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This photo provided by Peter M. Fischer, Senior Professor Cypriot and Near Eastern Archaeology University of Gothenburg, Dept. of Historical Studies, shows students during the excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke at the Salt Lake area in southern coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. New discoveries including gold ornaments and fine pottery at an ancient port city in Cyprus dating back more than 3,000 years indicate that the settlement was one of the Mediterranean’s most important trading posts in the late Bronze Age, an archeologist said Tuesday July 11, 2023. (Peter M. Fischer via AP)

Jewelry, ornate pottery show 3,000-year-old Cypriot city was a key trading hub, scientist says

An archaeologist says new discoveries including gold ornaments and fine pottery at an ancient port city in Cyprus dating back more than 3,000 years indicate that the settlement was one of the … more

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS | 7/11/23

A plaintiff who wishes not to show the face speaks during a news conference at Tokyo District Court Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Tokyo. Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee's use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision that could help promote LGBTQ+ rights in a country that still lacks anti-discrimination law for sexual minorities. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan's top court says government restrictions on transgender employee's use of restrooms illegal

Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee’s use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision that … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 7/11/23

FILE - Friedrich Merz, Chairman of the German Christian Democratic (CDU) party and CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, attends meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Germany's conservative opposition leader said Tuesday that large-scale migration is one of the country's biggest problems and one of the main reasons for the recent surge in support for the far right. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP, File)

German opposition leader takes aim at migration, but largely rules out working with far right

Germany’s conservative opposition leader says large-scale migration is one of the country’s biggest problems and the main reason for a recent surge in support for the far right. But Friedrich … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 7/11/23

FILE - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives to cast his vote during a general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 14, 2023. Prayuth, who served almost nine years in office after seizing power in a 2014 military coup, announced Tuesday, July 11, that he is leaving politics. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand's prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after seizing power in a 2014 military coup, has announced he is leaving politics. His announcement came after … more

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI | 7/11/23

FILE - Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang attends a joint news conference with his Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra, following their meeting in Beijing, China, on May 23, 2023. Qin is unwell and the country’s senior diplomat will take his place at a two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, July 11. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP, File)

China says its foreign minister is ill. A senior diplomat will take his place at ASEAN

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is ill and the country's senior diplomat will take his place at a two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week in Jakarta, Indonesia. … more

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Nora Ghaith-Sub Laban touches the door to the home her family was evicted from to make way for Israeli settlers in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. As the last remaining Palestinians in a building filled with settlers, the Ghaith-Sub Labans have battled Israeli attempts to evict them from their Old City home for over 45 years. Settlers claim the family are squatters who had been living in an apartment formerly owned by Jews. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli authorities evict Palestinian family from Jerusalem home after decades-long legal battle

Israeli authorities have evicted a Palestinian family from their contested apartment in Jerusalem’s Old City after a yearslong legal battle, the family said. Activists say the Ghaith-Sub Laban … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 7/11/23

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, left, welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace prior the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Live Updates | Lithuania and allies beef up security for NATO summit

Lithuania and several of its allies have beefed up security for the NATO summit, with as many as 12,000 troops backed by warships, air defense systems and artillery deployed for the two-day … more

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This photo provided by Samsung C&T Corp. shows giant panda Ai Bao and her twin cubs at an amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Friday, July 7, 2023. Ai Bao gave birth to the cubs, both female, last Friday at the Everland theme park near Seoul, the park’s operator, Samsung C&T resort group, said in a statement Tuesday. (Samsung C&T Corp. via AP)

Panda twins born in South Korea for the 1st time

A giant panda has given birth to twin cubs at a theme park in South Korea. The park's operator said Tuesday Ai Bao gave birth to the cubs, both female, last Friday. It says it's the first time that … more

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Chou, who wished to not use her first name, stands for photos in Sunnyvale, Calif., Monday, July 10, 2023. Taiwan is facing a long-delayed reckoning with sexual harassment and sexual violence. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Taiwan's #MeToo movement is making a resurgence as accusations hit politics, TV and schools

Taiwan is facing a long-delayed reckoning with sexual harassment and sexual violence. In the past month, people have stepped forward with accusations, one after the other, leading to criminal … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 7/11/23

