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FILE - UN peacekeepers hold their flag, as they observe Israeli excavators attempt to destroy tunnels built by Hezbollah, near the southern Lebanese-Israeli border village of Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon on Dec. 13, 2019. Four United Nations military observers were wounded Saturday while patrolling along the southern Lebanese border after a shell exploded near them, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon said. The military observers of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization support the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

4 UN military observers wounded in an explosion while patrolling Lebanon's southern border

Four United Nations military observers have been wounded while patrolling the southern Lebanese border after a shell exploded near them. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, known as … more

By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 3/30/24

A Ukrainian soldier takes a rest in a trench on the frontline near Liman, Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, March 29, 2024. (Iryna Rybakova via AP)

Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. Zelenskyy dismissed top aide … more

3/30/24

FILE - Israeli police officers scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against possible changes to the military draft laws, outside a military recruitment office in Jerusalem, on March 4, 2024. Israel's High Court ruling Thursday to curtail subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has thrown Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future into grave jeopardy. Netanyahu now has until Monday to present the court with a plan to dismantle what the justices called a system that privileges the ultra-Orthodox at the expense of the country's majority. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Israel's high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?

A dramatic decision by Israel's Supreme Court on drafting ultra-Orthodox men into the Israeli military could spell political trouble for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ruling Thursday calls … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 3/30/24

From left, Nduma Defense of Renewed Congo (NDR-C) President Jeremie N'Kuba, NDR-C spokesman Marcellin Shenkuku N'Kuba, Appel de Geneve general director Alain Deletroz and Collective of Movements for Change/Self-Defense Force of Congolese People (CMC-MDP) external relations Jimmy Butsitsi ink pledges to better protect civilians in the eastern Congo conflict during a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The envoys of armed groups made commitments that their forces will work to end sexual violence, food insecurity and conditions of famine, and to ensure greater access to health care in parts of increasingly violent eastern Congo that they operate in and control. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten)

As conflict worsens in eastern Congo, 2 armed groups pledge to respect civilians

Representatives of two armed groups in Congo signed solemn pledges this week to both their violence-wracked country and the wider world: We will do better to respect and protect civilians. The envoys … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 3/30/24

A woman walks near logs swept into a neighborhood affected by a flash flood in Pesisir Selatan, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. In Indonesia, environmental groups continue to point to deforestation and environmental degradation worsening the effects of natural disasters such as floods, landslides, drought and forest fires. (AP Photo/Mavendra JR)

In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather and climate change

In Indonesia, environmental groups continue to point to deforestation and environmental degradation worsening the effects of natural disasters such as floods, landslides, drought and forest fires. … more

By VICTORIA MILKO | 3/29/24

Tourists on the American side of Niagara Falls take photos in Niagara Falls, N.Y. on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ontario's Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it readies to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse on April 8. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Niagara region declares a state of emergency to prepare for an influx of eclipse viewers

Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the … more

3/29/24

FILE - Poland's President Andrzej Duda gives a statement to the media in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 10, 2024, after the arrest of two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the presidential palace. Duda on Friday March 29, 2024 vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for girls and women ages 15 and above, his office said. Duda said he was concerned about the health of minors and heeding the voices of parents. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above

The office of Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he has vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for girls and women ages 15 and above. He says he was … more

3/29/24

FILE - Surveillance cameras are seen as a visitor looks at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Monday, March 11, 2024. The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms. Bay Fang, the president of RFA, said in a statement Friday March 29, 2024 that it will no longer have full-time staff in Hong Kong, although it would retain its official media registration. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia says its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening worries about the city’s media … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 3/29/24

A child climbs on a rusty armored personnel carrier, part of a display of destroyed Russian military equipment in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say

Ukraine's armed forces say Moscow has launched a large-scale attack on energy infrastructure, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country. Ukraine's interior … more

3/29/24

FILE - Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson pauses as he speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, on May 9, 2022. The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has stepped down after being charged with allegations of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)

