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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

FILE - Sergei, 11, waits his turn to receive donated food during an aid humanitarian distribution in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. World hunger rose in 2021 with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining food -- and that was before the Ukraine war which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertilizer and energy, according to a U.N. report launched Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

UN: 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021

A new UN report says world hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat. And that was before the Ukraine war which has sparked … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/6/22

Issam Charafeddine, Lebanon's caretaker Minister of the Displaced, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office at the ministry, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Charafeddine said Lebanon hopes to start repatriating Syrian refugees within months over objections by the United Nations and rights groups. Lebanon has one of the world's highest numbers of refugees per capita, and currently hosts over 1 million Syrians who fled the decade-old conflict. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon hopes to repatriate Syrian refugees within months

A Lebanese minister says the government hopes to start repatriating Syrian refugees within months. Lebanon hosts over 1 million Syrian refugees who fled the decade-old conflict, but the authorities … more

KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 7/6/22

Hikers walk past the Marmolada mountain and the Punta Rocca glacier near Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern Italy, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, where an avalanche broke loose on Sunday, sending tons of ice, snow, and rocks onto hikers. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Prosecutor: Fatal Italy avalanche likely unpredictable event

Conditions in the Italian Alps were too unstable Wednesday for search teams and dogs to work on the mountain where five people remained missing after a fatal weekend avalanche. Seven people were … more

By LUCA BRUNO and FRANCES D'EMILIO | 7/6/22

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2017 file photo released by the Italian police, a man identified by police as longtime fugitive Rocco Morabito, looks down after being arrested at a hotel in Montevideo, Uruguay. A convicted Italian mobster, one of Italy's most sought-after fugitives, has been extradited from Brazil. Italian police said that Rocco Morabito, who was No. 2 on the list of Italy's most wanted mobsters, arrived on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in the morning on a flight from Brazil. (Italian Police via AP, File)

Italy's No. 2 most-wanted mobster is extradited from Brazil

A convicted Italian mobster, one of Italy's most sought-after fugitives, has been extradited from Brazil. Italian police said that Rocco Morabito, who was No. 2 on the list of Italy's most wanted … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 7/6/22

Revellers celebrate while waiting for the launch of the 'Chupinazo' rocket, to mark the official opening of the 2022 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The blast of a traditional firework opens Wednesday 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)

Spain's famous Bull Run festival back after 2-year hiatus

Thousands of revelers have erupted in celebration as a firework blast started Pamplona's San Fermín Running of the Bulls festival. The festival was suspended for the past two years due to the … more

By IRENE YAGÜE and CIARÁN GILES | 7/6/22

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Saudi Arabia is expected to receive one million Muslims to attend Hajj pilgrimage, which will begin on July 7, after two years of limiting the numbers because coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest hajj since virus

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. Saudi Arabia’s … more

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A coffin is prepared to be taken to a symbolic funeral in Scenery Park, East London South Africa, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is to attend the funeral in East London Wednesday for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a tavern almost two weeks ago. A large tent has been erected for the service expected to be attended by hundreds of grieving family members and residents of East London’s Scenery Park township. (AP Photo)

South Africa holds funeral for 21 teens who died in tavern

More than a thousand grieving family and community members are attending the funeral in South Africa’s East London for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a nightclub nearly two weeks … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 7/6/22

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, center, take part in a cabinet meeting, in Downing Street, London, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Ian Vogler/Pool Photo via AP)

UK's Johnson vows to stay in office after top ministers quit

A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to stay in power after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers. His first challenge is getting through Wednesday, … more

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS | 7/6/22

A man paddles his kayak through a flooded street at Windsor on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was impacting 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergecies

Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary victims questioning how many times they can rebuild. The latest disaster follows … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 7/6/22

An Australian Army Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle drives through a flooded street in McGrath Hills on the outskirts of Sydney, Monday, July 4, 2022. More than 50,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes on Tuesday as Australia's largest city braces for what could be its worst flooding in 18 months. (CPL David Cotton/Australian Defense Dept. via AP)

Homes of 85,000 people at risk, but rain eases around Sydney

Floodwaters have inundated or are threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney. Rivers are starting to recede, but several remained at major flood levels Wednesday. Emergency responders … more

