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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Leaders are meeting in Moldova Thursday for a summit aiming to show a united front in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and underscore support for the Eastern European country's ambitions to draw closer to the West and keep Moscow at bay. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

What was Hungary’s role in freeing Ukrainian POWs from Russia? The European Commission wants to know

The European Union's executive arm says it will ask Hungary to provide explanations and details about the country's role in the transfer to Hungary of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed by Russia. … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 6/21/23

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)

Japan's Kishida says he will attend NATO leaders' summit, stresses need for dialogue with China

Japan's prime minister says he plans to visit Lithuania in July to attend a NATO leaders’ summit as his country steps up cooperation with the Western organization. Fumio Kishida's announcement … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 6/21/23

FILE - Dr. Paolo Macchiarini attends a press conference announcing what he called the successful transplant of windpipes using innovative stem cell tissue regeneration, in Florence, Italy, Friday, July 30, 2010. A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, upped a prison sentenced to the Italian surgeon for causing bodily harm during experimental stem-cell windpipe transplants on three patients who died. Macchiarini, who made headlines in 2011 for carrying out the world’s first stem-cell windpipe transplants at Sweden’s leading hospital, was given 2.5 years in jail by the Svea Court of Appeal for causing "bodily harm" of three people between 2011 and 2014. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Galassi, File)

Swedish appeals court ups surgeon's sentence for 'harm' during experimental windpipe transplants

A Swedish appeals court has upped a prison sentence for an Italian surgeon for causing bodily harm during experimental stem cell windpipe transplants on three patients who eventually died. Dr. Paolo … more

6/21/23

An employee of the Hong Kong Opinion Research Institute (PORI) enters the office in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. A Hong Kong pollster is planning to cancel part of its regular survey questions weeks after the release of its report about the anniversary of China’s crackdown 1989 pro-democracy protests was canceled due to the government’s risk assessment.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kong pollster plans to limit questions on sensitive topics, including Tiananmen crackdown

One of Hong Kong’s most reputable sources for public opinion data is limiting its survey scope, including on sensitive topics such as the Tiananmen crackdown. The change comes on the heels of a … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 6/21/23

Mourners carry the body of Nachman Mordoff, 17, during his funeral in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Shilo, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Mordoff was among four Israelis killed by two Palestinian attackers that opened fire at a restaurant and gas station near the Israeli settlement of Eli in the West Bank on Tuesday. The attackers were killed by Israeli fire as violence continued to roil the West Bank. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel beefs up troop presence in West Bank after Palestinian attack that killed 4 civilians

The Israeli army has beefed up its forces across the occupied West Bank and prepared to demolish the homes of two Palestinian gunmen who killed four Israelis in one of the worst attacks in the past … more

6/21/23

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP)

Allies seek big-business investment to rebuild Ukraine at London conference

Diplomats from dozens of countries are meeting in London to drum up funds to rebuild Ukraine. That's a mammoth task whose cost is estimated by the World Bank at more than $400 billion – a figure … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 6/21/23

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters as he arrives in New York on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Modi to start US visit with yoga on the UN lawn, a savvy and symbolic choice for India's leader

There will be plenty of time to discuss global tensions during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. this week. But he’s starting his day Wednesday by highlighting a pursuit of … more

By JENNIFER PELTZ | 6/21/23

FILE - A worker walks next to a pile of sacks of food earmarked for the Tigray and Afar regions in a warehouse of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Semera, the regional capital for the Afar region, in Semera, Ethiopia, Feb. 21, 2022. The United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the theft of food meant for hungry people, according to four humanitarian workers. (AP Photo, File)

Once starved by war, millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as US, UN pause aid after massive theft

Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war. Now, even after peace, they are going hungry again. That's after the discovery earlier this year of a massive theft of donated food aid in … more

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CARA ANNA | 6/21/23

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, right, and Cuba's Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Cuban officials conclude Russia trip with agreements on oil, wheat, and renewed tourism

Cuba is reaffirming its alliance with Russia through a series of agreements considered key for the island nation, including on oil and fuel supply, the sale of wheat and the resumption of flights … more

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ | 6/20/23

A protester waves a national flag during a march against Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government, in Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Colombia's opposition is protesting sweeping reforms to the nation's healthcare system, pensions and labor. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Thousands take to the streets in Colombia to protest leftist government's reforms

Thousands of people are marching in Colombia to voice their frustration with President Gustavo Petro’s government and its attempts to make sweeping changes to the nation’s health and pension … more

