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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, July 11, 2021, Pope Francis appears on a balcony of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. Pope Francis went to the hospital Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to undergo abdominal surgery to treat an intestinal blockage, two years after he had his colon removed 33 centimeters (13 inches) because of inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, FILE)

Vatican: Pope doing well after surgery, has another good night

The Vatican says Pope Francis has had a second good night in the hospital recovering from surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall. The Holy See press office … more

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Roses lay at the playground after a knife attack Thursday, June 8, 2023 in Annecy, French Alps. A a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday, assaulting at least one in a stroller repeatedly. The children between 22 months and 3 years old suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults also were wounded, authorities said. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Child victims of stabbing attack in France still in critical condition, president to visit

France’s president is heading to the Alps to be at the side of families traumatized by the savage stabbings of four very young children and two adults. Investigators were working Friday to unravel … more

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Mayon Volcano spews white smoke as seen from Daraga, Albay province, central Philippines on Thursday June 8, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised Thursday the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 due to "increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption." (AP Photo/John Michael Magdasoc)

Philippines evacuates people near Mayon Volcano, where more unrest indicates eruption may be coming

The Philippines is evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano as its increasing unrest indicated a violent eruption is possible in weeks or days. The area within 3.7 miles of Mayon’s crater is … more

6/9/23

Sudan's government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome

The Sudanese government says the United Nations envoy to the country, a key negotiator in the brutal conflict, is no longer welcome. The annoucement Thursday comes just weeks after the head of the … more

By JACK JEFFERY | 6/9/23

A young fragment of coral harvested from a nursery is shown off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, May 25, 2023. Restoration efforts are underway in the United Arab Emirates as coral reefs face threats in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili).

To restore reefs dying in warming seas, UAE turns to coral nurseries

Restoration efforts are underway in the United Arab Emirates as coral reefs face threats in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Environment Agency Abu Dhabi is re-planting corals after growing … more

By MALAK HARB | 6/8/23

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, center, poses for an official group photo with leaders attending the US - Caribbean Leaders meeting, at the Atlantis Conference Center in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Kristaan Ingraham)

US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the U.S. is investing more than $100 million in the Caribbean region to crack down on weapons trafficking, help alleviate Haiti’s humanitarian … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 6/8/23

Oleg Orlov, a member of the Board of the International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society 'Memorial' (International Memorial), right, and Nobel Peace Prize awarded journalist Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the influential Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta stand at a courtroom prior to a session in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Orlov went on trial in Moscow Thursday over criticism of Russia's Ukraine campaign, which could see him jailed for up to five years. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Renowned human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov on trial for “discrediting” Russian military

The co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, Oleg Orlov, has gone on trial in Moscow, charged with “discrediting” the Russian military in his criticism of Russia’s … more

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Sultan al-Jaber, center, who will preside over the next UN global climate summit in Dubai, talks to delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Al-Jaber said he wants the COP28 summit in Dubai to be "inclusive" and deliver a “game-changing outcome” for international efforts to tackle climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

UAE's al-Jaber promises young activists he'll listen; says nothing about fossil fuel ties

The United Arab Emirates official tapped to head the next global climate summit pledged Thursday to listen to young people demanding a place at the table when negotiators gather in the Gulf nation … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 6/8/23

Surfers from across Brazil gathered to surf the “Pororoca” tidal bore at the mouth of Amazon River in Pará state. (June 8) (AP video shot by Lucas Dumphreys)

Surfers at Amazon's mouth ride some of world's longest-lasting waves

Surfers from all over Brazil gathered this week at the Amazon River’s mouth to ride some of the world’s longest-lasting waves, when the incoming tide roars upriver in a broad band that can keep … more

By LUCAS DUMPHREYS | 6/8/23

Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 people

A Taliban official says a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killed at least 13 people during a memorial service. A former Taliban police official was among those killed and … more

By RAHIM FAIEZ | 6/8/23

The collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam and emptying of its reservoir on the Dnieper River added to the misery the region has suffered for more than a year from artillery and missile attacks. (June 7)(AP video/Vasilisa Stepanenko/produced by Annika Wolters)

Deluge from ruptured Ukrainian dam is latest tragedy for Kherson residents since Russian invasion

Defiant as ever, many residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson who faced months of Russian occupation followed by months of Russian shelling are sticking it out after floodwaters from a … more

