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The screengrab from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Youtube channel shows the Aditya-L1 spacecraft lifts off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the space center in Sriharikota, India, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (Indian Space Research Organisation via AP)

India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's south pole

India has launched its first space mission to study the sun, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south pole region of the moon. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft took off Saturday … more

By ASHOK SHARMA | 9/2/23

A Kashmiri patient walks out from a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

AP photos of Kashmir's mental health clinics show the invisible scars of decades of conflict

For over three decades, Kashmiris have been living through multiple crises. Experts say violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization and securitization, and … more

By MUKHTAR KHAN | 9/2/23

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires cruise missiles into the sea after US-South Korean military drills end

South Korea says North Korea has test-fired several cruise missiles. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the launches early Saturday morning off the North’s … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/1/23

FILE - United Nations General Secretary António Guterres addresses a news conference during the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all – the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly starting Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September

The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all – the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly starting Sept. 18. … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/1/23

French President Emmanuel Macron listens to teachers during a visit to a vocational school in Orange, Southeastern France, Friday Sept. 1, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)

France's public schools will enforce a dress code banning robes worn by some Muslims, president says

French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students won’t get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly worn by Muslims. He says authorities will be “intractable” in … more

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FILE - This video grab shows coup supporters cheering police officers in Libreville, Gabon, on Aug. 30, 2023. Gabon’s opposition leader accused the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power in order to retain their control in the oil-rich Central African nation. (AP Photo/Betiness Mackosso, File)

Gabon opposition leader alleges the ousted president's family arranged the coup to retain power

Gabon’s opposition leader is accusing the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power as a way of retaining their control in the oil-rich Central African nation. … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 9/1/23

Schoolgirls sing Ukraine's national anthem as they attend a ceremony of the first day in school in Bucha, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Ukraine marks Sept. 1 as Knowledge Day, as a traditional launch of the academic year. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

It's joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war

An atmosphere of joy mixed with sorrow sets the tone for the start of the new school year in Ukraine. Despite schools being renovated, the educational process here is far from normal. Due to constant … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 9/1/23

A Palestinian family member inspects the damage at his family's house that was besieged during an Israeli army raid in the West Bank town of Aqaba, near Tubas, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The Israeli military on Friday raided the Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, besieging an apartment and sparking a gunfight with local militants that killed an apparently uninvolved Palestinian teacher, his family and Palestinian health officials said. The Israeli army said it searched the hide-out and found improvised explosive devices in a children's room, along with other military equipment like high-capacity gun magazines. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Israeli forces raid a West Bank town, sparking a firefight that kills a Palestinian teacher

Palestinian health officials say that the Israeli military has raided a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, besieging an apartment and sparking a gunfight with local militants that killed an … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 9/1/23

A frame grab from a footage showing a she-bear strolling in San Sebastiano Dei Marsi, Italy, Saturday, Aug. 26 ,2023. The Italian iconic mamma bear "Amarena" was killed by rifle shots on Thursday night near San Sebastiano dei Marsi, in the Abruzzo region. The she-bear was famous for peacefully strolling around local villages with her cubs and was considered a pillar for the conservation of the Apennine brown bear in central Italy. (Via APTN)

Shooting of a brown bear leaves 2 cubs motherless and sparks outrage in Italy

The slaying of a brown bear near an Italian national park has left her two young cubs motherless and sparked outrage in much of the country. Italy's environmental minister, animal rights advocates … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 9/1/23

FILE - Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 22, 2023. Thaksin, who recently returned from exile and began serving an eight-year prison term, has requested a royal pardon, a senior member of the outgoing Cabinet said Thursday, Aug. 31. Thaksin was moved from prison to a state hospital soon after his return last week for reported ill health. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand's king reduces prison term of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a single year

Thailand’s king has reduced the prison term of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one year following the divisive politician’s return from 15 years of self-imposed … more

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FILE - Wreaths at the memorial wall of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenhausen after a ceremony marking the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day in Oranienburg, Germany, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. German prosecutors say a 98-year-old man has been charged with being an accessory to murder as a guard at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1943 and 1945. Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1943 and 1945. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

A 98-year-old German man is charged as an accessory to murder at a Nazi concentration camp

German prosecutors say a 98-year-old man has been charged with being an accessory to murder as a guard at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1943 and 1945. They say the German … more

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A new China map shows the South China Sea with nine-dash line claims under Chinese territory and a new line next to Taiwan are seen on the map, at a bookstore in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.China has upset many in the Asia-Pacific region with the release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as contested parts of India and Russia, and official objections continue to mount. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China's new national map has set off a wave of protests. Why?

