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Turkish police officers and emergency personnel work next to burned vehicles after a crash on the Iskenderun-Antakya highway, south Turkey, late Saturday, May 6, 2023. A multi-vehicle crash in southern Turkey's Hatay province killed at least 12 people and injured 31 others, including three seriously, officials said. A truck crossed into opposite lanes after the driver lost control late Saturday, colliding with nine cars and two minibuses, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. (IHA via AP)

12 killed in multi-vehicle crash in Turkey's Hatay province

Turkish officials say that 12 people have been killed and 31 others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in southern Turkey's Hatay province. The state-run Anadolu news agency reported late Saturday that … more

5/7/23

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the seized oil tankers Niovi, left, and Advantage Sweet, right, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Satellite images analyzed Sunday, May 7, 2023, by The Associated Press showed the location of two oil tankers recently seized by Iran amid tensions with the West. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas

Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press show two oil tankers recently seized by Iran off the coast of one of its key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The photos from Planet … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 5/7/23

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Thousands of Israelis protest government legal change plans

Tens of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, demanding the changes to be scrapped rather than delayed. The protests have been held … more

5/6/23

Relatives gather to identify bodies in the village of Nyamukubi, South Kivu province, Congo, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen to over 150, with some 100 people still missing, according to a provisional assessment given by the governor and authorities in the country's South Kivu province. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

176 dead, many more missing after Congo floods

The governor of Congo's South Kivu province says flooding near Lake Kivu has killed 176 people, with many more still missing. Rivers broke their banks in villages in the territory of Kalehe and … more

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE | 5/6/23

FILE - Sudanese evacuees wait before boarding a Saudi military ship to Jeddah port, at Port Sudan, Sudan, late Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Sudan’s warring sides were beginning talks Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia say that Sudan's warring sides are beginning talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed Sudan to … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 5/6/23

Evacuees flown out of Sudan disembark a Qatari C-17 Globemaster at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Qatar flew a relief flight into Sudan, carrying some 40 tons of food and leaving with 150 evacuees early Saturday as fighting continues between two generals vying for power in the African nation. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

Qatar flies aid into Sudan, airlifts evacuees amid fighting

Qatar has flown a relief flight into Sudan carrying some 40 tons of food. The plane left with 150 evacuees early Saturday as fighting continues between two generals vying for power in the African … more

By LUJAIN JO | 5/6/23

Sudanese evacuees disembark Saudi Amanah ship after arriving at Jeddah port, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Sudan fighting, which broke out after months of escalating tension between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary group, has so far killed at least 550 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

Sudanese officials say that the country's two warring generals have sent their envoys to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 5/5/23

FILE - Commuters wearing face masks ride bicycles along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, May 5, 2023, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency but the coronavirus is here to stay. The action Friday by the United Nations agency doesn’t mean much for the average … more

By MARIA CHENG | 5/5/23

Preacher Paul Mackenzie, center, who was arrested two weeks ago for asking his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus, appears at a court in Malindi, Kenya Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The court in Malindi released the pastor and the police re-arrested him and presented him at an upper court in the coastal town of Shanzu. (AP Photo)

Kenyan pastor suspected in cult deaths to remain jailed

A court in Kenya has given police five more days to hold a pastor facing possible terror-related charges in the deaths of more than 100 his congregants. Many of them are believed to have starved to … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 5/5/23

Britain's King Charles III greets wellwishers outside Buckingham Palace, in London, Friday, May 5, 2023 a day before his coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey. (James Manning/PA via AP)

King Charles III surprises crowd outside Buckingham Palace

Kings Charles III has surprised a crowd of people assembled outside Buckingham Palace awaiting his coronation. The king, Prince William and his wife, Kate, stopped Friday for a walkabout to shake … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 5/5/23

FILE - A man cools himself at a fountain in Seville, Spain, April 27, 2023. Record-breaking April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and northern Africa were made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new flash study found. (AP Photo/Santi Donaire, File)

Spain's April heat nearly impossible without climate change

Record-breaking April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and northern Africa were made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new flash study found, and would have been almost … more

By JENNIFER O'MAHONY and SETH BORENSTEIN | 5/5/23

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a joint press conference after meeting with Kenya's President William Ruto at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, May 5, 2023. Scholz offered support to African countries to get a permanent seat on the U.N security council while on the visit to Kenya. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

German chancellor supports permanent UNSC seat for Africa

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has offered support to African countries to get a permanent seat in the U.N Security Council while on a visit to Kenya. Scholz told his host, President William Ruto, … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 5/5/23

