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Migrants walk towards a station to board a bus directed to Marseille, France, in Rome, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Despite vows by Italy’s right-wing government to crack down on migrant arrivals and European Union-inked deals with Tunisia to stem the flow, the numbers of desperate people making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing keep rising. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni's policy

A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia is overwhelming a tiny Italian island south of Sicily. The arrival of more than 100 rickety iron boats that converged on … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 9/13/23

This video grab shows Kim Aris displaying an old family photo of his mother, Myanmar's ousted and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an interview with The Associated Press in London, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Aris, Suu Kyi's younger son, expressed concern about the health of his mother, who was arrested when her government was toppled by the army in February 2021, remains in detention, apparently in a prison in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw. (AP Photo/Tian Macleod Ji)

The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he's increasingly worried about her health

The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi says he has always avoided talking to the media, but this time is different. He’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s … more

By GRANT PECK and TIAN MACLEOD JI | 9/13/23

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, seen center left, examine a launch pad of Soyuz rockets during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kim Jong Un's trip to Russia provides window into unique North Korean and Russian media coverage

The world is largely relying on North Korean and Russian media for information about the unusual train journey of leader Kim Jong Un to meet with President Vladimir Putin at a space facility. … more

By FOSTER KLUG and EMMA BURROWS | 9/13/23

In this handout photo released by the Taliban Prime Minister Media Office, China's new ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Sheng meets with Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund during the recognition ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The Taliban on Wednesday greeted China's new ambassador to Afghanistan with pomp and ceremony, calling the envoy's nomination a significant step with a significant message. (Taliban Prime Minister Media Office via AP)

Taliban hail China's new ambassador with fanfare, say it's a sign for others to establish relations

The Taliban have hailed China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan with fanfare, saying his arrival is a sign for other nations to come forward and establish relations with them. The Taliban seized … more

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Russian spaceport visited by Kim has troubled history blighted by corruption and construction delays

The Russian space launch facility where President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reflects an ambitious attempt by Moscow to burnish its scientific glory that faded after … more

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FILE - The entrance to the former U.S. Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum, is seen n Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. The upcoming prisoner swap between Iran and the United States follows the same contours that the countries have tracing since the resolution of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis. The limits of this diplomacy remain largely the same as they have been for over the four decades since, with officials in both countries even using similar language to discuss the deals now. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Analysis: Iran-US prisoner swap for billions reveals familiar limits of diplomacy between nations

American captives could be exchanged for billions of dollars of frozen Iranian assets, even as critics back in Washington warn against dealing with Tehran. That’s the way it was in 1981 and the way … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 9/13/23

$FILE -Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris arrives for a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Not a lot unites Northern Ireland’s fractious political and religious groups. The British government has managed it with a law that sets out to lay to rest the ghosts of decades of violence, but is opposed by all major political parties, Catholic and Protestant churches, human rights organizations and the United Nations. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)$

Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland 'Troubles' violence

Britain's Parliament has passed a law that sets out to lay the ghosts of decades of violence in Northern Ireland to rest. The legislation is opposed by all of Northern Ireland's major political … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 9/13/23

FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a launch of the newly developed Chollima-1 rocket carrying the Malligyong-1 satellite at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on May 31, 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, File)

How Kim's meeting with Putin at Russian spaceport may hint at his space and weapons ambitions

Ending a global guessing game on when and where they would meet, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin convened at a rocket launch facility in Siberia. The two … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/13/23

In this photo released by Bushfires NT, a large bushfire burns in the Outback of Australia near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Emergency crews were working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with containment lines on Wednesday as a huge wildfire threatened the remote community of 3,000. (Bushfires NT via AP)

Australian authorities protect Outback town against huge wildfire

Emergency crews are working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with containment lines as a huge wildfire threatens the remote community of 3,000. The fire had scorched 3,900 … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 9/13/23

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows flooding in Derna, Libya, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The destruction came to Derna and other parts of eastern Libya on Sunday night, Sept. 10, 2023. As the storm pounded the coast, Derna residents said they heard loud explosions and realized that dams outside the city had collapsed. Flash floods were unleashed down Wadi Derna, a river running from the mountains through the city and into the sea. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Rescuers retrieve over 2,000 bodies in eastern Libya wrecked by devastating floods

Emergency workers uncovered more than 2,000 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 9/13/23

Tamir Pardo, former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, poses for a photograph in Herzliya, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. They have contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a prime minister. But for many of Israel's top former security chiefs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s policies are the biggest threat yet to the country’s future. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Former leaders of Israel's security services are speaking out against Netanyahu's policies

They have contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a prime minister. But for many of Israel's top former security chiefs, Prime Minister Benjamin … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 9/13/23

A Doctors Without Borders' worker releases laboratory-bred mosquitoes infected with bacteria that interrupt the transmission of dengue, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. In Honduras, where 10,000 people are known to be sickened by dengue each year, Doctors Without Borders is partnering with the World Mosquito Program to release close to 9 million Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in Tegucigalpa over the next six months. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

Mosquitoes, long the enemy, are now bred to help prevent the spread of dengue fever

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of … more

By MARÍA VERZA and MADDIE BURAKOFF | 9/13/23

Mosquitoes, long the enemy, are now bred to help prevent the spread of dengue fever

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of … more

By MARÍA VERZA and MADDIE BURAKOFF | 9/13/23

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology telegram channel on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un gestures while speaking to Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov, not pictured, after crossing the border to Russia at Khasan, about 127 km (79 miles) south of Vladivostok. North Korea's Kim Jong Un rolled into Russia on an armored train to see President Vladimir Putin. (Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology telegram channel via AP)

South Korea's military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas. The launch Wednesday came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was traveling in Russia for a … more

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FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2023. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in March on espionage charges, which he has denied, as have his employer and the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Lawyers for jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich ask UN to urgently declare he was arbitrarily detained

Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich are asking a United Nations body to urgently issue an opinion that he has been arbitrarily detained by Russia on espionage charges which are … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/12/23

A general view of the city of Derna is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)

How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding

A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country that has been gutted by years of chaos and division. The floods are the most fatal … more

By JACK JEFFERY | 9/12/23

Rescuers worked Monday to dig through remote Moroccan villages flattened by a monstrous earthquake, as hope dwindled of finding people alive.

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake

Rescue teams in Europe are frustrated that Morocco did not throw open its doors to more outside assistance after last week's deadly earthquake. Morocco has taken a more limited approach than Turkey … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 9/12/23

FILE - The U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a Lebanese man who officials say was involved in two deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s. The sanctions were announced Tuesday by the U.S. Treasury Department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah

The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 9/12/23

Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets

Iran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea. The … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 9/12/23

FILE - Faithful attend the Sunday Mass in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, Sunday, 31 May 2020. A sweeping year-long study of sex abuse by priests and others within the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland published Tuesday has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century, involving 510 people accused of misconduct and over 900 victims affected. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP, File)

Sweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century

A sweeping study of sex abuse by priests and others within the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century. The study published Tuesday … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 9/12/23