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This image issued on Thursday July 11, 2024 by Avon and Somerset Police shows a man they want to speak to after two suitcases appearing to contain human remains were found at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, south west England. Police found two suitcases believed to contain human remains after responding to reports of a man acting suspiciously on a bridge. (Avon and Somerset Police via AP)

UK police find 2 suitcases believed to contain human remains

Police in the southwestern England city of Bristol are searching for a man who was behaving suspiciously on a local bridge just moments before the discovery of two suitcases believed to contain human … more

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FILE - A battle-scarred home in Kibbutz Be'eri, an Israeli communal farm on the Gaza border, is seen on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Hamas held more than a dozen hostages in the home when it overran southern Israel on Oct. 7. The Israeli military said Thursday that Israeli hostages held in a home that was struck by tank fire last Oct. 7 were killed by Hamas militants, not Israeli shelling, as it released the results of its first investigation into failures during the deadly attack that triggered the nine-month war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures. But it says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis

The Israeli military says that Israeli hostages held in a home that was struck by tank fire last Oct. 7 were likely killed by Hamas militants, not Israeli shelling. The findings were part of the … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | 7/11/24

FILE - Kenya's President William Ruto gestures to party officials as he walks with his wife Rachel Ruto as he prepares to address the media at his official residence in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. The ballooning debt in East Africa's economic hub of Kenya is expected to grow even more after deadly protests forced the rejection of a finance bill that President William Ruto said was needed to raise revenue. He now warns “it will have huge consequences.” (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance

Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 7/11/24

FILE - Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the 53rd St. Gallen Symposium, in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Friday, May 3, 2024. A Russian court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. She lives abroad but would face arrest if and when she returns to Russia. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File)

Russian authorities put Russian opposition leader Navalny's widow on list of 'extremists'

Russian authorities have put the widow of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a list of “terrorists and extremists,” continuing a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition. … more

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FILE - Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope speaks, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nation in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct. 2, 2023. Pope said Thursday July 11, 2024 it has taken in billions in new funding and diversified its donor base at a time when other U.N. groups have struggled to get needed money. Elections worldwide, however, are raising questions about future support, she said. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)

Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups

The head of the U.N. migration agency says that it has taken in hundreds of millions in new funding and diversified its donor base. It comes when other U.N. groups have struggled to get needed money … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 7/11/24

Oil tanker held by Iran for over a year heads toward international waters, tracking data shows

An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized is sailing toward international waters. The Advantage Sweet was traveling Thursday toward the Strait of Hormuz, where it was seized in … more

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL | 7/11/24

FILE - The crowd gather outside the Rouen cathedral, Normandy, during the funeral mass for Father Hamel, Tuesday, Aug.2, 2016. French authorities say a fire broke out Thursday JULY 11, 2024 on the spire of the medieval cathedral in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Fire breaks out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the French city of Rouen

French authorities say a fire has broken out on the spire of the medieval cathedral in the Normandy city of Rouen. Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol posted on social media that a fire was underway and … more

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A man walks outside the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay city, south of Manila, Philippines on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Two Australian nationals and a Filipina companion were killed at the Lake Hotel and police efforts were underway to identify and track down suspects, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

2 Australians and a Filipina killed in Philippine hotel, officials say

Officials in the Philippines say two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion have been killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the capital Manila, and that police are trying to … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 7/11/24

FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says attack drones during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War, on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 27, 2023. South Korea said Thursday it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, which have caused security concerns in the South in recent years. 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, File)

South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones

South Korea will deploy laser weapons systems designed to intercept will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, as their launches in recent years have caused … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/11/24

A Bosnian muslim woman lays flowers at the grave of her relative, victim of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, in Potocari, Bosnia, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Thousands gather in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica to commemorate the 29th anniversary on Monday of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since World War II. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Thousands mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide which is denied by Serbs, fueling ethnic tensions in Bosnia

