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Dolls and sandals featuring Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are for sale outside the presidential palace in Mexico City, Friday, March 15, 2024. Despite not being eligible to run for reelection in the upcoming June 2 presidential vote, López Obrador looms larger than any of the candidates competing for the helm of Mexico’s government. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy

Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has laid out … more

By MARK STEVENSON | 3/22/24

This grab taken from a video released by the BBC Studios on Friday March 22, 2024, shows Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales recording her message announcing that following her abdominal surgery in January "tests after the operation found cancer had been present." Kate, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. (BBC Studios via AP)

Read the transcript of Kate's video announcement about her cancer diagnosis

Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a statement saying she has been diagnosed with cancer. In it she said she wanted to thank people for their messages of support after her abdominal surgery in … more

3/22/24

Protest against the visit of the Vice President Kamala Harris to Puerto Rico, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, March. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Kamala Harris marks first visit to Puerto Rico as vice president, riling some in the US territory

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Puerto Rico as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a Democratic … more

3/22/24

Blood streams from a body lying in the street in the Petion-ville area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

As gangs rampage through Haiti's capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds

U.N. officials say more than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs continue to pillage homes and attack state institutions. A new report from the U.N.’s … more

3/22/24

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at a bus depot for the launch of the local elections campaign in Heanor, England, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Darren Staples, Pool)

Police investigate allegedly racist remarks by biggest donor to Britain's Conservative government

Police say they are investigating whether the largest donor to Britain’s Conservative government committed a crime when he reportedly said a Black member of Parliament made him “want to hate all … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 3/22/24

Sudanese refugees displaced by the conflict in Sudan gather to receive food staples from aid agencies at the Metche Camp in eastern Chad Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian crisis caused by the spillover from the war in Sudan, the United Nations said. (AP Photo/Jsarh Ngarndey Ulrish)

Refugee camps in Chad are overcrowded and running out of aid, and Sudanese refugees keep coming

Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian situation caused by the spillover from the conflict in Sudan. Over a million people in … more

By JSARH NGARNDEY ULRICH and JESSICA DONATI | 3/22/24

Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, shout protest slogans outside the office of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 22, 2024. Anti-corruption crusader and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested Thursday by the federal investigative agency for suspected financial crimes, which accused his party and ministers of accepting 1 billion rupees ($12 million) in bribes from liquor contractors nearly two years ago, his party said, adding a fresh challenge for India's opposition ahead of general elections. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Supporters of arrested Indian opposition politician protest in New Delhi

Supporters of an anti-corruption crusader and one of India’s most consequential politicians of the last decade in India are protesting against his arrest. Opposition parties say the arrest late … more

3/22/24

A couple kiss on a warm day at a blooming almond grove in Hustopece, Czech Republic, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Masses of white and pink blossoms in a rare almond grove in the Czech Republic appeared earlier than usual after one of the hottest winters on record. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A rare Czech almond grove blooms early after an unusually warm winter

Masses of white and pink blossoms in a rare almond grove in the Czech Republic appeared earlier than usual after one of the hottest winters on record. The almond trees are usually among the first to … more

By KAREL JANICEK | 3/22/24

FILE- U.S. United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, center, addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the war in Gaza, on March 11, 2024, at U.N. headquarters. The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is "imperative" to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

The UN will vote on a US resolution declaring that an immediate cease-fire in Gaza is imperative

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a U.S.-sponsored resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war is “imperative” to protect civilians and … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 3/22/24

FILE - A mural is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday March 1, 2023. Three survivors of an attack in Zaongo, central Burkina Faso, told AP that dozens of people were killed in their village on Nov. 5 when security forces attacked. One of the survivors, a 32-year-old farmer, said he photographed the horrific scenes of bodies as proof of the carnage before fleeing. (AP Photo, File)

Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre

Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies. Lifeless children intertwined together. A 2-month-old face-up on the ground. The scenes were horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had … more

By SAM MEDNICK and MICHAEL BIESECKER | 3/22/24

FILE - Ethnic Rohingya disembark from their boat upon landing on a beach in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2023. A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put the spotlight again on the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives. (AP Photo/Rahmat Mirza, File)

Indonesia's rescue of Rohingya refugees at sea is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar

A dramatic story of survival and rescue off Indonesia’s west coast is a reminder of the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian … more

By GRANT PECK | 3/21/24

A helicopter lands to evacuate personnel at the Dominican embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haitians emerge from homes during brief respite from gang violence. Hours later, gunfire erupts.

