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FILE - France's former European commission president Jacques Delors delivers his speech in support of French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal at a campaign meeting in Lille, northern France, on May 3, 2007. Delors, a Paris bank messenger’s son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union, has died in Paris, his daughter Martine Aubry said Wednesday Dec. 27, 2023. He was 98. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and ‘Mr. Europe,’ dies aged 98

Jacques Delors, who transformed Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union's executive branch, has died in Paris. He was 98. The Delors Institute think tank confirmed his … more

By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG | 12/27/23

Security forces clash with supporters of presidential candidate Martin Fayulu outside his party's headquarters, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. A main opposition candidate accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest Wednesday in Congo's capital, as demonstrators demanded a re-do for last week's presidential election. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Opposition candidate in Congo alleges police fired bullets as protesters seek re-do of election

A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest in the capital as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week’s presidential election. Martin Fayulu … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 12/27/23

FILE - A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force stands guard next to a surface-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile interceptor launcher vehicle in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 18, 2018. Japan’s defense spending will increase more than 16% next year under a record military budget approved Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, that is intended to accelerate the deployment of long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in China or North Korea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

US ambassador thanks Japan for defense upgrade and allowing a Patriot missile sale to US

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has praised Japan’s contribution to their military alliance, particularly a decision to allow Japanese-made Patriot guided missiles to be shipped to the United … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 12/27/23

Russian politician Yekaterina Duntsova speaks to journalists after she appealed in Russia's Supreme Court a decision by Russia's Central Election Commission that refused to accept her initial nomination by a group of supporters, citing errors in the documents submitted, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Duntsova lost her appeal against Russia's Central Election Commission's refusal to accept her initial nomination to run for president in March's election by a group of supporters. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

Russian presidential hopeful loses appeal against authorities' refusal to register her for the race

A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has lost her appeal against election officials’ refusal to accept her nomination for the country’s presidential race that President Vladimir … more

12/27/23

Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of their comrade Vasyl Boichuk who was killed in Mykolayiv in March 2022, during his funeral ceremony at the cemetery in Iltsi village, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Russian drone and artillery attack kills 6 in Ukraine and knocks out power in a major city

Russia has fired almost 50 Shahed drones at targets in Ukraine and shelled a train station where more than 100 civilians were gathered to evacuate. Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that the … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 12/27/23

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center in brown coat, waves to his supporters as he leaves after a court hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. A Pakistani court on Tuesday overturned the 2018 conviction of former Prime Minister Sharif in a graft case and acquitted him, clearing his path to run in the parliamentary elections set to be held in February. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousufzai)

Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif will seek fourth term in office, his party says

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will seek a fourth term in office, his party says, noting he will be its consensus candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections and the office of the … more

12/27/23

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, holds a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 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)

North Korea's Kim boasts of achievements as he opens key year-end political meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised what he called achievements and victories that strengthened national power this year, as he opened a key political meeting to set new policy goals for … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 12/26/23

FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waits for the start of a round table meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped his objection to Sweden’s membership during a NATO summit in July, but it took him several months to send the bill to parliament for ratification and weeks for the committee to give its consent. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Here's what to know about Turkey's decision to move forward with Sweden's bid to join NATO

Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkish … more

By SUZAN FRASER | 12/26/23

FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on prior to a meeting ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 10, 2023. The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee was poised on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, to resume deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked the Nordic country’s admission on U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets.(Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sweden moves one step closer to NATO membership after Turkish parliamentary committee gives approval

The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has given its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO, drawing the previously non-aligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western … more

12/26/23

Flowers lay at the building gate where four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother were found killed, Tuesday, Dec.26, 2023 in Meaux, east of Paris. A woman and her four children, between nine months and 10 years old, were killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime. Authorities said the children's father was arrested Tuesday and is the primary suspect. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

4 young children and their mother were killed in their French home. The father is in custody

Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother have been killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime. Authorities … more

By NICOLAS GARRIGA and OLEG CETINIC | 12/26/23

Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says

A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the landing ship Novocherkassk has been hit by plane-launched guided … more

12/26/23

Firefighters try to secure the area with sandbags from floodwaters from the Burlage-Langholter Tief, a tributary of the Leda, after it overflowed, in Langholt, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Firefighters and volunteers labored to reinforce dikes against rising floodwaters in northern and eastern Germany as heavy rains falling on already soaked ground pushed rivers and streams over their banks and forced several towns to evacuate residents. (Lars Penning/dpa via AP)

Towns reinforce dikes as heavy rains send rivers over their banks in Germany and the Netherlands

Firefighters and volunteers worked overnight to reinforce dikes in northern and eastern Germany against rising floodwaters as heavy rain falling on already soaked ground pushed rivers and streams … more

12/26/23

FILE - Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking to a crowd during a political protest in Moscow, Russia on July 20, 2019. Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf.” It was his first appearance since associates … more

12/26/23

Migrants walk along a highway in Huixtla, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. A caravan of migrants set out north through southern Mexico just days before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Mexico City to discuss new agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry into the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

Migrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward

Christmas Day meant the same as any other for thousands of migrants walking through southern Mexico: more trudging under a hot sun. There were no presents; Christmas Eve dinner was a sandwich, a … more

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE | 12/25/23

FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with foreign correspondents, July 6, 2023, in Minsk, Belarus. On Monday, Dec. 25, Lukashenko said that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region

The president of Belarus says Russia has completed its shipments of short-range, tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that has raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and … more

12/25/23

A woman dressed in national costume stands near the nativity scene to celebrate Christmas in the village of Pirogovo, outside the capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time, distancing itself from Russia

Christmas carries more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year: for the first time, the country is observing it as a public holiday on Dec. 25, rather than the later date followed in … more

12/25/23

Turkey steps up airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers were killed

Turkey has intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend. The Turkish defense ministry … more

By ABDELRAHMAN ZEYAD and HOGIR ABDO | 12/25/23

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, left, and Arsenal's Oleksandr Zinchenko fight for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah 'shares pain' of grieving families at Christmas amid Israel-Hamas war

Liverpool soccer star Mohamed Salah says he “shares the pain” of grieving families at Christmas amid the Israel-Hamas war. The Egypt international posted a message on X, formerly known as … more

12/25/23

FILE - Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia on Feb. 29, 2020. Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost

Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the … more

12/25/23

Pope Francis waves before delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis blasts the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world

Pope Francis is denouncing the weapons industry in his Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between Israel and the Palestinians. Francis delivered his annual Christmas Day … more

12/25/23