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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speak during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the resort city of Sochi, Russia, Friday, June 9, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Leader of Belarus says he wouldn't hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression

Belarus' authoritarian leader says his country has already received some of Russia's tactical nuclear weapons, emphasizing that he wouldn't hesitate to order their use in the event of an aggression … more

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FILE - Italian politician, Romano Prodi and wife, Flavia Franzoni arrive at the official concert by the Maltese Philharmonic Orchestra, for the official euro celebrations at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta, on Jan. 12, 2008. Flavia Franzoni, a professor of social work and the wife of former Italian Premier Romano Prodi, died Tuesday June 13, 2023 during a hike in Umbria, Italy’s rescue service said. She was 76. (AP Photo/Lino Arrigo Azzopardi, File)

Flavia Franzoni, professor and wife of Italy's ex-Premier Romano Prodi, dies during hike at 76

The wife of former Italian Premier Romano Prodi has died during a hike in Umbria. Italy’s rescue service says Flavia Franzoni was found unconscious when rescue crews arrived. The Prodis and others … more

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FILE - Mexican National Guards patrol among the lanes of cars entering the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico, May 11, 2023. Montserrat Caballero, the mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana, said on June 12, 2023 she has decided to go live at an army base for her own safety, after she received threats. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Mayor of Mexican border city of Tijuana living at army base after receiving threats

The mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana says she has decided to live at an army base for her own safety, after she received threats. Drug gang violence in Tijuana is getting worse, as drug … more

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FILE - Police and local residents load the exhumed bodies of victims of a religious cult into the back of a truck in the village of Shakahola, near the coastal city of Malindi, in southern Kenya on April 23, 2023. The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus is at more than 300, authorities said Tuesday June 13, 2023, and the death toll is expected to rise as more exhumations are planned. (AP Photo, File)

Death toll from Kenya cult tied to pastor surpasses 300, with more exhumations planned

Authorities in Kenya say the number of people who died after a pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300. The death toll rose to 303 after 19 more … more

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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to media in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces 'dangerous situation'

The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine and Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia. That's … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 6/13/23

FILE - A cathedral door keeper and a woman wait in front of the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Nov. 30, 2022. A court on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, ordered a German diocese to pay 300,000 euros ($323,000) in compensation to a man who was repeatedly abused by a Catholic priest in the 1970s, a ruling that a victims' association said was the first of its kind in Germany. The state court in Cologne ruled in a case in which the plaintiff, a man now aged 62 who was abused more than 300 times by a priest, had sought 750,000 euros from the Cologne archdiocese, German news agency dpa reported. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

German court orders diocese to pay clergy abuse victim over $300,000

A court has ordered a German diocese to pay 300,000 euros ($323,000) in compensation to a former altar boy who was repeatedly abused by a Catholic priest in the 1970s. A victims’ association said … more

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Palestinians, some armed, celebrate as Israeli security forces withdraw from Balata refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank after their alleged failure to arrest a wanted militant in the heavily militarized camp, near the city of Nablus Tuesday, June 13, 2023. An Israeli military raid set off a gunfight with militants that killed a 19-year-old Palestinian man on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Israeli military raid kills 1 Palestinian, 4 people wounded in separate West Bank shooting attack

Palestinian health officials say that an Israeli military raid into the northern West Bank has sparked a gunfight with militants that killed a young Palestinian man. Elsewhere in the occupied … more

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FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. China on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, criticized new sanctions imposed by the United States on companies believed to be aiding the violation of human rights or threatening American security, including hypersonic weapons development and training Chinese military pilots. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Beijing criticizes new US sanctions on companies over pilot training, weapons development

China has criticized new sanctions imposed by the United States on companies believed to be involved in training Chinese military pilots and weapons development. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson urged … more

By SIMINA MISTREANU | 6/13/23

In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Azerbaijan's President Ilhan Aliyev, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Turkey says it's ready to open consulate in city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is ready to open a consulate in Shusha, a city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in a war in 2020. Erdogan made the comment on Tuesday … more

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Japanese lawmakers stand as they approve a contentious awareness promotion bill for LGBTQ+ rights at the lower house in Tokyo Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The passage by the lower house, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing bloc has a comfortable majority, came after only a few hours of debate at a lower house committee last Friday after the bill's submission and its last-minute partial revisions, and is expected to be sent to the less-powerful upper house for approval and enactment as early as Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)

Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights

The powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament has passed a bill to promote awareness of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists that last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s … more

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Villagers ride a military truck as they evacuate their homes in Santo Domingo town, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Truckloads of villagers on Tuesday fled from Philippine communities close to gently erupting Mayon volcano, traumatized by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater and sporadic blasts of ash. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine villagers flee ashfall, sight of red-hot lava from erupting Mayon volcano

Truckloads of villagers have fled Philippine communities close to the erupting Mayon volcano, traumatized by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater and fearful of sporadic blasts of ash. … more

By JIM GOMEZ AND JOEAL CALUPITAN | 6/13/23

A lifeguard stands during high tide at a deserted Juhu beach on the Arabian Sea cost in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. India and Pakistan braced for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week, as authorities on Monday halted fishing activities, deployed rescue personnel and announced evacuation plans for those at risk. From the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Biparjoy is aiming at Pakistan's southern Sindh province and the coastline of the western Indian state of Gujarat. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Thousands evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches

Pakistan’s army and civil authorities are planning to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the southern coast, and thousands in neighboring India have sought shelter ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy. It … more

By SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED | 6/13/23

Matthias Weniger, curator of the Bavarian National Museum, lifts one of the 111 silver objects stolen by the Nazis from the Jews during the Third Reich, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Museum staff have made it their mission to return as many of the silver objects as possible to the descendants of the original owners. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

As a stolen silver sleuth, German curator returns heirlooms Jewish families lost in the Holocaust

Nearly eight decades after the Holocaust, a German museum curator has made it his mission to return stolen silver objects to Jewish families around the globe. The Nazis took thousands of silver … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 6/13/23

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, June 5, 2023, a Russian self-propelled gun fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location. Analysts say Moscow has learned from its mistakes so far in Ukraine and has improved its weapons and skills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Ukraine official says at least 3 killed, dozens wounded in Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih

A regional governor says at least three people have been killed and 25 wounded after missiles hit civilian buildings in an overnight attack in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. Serhiy Lysak, … more

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FILE - In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 19, 2023. Abbas began a visit to China on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Mideast politics and competing for energy resources. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Palestinian President Abbas begins China visit as Beijing seeks larger role in Mideast

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has begun a visit to China that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Mideast politics and competing for energy resources. Abbas arrived Tuesday morning on … more

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US military says helicopter accident in north Syria left 22 troops injured

The United States military says a helicopter mishap in northeast Syria over the weekend has left 22 U.S. service members injured to various degrees. The military added in a statement Tuesday that the … more

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Manuel Ranoque, father of two of the youngest Indigenous children who survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults, and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive, speaks to the media from the entrance of the military hospital where the children are receiving medical attention, in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Relatives fight for custody of 4 kids who survived plane crash and weeks in Amazon jungle

A custody battle has broken out among relatives of four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and 40 harrowing days alone in the Amazon rainforest. Their maternal grandparents are vying with … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MANUEL RUEDA | 6/12/23

Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a joint press conference Monday, June 12, 2023 at the Elysee palace in Paris. Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda meet in Paris for talks focusing on military support for Ukraine's counteroffensive and future security guarantees to be given to the country, ahead of a NATO summit in July. (Sarah Meyssonnier, Pool via AP)

France, Germany and Poland back Ukraine's counteroffensive in a show of unity

The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are meeting in Paris for talks focusing on military support for Ukraine’s counteroffensive and future security guarantees to be given to the country. The … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 6/12/23

FILE - Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) activists Ester Goffi, second from left, and Guido Viero, left, arrive at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, where they are on trial for having staged a protest in August inside the Vatican Museums. A Vatican court on Monday, June 12, 2023, convicted the two environmental activists of aggravated damage and ordered them to pay more than 28,000 euros (US$30,000) in damages after they glued their hands to the base of an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate change. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Vatican court convicts climate activists for damaging statue, fines them more than 28,000 euros

A Vatican court has convicted two environmental activists of aggravated damage after they glued their hands to an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 6/12/23

Three British nationals missing after boat caught fire in Red Sea are dead, tour operator says

A U.K.-based tour operator says three British nationals who went missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast have died. The announcement … more

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