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FILE - Internally displaced people look out from a bus at a refugee center in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. Quantifying the toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine remains an elusive goal a year into the conflict. Estimates of the casualties, refugees and economic fallout from the war produce an complete picture of the deaths and suffering. Precise figures may never emerge for some of the categories international organizations are attempting to track. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
The calculus of war: Tallying Ukraine toll an elusive task
Quantifying the toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine remains an elusive goal a year into the conflict. Estimates of the casualties, refugees and economic fallout from the war produce an incomplete … more
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Anastasiia Morhun, 29, comforts her one-year-old son Roman, born on Feb. 24, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. The anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is particularly poignant for women who gave birth and men who became fathers a year ago on Feb. 24, 2022, as bombs began to fall. Bringing forth new life just as the Russian onslaught snatched other lives away entwined joy and terror together into a sour-sweet mix for people who became parents that day. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)
Joy amid sorrow: 1st birthdays muted for Ukrainian parents
The anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is particularly poignant for women who gave birth and men who became fathers a year ago, on Feb. 24, 2022, as bombs began to fall. Bringing forth new … more
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A baby Chinese pangolin is being weighed at the Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. A female baby of Chinese pangolin has been born in the Prague zoo on Feb 2, 2023, as the first birth of the critically endangered animal on the European continent, and was doing well, the park said. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
1st baby pangolin in Europe born in Prague zoo, doing well
A Chinese pangolin has been born in the Prague zoo, the first birth of the critically endangered animal in Europe. The park says it is doing well after initial troubles. For the first few days after … more
A man poses for a picture as he stands next to the coffin containing the remains of Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, during his reburial ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Sankara, was reburied, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. The revolutionary leader and twelve others were gunned down in the capital, Ouagadougou, during a 1987 coup and buried hastily, their bodies only allowed to be dug up in 2015, after the ousting of former President Blaise Compaore, who ruled the country with an iron fist for nearly 30 years and prevented the exhumation. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia)
Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara and 12 others were gunned down in the capital, … more
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FILE - This handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Oct. 4, 2022, shows a Grad multiple rocket launcher firing at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP, File)
Eurojust to support probes into aggression in Ukraine war
The European Union’s judicial cooperation agency is setting up a new center to support efforts to gather evidence of the crime of aggression in Ukraine. The announcement Thursday by Eurojust came … more
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FILE - An injured man stands at the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport in Beirut, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. A British court has ruled that a London-based company that delivered the explosive ammonium nitrate to that detonated in the deadly blast in Beirut's port in 2020 is liable towards the victims, according to Lebanon’s Beirut Bar Association, it was reported on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
UK ruling delivers rare victory for Beirut blast victims
A British court has ruled a London-based company that delivered the explosive ammonium nitrate to Beirut's port is liable towards the victims of a devastating 2020 blast, according to Lebanon’s … more
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A destroyed building leans on a neighbouring house following the earthquake in Samandag, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Survivors of the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria 15 days ago, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others homeless, dealt with more trauma and loss Tuesday after another deadly quake and aftershocks rocked the region. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Death toll from Turkey, Syria earthquake tops 47,000
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has raised the number of fatalities in Turkey from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake to 43,556.  The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria now stands at 47,244. In … more
Pope Francis leaves at the end of a mass in the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, which opens the Lenten season of abstinence and deprivation for Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope suffering bad cold but keeps appointments, Vatican says
Pope Francis has a bad cold and is skipping speeches he was set to deliver. Francis did meet with young Orthodox priests and monks on Thursday and members of German research organization the Max … more
Iran acknowledges accusation it enriched uranium to 84%
Iran is directly acknowledging an accusation attributed to international inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84% purity for the first time, which would put the Islamic Republic closer than ever to … more
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FILE - A Pakistani paramilitary soldier, left, and Taliban fighters stand guard on their respective sides, at a border crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Torkham, in Khyber district, Pakistan, on Sept. 5, 2021. The main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border remained shut Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, for the third straight day, officials said, after Afghanistan's Taliban rulers earlier this week closed the key trade route and exchanged fire with Pakistani border guards. (AP Photo/Qazi Rauf, File)
Afghanistahn's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan
Officials say Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have reopened the key Torkham border crossing with Pakistan after keeping it shut for four days. The reopening Thursday came after Islamabad sent a … more
