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Participants pose for a group photo during the meeting 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region' at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, June 15, 2023. Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world's attention back to Syria at an annual donor conference hosted by the European Union in Brussels for humanitarian aid to Syrians. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Donor nations scramble to find billions of dollars of funding for Syrian aid

Donor nations from across the globe are scrambling to find billions in dollars to extend their aid commitment to millions of Syrians who have been battered by hunger, poverty, civil war and a massive … more

By RAF CASERT and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 6/15/23

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, greets NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 15, 2023. NATO defense ministers are holding two days of meetings to discuss their support for Ukraine and ways to boost the defenses of eastern flank allies near Russia. A meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group is being held to drum up more military aid for the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus leader's claims

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear posture. On Tuesday, President Alexander Lukashenko claimed that … more

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FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea on, Dec. 30, 2022. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast. South Korea’s military says the North Korean launch occurred Thursday evening but gave no further details. The launch … more

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A man walks in front of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

UN atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is visiting Europe’s largest atomic power plant in southern Ukraine. A recent dam burst and the start of a counteroffensive in the war by Kyiv’s … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 6/15/23

In this image distributed by Vatican Media, Pope Francis visits the Pediatric Oncology ward of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome Thursday, June 15, 2023, where he's recovering from abdominal surgery since June 7. Francis, 86, underwent the operation to repair a hernia in the abdominal wall and to remove scar tissue that had formed following intestinal surgery in previous years. (Vatican Media via AP, ho)

Pope visits children's cancer ward in sign he may soon be discharged from hospital

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis since his June 7 abdominal surgery. The photos show Francis in his wheelchair visiting the children’s cancer ward in a sign he is getting … more

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A Palestinian clears rubble after Israeli forces demolished the home of Osama Tawil, who was arrested in February for killing an Israeli soldier last year, in Nablus, Thursday, June 15, 2023. During the demolition operation, the Israeli military said troops operating in Nablus came under fire and fired back. A Palestinian man was killed, health officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Palestinians say Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank

Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. It was the latest death in a spike of violence that has rocked the region. The Palestinian Health … more

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United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, greets Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov during a meeting on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 15, 2023. NATO defense ministers are holding two days of meetings to discuss their support for Ukraine and ways to boost the defenses of eastern flank allies near Russia. A meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group will also be held to drum up more military aid for the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

NATO debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against Russian invasion drags on

NATO defense ministers are weighing future relations with Ukraine as Russia’s war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the world’s biggest security alliance soon. NATO agreed in 2008 that … more

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Adriana Veliz searches for the queen bee from the most recent group of bees rescued by the SOS Abeja Negra organization, in Xochimilco, Mexico, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. “We do these rescues because it’s a species that’s in danger of extinction,” said Velíz. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Let it bee: The women on a mission to save Mexico City's bees

They call themselves Abeja Negra SOS — a group of mostly women working hive by hive to relocate bees that would be exterminated if they remained in Mexico’s crowded capital city. It began in 2018 … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 6/15/23

War disrupts education of Ukrainian kids, even those who've found safety abroad

Russian forces have destroyed or damaged thousands of Ukrainian schools. But the disruption to education goes far beyond devastated buildings. Experts say schooling is suffering in unprecedented … more

By VANESSA GERA and HANNA ARHIROVA | 6/15/23

FILE - A man walks through the gate of the Sachsenhausen Nazi death camp with the phrase 'Arbeit macht frei' (work sets you free) at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Oranienburg, about 30 kilometers, (18 miles) north of Berlin, Germany, Jan. 27, 2019. The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that Germany has agreed extend compensation for Holocaust survivors around the globe for the coming year. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024

The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4 billion overall for Holocaust survivors around the globe for … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 6/15/23

In this photo provided by the Australian Federal Police a man is taken into custody in Melbourne, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. A drug syndicate that tried to smuggle tons of methamphetamine from Canada to Australia and New Zealand by hiding it in shipments of maple syrup and canola oil has been busted, authorities said Thursday, June 15. (Australian Federal Police via AP)

Drug syndicate hid meth in Canadian maple syrup, canola oil bound for Down Under, authorities say

