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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, at Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken arrives for tour of Turkey's earthquake zone

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey, where he set off for a tour of the earthquake disaster zone accompanied by his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. They left Incirlik … more

By ANDREW WILKS | 2/19/23

Visitors hold up smartphone to film Giant panda Xiang Xiang seen at a cage during her last viewing day at Ueno Zoo, before she returns to China for good, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Xiang Xiang, who was born six years ago, is the first giant panda to be born and raised naturally at the zoo and is being sent back to China for breeding purposes. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese bid farewell to beloved panda returning to China

Thousands of Japanese fans, some wiping away tears, bid farewell to a beloved Japanese-born giant panda that made her final public appearance before flying to her home country, China. Sunday’s … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 2/19/23

Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia, gestures during an interview at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is taking place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Estonian leader: Russia must be held accountable after war

Estonia's prime minister says once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia must be brought to justice for war crimes as well as for the decision to invade its neighbor if it is to have any chance of … more

By KARL RITTER | 2/19/23

FILE - Supporters of the Tunisian Islamist movement Ennahda demonstrate Friday Dec.23, 2022 in front of the Justice Ministry in Tunis to denounce the arrest of one of its senior leaders, suspected of being involved in sending Tunisians to fight with extremists in Syria. Tunisian authorities arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement Monday Feb.13, 2023 in a crackdown campaign on rival politicians and critics of the North African country's increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied, according to lawyers. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)

Tunisia orders top European trade union official expelled

Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused Europe's top trade union official of interfering with the North African country's “internal affairs” and ordered her to leave the country within 24 … more

2/19/23

Rescue teams search for people as cranes remove debris from destroyed buildings in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Rescuers pulled several earthquake survivors from the shattered remnants of buildings Friday, including some who lasted more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete after the disaster slammed Turkey and Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

Turkey's disaster management agency says more than 6,000 aftershocks hit the disaster region in the days following the Feb. 6 earthquake. Orhan Tatar, general manager of the agency, is warning people … more

2/19/23

Syrian security officers inspect the damage in a residential neighborhood after an early morning Israeli airstrike in the capital city of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Syrian state news reported that Israeli airstrikes have targeted a residential neighborhood in central Damascus. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrian state media: Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in Damascus

Syrian state news reports that Israeli airstrikes have targeted a residential neighborhood in central Damascus. SANA, citing a source in the Damascus police command, has reported that at least five … more

By ABBY SEWELL | 2/19/23

Cars in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, drive past a building decorated with a huge letter “Z,” which has become a symbol of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, along with a hashtag reading, "We don't abandon our own." The symbols serve as reminders of the conflict that has dragged on for a year. (AP Photo, File)

Russia's year of war: Purge of critics, surge of nationalism

In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, there has been a broad government crackdown that has silenced opposition to the war. Political opponents have been imprisoned or fled abroad. Families have … more

By DASHA LITVINOVA | 2/19/23

Rescue workers pull out Samir Muhammed Accar, a Syrian migrant, from a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. On the 13th day of rescue operations, three people, including a child, were extracted from under an apartment building in Antakya. The survivors, Accar, his wife and their 12-year-old son, were transferred to ambulances after spending 296 hours buried under the Kanatli apartment block in the center of the city, local TV reported. (IHA via AP)

Turkey: Couple saved 296 hours after quake, but children die

Turkish state media say a couple and their son were pulled alive from under a collapsed apartment building more than 12 days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged parts of Turkey and Syria. A … more

2/18/23

A dog wearing a Captain America costume, walks on a leash at the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Dogs in costumes take over at Rio Carnival street party

As Rio de Janeiro kicks off its Carnival, about 100 dogs are barking and wagging their tails to the tune of samba music as they parade in front of pet lovers in a canine costume competition. The … more

By DIARLEI RODRIGUES | 2/18/23

The bodies of 18 migrants lie on the ground near an abandoned truck, at the village of Lokorsko, near Sofia, Bulgaria, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Police in Bulgaria on Friday discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants, who appeared to have suffocated to death inside a secret compartment under a load of lumber. The Interior Ministry said that according to initial information, the truck was carrying about 40 migrants and the survivors were taken to nearby hospitals for emergency treatment. (AP Photo)

