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A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Kim called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a "new Cold War," state media said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Analysis: By North Korean standards, Pvt. Travis King's release from detention was quick

Just over two months after he sprinted into North Korea across the inter-Korean border, Pvt. Travis King is being flown back to America after the North Koreans expelled him. His release quick by the … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/28/23

FILE - McMurdo Station is photographed from the air on Oct. 27, 2014. From Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the federal agency which oversees the research program on the ice decided to stop serving alcohol. (National Science Foundation via AP, File)

At US Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars

From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the federal agency overseeing the research program decided to stop … more

By NICK PERRY | 9/28/23

In this photo taken during a two-day session on Sept. 26-27, 2023 and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a meeting of the country's parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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 Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a 'new Cold War'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/27/23

FILE - Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore parade waving a Russian flag in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. A coup attempt against Burkina Faso’s military government has been thwarted by the country’s intelligence and security services, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia, File)

Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt

Burkina Faso's junta says the country’s intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt. The attempted military takeover took place on Tuesday and “officers and other alleged actors … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 9/27/23

Models wear creations for the Dries Van Noten Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear fashion collection presented Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 in Paris. (AP Photo/Vianney Le Caer)

At Paris Fashion Week '70s nostalgia meets futuristic flair amid dramatic twists

Paris Fashion Week spring-summer 2024 saw a resonating ’70s influence, mingled with contemporary flair. Dries Van Noten embraced the era with mismatched styles and elongated silhouettes, presenting … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 9/27/23

Emergency services at the scene near the Whitgift shopping centre after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death, in Croydon, south London, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. British police say a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death during Wednesday’s morning rush hour in south London. The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested a teenage boy who may have known the victim in connection with the stabbing. (Jordan Reynolds/PA via AP)

A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death near London. A 17-year-old male suspect has been arrested

British police say that a 15-year-old girl has been stabbed to death while on her way to school and a 17-year-old male suspect has been arrested in connection with her death. The Metropolitan Police … more

9/27/23

FILE - A view of a mock drugs consumption room - where users take heroin under medical supervision - staged at Colston Hall in Bristol, Jan. 24, 2020. Scottish authorities on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 approved a 2.3 million-pound ($2.8 million) pound drug consumption room, the first government-backed place in the U.K. where users can take illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroine under the supervision of medical staff. Local officials in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Wednesday approved the facility, which had long been delayed by political disagreements. (Claire Hayhurst/PA via AP, File)

Scottish officials approve UK's first drug consumption room intended for safer use of illegal drugs

Scottish authorities have approved a multimillion pound drug consumption room. It's the first government-backed place in the U.K. where users can take illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin under … more

By SYLVIA HUI | 9/27/23

Alberto Nunez Feijoo takes his seat during an investiture session at the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The leader of Spain's conservatives Alberto Feijoo faces the first of two investiture votes, Wednesday, that will determine whether he can become prime minister. Spain's July 23 national election gave Feijoo's Popular Party the most seats in the parliament's 350-member lower chamber but well shy of an absolute majority. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Leader of Spain's conservatives expected to lose on his first chance to become prime minister

Barring a last-minute surprise, the leader of Spain’s conservatives will miss on his first shot to become the country’s next prime minister when the parliament votes on his petition to form a … more

By JOSEPH WILSON | 9/27/23

FILE - Supporters of Niger's ruling junta gather at the start of a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against foreign interference in Niamey, Niger, Aug. 3, 2023. The French troops being forced out of Niger were seen as a key line of decadelong defense amid efforts led by the West, particularly U.S. and France, to fight against jihadi violence in Africa’s hard-hit Sahel region. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)

France's withdrawal from Niger could jeopardize counterterrorism operations in the Sahel

The French troops who are being forced out of Niger were seen as a key line of defense in efforts led by the West, particularly the U.S. and France, to fight against jihadi violence in Africa’s … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 9/27/23

Six young climate activists take 32 countries to court

In landmark court case, 6 young activists take on 32 European nations over climate action

Six Portuguese young adults and children between 11 and 24 years of age are at the European Court of Human Rights where they are accusing 32 European governments of violating their human rights for … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 9/27/23

Mexican mother bravely shields son as bear leaps on picnic table, devours tacos, enchiladas

A Mexican mother bravely shielded her son after a bear leapt on a picnic table and devoured the tacos and enchiladas meant for the boy's birthday dinner, inches from his face. Silvia Macías of … more

9/26/23

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, center, walks out of a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. A South Korean judge on Wednesday denied an arrest warrant for the country's opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn't a clear risk that he would destroy evidence. (Han Jong-chan/Yonhap via AP)

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations

A South Korean judge has denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn’t a clear threat that he would destroy evidence. Lee … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/26/23

Delegates are seen reflected in a translator's booth addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more

Nearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players. That's what a less inspired Shakespeare might have written about this year’s U.N. General Assembly meeting of … more

By MALLIKA SEN | 9/26/23

Tiles depicting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are displayed outside the U.N. General Assembly Hall at the United Nations, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The U.N. Secretariat Building is shown in the background. (AP Photo/Ted Anthony)

Many powerful leaders skipped the UN this year. That created space for emerging voices to rise

Togo’s foreign minister wasn’t having any of it. He talked of a resolve to “fight our own battles" and a refusal to be relegated to the children’s table. He might have been one of any number … more

By TED ANTHONY | 9/26/23

Luzineide Marques da Silva, a rubber tapper, talks near a damaged rubber tree in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, in Xapuri, Acre state, Brazil, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Recently some of her forest plot were destroyed by a fire started by a land-grabber encroaching on her territory. (AP Photo/Gleilson Miranda)

Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees in the Brazilian Amazon that she and her family have rights to tap for latex. That's why she watched in pain and anger … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 9/26/23

FILE — Author Zoleka Mandela, right, granddaughter of former president Nelson Mandela, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, left, attend the launch of Zoleka's book "When Hope Whispers," in Johannesburg Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Zoleka Mandela died on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, her family said. She was 43. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, file)

Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka dies at 43. Her life was full of tragedy but she embraced his legacy

Nelson Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka has died at age 43. Her family made the announcement of her death in a statement on Tuesday a day after she died on Monday. Zoleka Mandela's life was tangled up … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 9/26/23

FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, is seen on a TV screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service from the colony in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, during a hearing at the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. A court in Russia has upheld a 19 year prison sentence against imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. He was found guilty of charges of extremism at a hearing in August. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Moscow court upholds 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny

A court in Moscow has upheld a 19-year prison sentence for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was convicted on charges of extremism in August. Navalny was found guilty on … more

9/26/23

North Korea's UN Ambassador Song Kim addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

At UN, North Korea says the US made 2023 more dangerous and accuses it of fomenting an Asian NATO

North Korea is accusing the United States of making 2023 an “extremely dangerous year." The country's ambassador to the United Nations says U.S. actions are trying to provoke a nuclear war. Kim … more

By TED ANTHONY | 9/26/23

The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia after Azerbaijan conducted a lightning military offensive there, reclaiming full control of it as the result.

Exasperated residents flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control of breakaway region

Thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents are fleeing their homes after Azerbaijan's swift military operation to reclaim control of the breakaway region. More than 16,000 people, which is about 16% of … more

By GAIANE YENOKIAN | 9/26/23

Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman answers questions from the audience following a speech on immigration at the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

The UK's hardline immigration chief says international rules make it too easy to seek asylum

Britain’s immigration minister has argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be rewritten to reduce the number of people entitled to protection. Home Secretary Suella Braverman says … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 9/26/23