Authorities say a drug syndicate that tried to smuggle tons of methamphetamine from Canada to Australia and New Zealand by hiding it in shipments of maple syrup and canola oil has been busted. … more

By NICK PERRY | 6/14/23

This undated handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on Wednesday, June14, 2023, shows scores of people covering practically every free stretch of deck on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece. A fishing boat carrying migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off Greece on Wednesday, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year.(Hellenic Coast Guard via AP)

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece

The shipwreck off southern Greece, involving a large boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help, is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 6/14/23

Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting sit inside a defendant's glass cage during a hearing at the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine are facing trial in southern Russia. The captured soldiers were members of the Azov battalion that fought Russian troops in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol last year. (AP Photo)

Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia

More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine are facing trial in southern Russia. The captured soldiers were members of the Azov battalion that fought Russian … more

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, arrives for a vote on picking two lawmakers to serve on a judge selection panel, in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli parliament vote deals setback to Netanyahu and judicial overhaul plan

Israel’s parliament has appointed an opposition lawmaker to the powerful committee that appoints the country’s judges. Wednesday's vote exposed divisions within Prime Minister Benjamin … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | 6/14/23

Ramallah governor Laila Ghannam, with a white scarf, carries the body of 2 1/2 year old Palestinian toddler Mohammed al-Tamimi upon his arrival at the Palestine Medical Complex, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, June 5, 2023. The Palestinian toddler who was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank last week died of his wounds on Monday, Israeli hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Israeli military closes investigation into killing of Palestinian toddler without charges

The Israeli military says it has closed an investigation into its shooting and killing of a Palestinian toddler in the occupied West Bank earlier this month. In a rare admission of wrongdoing, the … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 6/14/23

FILE - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, front center left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, front center right, after a group photo at a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 4, 2019. As Trump becomes the first former president to face federal charges that could put him in jail, many Europeans are watching the case closely. But hardly a single world leader has said a word recently about the man leading the race for the Republican party nomination. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Everyone's got something to say about Trump -- except world leaders who might have to deal with him

As Trump becomes the first former president to face federal charges that could put him in jail, many Europeans are watching the case closely. But hardly a single world leader has said a word recently … more

By RAF CASERT | 6/14/23

FILE - German lawmakers attend a debate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 12, 2023. A German opposition party on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, launched a legal challenge to an electoral reform that is designed to reduce the size of the country's increasingly bloated parliament. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

German opposition party launches legal challenge to reform meant to shrink parliament

A German opposition party has launched a legal challenge to an electoral reform that is designed to reduce the size of the country’s increasingly bloated parliament. The center-right Christian … more

By GEIR MOULSON | 6/14/23

FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, speak to the media after their talks at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Nov. 8, 2022. Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden's application to join the Western military alliance before a July summit because the Nordic nation has not fully addressed his security concerns. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Erdogan says no change in Turkey's stance on Sweden's NATO membership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden’s application to join the Western military alliance before a July summit because the Nordic … more

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Lilia Chanysheva makes a heart gesture as she is standing in a cage during a hearing in a courtroom of the Kirovskiy District Court in Ufa, Russia, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Chanysheva, who used to head imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny's office in the Russian region of Bashkortostan, was convicted of extremism charges and sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. The charges against Chanysheva, who was arrested in November 2021, stem from a court ruling made earlier that year that designated Navalny's Foundation for Fighting Corruption and his regional offices as extremist organizations. (AP Photo)

Russian court sends an associate of Kremlin foe Navalny to prison for 7 1/2 years

A court in Russia has convicted an associate of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on extremism charges and sentenced her to 7 1/2 years in prison, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown … more

By DASHA LITVINOVA | 6/14/23

A woman holds a candle during a silent protest to commemorate a Polish woman who died in Poland in May and to protest against Poland's restrictive abortion law in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Pregnant Dorota Lalik, 33, died on May 24 in the John Paul II hospital in Nowy Targ, a town in the conservative region of southern Poland. She arrived at the hospital after her waters broke and was told to lie with her legs up. She died of sepsis there three days later. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Abortion rights protests planned across Poland after death of pregnant woman

Women’s rights advocates have called for protests in dozens of Polish cities after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis. It was the latest such death since a tightening of … more

By VANESSA GERA | 6/14/23