Gunfire has erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital. Female street vendors balancing heavy loads on their heads fled the area Thursday as bullets whizzed near buildings including the … more

3/21/24

FILE - Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebboune gives a press conference, in Algiers, Algeria, Sunday, 24, 2019. Algeria's presidential campaign is officially starting a week ago with five candidates vying to replace the longtime leader pushed out in April in an ongoing protest movement. Algeria has scheduled this year’s presidential elections for September 7, providing more than five months for first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune to campaign for a second term to lead the oil-rich north African nation, his office said in a statement on Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum, File)

Algeria sets election for September. The military-backed president is expected to seek a 2nd term

Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the … more

Associated Press | 3/21/24

Migrants and Catholics hold an Easter-related event to remember migrants who have died, disappeared, are imprisoned, or have been maimed, with a Way of the Cross procession in Guatemala City, Friday, March 15, 2024. The cross reads in Spanish "Way of the Migrant Cross." (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

US Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says Texas immigration law is unconstitutional

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. … more

3/21/24

FILE - Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Miller said Thursday, March 21, the country will set targets to reduce the number of new temporary residents in the country.(Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada to set targets to decrease the number of new temporary residents for the first time

Canadian officials say they will set targets to decrease the number of new temporary residents in the country. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday it's the first time Canada will do this. … more

3/21/24

FILE - This Feb. 15, 2007 file photo shows then Bishop of Bruges Roger Vangheluwe, in Bruges, Belgium. Pope Francis has defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he sexually abused his nephew but faced no Vatican punishment. (AP Photo/Peter Maenhoudt, file)

Belgian bishop defrocked 14 years after admitting to abusing nephew

Pope Francis has defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he sexually abused his nephew but faced no Vatican punishment. The case of Roger Vangheluwe, the emeritus bishop … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 3/21/24

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, centre, walks to meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken huddles on Gaza with Arab diplomats in Cairo as US-Israel relations sour

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is huddling with top Arab diplomats in Cairo to discuss post-conflict plans for Gaza as relations between the United States and Israel are souring further over … more

By MATTHEW LEE | 3/21/24

A woman walks under European Union flags placed in one of the main streets in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Thursday, March 21, 2024. European Union leaders meeting in Brussels are expected to give a greenlight to Bosnia and Herzegovina to open membership talks once certain conditions are met. (AP Photo/Eldar Emric)

EU leaders are set to agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia. Many strings are attached

European Union leaders are set to agree on the opening of membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin. … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 3/21/24

Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.(Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

Russia's space agency aborts launch of 3 astronauts to the International Space Station; all are safe

Russia’s Roscosmos space agency has aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station about 20 seconds before they were scheduled to lift off. Officials say the crew is … more

3/21/24

FILE - Kenyans line up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Thousands of doctors have stayed away from hospitals since last Thursday, March 12, 2024 over poor pay and working conditions, despite a court order calling for talks between the doctors and the Health Ministry. Health Minister Susan Nakhumicha told local television station KTN that she had instructed two top referral hospitals to recruit doctors to replace those taking part in the national strike. An Associated Press journalist confirmed on Thursday morning that emergency services at the Kenyatta national referral hospital in the capital, Nairobi, had resumed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Kenyan doctors stop providing emergency services at public hospitals as strike enters second week

Kenyan doctors have stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals, as they escalated a national strike that entered its second week. Thousands of doctors have stayed away from hospitals … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 3/21/24