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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, receives Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP)

Palestinian leader Abbas ends China trip after backing Beijing's crackdown on Muslim minorities

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has wrapped up a trip to China, after seeking economic aid and voicing support for Beijing's repressive policies toward its Muslim minorities. During his four-day … more

6/16/23

FILE - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Director Alexis Goosdeel addresses the media on the EU Drug Markets Report at EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. New harmful illicit drugs are inundating a flourishing market for traffickers amid violence and corruption hurting local communities across Europe, the EU's agency monitoring drugs and addiction said Friday, June 16, 2023 in a grim annual report. In 2022, 41 news drugs were reported for the first time by the agency. “I summarize this with the phrase: ”Everywhere, Everything, Everyone,” said the EMCDDA director, Alexis Goosdeel.(AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Menace to society: galore of illicit drugs available in the EU as powerful new substances emerge

The EU says new harmful illicit drugs are inundating a flourishing market for traffickers amid violence and corruption hurting local communities across Europe. The grim message delivered Friday was … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 6/16/23

A Greek coast guard vessel is docked at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Athens, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday June 14 off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Final day of search for missing migrants in Greece; hundreds feared dead

Greece’s coast guard launched its third and final day of a search in the area where a large fishing boat crammed with migrants sank. Hundreds of passengers are missing and feared dead. The … more

6/16/23

UNICEF calls for better protection for Sudan's children trapped in 'unrelenting nightmare'

UNICEF says Sudan's warring factions should better protect vulnerable children in the conflict zone, where hundreds of children have been killed and millions of young people “are trapped in an … more

By JACK JEFFERY | 6/16/23

THIS CORRECTS THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME TO MCGUIRK - The Australian flag flies on Parliament House, seen behind an unoccupied building on the grounds of a proposed new Russian embassy near the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Feb. 28, 2023. Australia's House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday, June 15, 2023, to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House on security grounds. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Russia accuses Australia of 'Russophobic hysteria' for blocking second embassy on security grounds

Russia accused Australia of “Russophobic hysteria” for canceling the lease on the land where Moscow wanted to build its new embassy. The Australian government judged the plan to be a security … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 6/16/23

Heavy winds and incessant rains are seen after landfall of cyclone Biparjoy at Mandvi in Kutch district of Western Indian state of Gujarat, Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Cyclone Biparjoy kills 2, uproots power lines after landfall in India, churns toward Pakistan

Cyclone Biporjoy is churning through coastal India toward Pakistan with lashing rain and gusts of up to 105 kph (65 mph). A man and his son died as they tried to save their livestock amid the … more

By AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED | 6/16/23

A forest fire rages south of Alvesta, Sweden, on June 6, 2023. A lack of rain and rising temperatures have led to dangerously dry conditions across the Nordic and Baltic countries. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent’s north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect across the Nordic and Baltic countries. A lack of rain and … more

By JARI TANNER and KARL RITTER | 6/16/23

Students hold class under trees because the school was converted into a temporary evacuation center at Malilipot town, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, Thursday, June 15, 2023. Thousands of residents have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon's crater in forced evacuations since volcanic activity spiked last week. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Students meet under trees as schools shelter villagers displaced by Philippine volcano

Nearly 20,000 people have fled from an erupting volcano in the Philippines and are sheltering in schools, disrupting the education of thousands of students. Officials said Friday that many students … more

By JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA | 6/15/23

An archaeologist excavates a pre-Hispanic mummy that was discovered next to a training field for a Peruvian professional soccer team in the El Rimac neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Archeologists find mummy surrounded by coca leaves on hilltop in Peru's capital

Archeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital next to the practice field of a professional soccer club. A team from The Associated Press … more

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO | 6/15/23

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - This photo shows the scene of a major collision that has closed a section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Manitoba on Thursday June 15, 2023. Authorities did not confirm casualties, but health officials said they were preparing a mass casualty response. (Steve Lambert/The Canadian Press via AP)

