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A sign that reads in Portuguese "Justice for Dom and Bruno" and with images of the British journalist Dom Phillips, on the left, and the indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira is displayed on the Arcos da Lapa aqueduct during a protest by environmental groups to ask for justice for their deaths, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

New arrest linked to murder of Amazon expert and journalist

Brazil’s federal police have arrested a fourth man possibly involved in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon's Javari Valley. Authorities … more

7/8/22

FILE - The Spanish word for "Murderer" covers a mural of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, as part of anti-government protests demanding his resignation in Managua, Nicaragua, May 26, 2018. Four months before scheduled 2022 municipal elections, Nicaraguan riot police have taken over the city halls of five municipalities that had been in the hands of an opposition party. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Nicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest

The wife of Nicaraguan political activist Félix Maradiaga told journalists her husband had lost more than 65 pounds during his year in prison and she feared for his health. A day later, the … more

7/8/22

This photo provided by the SDIS30 fire brigade shows trees burning during a fire Thursday, July 7, 2022 near Bordezac, in southern France. Hundred of firefighters backed by water-dropping planes battled a large forest fire Friday in southeast France that has forced the evacuation of nearby villages.Thirteen firefighters have been injured in Bordezac — the village where the fire started. (SDIS30 via AP)

900 firefighters battle massive fire in southeast France

Hundred of firefighters backed by water-dropping planes are battling a large forest fire in southeast France. It has burned hundreds of acres and forced the evacuation of nearby villages. Drought, … more

7/8/22

Dr. Yaniv Levy, left, and Guy Ivgy treat a wounded sea turtle at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center, run by the Israel National Nature and Parks Authority, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, in Michmoret, Israel, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Over a dozen sea turtles were released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation at the rescue center in Israel after suffering physical trauma, likely caused by underwater explosives. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Rescued sea turtles in Israel released back to the wild

Over a dozen endangered sea turtles that were rescued after suffering major injuries in the Mediterranean scuttled their way over a beach in Israel after months of medical care. The 15 loggerhead sea … more

By ODED BALILTY | 7/8/22

People run through the street with fighting bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, July 8, 2022. Revellers from around the world flock to the city every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running of the bulls festival which was suspended for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

No gorings but 6 injured in 2nd Pamplona bull run in Spain

Authorities say there were no gorings in the second San Fermín Festival bull run in the Spanish city of Pamplona. But the Red Cross said six people were taken to hospital with injuries. The run on … more

7/8/22

Viktor Kolesnik cries on a body of his wife Natalia Kolesnik, who was killed during a Russian bombardment at a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

'Dad, that's it. She's dead': Another day of loss in Ukraine

A woman in eastern Ukraine had gone out to feed the cats when the shelling began in a residential neighborhood. It was afternoon, a time to get errands done. But there is nothing routine about life … more

By CARA ANNA and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV | 7/8/22

FILE - Women walk in a neighborhood heavily damaged by airstrikes in Idlib, Syria, March 12, 2020. Syrians in the last major rebel stronghold in the war-ton country are living in fear of the effects of Russia closing down the only border crossing into the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid agencies warn that if Russia vetoes the resolution that would maintain two border crossing points from Turkey to deliver humanitarian aid, food would be depleted in Idlib and surrounding areas by September, 2022, putting the lives of some 4.1 million people, at risk. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

UN sets new meeting amid impasse on aid to Syria's northwest

The U.N. Security Council has called a meeting for Friday after having to put off a vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey when no compromise could be … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/8/22

FILE - A woman hangs laundry in a flooded refugee camp in Idlib province, Syria, Dec. 21, 2021. Syrians in the last major rebel stronghold in the war-ton country are living in fear of the effects of Russia closing down the only border crossing into the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid agencies warn that if Russia vetoes the resolution that would maintain two border crossing points from Turkey to deliver humanitarian aid, food would be depleted in Idlib and surrounding areas by September, 2022, putting the lives of some 4.1 million people, at risk. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

UN delays vote on aid to Syria's northwest from Turkey

The U.N. Security Council has delayed an expected vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey after failing to reach a compromise. Russia is demanding an … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/7/22

FILE - Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore speaks to the media after a meeting with France's President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Sept. 18, 2012. Compaore, who was ousted in a popular uprising in 2014, returned to Burkina Faso for the first time on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Burkina Faso's ex-leader Compaore returns for crisis meeting

Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country Thursday, the first time since being ousted in a popular uprising eight years ago. Compaore, who’s been in … more

By OUMAR ZOMBRE and SAM MEDNICK | 7/7/22

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses lawmakers at the parliament in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, July 7, 2022. Abiy said Thursday his government's police and soldiers are dying on a "daily" basis as the country grapples with insurgencies in Oromia and elsewhere. (AP Photo)

Ethiopia's leader admits military losses in insurgencies

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government's police and soldiers are dying on a “daily” basis as the country grapples with insurgencies in Oromia and elsewhere. Abiy in a … more

