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FILE - A woman wearing an electric fan and carrying an umbrella visits the Forbidden City on a sweltering day in Beijing, on July 7, 2023. Earlier this week, Beijing reported more than nine straight days with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), a streak unseen since 1961. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

9 missing in China landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures

Chinese authorities say nine people are missing in a landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures across much of the country. Five people were rescued from under the rubble … more

7/9/23

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses lawmakers during a parliament session in Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 8, 2023. The newly elected Greek government won a vote of confidence from the parliament, following a three-day debate. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greece's government wins vote of confidence in Parliament to begin a second 4-year term

Greece’s conservative government has won a vote of confidence in Parliament to start its second four-year term. The 300 lawmakers voted 158-142 Saturday to approve the government’s policy … more

By DEMETRIS NELLAS | 7/8/23

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Protests grow as Israel's far-right government advances with its judicial overhaul

Israel’s anti-government has gained new momentum as tens of thousands of people spill into the streets of cities across the country to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 7/8/23

Electoral authorities review electoral records projected on a screen, on the third day of a review of electoral records, in Guatemala City, Thursday, July 6, 2023. The Constitutional Court ordered the investigation of alleged irregularities claimed by political parties that lost in the June 25th general election. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Struggle to certify results of Guatemala's June 25 presidential vote suffers another setback

The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala's first-round presidential elections has suffered another setback, after the chief justice of the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the … more

By SONIA PÉREZ D. | 7/8/23

FILE - People walk past the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, on March 16, 2014. The Scottish government has proposed decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europe’s highest overdose death rates. The semi-autonomous Edinburgh government, led by the pro-independence Scottish National Party, said Friday, July 7, 2023, that removing criminal penalties for drug possession would “allow for the provision of safe, evidence-based harm reduction services.” (AP Photo/Jill Lawless, File)

Scotland wants to decriminalize drugs. The UK government just says no

The Scottish government has proposed decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europe’s highest overdose death rates. But the suggestion was almost instantly blocked … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/8/23

Protesters march toward the Japanese Embassy during rally against the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Koreans protest Japan's plans to release treated wastewater from damaged Fukushima plant

Hundreds of people have marched in South Korea’s capital demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The rally comes on the day the … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 7/8/23

Bosnian Muslim men pray before the start of the "March of Peace", march to remember the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in Nezuk, Bosnia, Saturday, July 8, 2023. A solemn peace march started on Saturday through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The 100-kilometre (60-mile) march traces a route taken by Bosniak men and boys as they tried to flee Srebrenica after it was captured by Bosnian Serb forces in the closing days of the country's interethnic war in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on

A solemn peace march has started through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The annual 100-kilometer … more

By ELDAR EMRIC | 7/8/23

A Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro speaks by radio to his team before firing a self-propelled howitzer "Bohdana" towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine's president hails the country's soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has marked the 500th day of the war by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in … more

By FELIPE DANA | 7/8/23

FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 3, 2023. The four parties that make up Prime Minister Mark Rutte's ruling coalition are in tense talks over ways to rein in migration, amid speculation the thorny issue could bring down the administration and force a general election. Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, presided over late-night meetings Wednesday and Thursday that failed to broker a deal. More talks were planned for Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The Dutch prime minister is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting the king to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and set the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year. The … more

By MIKE CORDER | 7/8/23

People offer prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, July 8, 2023. Japan marked first anniversary of the death of Abe who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Japanese leaders mark one year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to tackle pressing political goals as a way of … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 7/8/23

Former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Grybauskaite has earned a reputation as the "Baltic Iron Lady" for her resolute leadership and bluntness, particularly regarding Russia, she was one of few European leaders who warned of Russian interference in eastern Europe even before Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

NATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia

One of the smallest members of NATO is preparing to hold one of the most important summits in the alliance’s 74-year history. Russia's war on Ukraine has dragged on for 17 months. Like its Baltic … more

