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In this photo taken from video released by Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, explosion flame rises over an area which Azerbaijan says hosts Armenian forces' positions in the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan on Tuesday declared that it started what it called an "anti-terrorist operation" targeting Armenian military positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and officials in that region said there was heavy artillery firing around its capital. (Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan via AP)

Why new fighting in Azerbaijan's troubled region may herald a new war

Azerbaijan’s launch of reportedly intense artillery firing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway. The new fighting on … more

By JIM HEINTZ | 9/19/23

Over 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, UN says

The U.N.’s refugee agency says more than 1,200 children under age 5 have died in nine camps in war-scarred Sudan in the past five months because of a deadly combination of measles and malnutrition. … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 9/19/23

FILE - Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country, according to a joint report from three U.N. agencies released Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Mental health among Afghan women deteriorating across the country, UN report finds

A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across … more

By RAHIM FAIEZ | 9/19/23

FILE - From left, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajcak and Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti meet together in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Kosovo’s Prime Minister on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, accused the European Union special envoy in the normalization talks with Serbia of not being “neutral and correct” and “coordinating” with Belgrade against Pristina. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony

The European Union is urging Serbia and Kosovo to respect an agreement meant to end tensions between them and set their relations on a more normal path. The call Tuesday came after talks between … more

By LORNE COOK and LLAZAR SEMINI | 9/19/23

FILE - A view of a Metropolitan police officer on patrol, in London, on Oct. 1, 2021. London’s police force says that over 1,000 officers are currently suspended or on restricted duties as the department steps up efforts to root out bad cops following a scathing report that found it was institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic in a statement released on Tuesday Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

London police force says it will take years to remove officers accused of corruption and misconduct

Hundreds of London police officers are facing dismissal as the department steps up efforts to get rid of police officers accused of corruption and other misconduct. A series of scandals eroded public … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 9/19/23

A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot in June. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist.(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights activist by Sikh … more

By KRUTIKA PATHI and DAVID COHEN | 9/19/23

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, an ethnic Armenian soldier stands guard next to Nagorno-Karabakh's flag atop of the hill near Charektar in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh at a new border with Kalbajar district turned over to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has announced an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions. A statement from the Azerbaijan defense ministry said the operation began hours after four soldiers and two civilians died in landmine explosions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Azerbaijan announces an 'anti-terrorist operation' targeting Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan has announced an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions. A statement from the Azerbaijan defense ministry said the operation began hours after four soldiers … more

By AVET DEMOURIAN | 9/19/23

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attends the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

US defense chief urges nations to dig deep and give Ukraine more much-needed air defense systems

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is urging defense leaders Tuesday to “dig deep” and provide more air defense systems for Ukraine, to help the country block increasing barrages of Russian missiles. … more

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | 9/19/23

Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Some 11,300 people died when two dams collapsed during Mediterranean storm Daniel last week sending a wall of water gushing through the city, according to the Red Crescent aid group. A further 10,000 people are missing, and presumed dead. (AP Photo/Muhammad J. Elalwany)

Libyan leader says flooded city has been divided to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks

The prime minister of Libyan’s eastern administration says authorities have divided the flood-stricken city of Derna into four sections to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks. Tuesday's … more

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View of the Peace Palace which houses World Court where Ukraine's legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion, resumed in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Russia seeks to have a groundbreaking case tossed out at the International Court of Justice, also known as the Word Court, in a case which will see Ukraine supported by a record 32 other nations in a major show of support for the embattled nation.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Ukraine lawyers insist that UN's top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv's case against Russia

Ukraine is insisting that the United Nations’ highest court has jurisdiction to hear a case alleging that Moscow abused the genocide convention to justify launching its devastating invasion last … more

By MIKE CORDER | 9/19/23

Mourners carry the casket of Sikh community leader and temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar during Antim Darshan, the first part of a day-long funeral service for him, in Surrey, British Columbia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday, Sept. 18, as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the Sikh activist's assassination. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

What to know about the Sikh movement at the center of the tensions between India and Canada

Tensions between Canada and India have reached new heights with dueling diplomatic expulsions and an allegation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ | 9/19/23

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the end of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept.10, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Turkey's Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much as he trusts the West

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much he trusts the West. Explaining his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Erdogan said he had failed to get him to … more

By ANDREW WILKS | 9/19/23

Police patrol a neighborhood abandoned by residents due to fear of criminal gangs in Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The Colombian government was hailed for signing a peace pact in 2016 with the country’s most powerful guerrilla force, the FARC, but authorities failed to carry out the agreement and seize control of the guerrilla's territories and mafias warred to take their place. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

President Gustavo Petro's plan for 'total peace' in Colombia: Takeaways from AP's report

Across Colombia, decades of war between leftist guerrillas, rightwing paramilitaries, trafficking groups and the government have left more than 9.5 million people as victims of forced displacement, … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 9/19/23

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives to the SDG Summit at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

UN chief says people are looking to leaders for action and a way out of the current global 'mess'

Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gather under one roof to hear the U.N. chief summon them to take united action on humanity’s huge challenges – and to … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/19/23

FILE - Colombian President Gustavo Petro holds a ceremony to formally begin a six-month cease-fire as part of a process to forge permanent peace with the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 3, 2023. Upon his historic election last year, the rebel-turned-president promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Colombia's president has a plan for 'total peace.' But militias aren't putting down their guns yet

When elected, Colombia’s rebel-turned-president Gustavo Petro promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. That was 13 months ago, and his plan is … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 9/19/23

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, attends the G77+China summit, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Brazil's Lula pitches his nation — and himself — as fresh leader for Global South

“Brazil is back." That has been Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s refrain for the better part of the last year, with the newly elected president deploying the snappy slogan to cast Brazil and himself … more

By DAVID BILLER | 9/19/23

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, steps down from his train after arriving in Artyom, near Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia, where he deepened 'comradely' ties with Putin

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has returned home from a trip to Russia where he deepened a “comradely fellowship and friendly ties” with President Vladimir Putin. The state media report … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/19/23

The United Nations Sustainable Development Forum begins, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? A glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of acronyms, abbreviations, titles and terms that can be confounding to observers. The Associated … more

By JENNIFER PELTZ | 9/18/23

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, seen on screen, talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, right, during a video conference at the foreign ministry Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Tokyo. The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood from Japan.(AP Photo/Norihiro Haruta)

'Stop it!' UN's nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors

The U.N. nuclear chief says he asked to meet Iran’s president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level meeting, His goal is to reverse Tehran’s ban on many of the agency’s … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/18/23

Cmd. Luis Cresencio Sandoval, from left, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Adm. Rafael Ojeda Durán, Secretary of the Navy, review the troops before the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexican president defends inclusion of Russian military contingent in Independence parade

Mexico's president is defending the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend. The presence of the Russians drew criticism because of Russia's invasion … more

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