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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in London, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

UK government accused of 'cutting corners' as 147 schools named at risk due to crumbling concrete

The British government has been accused of “cutting corners” as it published a list of 147 schools in England that are potentially at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete. The list, released … more

By PAN PYLAS | 9/6/23

Tamir Pardo, former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency pose for a photograph in Herzliya, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. A former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency said Wednesday that Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank, joining a small but growing list of retired officials to endorse an idea that remains largely on the fringes of Israeli discourse. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A former Mossad chief says Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank

A former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency says that Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank. Tamir Pardo joins a small but growing list of retired officials to endorse … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 9/6/23

FILE - Russian vessel, Lady R, is docked at the Simon's Town Naval Base near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. A presidential inquiry in South Africa has found government officials didn't know the U.S.-sanctioned Russian ship, Lady R,was assigned to deliver military equipment to the country until the vessel neared national waters (AP Photo, File)

South Africa didn't know a US-sanctioned Russian ship carried its military purchases, inquiry finds

A presidential inquiry in South Africa has found government officials didn't know a U.S.-sanctioned Russian ship was assigned to deliver military equipment to the country until the vessel neared … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 9/6/23

Pope Francis arrives as he holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Ukraine's Catholic bishops tell pope that his praise for Russia's imperial past 'pained' Ukrainians

Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops have brought their complaints about the Vatican's diplomatic neutrality in Russia's war on their country to the Holy See itself. They told Pope Francis in person on … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 9/6/23

Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock talks to journalists during an interview outside the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Jürgen Stock, who was appointed to the post in 2014 is beginning his last year in office. Interpol, which was founded in 1923, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Interpol at 100: A mixed legacy of hunting fugitives and merging police data from 195 countries

Interpol is turning 100 with a mixed legacy — as a misconstrued crime-fighting organization, a network that merges police data from authoritarian states and democracies, and a global adviser on how … more

By LORI HINNANT and JAMEY KEATEN | 9/6/23

FILE -A changing of the guard at The Amalienborg Palace, home of the Danish Royal family in Copenhagen, Denmark Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The Danish defense said Wednesday that they will remove the mandatory heights for men and women serving with the Danish Royal Life Guards, chiefly known for serving as a ceremonial unit outside Denmark’s royal palaces. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Denmark ends height requirements for soldiers best known for ceremonial unit outside royal palaces

The Danish defense is abolishing the height requirement for people serving with the Danish Royal Life Guards, chiefly known for being a ceremonial unit outside Denmark’s royal palaces. The Danish … more

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Israeli archaeologists show four Roman-era swords and a javelin head found during a recent excavation in a cave near the Dead Sea, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2023. Archaeologists said the exceptionally preserved artifacts are dated to the 2nd century, when Jewish rebels launched an uprising against the Roman Empire. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

4 exceptionally preserved Roman swords discovered in a Dead Sea cave in Israel

Israeli archaeologists have discovered four Roman-era swords with their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave near the Dead … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 9/6/23

FILE - Nigeria's new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, center, inspects honour guards after taking an oath of office at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, May 29, 2023. An appeals court in Nigeria was to rule Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, on whether President Bola Tinubu's election victory in February was legitimate, a highly anticipated decision that has put Africa's most populous country on edge. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)

An appeals court in Nigeria is set to rule on the president's disputed election victory

An appeals court in Nigeria has convened to rule on whether President Bola Tinubu’s election victory in February was legitimate. The opposition challenged the election results, arguing that Tinubu … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 9/6/23

A delegate walk in front of a mural outside the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, during the Africa Climate Summit. The summit's opening speeches included clear calls to reform the global financial structures that have left African nations paying about five times more to borrow money than others, worsening the debt crisis for many. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Carbon markets are 'bogus solutions' as rich world keeps polluting, African Climate Summit is told

A Nigerian environmental activist has declared at the first African Climate Summit that carbon markets are “bogus solutions." Her view is a sharp reminder that not all of Africa's 1.3 billion … more

By CARA ANNA | 9/6/23

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2010 file photo, Sri Lankan government minister Keheliya Rambukwella speaks during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday, Sept.6, 2023 began a debate on the fate of country's health minister Keheliya Rambukwella seeking to remove him over his alleged failure to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say resulted in preventable deaths in hospitals. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne, File)

Sri Lanka parliament debates the health minister's fate over reports of lack of drugs, hospital care

