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FILE - Opposition presidential challenger Bobi Wine, speaks to the media outside his home, in Magere, near Kampala, in Uganda, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Nicholas Bamulanzeki, File)

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is shot and wounded in confrontation with police

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg in a confrontation with police just outside the capital, Kampala, according to his opposition group. Photos posted online showed Wine … more

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA | 9/3/24

FILE - Dairy cows gather at Sommerbjerggaard after being released from the stables, near Them, Denmark, Sunday April 19, 2020. (Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

Denmark reports cases of bluetongue disease that can be fatal to sheep but is harmless to humans

Denmark has reported cases of bluetongue in the country’s east, a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease that is harmless to humans but can be fatal for so-called ruminant animals — mainly … more

9/3/24

European Affairs Minister Janos Boka of Hungary speaks during the informal meeting of the EU General Affair council in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)

EU ministers take a very public swipe at Hungary over a lack of respect for the bloc's values

Senior government ministers from Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium have taken a public and potentially embarrassing swipe at Hungary. At a meeting in Budapest, they raised questions about whether … more

By LORNE COOK | 9/3/24

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, and Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Derek Gatopoulos)

UN nuclear watchdog head is in Ukraine out of renewed concern over Zaporizhzhia power plant safety

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is holding talks with senior officials in Ukraine after attacks were reported near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. International Atomic Energy … more

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ILLIA NOVIKOV | 9/3/24

FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, on May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool, File)

Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is going to South Korea to improve the two country's relations. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said Tuesday that the leaders will … more

9/3/24

Takeaways from a report that questions the accuracy of Iran's ballistic missiles

As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, the accuracy of the Islamic Republic’s long-vaunted missile program has been called into question. … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 9/3/24

Diana Zalazar and her son Ato Martino pose for a portrait at their home in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Zalazar said she got pregnant after having sex with her first partner when she was 14 years old but that no one had talked to her about the risks of pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

In Catholic Paraguay's 1st sex ed program, condoms can't be trusted, love is forever, boys don't cry

In predominantly Catholic Paraguay, with the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, the Ministry of Education has approved the country's first national sex education curriculum. But it's … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 9/3/24

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on red carpet left, walks next to Mongolian Foreign Minister of Mongolia, Batmunkh Battsetseg upon his arrival at Ulaanbaatar's International airport Chinggis Khaan, late Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (Natalia Gubernatorova, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Mongolia with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from the invasion … more

9/3/24

People block a road as they protest, calling for a deal for the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Could mass protests in Israel over the hostages persuade Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal?

Israelis were plunged into grief and anger after the military said six hostages were killed by their captors in Gaza just as troops were closing in on their location. The rage sparked massive … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 9/3/24

Muslim women chat as a large digital advertisement board with a welcoming message for Pope Francis is displayed on the facade of a building nearby in Jakarta, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, ahead of his visit to Indonesia from Sept. 3-6. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition

Pope Francis is heading to Indonesia to start the longest trip of his pontificate. He is hoping to encourage its Catholic communities and celebrate the tradition of interfaith harmony in a country … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD and EDNA TARIGAN | 9/2/24

A resident uses a laundry tub to protect him from rain as he wades along a flooded street caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Fierce storm blows out of northern Philippines after leaving 14 dead in landslides and floods

A fierce storm is blowing out of the northern Philippines after leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides, floods and swollen waterways. Tropical Storm Yagi swept past Paoay town in Ilocos Norte … more

9/2/24

Flowers are left, Monday, Sep. 2, 2024, outside the house where a 17-year-old boy killed his brother and parents in Paderno Dugnano near Milan, northern Italy, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. Italian prosecutors on Monday said a 17-year-old high school student who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents had been suffering a general sense of “malaise,” but has been unable to provide a motive for a triple homicide that has shocked Italians. (Photo Claudio Furlan/Lapresse via AP)

Italian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say no apparent motive.

Italian prosecutors say a 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had been suffering a general sense of “malaise,” but has been … more

9/2/24

Sava Trypolsky, a 7-year-old boy from Ukraine, shows off soccer medals in his room in Jablonna, Poland, Friday Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vanessa Gera)

Ukrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning

Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the first time after a change in a Polish regulation aimed at getting Ukrainian kids back in … more

By VANESSA GERA | 9/2/24

In this photo taken from video released by Investigative Committee of Russia on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, A Russian Investigative Committee employee works at the crash site of the Mi-8 helicopter that was carrying 19 passengers and three crew members on board in Kamchatka region of Russia's Far East. (Investigative Committee of Russia via AP)

Russian officials recover the bodies of all 22 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Far East

Russian emergency officials say they have recovered the bodies of all 22 people from a helicopter that crashed in Russia’s Far East leaving no survivors. The crash occurred in Kamchatka — a … more

9/2/24

People lay a wreath at the monument to the 1939 heroic defense of the Westerplatte peninsula outpost during solemn observances of the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, at Westerplatte, on the Baltic Sea, Poland, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. Attacked by a German Nazi warship in the small hours on Sept. 1, 1939, the Westerplatte military outpost was supposed to hold out for 24 hours, but its soldiers put up resistance to the Germans for seven days. (AP Photo/Wojciech Strozyk)

Poland holds a state burial for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World War II massacres

Poland has held a state burial of the remains of more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions that were recently uncovered in the so-called Valley of Death in the … more

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | 9/2/24

FILE - People hold up their cell phones as they protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 21, 2024. Some Germans are worried about the future of their country after Alternative for Germany, or AfD became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

A far-right German party's win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past

Some Germans are worried about the future of their country after Alternative for Germany, or AfD, became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany. AfD won its … more

By STEFANIE DAZIO and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 9/2/24

President of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr, poses for a photograph on Aug. 28, 2024, in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

Pacific leaders' summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord

Turmoil over China’s influence in the affairs of South Pacific island nations has flared as it emerged that a Pacific leader at the region’s most important diplomatic summit apparently pledged to … more

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY | 9/2/24

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, after talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024. (Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP)

There's no honeymoon for new UK leader Keir Starmer after a summer of unrest

Keir Starmer hasn't had much of a summer honeymoon. Britain’s new prime minister was elected in a landslide less than two months ago. He had to cancel a planned vacation after anti-immigrant unrest … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 9/2/24

Projectiles strike a ship in the Red Sea in a suspected Yemen rebel attack, officials say

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Red Sea. In the attack early Monday, two projectiles hit the vessel and a third explosion occurred near the ship. That's … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 9/2/24

First lady Olena Zelenska, centre in white, talks with children during her visit to the rehabilitation camp for children affected by war, organized by the Voices of Children charity foundation and financially supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Three Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding onto hopes for the future

For Ukraine's 16-year-olds, September marks the beginning of their final year of high school, a pivotal time for any student. But these teens have more than just grades and university choices on … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 9/2/24