Bulgaria detains 7 over deaths of 18 migrants found in truck

Authorities in Bulgaria have detained seven people in connection with an abandoned truck in which 18 people believed to be migrants were found dead. The bodies were discovered Friday in a secret … more

By VESELIN TOSHKOV | 2/18/23

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is taking place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

US: Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says Washington has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. She insisted on Saturday that “justice must be served” to the … more

2/18/23

Iran International moves shows to Washington, citing threats

A Farsi-language satellite news channel based in London long critical of Iran’s theocractic government says it has moved its broadcasts to Washington “to protect the safety of its journalists” … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 2/18/23

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak exits his plane after his arrival in Munich, Germany, Saturday Feb. 18, 2023, to attend the Munich Security Conference. (Ben Stansall/Pool via AP)

UK's Sunak set to say security guarantees need for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call on world leaders to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest … more

2/18/23

CORRECTS NAME -- Finland's Defense Minister Mikko Savola stands in front of the "Bayerischer Hof" hotel in Munich during the Munich Security Conference, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Defense minister: Finland could join NATO ahead of Sweden

Finland’s defense minister says his country will join NATO without waiting for Sweden if its Nordic neighbor's accession is held up by the Turkish government. Mikko Savola told The Associated Press … more

By KARL RITTER | 2/18/23

Taha Erdem, 17, right, his mother Zeliha Erdem, left, and father Ali Erdem stand next to the debris from a building where Tahan was trapped after the earthquake of Feb. 6, in Adiyaman, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Taha Erdem, a resident of southeastern Turkey's Adiyaman, is one of the hundreds of survivors pulled out of collapsed buildings after the Feb. 6 powerful quake. Erdem, who is 17, filmed himself on his phone while stuck and sandwiched between concrete in what he thought would be his last words. (AP Photo/Mehmet Mucahit Ceylan)

Turkish teen filmed 'last moments' from quake-hit apartment

When the earthquake hit Adiyaman, in southern Turkey, Taha Erdem was buried under tons of debris. Believing he was about to die, he filmed what he thought was his final message to family and friends … more

By ROBERT BADENDIECK and MUCAHIT CEYLAN | 2/18/23

FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. 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 language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea says North Korea fired missile into sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday didn’t immediately say what type of missile was launched or … more

2/18/23

Viktoria Kovalenko speaks to The Associated Press during an interview at her home in a village in Kent, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Viktoria, 34, and her daughter Varvara are trying to settle in Britain after fleeing the war in Ukraine, where she lost her husband and 12-year-old daughter during a Russian military attack. The family have found housing through a charity, but they long to return to their own home in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Grieving Ukrainian mom finds refuge in UK, but little solace

Viktoria Kovalenko saw the death of her husband Petro and 12-year-old daughter Veronika last March when the car they were in was hit by a shell in northern Ukraine. Kovalenko survived, along with her … more

By SYLVIA HUI | 2/18/23

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ukraine invasion reshaped global alliances, renewed fears

Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the diplomatic consequences of the war still reverberate worldwide. The fighting has reshaped global alliances, renewed old anxieties and breathed new life … more

By DAVID RISING | 2/18/23

FILE - A cheetah lies inside a transport cage before traveling to India, at the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. India welcomed 12 cheetahs from South Africa on Saturday, which will join eight others it received from Namibia last year as part of an ambitious drive to reintroduce the big cats in the country after 70 years. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich, File)

India welcomes 12 cheetahs from South Africa

India has welcomed 12 cheetahs from South Africa that will join eight others it received from Namibia last year as part of an ambitious drive to reintroduce the big cats in the country after 70 … more

2/18/23

Bodies of 18 migrants found in abandoned truck in Bulgaria

Police in Bulgaria have discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants who suffocated to death. The Interior Ministry said that according to initial information, the truck was … more

2/17/23