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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

Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Belarus' top diplomat says he can't imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia

The foreign minister of Belarus says he can't envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces. Belarus has a strategic partnership with Russia. Sergei … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/26/23

The Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota delivers a speech following an address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Rota is apologizing for recognizing in Parliament a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II, just after Zelenskyy addressed the House of Commons on Friday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's government calls on House speaker to resign over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is urging the speaker of the House of Commons Speaker to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to … more

By ROB GILLIES | 9/26/23

FILE - Vehicles pass under a billboard supporting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi for the coming presidential elections, erected by Egypt's political party of Homat Watan, the Protectors of the Nation, in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 4, 2023. Arabic reads, "yes for stability." Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days in December, officials announced Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to prolong his stay in power until 2030. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Egyptian rights group says 73 supporters of a presidential challenger have been arrested

A rights group says Egyptian authorities have detained at least 73 people campaigning for a challenger to incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in the December election. The Egyptian Initiative … more

9/26/23

Park Sang-hak, center, a refugee from the North who runs the group Fighters for a Free North Korea from a small Seoul office, and South Korean conservative activists prepare to release balloons bearing leaflets condemning the North Korean leader during an anti-North Korea rally against the 99th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, called "The Day of the Sun," at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, on April 15, 2011. South Korea's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, struck down a 2020 law that criminalized the sending of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to North Korea, calling it an excessive restriction on free speech. The balloons read "Overthrow Kim Jong Il's dictatorship." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

South Korea's Constitutional Court strikes down law banning anti-Pyongyang leafleting

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has struck down a 2020 law that criminalized the sending of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to North Korea, calling it an excessive restriction on free speech. … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/26/23

UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on

The U.N. health agency says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering as deadly fighting grinds on between the country’s military … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 9/26/23

People look at the damages caused by an explosion in a residential building in the Ekholmen area, in Linköping, Sweden, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Stefan Jerrevång/TT News Agency via AP)

2 explosions ripped through dwellings in Sweden. At least one is reportedly connected to a gang feud

Two powerful explosions have ripped through dwellings in central Sweden, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings. Late Monday, an explosion occurred in Hasselby, a suburb of the … more

9/26/23

Indian Army chief Gen. Manoj Pande, left, speaks as Chief of staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Randy George, right, looks on during their joint press conference ahead of 13th Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference and 47th Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

India and US army chiefs call for free and stable Indo-Pacific as Chinese influence grows

India’s army chief says the country is committed to maintaining a free and stable Indo-Pacific, where the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations is respected. General Manoj Pande made … more

9/26/23

This grab taken from video distributed by Siranush Sargsyan's Twitter account on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, shows smoke rising after a fuel depot explosion near Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Several dozen people were injured on Monday night at a gas station just outside of the breakaway region's capital, Stepanakert, where a fuel tank exploded. Dozens of people were lining up at the gas station at the time to fuel their cars in order to move to Armenia. (Siranush Sargsyan's Twitter account via AP)

At least 20 dead in gas station explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia

Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh say at least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a gas station. The breakaway region’s health department said that 13 … more

By AVET DEMOURIAN | 9/26/23

FILE - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley greets a soldier of the U.S. Army, at the Training Range in Pabrade, some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

As Gen. Milley steps down as chairman, his work on Ukraine is just one part of a complicated legacy

As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley has spent the better part of the last two years rallying allies to provide weapons for the Ukrainians as they defend their country … more

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | 9/26/23

The Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Rota is apologizing for recognizing in Parliament a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II, just after Zelenskyy addressed the House of Commons on Friday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Opposition lawmakers call on Canada's House speaker to resign for honoring man who fought for Nazis

Opposition parties in Canada have called on the speaker of the House of Commons to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the … more

By JIM MORRIS | 9/25/23

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm gestures as she speaks at the UN offices in Vienna, Monday Sept. 25, 2023. Granholm has emphasized the importance of nuclear fusion as a pioneering and future-oriented technology in the clean energy transition. As part of its clean-energy agenda, the Biden administration wants to "create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years," Granholm said in an interview with The Associated Press in Vienna. (AP Photo/Stephanie Liechtenstein)

AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says nuclear fusion is a pioneering technology and the Biden administration wants to harness it as part of the transition to clean energy. Biden wants to … more

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN | 9/25/23

Egypt sets a presidential election for December with el-Sissi likely to stay in power until 2030

Egypt says it will hold a presidential election over three days in December with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to prolong his stay in power until 2030. The chairman of the National … more

9/25/23

In this photo provided by the Odesa Region Administration, firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at the seaport after a Russian rocket attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Odesa Region Administration via AP)

Russia strikes Odesa, damaging port, grain infrastructure and abandoned hotel

Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone and missile strike near Odesa damaged port infrastructure, a grain silo and an abandoned hotel and injured one person. The Ukraine president's office said … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 9/25/23

New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins hands out sausages on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at an event in New Plymouth to promote renewable energy. With less than three weeks to go until a general election, opinion polls have put Hipkins and his Labour Party significantly behind the National Party, led by former businessman Christopher Luxon. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

On the campaign trail, New Zealand leader Chris Hipkins faces an uphill battle wooing voters

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is facing an uphill battle to woo voters less than three weeks before an election. Opinion polls put his Labour Party significantly behind the more … more

By NICK PERRY | 9/25/23

In this image taken from video, refugees from the first group of about 30 people from Nagorno-Karabakh gather in a temporary camp after arriving to Armenia's Kornidzor village in Syunik region, Armenia, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, and more were expected to come after a 10-month blockade and a lightning military offensive this month that resulted in Azerbaijan reclaiming full control of the breakaway region. (AP Photo)

Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Turkish president is set to visit Azerbaijan

Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the separatist region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit … more

By AVET DEMOURIAN | 9/25/23

FILE - French police officers block the road leading to a crime scene the day after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed to death a senior police officer and his female companion Monday evening in Magnanville, west of Paris, France, Tuesday, June 14, 2016. A trial is opening in French counterterrorism court Monday Sept. 25, 2023 over the killing of two police officers in their home in 2016, in front of their 3-year-old son. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

A trial opens in France over the killing of a police couple in the name of the Islamic State group

A trial is opening in a French counterterrorism court over the killing of two police officers in their home in 2016, in front of their 3-year-old son. The attacker said he was acting in the name of … more

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | 9/25/23

Derna flood survivor Abdul Salam Anwisi looks at the destroyed homes following flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, in Derna, Libya, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Anwisi said he woke up at one-thirty in the morning to a loud scream from outside, to find his neighbours' homes flooded with water. He, his sons and other neighbours rushed to rescue the stranded families by pulling them from the roof of their house. Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Libya's top prosecutor says 8 officials jailed as part of investigation into dams' deadly collapse

Libya’s chief prosecutor says he has ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation into the collapse of two dams. The disaster earlier this month left … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 9/25/23

A Ukrainian drone pilot reaches for a reconnaissance drone in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. The drone unit's task is to destroy Russia's heavy machinery, armored vehicles and infantry. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs

The Ukrainian government wants to spend more than $1 billion to build an army of drones. Drones are cost-effective when compared with conventional weapons, and put fewer lives at risk as a grueling … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 9/25/23

FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to an impromptu rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem at an event including members of the Ukrainian-Canadian community, in Toronto, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was traveling home from North America, where he addressed the U.N. General Assembly and paid his first wartime visit to Canada.(Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 3 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month

The governor of southern Ukraine's Kherson region says Russian airstrikes have killed two people and wounded three others. According to Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin, Russian forces struck the city of … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 9/24/23