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Pedestrians walk past posters promoting candidates during the District Council elections in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Residents went to the polls on Sunday in Hong Kong's first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing's guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Voter turnout plunges below 30% in Hong Kong election after rules shut out pro-democracy candidates
Voter turnout plunged below 30% in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since new rules introduced under Beijing’s guidance effectively shut out all pro-democracy candidates. It was the … more
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National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, left, and Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, shake hands after unveiling Venezuela's new map that includes the Essequibo territory, a swath of land that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Guyana agreed to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute under pressure from Brazil, others
The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, has agreed to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute. The … more
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Ali, second right, and Kiana Rahmani, second left, attend the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 to their mother, imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, shown on the screen, in Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. The children of Narges Mohammadi will accept this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. Mohammadi is renowned for campaigning for women’s rights and democracy in her country. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB via AP)
Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf
The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony in the Norwegian capital. Mohammadi is renowned for campaigning … more
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Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, right, attends an ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. In a renewed push for the respect for democracy across coup-hit West Africa, leaders from across the region kicked off a crucial meeting in Nigeria on Sunday and admitted for the first time that their efforts to stem the tide of coups have achieved little success.(AP Photo)
In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders acknowledge little progress in their push for democracy
Leaders from across West Africa are meeting in Nigeria in a renewed push for respect for democracy across the coup-hit region. At the meeting in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, the leaders acknowledged for … more
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Participants in a demonstration protest against anti-Semitism under the slogan "Germany stands up - Never again is now!" in Berlin, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP)
Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents
Several thousand people have demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish incidents following Hamas’ attack on Israel two months ago. Police … more
FILE - A friend pays his final respects to murdered journalist Lourdes Maldonado who was shot dead in her car when arriving home, in Tijuana, Mexico, Jan. 27, 2022. In the first month of 2022, two journalists were shot to death in two separate attacks in one week in Tijuana. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
Drug lords go on killing spree to hunt down corrupt officers who stole shipment in Mexico's Tijuana
A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV script: enraged drug lords hunting down corrupt police officers who stole a drug shipment. According to … more
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FILE -In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Hawkins, signals an MV-22 Osprey to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on May 17, 2019. When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan. The aircraft has had a long list of problems in its short history. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/U.S. Navy via AP)
Divers recover the seventh of 8 crew members killed in crash of a US military Osprey off Japan
Navy divers have recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission. The Air Force CV-22 … more
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with Cape Verde's Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, in Cape Verde, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 while he travels to Argentina for the inauguration of the newly-elected President Javier Milei. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Ukraine's Zelenskyy heads to Argentina in bid to win support from developing nations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in of Argentina's new president, Javier Milei. It is the Ukrainian leader's first-ever trip to Latin America … more
A minibus passes under a billboard supporting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi for the presidential elections, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Egyptians began voting Sunday in a presidential election in which el-Sissi, who faces no serious challenger, is certain to win another term, keeping him in power until 2030. The Arabic writing reads:" our target is to build a modern Egypt." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Egyptians vote for president, with el-Sissi certain to win
Egyptians are voting in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious challenger and is certain to win another term. That will keep him in power until 2030. The … more
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In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard ship uses water cannons on Philippine navy-operated supply boat M/L Kalayaan as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023. The Chinese coast guard assaulted three Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing serious engine damage off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea just a day after similar hostilities at another shoal, the Philippine coast guard said. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second day
The Philippine coast guard says the Chinese coast guard has assaulted three Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts and rammed one of them, causing serious engine damage. A spokesman says the … more
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee casts his ballot at a polling station during the District Council elections in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Residents went to the polls on Sunday in Hong Kong's first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing's guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Hong Kong holds first council elections under new rules that shut out pro-democracy candidates
Residents are going to the polls in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing’s guidance of “patriots” administering the city, … more
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FILE - President-elect Javier Milei takes questions from the press after his victory in the presidential runoff election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 19, 2023. Milei will be inaugurated as the new president of Argentina on Sunday, Dec. 10. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
The inauguration of Javier Milei has Argentina wondering what kind of president it will get
Economist Javier Milei is assuming Argentina’s presidency after rising to fame on TV with profanity-laden tirades and parlaying his popularity into a congressional seat and then a run for the … more
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In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard ship, left, uses its water cannons on a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel as it approaches Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday Dec. 9, 2023. The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, separately condemned a high-seas assault Saturday by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
US and Philippines condemn the Chinese coast guard's water cannon blasts on fisheries vessels
The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a high-seas assault by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to … more
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Doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta, a Palestinian-British plastic surgeon specializing in conflict medicine, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Abu Sitta who spent weeks in the Gaza Strip during the current Israel-Hamas war in the enclave as part of a Doctors Without Borders medical team said he has given testimony to a British war crimes investigation unit. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A British Palestinian surgeon gave testimony to a UK war crimes unit after returning from Gaza
A British Palestinian surgeon who spent weeks in the Gaza Strip during the current Israel-Hamas war as part of a Doctors Without Borders medical team says he's given testimony to a British war crimes … more
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COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, center, adjusts his ghutra during a news conference at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Organizers of COP28 want an inclusive summit. But just how diverse is the negotiating table?
Many women, young people and Indigenous voices say they feel they’re relegated to mere attendance, with limited opportunities to contribute substantially to the decisive meetings, despite promises … more
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FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes statements with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Dec. 7, 2023. Erdogan used a speech on human rights Saturday Dec. 9, 2023 to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war and what he alleged was its toleration of Islamophobia. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)
Turkey's Erdogan accuses the West of 'barbarism' and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used a speech on human rights to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war and what he alleged was its toleration of … more
FILE - This handout photo provided by the Israel Prime Minister Office shows Shoshan Haran speaking on the phone upon her arrival in Israel after being freed. Shoshan was one of the 13 Israeli hostages that Hamas released late Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal. Step by step, the newly freed and their families are testing the ground for a path to recovery. No one, including the physicians and psychologists who have been treating them, is sure how to get there or how long it might take. (Israel Prime Minister Office/Handout via AP, File)
‘Shadows of children:’ For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers
After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come back from captivity are still reluctant to raise their … more
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FILE - Participants watch Russian President Vladimir Putin's addressing a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Most Russian opposition figures are either in prison at home or are in exile abroad. But they vow that they will still put up a fight against President Vladimir Putin as he seeks yet another term in office in an election scheduled for March. (AP Photo, File)
With Putin's reelection all but assured, Russia's opposition still vows to undermine his image
Most Russian opposition figures are either in prison at home or are in exile abroad. But they vow that they will still put up a fight against President Vladimir Putin as he seeks yet another term in … more
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A man carries the new map of Venezuela with the Essequibo territory, a large swath of land that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela, to the National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over century-old territorial dispute
A century-old territorial dispute is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. It's steeped in patriotism and deepened by the discovery of oil. The Venezuelan government is seizing on the … more
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Reporters raise their hands to ask questions as Foreign Ministers, from left, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi, and Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry, attend a news conference about the Israel-Hamas war, and pressure to reduce civilian casualties, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
UN chief and many nations demand immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, but US remains opposed
The United Nations chief and many Security Council members are demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. But the United States is reiterating its opposition, virtually dooming any … more
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