A Bosnian muslim woman mourns next to the grave of her relative, victim of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Centre in Potocari, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Thousands gahter in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica to commemorate the 28th anniversary on Monday of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since World War II. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Thousands gather in Bosnia and commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre anniversary

Thousands of people are gathering in Srebrenica for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 massacre in the eastern town and to give a dignified burial to the victims unearthed from mass graves … more

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Visiting Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang after they witnessed signing on agreement for both countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on 'law enforcement and security matters'

The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on law enforcement and security matters in a move likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island's traditional … more

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FILE - A bird flies with Mount Everest seen in the background from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal, May 27, 2019. A helicopter flying out of the Mount Everest area in Nepal carrying foreign tourists was missing Tuesday and contact was lost with the aircraft. The helicopter was carrying five foreign tourists on a sightseeing tour to the world’s highest peak and was returning to the capital, Kathmandu, on Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Helicopter with 6 on board including foreign tourists is missing near Mount Everest in Nepal

A helicopter carrying foreign tourists is missing in the Mount Everest area of Nepal and contact has been lost with the aircraft. The helicopter was returning to the capital Kathmandu on Tuesday … more

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FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, walks in the Agora Hall as he arrives for his first day of work at the new NATO headquarters in Brussels on May 7, 2018. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the top civilian official at the world's biggest security alliance, routinely praises allies for helping Ukraine's troops to fight back. But when he does, Stoltenberg is talking about individual member countries, not NATO as an organization. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, what is NATO and what is it doing to help?

Russia’s war on Ukraine is in its 17 month and Western countries are sending increasingly hi-tech and long-range weapons and ammunition to help President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defend his country. … more

By LORNE COOK | 7/11/23

FILE - A security guard walks in front of a banner outside the venue of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 9, 2023. When Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process, but more than a year later Sweden is still in the alliance's waiting room. New entries must be approved by all existing members and as NATO leaders meet for a summit in Vilnius, Sweden is missing the green light from two: Turkey and Hungary. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Sweden's rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership

When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process. More than a year later, Finland is in, but Sweden is still in the alliance’s … more

By KARL RITTER | 7/11/23

Nataliia Skakun and her husband Serhii, former residents of Oleshky, Ukraine, sit on a sofa at their apartments in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. "Young people left, and pensioners stayed," said Skakun, 54, who recently left Oleshky with her husband and resettled in Mykolaiv in the Kherson region. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Desperate Ukrainians take long and uncertain journey to escape Russian occupation

Some Ukrainians living under Russian occupation are so desperate to escape that they take long, circuitous and uncertain journeys through Russia to return to Ukrainian-held territory. Rima Yaremenko … more

By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA | 7/11/23

FILE - A man rides his bike on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on July 9, 2023. Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change

Protesters and legislators are converging on the European Union parliament in Strasbourg as the bloc faces a major vote on protecting its threatened nature and shielding it from disruptive … more

By RAF CASERT | 7/11/23

A worker walks past a collapsed elevated road in Bangkok, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. At least one person was killed after the elevated road in Thailand’s capital collapsed, and a few others were listed as missing, with rescue crews unable to access the site Tuesday for fear of a further collapse, authorities said. (AP Photo/Thanchote Thanawikran)

At least 1 killed as elevated road collapses in Bangkok

Thai authorities say at least one person has been killed after an elevated road being built in Bangkok collapsed, and two others are listed as missing, with rescue crews unable to access the site for … more

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the diplomatic lounge in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor

In a grim report, the U.N. is warning that at the current rate of global progress 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty and 84 million children won’t be going to school in 2030 … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/11/23

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks to Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem,Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israeli parliament gives initial OK to measure limiting the Supreme Court's oversight powers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary coalition has given initial approval to a contentious bill to limit the Supreme Court’s oversight powers. With the vote early Tuesday, … more

7/10/23

Spain rescues 86 people near the Canary Island, but scores of migrants from Senegal remain missing

Spanish authorities say they have rescued 86 people from a boat near the Canary Islands that appeared to be from Senegal. The rescue Monday came after an aid group reported three boats from the … more

By SAM MEDNICK and RENATA BRITO | 7/10/23