The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party steps down amid police probe

The Democratic Unionist Party says its leader has stepped down after being charged with allegations of a historic nature. Jeffrey Donaldson left his post with immediate effect pending the outcome of … more

3/29/24

People lay flowers and light candles standing next to the Crocus City Hall, on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Russia's top state investigative agency says the death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to over 133. The attack Friday on Crocus City Hall, a sprawling mall and concert venue on Moscow's western edge, also left many wounded and left the building a smoldering ruin. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report

Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a … more

3/29/24

An anti-war advertising poster with Arabic words that read: Lebanon doesn't want the war," appears on a street in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. A war of words that has unfolded in Lebanon show longstanding schisms in the small country over Hezbollah, now amplified by the militant group's role in the Lebanon-Israel border clashes and by fears that an already crisis-hit Lebanon could be dragged into an all-out war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Christian nun in Lebanon prays for the Shiite Muslim fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensues

A video showing a Lebanese nun asking young students to pray for the “men of the resistance,” a reference to Hezbollah fighters, has sparked controversy in Lebanon. The Lebanese Shiite militant … more

By BASSEM MROUE and MARIAM FAM | 3/29/24

FILE - Shadows of protesters carrying wooden crosses are reflected on the street as they reenact the sufferings of Jesus Christ during a rally on holy week in Manila, Philippines, on March 27, 2018. A Filipino villager plans to be nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Filipino villager to be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

A Filipino villager says he has signed up to be nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he says he will devote to pray for … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 3/28/24

Big waves roll towards the beach of Nazare, Portugal, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Strong winds caused the high waves in one of the world's most popular surf spots. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

4 people die on Spain's coastlines after falling into sea during high winds

Emergency services in Spain say four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea. The deaths came amid warnings of … more

3/28/24

Members of Brothers and Sisters in Arms and Bonot Alternativa (Women Building an Alternative) protest Israel's exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews from mandatory military service, near the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service

Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who don't serve in the army. It's a blockbuster ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for … more

By MELANIE LIDMAN | 3/28/24

In this photo provided by Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense, Lithuania's army soldiers attend the celebration for Lithuania's NATO membership 20th anniversary at the Siauliai airbase, some 230 km (144 miles) east of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Alfredas Pliadis/Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense via AP)

Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine

Several central and Eastern European countries have begun marking the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the … more

By LIUDAS DAPKUS | 3/28/24

A brigade fumigates to combat dengue amid a surge in cases nationwide in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil. Officials said Thursday that 3.5 million cases of the tropical disease had been reported in the region as of this … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 3/28/24

Researcher Marianna Boros attaches electrodes to the head of Cuki, with during an experiment at the department of Ethology of the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. A new study in Hungary has found that beyond being able to learn how to perform commands, dogs can learn to associate words with specific objects — a relationship with language called referential understanding that had been unproven until now. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Does your dog understand when you say 'fetch the ball'? A new study in Hungary says yes

A new study in Hungary shows that dogs, beyond being able to respond to commands like “sit” and “stay,” can learn to associate words with specific objects. Such a relationship with language … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 3/28/24

A bouquet of flowers inserted into the road fence in front of the burnt Crocus City Hall, center, on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week's deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143

Russia’s top investigative body says that another suspect has been detained as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 143 people. A statement from the … more

3/28/24

FILE - Men come out of Paris subway station with their hands on their heads after being arrested in Paris, Oct. 17, 1961, for failure to obey curfew imposed on Algerians. Algerians and wounding at least four. French lawmakers on Thursday March 28, 2024 condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a "bloody and murderous repression," marking another step in the country's recognition of the massacre that authorities sought to cover up for decades. (AP Photo, File)

French lawmakers condemn 'bloody and murderous' 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters

French lawmakers have condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a “bloody and murderous repression." The nonbinding vote on Thursday marked another step in … more

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