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People form a human chain outside of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, demanding it scrap a controversial redevelopment of Tokyo’s beloved Jingu Gaien park area, part of whose land is owned by an independent sports promotion unit overseen by the ministry, in Tokyo, Japan.(AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

Dozens of demonstrators against a divisive plan to redevelop a beloved Tokyo park are forming a human chain outside the Japanese Education Ministry to demand a revision. The protest Sunday was a show … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 9/17/23

Rescued migrants disembark from a boat on the Italian island of Lampedusa during the evening of Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Tensions on the small island were rising Saturday, as both residents and migrants chafed at the long wait times to transfer people from the crowded reception center to the Italian mainland. Nearly 7,000 migrants arrived on Lampedusa from Tunisia this week, and the Red Cross said that 3,800 remained on the island on Friday. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

EU and Italian leaders tour tiny Lampedusa as tensions rise over surge in migrant arrivals

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday toured a migrant center on Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa that was overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 … more

9/17/23

UN committee votes to list ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine

A U.N. conference has voted to list the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine. The decision taken Sunday likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and … more

9/17/23

FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. South Korea’s President Yoon said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he pushes to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

South Korea's Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

South Korea’s president says the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/17/23

This photo provided by an anonymous source shows local councilor for Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende lying on a hospital bed in Harare, Sunday Sept. 3, 2023. Barely a week after being elected as a local councilor for Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende and a relative were pulled out of their car by unidentified men, shot with a stun gun and handcuffed. They were then bundled into a pickup truck and driven about 70 kilometers (more than 40 miles) outside of Harare, the capital, where they were whipped, beaten with truncheons and interrogated, and injected with an unknown substance, their lawyers say. (UGC Via AP)

Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 9/17/23

FILE - Two men hug as people look for survivors in the flooded city of Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. For many Libyans, the disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people have fostered a sense of unity. The collective grief has morphed into a rallying cry of national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad, File)

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

The disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people has fostered national solidarity among Libyans, long governed by opposing powers. Collective grief has morphed into cries for unity in a … more

By HAZEM TURKIA and JACK JEFFERY | 9/17/23

In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, center right, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, center left, visit the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian navy in the port of Vladivostok, Russian Far East. The visit was part of Kim's trip across Russia's Far East that has featured talks with Russian President Vlaidmir Putin and sparked Western concerns about an arms deal between the two old allies.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

North Korean state media says Kim Jong Un discussed arms cooperation with Russian defense minister

North Korean state media says leader Kim Jong Un held discussions with Russia’s defense minister on strengthening “strategic and tactical coordination” between the countries’ militaries, as … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/16/23

UN nuclear agency slams Iran for barring 'several' inspectors from monitoring its program

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has harshly criticized Iran for effectively barring several of its most experienced inspectors from monitoring the country’s disputed program. The International Atomic … more

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS | 9/16/23

The debris of a burnt car is seen at left as firefighters seal off the area where an aircraft of the Italian acrobatic air team the Frecce Tricolori crashed during a practice run outside the northern city of Turin, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The plane or parts of the plane reportedly struck a car carrying a family, killing a 5-year-old girl. A 9-year-old and the parents were being treated for burns, according to an Italian news agency. (Matteo Secci/LaPresse via AP)

Italian air force aircraft crashes during an acrobatic exercise. A girl on the ground was killed

An aircraft of the Italian acrobatic air team the Frecce Tricolori has crashed during a practice run in the northern Turin province. Italian media reported that a child on the ground was killed after … more

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Demonstrators march in Parliament Square as they hold a banner, in London, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, as today marks the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran

Hundreds of people have gathered in central London to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman died in police custody last year on Sept. 16, 2022. Her … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 9/16/23

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un examine a launch pad during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

North Korean arms for Russia probably wouldn't make a big difference in the Ukraine war, Milley says

The top American military officer says North Korea may be able to boost Russia’s supply of artillery munitions for the war in Ukraine. But Army Gen. Mark Milley says that's not likely to make a big … more

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | 9/16/23

FILE - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, speaks to the media at the UMNO headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. At left is deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Hundreds of people rallying in the Malaysian capital have ended their protest on Saturday peacefully after several hours, despite police saying the gathering was unlawful. Protesters accuse Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of helping his key ally to escape prosecution in exchange for political support. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Hundreds protest against the Malaysian government after deputy premier's graft charges were dropped

Hundreds of people rallying in the Malaysian capital have ended their protest peacefully after several hours, despite police saying the gathering was unlawful. Protesters accuse Prime Minister Anwar … more

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Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the end of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept.10, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could ends its membership bid

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey may part ways with the European Union. The comments imply that the country is thinking about ending its bid to join the 27-nation bloc. Erdogan told … more

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Teachers hold up their banners during a rally to demand the better protection of their rights near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Following the suicide of an elementary school teacher in July, teachers across South Korea have been pushing for improved systems to protect teachers from widespread malicious complaints from parents. The signs read "Pass (the teacher rights restoration bills) in September parliament session." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon).

Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents

Thousands of South Korean school teachers are calling for tighter legal protections from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally competitive school environments. The … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/16/23

People search for flood victims in Derna, Libya, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova)

Libya probes the collapse of two dams after flooding devastated an eastern city, killing over 11,000

Libya’s top prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city. Rescue teams were still searching for bodies in Derna on … more

By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MOURAD | 9/16/23

FILE - Migrants queue to receive hot food at a logistics center at the checkpoint logistics center "Bruzgi" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Dec. 22, 2021. Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme ahead of the country’s national election. But not like this. The Law and Justice party is being rocked by reports that Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes, opening the door for migrants to enter the European Union. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Poland is shaken by reports that consular officials took bribes to help migrants enter Europe and US

Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme ahead of the country’s Oct. 15 parliamentary elections. But not like this. The Law and Justice party is … more

By VANESSA GERA | 9/16/23

People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Dozens of Syrians are among the missing in catastrophic floods in Libya, a war monitor says

A war monitoring group says that dozens of Syrians who fled war at home are among the thousands killed and missing in the deadly flooding in Libya. They are people from all walks of life who had left … more

By BASSEM MROUE | 9/16/23

In this photo released by Khabarovsky Krai region government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, 2nd right, gestures while visiting aircraft plant "Production center "Yakovlev" that builds passenger planes Superjet-100, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Khabarovsky Krai region government via AP)

North Korean leader to visit Russia's Pacific fleet as he continues trip focused on arms cooperation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is going to Russia’s far eastern port city of Vladivostok to see that country’s Pacific fleet. Kim's official media back home says he was “deeply impressed” … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/15/23

FILE - Brazilian Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin addresses lawmakers and community leaders, accompanied by President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 10, 2022. Brazil’s federal government will reinstate the country’s stricter greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, Alckmin said during a Committee on Climate Change in Brasilia on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil restores stricter climate goals

The Brazilian government is reinstating a stricter greenhouse gas emissions target first announced in 2015 as part of the Paris Agreement. The decision was announced Thursday by the country's … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 9/15/23

Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo gives an interview in Guatemala City, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets

Guatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arévalo says he plans to call people into the streets next week to protest efforts to derail his presidency before he can take office. In an interview with The … more

By SONIA PÉREZ D. | 9/15/23