By MANUEL RUEDA | 6/20/23

Taliban fighters gather in the late afternoon near Sakhi Shah-e Mardan Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Taliban carry out 2nd known public execution since seizing power in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the religious group took power in 2021. The court had sentenced to death a man found … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 6/20/23

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a closely watched visit to Beijing on Monday, during which he met with China's top diplomats and held talks with President Xi Jinping. However, Blinken failed to land the biggest ask on his agenda: restoring China-U.S. military communications. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Why haven't China and the U.S. agreed to restore military contacts?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up a closely watched visit to Beijing during which he and President Xi Jinping pledged to stabilize plunging U.S-China ties. But China refused the … more

By SIMINA MISTREANU | 6/20/23

A group of men wait at the turnstiles and speak with survivors, mostly from Pakistan, of a deadly migrant boat sinking at a migrant camp in Malakasa north of Athens, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Hundreds of migrants are believed to be missing after a fishing trawler sank off southern Greece last week. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

9 Egyptians appearing in Greek court over deadly migrant shipwreck

Nine Egyptian men accused of being members of a migrant smuggling ring involved in one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean are appearing in court in southern Greece for questioning … more

6/20/23

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a news conference in the Beijing American Center at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Monday, June 19, 2023. The United States and China have pledged to stabilize their badly deteriorated ties during a critical visit to Beijing by Blinken, who met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

US and China hold top-level talks, but their rivalry remains unchecked

The United States and China may be back to talking at a high level, but their battle for global power and influence remains unchecked and mutual suspicion still runs deep. Secretary of State Antony … more

By MATTHEW LEE | 6/20/23

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang for a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany, China hold high-level meeting amid tensions over trade, Ukraine

Trade, climate change and the war in Ukraine are on the agenda as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is on his first foreign trip since taking office. The meeting … more

6/20/23

Homes are seen near the permanent danger zone surrounding Mayon volcano at Bonga village, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, on June 15, 2023. Thousands of poor Filipinos risk their lives by living and working in villages inside a permanent danger zone around Mayon volcano. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines' most active volcano erupts

Thousands of poor Filipinos risk their lives by living and working in villages inside a permanent danger zone around Mayon volcano. The Philippines' most active volcano began expelling lava a week … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 6/19/23

FILE - The Sutlej River flows in the valley below the tall snowy peaks in the Kinnaur district of the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India, March 13, 2023. A new report Tuesday, June 20, from a Nepal-based research organization finds that water security for nearly 2 billion people living downstream of rivers that originate in the Himalayan ranges will likely be threatened by the end of this century due to rapid glacier melt if global warming is not controlled. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming not controlled, study finds

A new report from a Nepal-based research organization finds that water security for nearly 2 billion people living downstream from the Hindu Kush Himalayan ranges will likely be threatened by the end … more

By SIBI ARASU | 6/19/23

Zohaib Shamraiz holds up a photograph of his missing uncle, 40 year old Nadeem Muhamm, outside a migrant camp in Malakasa north of Athens, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Hundreds of migrants are believed to be missing after a fishing trawler sank off southern Greece last week. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

As death toll rises to 81, new accounts clash with official version of migrant disaster off Greece

The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean has risen to 81 after three more bodies were found off southern Greece. Also, survivors have claimed that … more

By DEREK GATOPOULOS | 6/19/23

Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, left, and Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin cut the ribbon to inaugurate the walkways and nighttime illumination of the so called 'Sacred Area' where four temples, dating back as far as the 3rd century B.C., stand smack in the middle of one of modern Rome's busiest crossroads, Monday, June 19, 2023, With the help of funding from Bulgari, the luxury jeweler, the grouping of temples can now be visited by the public that for decades had to gaze down from the bustling sidewalks rimming Largo Argentina (Argentina Square) to admire the temples below where Julius Caesar masterminded his political strategies and was later fatally stabbed in 44 B.C. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Ancient Rome temples complex, with ruins of building where Caesar was stabbed, opens to tourists

Four temples from ancient Rome stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city's busiest crossroads. But until this week, practically the only ones getting a close-up view were cats, who prowled … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 6/19/23

FILE - A dolphin calf swims near a boat at the mouth of the Tagus River in Lisbon, Friday, June 24, 2022. The 193 U.N. member nations have adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas. The United Nations chief hailed the historic agreement saying it gives the ocean “a fighting chance.” (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

UN members adopt first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas

Members of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas. The U.N.'s chief, Antonio Guterres, is hailing the historic agreement. He says it gives the … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 6/19/23