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The mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, left, and Paralympic Games are presented Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. The mascot, a Phrygian cap, also known as a liberty cap, is an updated version of a conical hat worn in antiquity in places such as Persia, the Balkans, Thrace, Dacia and Phrygia, where the name originates, in modern day Turkey. It later became a symbol of the pursuit of liberty in the French Revolution, and is still worn by the figure of Marianne, the national personification of France since that time. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Paris organizers reveal mascot for Olympics, Paralympics

The mascots for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed. It's a Phrygian cap. The soft bright red cap is an updated version of a conical hat worn in antiquity. It's also known as a … more

11/14/22

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman exchange documents as they sign a joint declaration at the French Interior Ministry in Paris, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Suella Braverman and French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin will sign a joint declaration revising the "Sandhurst Treaty" border security deal which aims to curb migrant Channel crossings. (Thomas Samson, Pool via AP)

France and U.K. sign agreement to curb Channel crossings

The interior ministers of France and Britain have signed a joint agreement in Paris to try to curb migration across the English Channel — a regular source of friction between the two countries. The … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON and JILL LAWLESS | 11/14/22

Kathleen Folbigg appears via video link during a convictions inquiry at the NSW Coroners Court in Sydney, Australia on May 1, 2019. An Australian inquiry began investigating on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 whether the woman convicted of smothering her four children to death over a decade ago might be innocent. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image)

Australian inquiry asks whether mom smothered her 4 children

An Australian inquiry has began investigating whether a woman convicted of smothering her four children to death over a decade ago might be innocent. The inquiry is the second judicial investigation … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 11/13/22

The Namdong Asiad Rugby Field is seen in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 11, 2014. A song passionately embraced by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters three years ago was mistakenly played as China's national anthem at a rugby tournament in South Korea, sparking strong opposition from the city's government on Monday, Nov, 14, 2022. (Park Ji-ho/Yonhap via AP)

Protest song played for Hong Kong rugby team in South Korea

The South Korean organizers of a regional rugby tournament have apologized for mistakenly playing a song embraced by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters as China’s national anthem. The song “Glory … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KANIS LEUNG | 11/13/22

Fulham's head coach Marco Silva, left, speaks with Manchester United's Christian Eriksen during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Manchester United at the Craven Cottage stadium in London, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Leila Coker)

'Not happy': Man United duo criticizes Qatar World Cup

Manchester United duo Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen have both questioned the decision to stage the World Cup in Qatar after playing their last Premier League game before the tournament. … more

11/13/22

This photo released by Yad Vashem, World Holocaust Remembrance Center, shows German Nazis and civilians watch ransacking of Jewish property during Kristallnacht intake most likely in the town of Fuerth, Germany on Nov. 10, 1938. Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial has acknowledged that a series of photos from Nazi Germany’s 1938 pogroms against Jews have been seen and published before, revising a claim it made when releasing the photos last week. They have been previously seen, on Twitter, in a research publication, and a recent PBS documentary. On Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 Yad Vashem clarified its error in reply to a query from the AP. (Yad Vashem via AP)

Holocaust memorial: Kristallnacht photos were already seen

Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial has acknowledged that a series of photos from Nazi Germany’s 1938 pogroms against Jews have been seen and published before, revising a claim it made when … more

11/13/22

Citizen organizations march in support of Mexico's National Elections Institute as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pushes to reform it, in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Massive turnout in defense of Mexico's electoral authority

Tens of thousands of people have packed the capital’s main boulevard to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority in the largest … more

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ | 11/13/22

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, shakes hands with Moldovan President Maia Sandu after a joint press conference in Chisinau, Moldova, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

Moldova anti-govt protesters return amid energy crisis

Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Moldova’s capital to express their dismay amid an acute winter energy crisis and skyrocketing inflation. The protesters converged … more

By CRISTIAN JARDAN and STEPHEN McGRATH | 11/13/22

Cars line up for police checks before entering France from Italy at a border crossing in Menton, southern France, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Lines formed Sunday at one of Italy’s northern border crossings with France following Paris’ decision to reinforce border controls over a diplomatic row with Italy about migration policy and humanitarian rescue ships that shows no end in sight. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

French border checks in force over Italy's migrant policy

Lines have formed at one of Italy’s northern border crossings with France following Paris’ decision to reinforce border controls over a diplomatic standoff with Italy about migration policy and … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 11/13/22

Security and ambulances at the scene after an explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya tweeted that the explosion occurred at about 4:20 p.m. (1320 GMT) and that there were deaths and injuries, but he did not say how many. The cause of the explosion was not clear. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Bomb hits major Istanbul avenue, kills 6, wounds dozens