By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK | 7/5/22

FILE - A technician works in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, during a press visit in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2016. The physics lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom smasher announced on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 the observation of three new “exotic particles” that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together. The observation of a new type of pentaquark and the first duo of tetraquarks at CERN, the Geneva-area home to the LHC, offers a new angle to assess the so-called “strong force” that holds together the nuclei of atoms. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, file)

As 'Run 3' begins, CERN touts discovery of exotic particles

The physics lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom smasher has announced the observation of three new “exotic particles” that could provide clues to the force that binds subatomic … more

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People gather to lay flowers remembering victims, at the entrance of the Field's shopping center in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Police say a gunman who killed three people when he opened fire in a crowded shopping mall acted alone and apparently selected his victims at random. They all but ruled out that Sunday's attack was related to terrorism. Authorities on Monday filed preliminary charges of murder and attempted murder against a 22-year-old Danish man. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Denmark theaters closed in honor of mall shooting victims

Denmark’s largest cinema chain is keeping all its movie theaters closed Tuesday because a 17-year-old employee was one of the three people killed in a weekend shooting attack at a shopping mall. … more

By JAN M. OLSEN | 7/5/22

Inside the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, East London South Africa, Tuesday, July 5, 2022 where 21 teenagers lost their lives almost two weeks ago. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is to attend the funeral Wednesday for the teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at the tavern. (AP Photo)

South African president to attend funeral for 21 teenagers

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is to attend the funeral in East London Wednesday for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a tavern almost two weeks ago. A large tent has been … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 7/5/22

People dressing as dinosaurs protest against animal cruelty before the start of the San Fermin festival, which has been cancelled for the last two years due to coronavirus restrictions, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. People from around the world flock to Pamplona to take part in the nine days of the festival which starts on Wednesday, July 6. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Activists protest over Spain's San Fermin bull-run festival

Dozens of animal rights activists dressed as dinosaurs were chased by fellow activists through the streets of the Spanish city of Pamplona to protest alleged animal cruelty in the world famous San … more

By IRENE YAGÜE | 7/5/22

Maryna Viazovska, right, receives the Fields prize from IMU President Carlos E. Kenig, during the International Congress of Mathematicians 2022 in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Maryna Vjazovska, James Maynard, June Huh and Hugo Duminil-Copin, were awarded the Fields Medal for Mathematics, a prize for mathematicians under 40 years of age, at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. (Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP)

Ukrainian mathematician awarded prestigious Fields Medal

Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska has been named one of four recipients of the prestigious Fields Medal, which is often described a the Nobel Prize in mathematics. The Fields Medal is awarded … more

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Armed militiamen gather near Rutshuru, 70 kms (45 miles) north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo,Wednesday June 22, 2022. Earlier in the week, East Africa's leaders have responded to the threat of war between Rwanda and Congo by instructing a new regional force to deploy in eastern Congo and ordering an immediate cease-fire. A statement after the meeting in Kenya's capital does not give details on the date of deployment of the force or its composition. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Rwanda, Congo leaders to meet in Angola amid tensions

A Congolese government spokesman says President Felix Tshisekedi will meet with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Angola amid rising tensions between the two neighboring countries. Patrick … more

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA | 7/5/22

A view of the Punta Rocca glacier near Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern Italy, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, two day after a huge chunk of the glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow, and rocks onto hikers. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Drone search resumes on Italian glacier after avalanche

Rescuers using drones are resuming the search for an estimated 13 people unaccounted-for following an avalanche in northern Italy that killed at least seven people and is being blamed in large part … more

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD | 7/5/22

FILE - Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries looks on, prior to attending a live TV show in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday Jan. 31, 2008. Prosecutors say that two suspects in the slaying a year ago of Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries have been arrested overseas, a day after the suspected “director” of the shocking killing was detained. The national prosecutor’s office said Tuesday, July 5, 2022 that a 27-year-old man was arrested on the former Dutch Caribbean colony of Curaçao and a 26-year-old man was detained in Spain. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Prosecutors: 2 more suspects arrested in De Vries slaying

Prosecutors say that two suspects in the slaying a year ago of Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries have been arrested overseas, a day after the suspected “director” of the shocking killing was … more

By MIKE CORDER | 7/5/22