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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves as he arrives for a ministerial meeting to review the first 100 days of his government at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Lula struggling to move forward after 100 days

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and … more

By CARLA BRIDI and MAURICIO SAVARESE | 4/10/23

A police officer comforts a man mourning the death of a family member in the bomb blast, at a hospital, in Quetta, Pakistan, Monday, April 10, 2023. A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle in volatile southwestern Pakistan on Monday killed few people and wounded more than dozen others, mostly civilian pedestrians, a government spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Bomb targeting Pakistani police in SW kills 4, wounds 18

A government spokesman says a roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle in volatile southwestern Pakistan has killed at least four people and wounded 18 others. Monday's attack happened in Quetta, the … more

By ABDUL SATTAR | 4/10/23

FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. The U.N. said Wednesday, April 5, 2023, that it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency, calling it an “unparalleled” violation of women's rights. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan

The U.N. food agency says it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghans, with the country at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. The World Food Program said … more

4/10/23

In this photo provided by Contamines Montjoie, an avalanche rolling down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, France, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix, Sunday April 9, 2023. The death toll from Sunday's avalanche in the French Alps rose to six, including two mountain guides, local authorities said Monday. (Contamines Montjoie via AP)

Avalanche kills 6, including mountain guides, in French Alps

French local authorities say the death toll from Sunday’s avalanche in the French Alps has risen to six, including two mountain guides. The prosecutor’s office in Bonneville, in the Haute-Savoie … more

4/10/23

Andrew Tate leaves the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) where prosecutors examined electronic equipment confiscated during the investigation into his case, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanian prosecutors search devices in Andrew Tate case

Romanian prosecutors have carried out forensic searches of electronic devices in the case of Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who is under house arrest on suspicion of organized crime … more

By STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA | 4/10/23

10 year old Khrystyna pets her kittens at her house in Bohoyavlenka, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Khrystyna's father died last summer after a Russian shell hit his basement. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

In Ukrainian village, a family lives under cloud of shelling

Ten-year old Khrystyna Ksenofontova spends her days caring for cats and studying while living under a cloud of shelling. Her family chose not to evacuate their village in eastern Ukraine that lies 20 … more

By VASILISA STEPANENKO | 4/10/23

Firefighters work after building collapsed early Sunday, April 9, 2023 in Marseille, southern France. A residential building in France's port city of Marseille collapsed in a loud explosion early Sunday followed by a fire deep within the rubble that hindered rescue efforts. (AP Photo)

France: 2 bodies found after Marseille building collapse

Authorities say two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille. Rescuers are still searching for at least six … more

4/10/23

FILE - In this image made from video footage made available Sunday, April 9, 2023, by China's CCTV, Chinese navy ships take part in a military drill in the Taiwan Strait. China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward Taiwan in a display of force directed at the self-ruled island, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, April 10, after China launched large-scale military drills in retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and Taiwan's President. (CCTV via AP, File)

China military displays force toward Taiwan after Tsai trip

Taiwan's defense ministry says China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward the island in a display of force following its president's trip to the U.S. The Chinese military … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 4/9/23

FILE - Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sunday April 9, 2023. King Charles III will be taking a short cut and a smoother ride to Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest coronation that will include some modern touches. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP, File)

King's coronation: 3 crowns, 2 carriages and a shorter route

King Charles III will be taking a short cut and a smoother ride to Westminster Abbey, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest coronation that will include … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 4/9/23

In this handout photo released on April 9, 2023 by the Houthi group’s media arm Ansar Allah, head of the Houthi’s supreme political council Mahdi al-Mashat, left, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber, in Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi officials were in Yemen's capital Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict. (Ansar Allah Media Office)

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels

Saudi officials are in Yemen’s capital for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, part of international efforts to find a negotiated settlement to Yemen’s nine-year war. The Houthi-run SABA … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 4/9/23

Ukrainian servicemen pack the dead body of a Russian soldier, killed in a recent battle in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Ukraine attacks continue amid Easter pleas for peace

Ukrainian authorities say weekend shelling by Russian forces killed at least seven civilians. They reported the deaths on Sunday as Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby used their … more

4/9/23

A cowboy ropes during the annual two-day Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo festival, in Lethem, Guyana, Saturday, April 8, 2023. The festival is an Easter weekend tradition, celebrating the Rupununi savannah cowboy lifestyle. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Guyana's Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture

Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter the arena to begin the Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo, a celebration of the cowboy lifestyle on Guyana’s rugged … more

By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ | 4/9/23

A doll depicting the Yoruba deity Yemayá is propped up on a chair before the start of a Santería ceremony in the home of Mandy Arrazcaeta, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of the few religious practices to endure through decades of prohibitions by the communist government. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises

While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santería is the name of the game. A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of … more

Associated Press | 4/9/23

Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, center, conducts the Palm Sunday service at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Adam Pemble)

Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute

Ukrainians have marked Palm Sunday in the country's most revered Orthodox site that has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out in parallel with the war against Russia. Dozens of … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 4/9/23

Thabo Bester is seen on a TV camera screen in the Western Cape High Court, in Cape Town, South Africa Thursday, May 3, 2012, where he appeared in connection with murder. The South African convicted murderer who faked his death to escape from prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt, police have announced. South African officials are going to Tanzania Sunday April 9, 2023, to begin to extradite Thabo Bester. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South Africa police say prison escapee arrested in Tanzania

South African police say that a convicted murderer who faked his death to escape prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt. South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 4/9/23

Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican where he will celebrate the Easter Sunday mass, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope, big crowd mark Easter in flower-adorned Vatican square

Pope Francis is celebrating Easter Sunday along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square. Tulips, forsythia and other spring flowers trucked in … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 4/9/23

Israeli police escort Jewish visitors marking the holiday pf Passover to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets

Israeli warplanes and artillery have struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from its northeastern neighbor. Meanwhile, Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 4/9/23

** FILE ** The toppled statue of Saddam Hussein is seen in Firdos Square downtown Baghdad in this April 9, 2003 file photo. The statue was taken down by a US marines and Iraqis as American troops entered the capital. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay/File)

Once everywhere, Saddam's image scrubbed from Baghdad

Iraqis and American Marines pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square in April 2003 in an iconic moment in the U.S.-led invasion. TV covered the event live as the Marines … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | 4/9/23

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

Israelis protest judicial overhaul despite violence surge

Thousands of Israelis gathered for a weekly demonstration against the government’s contentious judicial overhaul plans despite security concerns stemming from a surge in Israeli-Palestinian … more

4/8/23

Pope Francis holds a Paschal candle as he presides over a Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/ (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass

Pope Francis is presiding over Easter vigil Mass at the Vatican. The service Saturday night in St. Peter's Basilica began in darkness, then dramatically was bathed in light, after a procession up the … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 4/8/23