Sri Lankan lawmakers are debating the fate of country’s health minister, seeking to remove him over his alleged failure to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say … more

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI | 9/6/23

China's Premier Li Qiang speaks at the 26th ASEAN-China Summit during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

China's premier is on a charm offensive as ASEAN summit protests Beijing's aggression at sea

In talks with Southeast Asian leaders Wednesday in the Indonesian capital, Chinese Premier Li Qiang underscored his country’s importance as the world’s second-biggest economy and as the top … more

By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ | 9/6/23

FILE - Members of the Wagner Group military company sit atop of a tank on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District. The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization. British officials say the group remains a threat to global security even after the death of leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. . (AP Photo, File)

The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization

The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization. British officials say the group remains a threat to global security even after the death of leader … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 9/6/23

Mouhamadou Ibrahim, a former jihadi commander who decided to defect, poses for a photograph in Niamey, Niger, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The future of a program in Niger that encourages jihadi fighters to defect and reintegrate into society is unclear after mutinous soldiers toppled the government that launched it. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

A national program in Niger encouraged jihadis to defect. The coup put its future in jeopardy

The future of a program in Niger that encourages jihadi fighters to defect and reintegrate into society is unclear after mutinous soldiers toppled the government that launched it. Also uncertain are … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 9/6/23

FILE - In this image from video released by Primorsky Regional Administration Press Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from his train as he leaves Khasan train station in Primorye region, Russia, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Russia might be like his first one in 2019, a rattling, 20-hour ride aboard a green-and-yellow armored train that is a quirky symbol of his family’s dynastic leadership. (Primorsky Regional Administration Press Service via AP, File)

Will he go by plane or train? How Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for another meeting with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Russia this month might be like his first one in 2019 — a rattling, 20-hour ride aboard a green-and-yellow armored train that is a quirky symbol … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/6/23

A U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands on his armored vehicle, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria, where hundreds of American troops are deployed, point to dangerous seams in a coalition that has kept on a lid on the defeated Islamic State group for years. That could be an opportunity for the radical group to re-emerge. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Fighting between rival US-backed groups in Syria could undermine war against the Islamic State group

The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in the coalition that has kept a lid on the defeated Islamic State group for years. That could be an … more

By BASSEM MROUE | 9/6/23

FILE- A man on a bicycle rides past a billboard that projects Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most popular among world leaders, in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2023. The Indian government has seized upon its role as host of this year’s G20 summit and mounted an advertising blitz that stresses India’s growing clout under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India's prime minister uses the G20 summit to advertise his global reach and court voters at home

The Indian government has seized upon its role as host of this year’s G20 summit and mounted an advertising blitz that stresses India’s growing clout under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ | 9/6/23

FILE - Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 20 kms ( 12 miles) North of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Oct. 29, 2022. A senior UN official said Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says

A senior UN official says the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/5/23

FILE - A man who was later identified as Ryuji Kimura is arrested after what appeared to be a pipe bomb was thrown at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit at a port in Wakayama, western Japan, on April 15, 2023. Prosecutors in Japan indicted the 24-year-old man Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 on attempted murder and other charges in the explosive attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April, Japanese media reported. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Suspect indicted on attempted murder charge in explosives attack on Japan's Kishida, report says

Japanese media reports say a man has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges over an explosives attack targeting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April. Kishida was unhurt when a man threw … more

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Floodwaters cover a car and the yards of houses in Milina village, Pilion region, central Greece, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Greek police have ordered vehicles off the streets of the central town of Volos and the nearby mountain region of Pilion as a severe storm has hit the area, turning streets into flooded torrents. (Thanasis Kalliaras/Eurokinissi via AP)

At least 7 people die as severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria

Fierce rainstorms are battering neighboring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, causing at least seven deaths. In northwestern Turkey, two people died Tuesday when a flash flood swept through a campsite, … more

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Police officers check a house as residents wade through a flooded street after floods caused by a cyclone in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Monday, Sept.4, 2023. Rio Grande do Sul Gov. Eduardo Leite said that about 60 cities had been battered by the storm, which was classified as an extratropical cyclone. (AP Photo/Diogo Zanatta-Futura Press)

Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills at least 21 people and displaces more than 1,600

Authorities in southern Brazil say at least 21 people have died due to a fierce storm that caused floods in several cities in the region. The governor of Rio Grande do Sul state said Tuesday that the … more

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