By LIUDAS DAPKUS | 7/8/23

A election campaign poster of far-right AfD candidate Robert Sesselmann remains at a street at the outskirts of the small city Sonneberg at the German federal state Thuringia, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, candidate Robert Sesselmann won the runoff election for a local county administrator in Sonneberg county on June 25, 2023. Sonneberg has a relatively small population of 56,800, but the win is a symbolic milestone for the far-right populist party AfD.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern

The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right Alternative of Germany in a rural eastern region recently has lead to concern among opponents of the party. The recent win … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 7/8/23

FILE - In this undated photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. China’s People’s Liberation Army sent 13 aircraft and 6 vessels into airspace and waters around Taiwan over the past 24 hours as of early Saturday, July 8, 2023, overlapping with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing aimed at mending strained relations. (Jin Danhua/Xinhua via AP, File)

Keeping up pressure, China sends warships and fighter jets near Taiwan during Yellen's Beijing visit

Taiwan's Defense Ministry says China has sent 13 aircraft and 6 vessels to airspace and waters around Taiwan as of early Saturday. The period overlaps with United States Treasury Secretary Janet … more

7/7/23

Palestinians walk on a damaged road following two days of Israeli military raid on the militant stronghold of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its troops from the refugee camp. The pullout Wednesday morning ended an intense two-day operation that killed at least 13 Palestinians, drove thousands of people from their homes and left a wide swath of damage in its wake. One Israeli soldier was also killed. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

The UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over the Jenin military operation

Israel’s United Nations ambassador is calling on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of the country for its attack on the Jenin refugee camp. The U.N. condemned the … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/7/23

Police officers set up cordon line as a car crashed into a primary school building in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, July 6, 2023. London police say a girl died when an SUV crashed into an elementary school on a very narrow road in the Wimbledon district of southwest London. The Metropolitan Police said Thursday that there have been further injuries but did not provide details of how many. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

8-year-old girl in 'life-threatening condition' after deadly school car crash in Wimbledon

London police say an 8-year-old girl is in life-threatening condition in a hospital following a car crash at an elementary school in Wimbledon that claimed the life of another girl of the same age. … more

By PAN PYLAS | 7/7/23

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, July 6, 2023. Senior officials from Sweden and Turkey arrived at NATO headquarters Thursday to examine Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's objections to the Nordic country joining the military alliance and to see what more, if anything, could be done to break the deadlock. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO leaders set to offer Ukraine major support package but membership is off the table for now

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts will agree next week to help modernize Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for … more

By LORNE COOK | 7/7/23

Iraq opens an investigation into the kidnapping of a missing Israeli-Russian academic

An Iraqi government spokesman says Baghdad has opened an investigation into the case of a dual Israeli-Russian academic who has been missing in Iraq since last March. The spokesman's comments on … more

By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD | 7/7/23

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, left, and the head of Poland's Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, right, exchange forgiveness and reconciliation notes during a joint religious service held as part of observances honoring some 100,000 Poles murdered by Ukrainian nationalists in 1943-44, at St. John's cathedral in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland starts observances of WWII massacres by Ukrainians that have marred neighborly ties

Poland's prime minister and Catholic church leaders have begun observances to honor victims of World War II massacres. The lack of official reconciliation over Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists … more

7/7/23

UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses

U.N. human rights experts are calling for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they say were arbitrarily detained and denied basic rights after tweeting criticism of the kingdom’s policies. One … more

7/7/23

A view of the Belarusian army camp near Tsel village, about 90 kilometers (about 55 miles) southeast of Minsk, Belarus, Friday, July 7, 2023. Maj. Gen. Leonid Kosinsky, an assistant to Belarus' defense minister, said that Russia's Wagner military contractor could use the army camp near Tsel if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's abortive mutiny. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Belarus shows off a military camp to host Russia's Wagner mercenaries after a failed mutiny

The Belarusian military has shown off a field camp it has offered to Russia’s Wagner military contractor if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended its mutiny. An assistant to Belarus’ … more

By ANNA FRANTS | 7/7/23