Thousands of people from Bosnia and abroad have gathered in Srebrenica for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 genocide. Serb officials deny the atrocities constituted genocide, fueling … more

By ELDAR EMRIC | 7/11/24

Waves break over Sea Point's promenade in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, July 8, 2024. City authorities say nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements around the city have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing around 4,000 people with multiple cold fronts expected until at least Friday. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South Africa's Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage

The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding. The devastating weather began a week ago. Authorities … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 7/11/24

FILE - People react to the projection of results during the second round of the legislative elections, near Republique Plaza in Paris, France, on July 7, 2024. For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief, seemingly an embrace of the country’s ethnic heterogeneity instead of a victory for xenophobic far-right forces. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

People of diverse backgrounds in France welcome far right's defeat, but fear a rise in hate speech

For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief. They were seemingly an embrace of the country’s ethnic heterogeneity instead of a … more

By JADE LE DELEY and DIANE JEANTET | 7/11/24

Oksana Halak poses for a portrait with her son Dmytro, 2, at the National Cancer Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Dmytro is one of 31 young patients battling cancer who were relocated to the hospital from Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital after it was struck by a Russian missile this week. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest hospital complicates treatment of kids with cancer

Russia’s heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in four months has had severe consequences, paralyzing the operations of the country’s largest children’s hospital and severely affecting the young … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 7/11/24

Police keep protesters away from the encampment at McGill University in Montreal, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The university closed its downtown campus as police descended in large numbers to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

A pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University in downtown Montreal is being dismantled

McGill University has closed its downtown campus as Montreal police descended in large numbers to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment. The Canadian university says the more-than-10-week-old … more

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FILE - A mega-prison known as Detention Center Against Terrorism (CECOT) stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 5, 2023. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Cristobal, an NGO, reported it had documented the deaths of 261 people, four of them children, who were in Salvadoran state custody, after being detained during the state of exception in force since March 2022. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says

The human rights organization Cristosal says at least 261 people have died in prisons in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele’s 2 1/2-year-old crackdown on street gangs. Since 2022, Bukele’s … more

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FILE - A brigade from the Electric Power Authority repairs distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19, 2017. A federal judge overseeing a drawn-out debt-restructuring process for the power company ordered all parties to mediation on Wednesday, July 10, in the latest attempt to break an impasse that has sparked widespread anger and frustration. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Federal judge orders mediation to break impasse over Puerto Rico power company debt

A federal judge overseeing a drawn-out debt-restructuring process for Puerto Rico’s power company has ordered all parties to mediation. Wednesday's ruling is the latest attempt to break an impasse … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 7/10/24

FILE - Incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum waves at the end of a press conference where she presented four more members of her Cabinet, in Mexico City, July 4, 2024. Outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, his successor is planning to build three passenger train lines running from the capital to some cities on the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Mexican president says his successor will build passenger train lines to US border

Mexico's president has announced that his successor is planning to build passenger train lines running from the capital to cities on the U.S. border. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador fleshed … more

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FILE - Somali refugee children cover themselves as a dust storm moves across the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya, July 13, 2023. The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and threatening health and economies from central Africa to northern China. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

UN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China

The U.N. General Assembly has declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and threaten health and economies from … more

By JADE LOZADA | 7/10/24

FILE - This file image released by the Department of Defense on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, and displayed at a Pentagon briefing, shows an image of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. An Iraqi court issued a death sentence Wednesday, July 10, 2024 against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group. (Department of Defense via AP, File)

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi … more

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | 7/10/24

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops that will take part to the Bastille Day parade in Paris, on July 2, 2024. In his first public declaration since Sunday's legislative elections result, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will give time to the country's different political parties to build a "Republican" majority at the National Assembly, before he can decide on a Prime Minister. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool, File)

Macron asks political parties to build a broad coalition before he appoints a new prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will give time to the country’s political parties to build a “Republican” majority at the National Assembly before he can decide on a new prime … more

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