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FILE - The sun rises over the headquarters of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. headquarters that dominates the skyline in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 7, 2016. Abu Dhabi's state gas company expects to raise up to $2 billion by selling 4% of its shares in an initial public offering, the company said Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Abu Dhabi state gas firm looks to raise $2B in IPO
Abu Dhabi’s state gas company expects to raise up to $2 billion by selling 4% of its shares in an initial public offering. The company said Thursday that the price range for the previously … more
In this photo released by the Cambodia Ministry of Health, a Cambodia animal health officer, right, and a military police officer place posters about awareness of H5N1 virus threats in hopes of educating villagers to take care of their health, in Prey Veng eastern province Cambodia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country's first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said. (Cambodia Ministry of Health via AP)
Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia, officials say
An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country’s first known human H5N1 infection since 2014. Bird flu normally spreads in poultry and most of the 870 human cases worldwide … more
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FILE - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and wife Beatriz Gutierrez Muller wave during a state visit, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan. 11, 2023. Lopez Obrador said Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, that after his term ends in September 2024, he will totally withdraw from politics. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, FILE)
Mexico's Senate approves controversial electoral reform
Mexico’s Senate has approved a reform of the country’s electoral institute, a move that opponents say will undercut democracy but which the president contends will save money and reduce political … more
In this handout photo provided by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, rescuers stand beside a helicopter as they prepare their search for passengers of a Cessna 340 aircraft with registry number RP-C2080 at Camalig town, Albay province, southeast of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Feb. 21, 2023. The wreckage of a small plane carrying two Filipino pilots and two Australian passengers was identified Tuesday on one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, officials said. (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines via AP)
Search on Philippine volcano confirms 4 died in plane crash
A Philippine mayor says a search team has reached the crash site on a restive volcano of a plane carrying two Filipinos and two Australians and found all aboard were killed. The team of army troops … more
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addresses the eleventh emergency special session of the General Assembly, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Ukraine urges all nations to vote to preserve its territory
Ukraine’s foreign minister is urging the world’s nations as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion nears to prove they stand for the United Nations Charter and vote in favor of a U.N. resolution … more
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Children's toys lay in the mud where rescue workers look for bodies after a deadly landslide was triggered by heavy rains near Barra do Sahi beach in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Brazil floods leave cutoff survivors scrambling for supplies
Hundreds of residents of a rain-battered region in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state are scrambling to find water and daily supplies after floods and mudslides cut off their communities and left at least 48 … more
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FILE - Ukrainian military's Grad multiple rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. War has been a catastrophe for Ukraine and a crisis for the globe. One year on, thousands of civilians are dead, and countless buildings have been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been killed or wounded on each side. Beyond Ukraine’s borders, the invasion shattered European security, redrew nations’ relations with one another and frayed a tightly woven global economy. (AP Photo/LIBKOS, File)
International journalists federation suspends Russian union
The International Federation of Journalists has suspended with immediate effect the Russian Union of Journalists over its action since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its role in annexed Ukrainian … more
A child looks through the entrance of a private Catholic school after a teacher has been stabbed to death by a high school student, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France. The student has been arrested by police, the prosecutor of Bayonne said. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
France: Teacher stabbed to death by high school student
French authorities and media reports say a teacher has been stabbed to death in southwestern France by a high school student. The student has been arrested by police, the prosecutor of Bayonne said. … more
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Maxim Blinov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian lawmakers endorse suspension of nuclear pact with US
The lower house of tje Russian parliament has quickly endorsed President Vladimir Putin’s move to suspend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States. Officials and lawmakers cast … more
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FILE - A Ukrainian volunteer Oleksandr Osetynskyi, 44 holds a Ukrainian flag and directs hundreds of refugees after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Monday, March 7, 2022. War has been a catastrophe for Ukraine and a crisis for the globe. One year on, thousands of civilians are dead, and countless buildings have been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been killed or wounded on each side. Beyond Ukraine’s borders, the invasion shattered European security, redrew nations’ relations with one another and frayed a tightly woven global economy. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, File)
Global impact: 5 ways war in Ukraine has changed the world
War has been a catastrophe for Ukraine and a crisis for the globe. One year on, thousands of civilians are dead, and countless buildings have been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been … more
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