Associated Press | 7/7/22

FILE - In this April 12, 2008, file photo, Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos arrives at the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Spanish prosecutors said Thursday, July 7, 2022, they have decided to look into allegations by a daughter of dos Santos that a conspiracy is behind her father’s serious illness, which has left him in a coma in a Barcelona clinic. Dos Santos voluntarily stepped down as head of state of his Southwest African country in 2017, when his health began failing after almost 40 years in power. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Spain examines claims former African leader was targeted

Spanish prosecutors say they have decided to look into allegations by a daughter of a former president of Angola that a conspiracy is behind her father’s serious illness. Former President José … more

By JOSEPH WILSON | 7/7/22

FILE - Pakistani mountain climber Shehroz Kashif, 19, gives an interview to The Associated Press, in Skardu, a town in the Gilgit Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Kashif, who became the youngest climber of one of the world's highest mountains is safe after going missing during his latest expedition to another peak, an official said Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/M.H. Balti, File)

Youngest Pakistani who scaled K2 is safe after going missing

Officials say a Pakistani man who became the youngest climber of one of the world's highest mountains is safe after going missing during his latest expedition. Officials said Thursday that Shehroze … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 7/7/22

FILE - A U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter flies over a stateless dhow later found to be carrying a hidden arms shipment in the Arabian Sea, May 6, 2021. The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet will begin Tuesday, July 5, 2022, to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region. The program launches against the backdrop of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program and Tehran’s arming of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)

UK warship seizes advanced Iranian missiles bound for Yemen

The British Royal Navy has seized a sophisticated shipment of Iranian missiles in the Gulf of Oman, pointing to the interdiction as proof of Tehran’s support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 7/7/22

A burnt out bus is seen outside the Kuje maximum prison following a rebel attack in Kuje, Nigeria, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. At least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Nigeria's capital city, officials said Wednesday, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist rebels. About 300 have been recaptured, authorities said. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)

Extremists claim responsibility for Nigerian prison attack

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a prison attack in Nigeria’s capital which freed nearly 900 inmates including 60 of its members. Nigerian security forces on Thursday … more

By CHINEDU ASADU and MAAMOUN YOUSSEF | 7/7/22

Fishermen swim out from an incoming boat at a berth, some with their overnight catch in Kwale county, Gazi Bay, Kenya on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Artisanal fisheries on Kenya's coast say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Tuna catch dries up for Kenya's local fisherfolk

Artisanal fisheries on Kenya’s coast say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its … more

By WANJOHI KABUKURU | 7/7/22

People run through the streets ahead of fighting bulls and steers during the first day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running of the bulls festival which was suspended for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

1st bull run in Pamplona in 3 years takes place; no gorings

The first bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín festival held in three years due to the pandemic has taken place. No one was gored but several runners endured knocks and hard falls. The six bulls … more

7/7/22

In this photo taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims pray as others circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam's five pillars. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage

One million pilgrims from across the globe are gathering in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the hajj. It's the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus … more

By AMR NABIL and ISABEL DEBRE | 7/7/22

FILE - Iran's national flag waves in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2020. Iranian media reported on Wednesday July 6, 2022, that the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has accused the deputy ambassador of the United Kingdom and other foreigners in the country of “espionage” and taking soil samples from prohibited military zones. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran media: Revolutionary Guard accuses diplomats of spying

Iranian media reported on Wednesday that the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has accused the deputy ambassador of the United Kingdom and other foreigners of “espionage” and taking … more

7/6/22

FILE - An aerial view shows a large refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near the town of Atma, in Idlib province, Syria, April 19, 2020. Syrians in the last major rebel stronghold in the war-ton country are living in fear of the effects of Russia closing down the only border crossing into the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid agencies warn that if Russia vetoes the resolution that would maintain two border crossing points from Turkey to deliver humanitarian aid, food would be depleted in Idlib and surrounding areas by September, 2022, putting the lives of some 4.1 million people, at risk. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Syrians fear effects of Russia blocking aid to rebel area

Syrians in the last major rebel stronghold of the war-torn country are living in fear of the effects of Russia closing down the only border crossing into the northwestern province of Idlib. Russia … more

By GHAITH AL-SAYED and BASSEM MROUE | 7/6/22

FILE - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, June 30, 2022. Hadas Klein, a key witness in Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial took the stand, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 and again Wednesday. Klein has described the gifts of champagne and cigars she was instructed to deliver to Netanyahu and his wife by her boss, Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan. Klein said she was instructed to buy gifts for the Netanyahus so that Milchan could stay in the couple’s good graces. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Key witness: Netanyahu received gifts from billionaires

A key witness in former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial has taken the stand. Hadas Klein has described the gifts of champagne and cigars she was instructed to deliver … more

By EMILY ROSE | 7/6/22