15 people, mostly seniors, killed in highway crash in Canada, official says

Canadian police say a bus carrying mostly seniors collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the province of Manitoba on Thursday, killing 15 people and injuring … more

By ROB GILLIES | 6/15/23

FILE - Demonstrators pretend to resuscitate the Earth while advocating for the 1.5 degree warming goal to survive at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 16, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice from scientists and experts who warned of more extremes ahead as the planet enters an El Nino phase. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

June temperatures briefly passed key climate threshold. Scientists expect more such spikes

Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating. … more

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FILE - Steam emits from a crude oil refinery in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Aug. 26, 2022. The United Nations will require delegates attending its annual climate summit to disclose their affiliation in an effort to clamp down on undue influence by fossil fuel companies and others. (AP Photo/R S Iyer, File)

UN requires delegates at climate talks to reveal affiliation in effort to curb lobbying by Big Oil

The United Nations will require delegates attending the global body’s annual climate summit to disclose their affiliation in an effort to clamp down on undue influence by fossil fuel companies and … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 6/15/23

FILE - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Thursday, June 15, 2023, he believed the European Union would finalize a controversial pact on migration by the end of the year, with his country on the cusp of taking over the bloc's rotating presidency on July 1. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Spain sets out migration, industry as priorities for EU presidency

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez believes the European Union will finalize a controversial pact on migration by the end of the year. Spain takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency on July 1. … more

By JENNIFER O'MAHONY | 6/15/23

Participants pose for a group photo during the meeting 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region' at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, June 15, 2023. Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world's attention back to Syria at an annual donor conference hosted by the European Union in Brussels for humanitarian aid to Syrians. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Donor nations scramble to find billions of dollars of funding for Syrian aid

Donor nations from across the globe are scrambling to find billions in dollars to extend their aid commitment to millions of Syrians who have been battered by hunger, poverty, civil war and a massive … more

By RAF CASERT and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 6/15/23

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, greets NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 15, 2023. NATO defense ministers are holding two days of meetings to discuss their support for Ukraine and ways to boost the defenses of eastern flank allies near Russia. A meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group is being held to drum up more military aid for the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus leader's claims

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear posture. On Tuesday, President Alexander Lukashenko claimed that … more

6/15/23

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea on, Dec. 30, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast. South Korea’s military says the North Korean launch occurred Thursday evening but gave no further details. The launch … more

6/15/23

A man walks in front of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

UN atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is visiting Europe’s largest atomic power plant in southern Ukraine. A recent dam burst and the start of a counteroffensive in the war by Kyiv’s … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 6/15/23

In this image distributed by Vatican Media, Pope Francis visits the Pediatric Oncology ward of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome Thursday, June 15, 2023, where he's recovering from abdominal surgery since June 7. Francis, 86, underwent the operation to repair a hernia in the abdominal wall and to remove scar tissue that had formed following intestinal surgery in previous years. (Vatican Media via AP, ho)

Pope visits children's cancer ward in sign he may soon be discharged from hospital

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis since his June 7 abdominal surgery. The photos show Francis in his wheelchair visiting the children’s cancer ward in a sign he is getting … more

6/15/23

A Palestinian clears rubble after Israeli forces demolished the home of Osama Tawil, who was arrested in February for killing an Israeli soldier last year, in Nablus, Thursday, June 15, 2023. During the demolition operation, the Israeli military said troops operating in Nablus came under fire and fired back. A Palestinian man was killed, health officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Palestinians say Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank

Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. It was the latest death in a spike of violence that has rocked the region. The Palestinian Health … more

6/15/23

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, greets Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov during a meeting on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 15, 2023. NATO defense ministers are holding two days of meetings to discuss their support for Ukraine and ways to boost the defenses of eastern flank allies near Russia. A meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group will also be held to drum up more military aid for the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

NATO debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against Russian invasion drags on

NATO defense ministers are weighing future relations with Ukraine as Russia’s war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the world’s biggest security alliance soon. NATO agreed in 2008 that … more

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