By VASILISA STEPANENKO | 6/8/23

FILE - Then Premier Giuseppe Conte, left, talks with Health Minister Roberto Speranza at the Senate, in Rome, on Jan. 19, 2021. The Court of Ministers in Brescia on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, threw out the case against ex-Premier Giuseppe Conte and ex-Health Minister Roberto Speranza, alleging they failed to extend the lockdown to Bergamo and adjacent valleys in the early days of the pandemic, causing unwarranted deaths. Both officials have said they acted according to scientific knowledge and expert opinion available at the time. Conte told RAI state TV that the decision “comforts me.” (Andreas Solaro/Pool via AP)

Italian court throws out case alleging early pandemic mismanagement by ex-premier, ex-minister

A special Italian court has shut down a probe into whether the country’s former premier and former health minister caused unnecessary deaths by failing to extend a lockdown zone in the early days … more

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FILE - Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley smiles during a visit by King Charles III to thank them for their work and support, ahead of the funeral of late Queen Elizabeth II in London, on Sept. 17, 2022. Rowley has apologized for the force's past treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, a move that one human rights activist called a “groundbreaking” acknowledgement that would help build confidence in law enforcement. (Carl de Souza/Pool via AP, File)

Head of UK's biggest police force says sorry for past treatment of LGBTQ+ community

The head of Britain’s biggest police force has apologized for the department's past treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. The statement from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley came a day … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 6/8/23

Firefighters help passengers near a train tunnel after a a fire broke out in a train forcing rescuers to evacuate the 151 people on board, in Fritzens near Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Georg Koechler/Zoom.Tirol via AP)

Authorities recover train from Austrian tunnel after fire forces evacuation

A train is being recovered from an Austrian tunnel where it got stuck when a fire broke out, forcing rescuers to evacuate the 151 people on board. The regional government in Tyrol province said that … more

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Ukraine's delegation, left, with ambassador-at-large of the ministry of foreign affairs Anton Korynevych, center left, and Russia's delegation, right, with Gennnady Kuzmin, ambassador-at-large of the ministry of foreign affairs, center right, wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Four days of hearings open in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia at the UN's top court alleging that Russia breached treaties on terrorist financing and racial discrimination in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Russia says top UN court should dismiss Ukraine's case over Crimea and terrorism funding

Russia is urging judges at the United Nations’ highest court to throw out a case brought by Ukraine against Moscow focussed on the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the arming of … more

By MIKE CORDER | 6/8/23

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting of Gulf foreign ministers at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Ahmed Yosri/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken announces $150M in aid for Syria, Iraq at Saudi conference on combatting Islamic State group

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. will provide nearly $150 million in aid for areas in Syria and Iraq that were liberated from the Isamic State extremist group. He spoke at a … more

By The Associated Press | 6/8/23

FILE - A teacher leads a class of girls on the first day of the school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. UNICEF said Thursday, June 8, 2023, it is deeply concerned by reports of the Taliban pushing out international organizations from Afghanistan's education sector and ordering them to hand over their activities to local nongovernmental groups. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar international groups from Afghan education sector

The U.N's agency on children says it is deeply concerned about Taliban plans to bar international organizations from Afghanistan's education sector. It's the latest restriction imposed on aid groups, … more

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Lawyers unfurl a banner, which reads "Marriage freedom for all," before a ruling outside the Fukuoka District Court in Fukuoka, southern Japan Thursday, June 8, 2023. A Japanese court on Thursday ruled that the government’s denial of same-sex marriage is in “unconstitutional state,” a latest court decision in favor of the couples and their supporters seeking equal rights as the only member of Group of Seven with no legal protection for LGBTQ faces growing global attention.(Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's denial of same-sex marriage, other LGTBQ+ protections looks unconstitutional, judge rules

A Japanese court says the lack of legal protections for LGTBQ+ people appears to be unconstitutional in the latest ruling that may push the country toward allowing same-sex marriage. Japan is the … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 6/8/23

Philippines raises alert level around volcano, villagers told to leave danger zone

Philippine officials have raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope in a condition they … more

6/8/23

FILE - A view of part of the wreckage of a capsized boat that was washed ashore at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, on Feb. 27, 2023. Italian media say three members of Italy's border police are being investigated for a suspected role in a shipwreck off the country's southern coast this year that killed more than 90 migrants. Corriere della Sera newspaper said Friday, June 2 investigators cited “significant anomalies” in the border police's log of activity of their patrol boat that had been reported to have searched for the overcrowded migrant vessel, that would break apart after ramming a sandbank close to Cutro. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia, File)

EU makes fresh attempt to overcome yearslong crisis over migrants

European Union interior ministers are making a fresh attempt to overcome one of the bloc’s most intractable political problems as they weigh new measures for sharing out responsibility for migrants … more

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