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A fireball lights the horizon on the Ukrainian shore of the Danube, seen from Chilia Veche in eastern Romania on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The discovery of drone debris on Romanian territory this week has left some local residents fearing that the war in neighboring Ukraine could spread into their country, as Russian forces bombard Ukrainian ports just across the Danube River from NATO-member Romania. (Mircea Franc via AP)

Proximity of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Danube ports stirs fear in NATO member Romania

The discovery of drone debris on Romanian territory this week has left some local residents fearing that the war in neighboring Ukraine could spread into their country, as Russian forces bombard … more

By STEPHEN MCGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA | 9/8/23

FILE - Houses riddled with bullets are seen after the deadly clashes between Palestinian factions in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees appealed Wednesday, Aug. 30, for $15.5 million to respond to the fallout of clashes in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp earlier this month. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zaatari, File)

Clashes resume between factions in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp

Clashes have resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting residents to flee Friday. Several days of street battles … more

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A pedestrian waits for a bus on a flooded street following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China floods city streets and subway stations

Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close. Videos circulating on social media show … more

By ZEN SOO | 9/8/23

Municipal workers wash a side walk near a billboard featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of this week's summit of the Group of 20 nations, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India seeking greater voice for developing world at G20, but Ukraine war may overshadow talks

It’s never been easy for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to find common ground, but the global ramifications of Russia’s war on Ukraine mean even greater challenges for meaningful … more

By DAVID RISING | 9/8/23

A woman walks past a shop decorated with a replica of a victory banner prior to local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo)

Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not … more

By YURAS KARMANAU and DASHA LITVINOVA | 9/8/23

A woman holds up a sign with a message that reads in Spanish; "I will decide" as she joins a march demanding legal, free and safe abortions for all women, marking International Safe Abortion Day, in Mexico City, Sept. 28, 2022. Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, has decriminalized abortion nationwide. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Latin America women's rights groups say their abortion win in Mexico may hold the key to US struggle

Women’s rights activists in Latin America have long looked to the United States as a model in their decades-long struggle to chip away at abortion restrictions in their highly religious countries. … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 9/8/23

Hong Kong closes schools as torrential rain floods streets, subway station

Hong Kong has closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city and an underground subway station. Heavy … more

By ZEN SOO | 9/7/23

FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during his visit to the navy headquarter in North Korea, on Aug. 27, 2023. 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)

North Korea says it has launched a new nuclear attack submarine to counter US naval power

North Korea says it has christened a purported nuclear attack submarine it had developed for years, which leader Kim Jong Un described as a crucial step in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/7/23

Israelis support plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system protest against Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Thousands supporting the Israeli government's judicial overhaul rallied in front of the Supreme Court Thursday, ahead of a pivotal hearing next week on the legality of the first major bill of the overhaul. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Thousands rally in support of Israel's judicial overhaul before a major court hearing next week

Several thousand protesters supporting the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul have rallied in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The court is set to hear a pivotal case next week on the … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 9/7/23

FILE - Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu delivers her speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, June 14, 2023. Kosovo’s president Osmani on Thursday Sept. 7, 2023, accused investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers earlier this year in which dozens of troops and police officers were injured, some of them seriously. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

Kosovo's president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers

Kosovo's president has accused Serbian investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers. Dozens of troops and police officers were injured in the May clashes. … more

By LORNE COOK | 9/7/23

FILE -Passengers walk through a quiet Brussels Midi Station during a train strike on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Belgium acknowledges that its major rail gateway has become a festering sore of drug abuse, poverty and violence. The Brussels Midi Station is a major stain on a nation preparing to take on the presidency of the European Union next year. (AP Photo/Thierry Monasse, File)

Brussels Midi Station, once a stately gateway to Belgium, has turned into festering sore of nation

Belgium has acknowledged that its primary rail gateway has become a festering sore of drug abuse, poverty and violence. The Brussels Midi Station is a major stain on a nation preparing to take on the … more

By RAF CASERT and SYLVAIN PLAZY | 9/7/23

Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc speaks at a news conference on the appointment of Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Josee Hogue for the inquiry into foreign interference, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada announces public inquiry into whether China, Russia and others interfered in elections

Canada has announced that a judge will lead a public inquiry into whether China, Russia and other countries interfered in Canadian federal elections in 2019 and 2021 that re-elected Prime Minister … more

By ROB GILLIES | 9/7/23

FILE - Then Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi watches the vaccination of health workers at a hospital in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Jan. 27, 2021. Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but has been denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system, a medical worker said Thursday Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)

Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison

Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities … more

By GRANT PECK | 9/7/23

Erlend Bore poses with the gold treasure he discovered with a metal detector on the island of Rennesoey in Stavanger, Norway, Thursday Sept. 7, 2023. Bore found nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls on a southern island in what was described as the gold find of the century in Norway. (Anniken Celine Berger/Archaeological Museum, UiS via NTB via AP)

Some pendants, rings and gold pearls. Norwegian archaeologists say it's the gold find of the century

A Norwegian man using a metal detector has found nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls on a southern island in what was described as the gold find of the century in Norway. The gold pendants … more

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Japan's Prime Minster Fumio Kishida attends the East Asia Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan's Kishida says China seafood ban contrasts with wide support for Fukushima water release

Japan’s prime minister says China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive water from a tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant contrasts starkly with broad … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 9/7/23

FILE - Human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja flashes the victory sign outside a police station in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Sept. 18, 2014. Al-Khawaja, a daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain, said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, that she would return to the island nation to press for his release amid a major hunger strike by him and hundreds of other inmates there, even though she could be imprisoned as well. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Daughter of long-imprisoned activist in Bahrain to return to island in bid to push for his release

A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she will return to the island nation to press for his release. The planned trip comes while he and hundreds of other inmates in the … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 9/7/23

FILE - Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, speaks at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 27, 2023. Mikati is warning, Thursday, Sept. 7, that Syrian refugees could become a threat to the small Mediterranean nation’s delicate demographic and sectarian balance. Over a thousand Syrian refugees each week are fleeing to Lebanon from their country’s worsening economic and financial conditions. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation's balance

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister is warning that Syrian refugees could become a threat to the small Mediterranean nation’s delicate demographic and sectarian balance. Over a thousand Syrian … more

By BASSEM MROUE | 9/7/23

FILE - Undated file photo of Pope Pius XII. Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II, providing names of at least 3,200 Jews whose identities have been corroborated by the city’s Jewish community, officials said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The documentation doesn’t appear to shed any new light on the role of Pope Pius XII during the Nazi occupation of Rome. (AP Photo)

Catholic-Jewish research substantiates reports that Catholic convents sheltered Jews during WWII

Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II. Researchers from the Pontifical Biblical … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 9/7/23

FILE - President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. Gabon’s junta says the country’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since he was deposed last week, is now freed and can travel on a medical trip. The junta said this on Wednesday just as it has met with various local and regional authorities, promising a better life for Gabonese. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Gabon’s junta says deposed president is 'freed' and can travel on a medical trip

Gabon’s junta says the country’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since he was deposed last week, is now free and can travel on a medical trip. The junta said … more

BY CHINEDU ASADU AND YVES LAURENT GOMA | 9/7/23

Floodwaters and mud cover the land after the country's record rainstorm, in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased after rescue teams in the three neighboring countries recovered more bodies. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)

More than 800 people rescued from floodwaters in Greece after severe rainstorms

Greece's fire department says more than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from floods after severe rainstorms turned streets into raging torrents, hurling cars into the sea and … more

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