China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as contested parts of India and Russia, and … more

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FILE - A Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 file photo of a Nobel medal displayed during a ceremony in New York. The foundation that administers the prestigious Nobel awards has reversed its invitation policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, and all members of the Swedish parliament, including a far-right party leader, who earlier have been banned. Vidar Helgesen, head of the private foundation said Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 “that by inviting them “dialogue between those with differing views is being reduced. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sweden's Nobel reverses invitation policy. Russia, Belarus, Iran and far-right leader are welcome

The foundation that administers the prestigious Nobel prizes has reversed its policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, as well as a far-right Swedish politician, who all were previously banned. … more

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, second left, speaks during a disaster drill at his office in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. On Friday, Japan marked the centennial of the 1923 Great Kanto Quake that killed more than 100,000. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide

Japan's prime minister has staged a televised a disaster drill in which he declared a fictional state of emergency based on a real-life earthquake that devastated the capital region a century ago. … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 9/1/23

FILE - Supporters of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community attend a sit-in to protest the ongoing criminalization of homosexuality and arbitrary arrests in front of Hobeich police station, where protesters say four men are being held for homosexuality, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Rainbows, drag shows, movies: Lebanon's leaders go after perceived symbols of the LGBTQ+ community

In recent weeks, Lebanon's sharply divided political and religious leaders have come together to fight the LGBTQ+ community. The country that long showed a relative tolerance has seen a series of … more

By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 9/1/23

Police inspect a truck that exploded outside an office used by the government's National Service for Attention for People Deprived of Liberty (SNAI), which runs the jail system, in Quito, Ecuador, early Thursday Aug. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador's fragile security

The fragile security of Ecuador has been underscored by the explosions of four car bombs and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various detention facilities. … more

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FILE - Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. A U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan said Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 the U.S. would act if the island was attacked and promised to resolve the $19 billion backlog in its defense purchases from the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US vice chair of Armed Services Committee promises 'resolute reaction' if Taiwan is attacked

A U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan says the U.S. would act if the island was attacked and promised to resolve the $19 billion backlog in its defense purchases from the U.S. Rob Wittman, … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 9/1/23

Afghan women's cricketer Firooza Amiri poses at her parent’s home in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Forced to flee with her family when the Taliban again took power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, Amiri and her family first traveled to Pakistan and then were evacuated to Australia, where most of her 25 teammates still live. (Firooza Amiri via AP)

Afghanistan's female cricketers plead with sport's world governing body: help us play again

Two years ago Firooza Amiri was an 18-year-old batter for the Afghanistan women’s cricket team and ready to take on the world. But just like that, her world and that of millions of others in her … more

By DENNIS PASSA | 9/1/23

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb speaks to media during a press conference at the ACCC Office in Sydney, Australia, on June 8, 2022. Australia’s consumer watchdog on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, called for Qantas Airways to be punished with a record fine for allegedly selling tickets on thousands of flights that had already been canceled. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

Australian consumer watchdog calls for record fine against Qantas over canceled flights

Australia’s consumer watchdog has called for Qantas Airways to be punished with a record fine for allegedly selling tickets on thousands of flights that had already been canceled. Australian … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 8/31/23

FILE - Passenger planes take off from Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, May 12, 2022. The Mexican government ordered Mexico City's old airport to cut flights by 17% on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, sparking warnings by airlines of possible mass flight cancellations. The new rules are scheduled to take effect by Oct. 29. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Mexico City's old airport told to cut flights by 17%, leading airlines to warn of mass cancellations

The Mexican government has ordered Mexico City’s old airport to cut flights by 17%, sparking warnings by airlines of possible mass flight cancellations. The new rules scheduled to take effect by … more

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