A bomb has exploded on a popular pedestrian street in Istanbul, killing six people, wounding dozens and sending people fleeing as flames rose. Footage posted online showed ambulances, fire trucks and … more

11/13/22

Britain's King Charles III attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, Sunday Nov. 13, 2022. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)

King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday to honor veterans

The U.K fell silent for two minutes on Remembrance Sunday as King Charles III led the nation in honoring servicemen and women who lost their lives in past conflicts. Big Ben chimed 11 times to mark … more

11/13/22

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

S Korea, Japan seek better ties amid NKorea missile tensions

The leaders of South Korea and Japan have agreed to keep up efforts to resolve their historical disputes as they’re pushing to bolster security cooperation with the United States to better deal … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 11/13/22

An artwork by British street artist Banksy is seen on a destroyed by fightings building in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Amid the war ruins in Ukraine, Banksy seeds art

A delicate painting of a gymnast doing a handstand has popped up on the wall of a wrecked building outside of Kyiv and appears to be the work of the British graffiti artist known as Banksy. He posted … more

11/13/22

People gather during a protest in support of public health care in downtown Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Tens of thousands of public health workers and their supporters are demonstrating in the Spanish capital to demand more staff in primary health care centers. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Thousands protest in support of public health care in Madrid

Tens of thousands of public health workers and their supporters are demonstrating in the Spanish capital to demand more staff in primary health care centers. They are also protesting what they claim … more

11/13/22

Israel's Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement after Israel's President Isaac Herzog assigned him the task of forming a government, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Israel's president officially tapped Netanyahu to form a government on Sunday, ushering the long-serving leader back to power after a one-year hiatus. With Netanyahu comes what's expected to be Israel's most right-wing coalition ever. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

Israel's Netanyahu officially tapped to form government

Israel’s president has officially tapped former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government. Sunday's step is likely to usher the long-serving leader back to power after a one-year … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 11/13/22

Dorothee Hildebrandt, 72, removes her bike helmet after arriving to the U.N. climate summit COP27 venue in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. Hildebrandt biked from Sweden to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for COP27 to raise awareness and urge world leaders gathered at the conference to take concrete steps to stop climate change. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

Swedish cyclist pedals to Egypt to raise climate awareness

She has pedaled thousands of miles from Sweden to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to deliver a simple message: Stop climate change. The trip took 72-year-old activist Dorothee Hildebrandt … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 11/13/22

Pope Francis delivers his message as he celebrates a mass on the occasion of the World Day of the Poor in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope denounces 'sirens of populism' as he marks day for poor

Pope Francis is calling for a renewed commitment to helping the poor, homeless and migrants amid Italy’s latest migration debate. Francis celebrated the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor on … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 11/13/22

Ukrainians gather in downtown to celebrate the recapturing of their city Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. People across Ukraine awoke from a night of jubilant celebrating after the Kremlin announced its troops had withdrawn to the other side of the Dnieper River from Kherson. The Ukrainian military said it was overseeing "stabilization measures" around the city to make sure it was safe. (AP Photo/Yevhenii Zavhorodnii)

After Kherson success, Kyiv vows to keep pushing out Russia

Ukraine’s president has vowed to keep pushing Russian forces out of his country after they withdrew from Kherson, leaving devastation, hunger and booby traps in the southern Ukrainian city. The … more

By SAM MEDNICK and JOHN LEICESTER | 11/13/22

Restorer Elizabeth Wicks works on the "Allegory of Inclination", a 1616 work by Artemisia Gentileschi, in the Casa Buonarroti Museum, in Florence, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Restorers have begun a six-month project on the "Allegory of Inclination" using modern techniques including x-rays and UV infrared research to go beneath the veils painted over the original to cover nudities and discover the work as Gentileschi painted it. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Artemisia Gentileschi's 1616 nude to be digitally unveiled

Restorers in the Italian city of Florence have begun a six-month project to clean and digitally unveil a long-censored nude by Artemisia Gentileschi. Gentileschi is one of the most prominent women in … more

By TRISHA THOMAS | 11/13/22

Northern gannets fly near Bonaventure Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the coast of Quebec, Canada's Gaspe Peninsula, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Bonaventure Island offers remarkable insights into northern gannets, thanks to an enormous and easily accessible colony of these majestic seabirds. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Faithful mates, hot tempers form primal life for gannets

Bonaventure Island just off Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula offers remarkable insights into northern gannets, thanks to an enormous and easily accessible colony of these majestic seabirds. Northern … more

By CALVIN WOODWARD, CAROLYN KASTER and LYNN BERRY | 11/13/22