young Israeli men and women who survived the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre at a rave party in southern Israel have been taking part in support sessions to help deal with their trauma at a retreat … more

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS | 12/1/23

In this photo provided by the Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling, in Novogrodivka, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration via AP)

Ukrainian spy agency stages train explosions on a Russian railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian media say

Ukrainian media are reporting that the country's spy agency staged two successive train explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China. … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 12/1/23

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, meets with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Official China called Kissinger “an old friend.” A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been more often at odds over the decades than not. Kissinger, who died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, developed a special relationship with China in the second half of his 100-year-long life.(Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP, File)

A secret trip by Henry Kissinger grew into a half-century-long relationship with China

Henry Kissinger is being remembered positively in China as an envoy who was willing to overlook ideological differences at the height of the Cold War and long after. Many Chinese people mourned … more

By KEN MORITSUGU and DIDI TANG | 12/1/23

A Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force minesweeper searches in the waters where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed, off Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after the U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan expresses concern about US Osprey aircraft continuing to fly without details of fatal crash

Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern on Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about a fatal crash … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 12/1/23

Israelis embrace next to photos of people killed and taken captive by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova music festival in southern Israel, which are displayed at the site of the event, as Israeli DJs spun music, to commemorate the October 7, massacre, near kibbutz Re'im, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Nearly two months after Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostage, dozens are still unaccounted for, their families left living in limbo. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Nearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or alive

Nearly two months after Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, dozens are still unaccounted for, their families left living in limbo. In the immediate … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 12/1/23

Israel has released more Palestinian prisoners after Hamas freed 16 hostages in the latest swap under the current Gaza truce. (Nov 30)(AP Video/Imad Issied)

Israel announces strikes on Gaza after truce expires, clear sign that war has resumed in full force

The Israeli military said Friday that its fighter jets have begun striking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in the clearest sign yet that the war has resumed with full force after a weeklong truce. … more

The Associated Press | 12/1/23

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poses for a photo after his interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces. Despite the setbacks, however, he says that "we are not backing down." (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Takeaways from AP's Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Associated Press that winter will complicate fighting. Despite a summer counteroffensive that did not produce the results many … more

By JAMES JORDAN, SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV | 12/1/23

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, right, and Roman Mashovets, deputy head of the Presidential Office, look at a map during their visit to the front-line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces. Despite the setbacks, however, he says in an interview with The Associated Press that "we are not backing down." (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results … more

By JAMES JORDAN, SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV | 12/1/23

FILE - A police officer searches and checks the documents of a man living in the Kiwanis Community, during a preventive patrol in search of gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. A May 2023 report by the human rights organization Cristosal, tallied 153 incarceration deaths during the first year of the state of emergency in El Salvador. No victim had been convicted of the alleged crime that put them behind bars. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

Detainees in El Salvador's gang crackdown cite abuse during months in jail

Thousands of detainees swept up in El Salvador's gang crackdown over the past 1 1/2 years have been released from pre-trial detention. Two of them who spoke to The Associated Press on condition that … more

By CATERINA MORBIATO | 12/1/23

FILE - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks to the press at Mexico's National Palace after meeting with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City, March 12, 2019. Bukele is running for a second five-year term in 2024, despite a constitutional ban on reelection, largely on the results of his gang crackdown. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele granted leave to campaign for reelection

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has been granted leave by the country’s Congress for six months to allow him to campaign for reelection despite a constitutional prohibition on reelection. Bukele … more

11/30/23

This portrait provided by the Forest Peoples Programme shows Indigenous Kichwa tribal leader Quinto Inuma Alvarado in Tarapoto, Peru, on Oct. 11, 2019. Alvarado was shot and killed on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in an area of the Peruvian rainforest that's seen high tensions between Indigenous people and illegal loggers. (Vicki Brown/Forest Peoples Programme via AP)

Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack

A Kichwa tribal leader has been shot to death in an area of the Peruvian rainforest that’s seen high tension between Indigenous people and illegal loggers. Quinto Inuma Alvarado was returning by … more

By ED DAVEY and DAVID PEREDA ZAVALETA | 11/30/23

Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack

A Kichwa tribal leader has been shot to death in an area of the Peruvian rainforest that’s seen high tension between Indigenous people and illegal loggers. Quinto Inuma Alvarado was returning by … more

By ED DAVEY and DAVID PEREDA ZAVALETA | 11/30/23

FILE - In this photo released from the The Military True News Information Team on Nov. 8, 2023, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of State Administration Council, speaks during a meeting with members the National Defense and Security Council in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (The Military True News Information Team via AP, File)

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

A major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country … more

By DAVID RISING | 11/30/23

FILE - In this photo released from the The Military True News Information Team on Nov. 8, 2023, Myint Swe, center, acting president of the military government, speaks during a meeting with members the National Defense and Security Council including Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, center left, chairman of State Administration Council, and Vice President Henry Van Thio, center right, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (The Military True News Information Team via AP, File)

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

A major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to … more

By DAVID RISING | 11/30/23