Recently freed Chibok schoolgirls with their children are photographed at the Army Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Thursday, May 4, 2023. Two Nigerian schoolgirls have been rescued after nine years in the capacity of a Jihadi militant group, the West African nation's military said Thursday. One girl had a baby while the second was pregnant and gave birth days after her freedom. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies

The Nigerian military says it has rescued two young women who were kidnapped nine years ago by the jihadi militant group Boko Haram. The two women, now 26 years old, were among 276 schoolgirls … more

By HARUNA UMAR | 5/5/23

FILE - Boston Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks at a press conference at The Vatican, Friday, April 29, 2022, after meeting with Pope Francis. Pope Francis sought to encourage his child protection advisory board Friday, May 5, 2023, following weeks of turmoil sparked by the resignation of a founding member and questions about its direction after nearly a decade of existence. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope seeks to encourage abuse prevention board amid turmoil

Pope Francis is seeking to encourage his embattled child protection advisory board following weeks of turmoil and a shock resignation. Francis met with his Pontifical Commission for the Protection … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 5/5/23

CORRECTS TO SHOOTING, INSTEAD OF THE FUNERAL, TOOK PLACE IN KURRAM - Shiite Muslims carry the coffins of slain teachers at their funeral, in Parachinar, in Pakistan, Friday, May 5, 2023. Gunmen stormed a school at a town of Kurram district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday, killing multiple teachers and gunning down another teacher from the school in a separate attack. (AP Photo/Dilawer Hussain)

Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan

Officials say thousands of mourners have attended the mass funeral of seven minority Shiite teachers who were shot and killed at a school in northwestern Pakistan. The mourners also rallied on Friday … more

5/5/23

FILE - In this file photo released by the official Syrian state news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, receives a delegation representing various Arab parliaments in Damascus, Feb. 26, 2023. Gamal Rushdy, a spokesman for the Arab League said Friday, May 5, 2023 that diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about the fighting in Sudan and the prospect of Syria's return to the Arab League more than a decade after its membership was suspended. (SANA via AP, File)

Arab ministers to meet over Syria's return to Arab league

Officials say diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about fighting in Sudan and Syria's potential return to the Arab League. A spokesman for the Arab … more

By SAMY MAGDY and BASSEM MROUE | 5/5/23

CORRECTS SECOND SENTENCE - Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno speaks about the quake during a press conference, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Friday, May 5, 2023. Authorities were looking into possible casualties and damage after a strong earthquake hit Friday afternoon near central Japan, but there were no reports of a tsunami threat.(Kyodo News via AP)

Strong earthquake hits Japan; possible casualties and damage

Authorities are looking into possible casualties and damage after a strong earthquake hit Friday afternoon near central Japan. The quake struck at 2:42 p.m. Friday in Ishikawa prefecture near the … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 5/5/23

FILE - Guards carry flags from Commonwealth countries during a full tri-service and Commonwealth rehearsal at RAF Odiham in Hook, England, Sunday, April 30, 2023, ahead of their involvement in the second procession that accompanies King Charles III and Queen Camilla from Westminster Abbey back to Buckingham Palace. When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, May 6, 2023, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will be marching alongside British troops to honor King and Country. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP, File)

King's coronation draws apathy, criticism in former colonies

When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will be marching alongside British troops to honor king and country. For some, … more

By SYLVIA HUI, JOHN MYERS JR. and KRUTIKA PATHI | 5/5/23

FILE - Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly addresses the eleventh emergency special session of the General Assembly, Feb. 22, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. Canada’s foreign minister said Thursday, May 4, that the country is considering the expulsion of Chinese diplomats over an intelligence agency report saying one of them plotted to intimidate the Hong Kong relatives of a Canadian lawmaker. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Canada mulls expelling China diplomat for targeting lawmaker

Canada’s foreign minister says the country is considering the expulsion of Chinese diplomats over an intelligence agency report saying one of them plotted to intimidate the Hong Kong relatives of a … more

By ROB GILLIES | 5/4/23

Pastor Ezekiel Odero, center, holds a bible as he is led by police in Mombasa, Kenya, Thursday April 27, 2023. Police in Kenya arrested another popular pastor on the Indian Ocean coast as the number of deaths linked to a cult in the area rose to 103 on Thursday. Odero “is being processed to face criminal charges related to mass killing of his followers”, according to a statement by Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki. (AP Photo/Maarufu Mohamed)

Kenyan court sets bail for pastor in parishioner death probe

A court in Kenya has ruled that one of two pastors under investigation for the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants can be released on bond or bail. Pastor Ezekiel Odero was jailed in … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 5/4/23