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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, June 30, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state met for the final day of a NATO summit in Madrid on Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

NATO poised to sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

The 30 NATO allies are set to sign off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday. It will send the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative … more

7/5/22

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people ride a bike in the rain in Hezhou, southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, made its landfall in the coastal area of Maoming City in south China's Guangdong Province on Saturday. (Liao Zuping/Xinhua via AP)

China sees record rains, heat as weather turns volatile

From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. Extreme heat is also battering Japan, … more

7/5/22

Kashmiri musicians Sarfaraz Javid, right, and Mohsin Hassan Bhat Jam on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, June 17, 2022. Musicians and artists in Kashmir are ordinary in life, each clutching onto the lived experiences of growing up in one of the world's most militarized zones that has known little but conflict for decades. But together, they embody a new form of music, a blend of progressive rock and hip hop that is an assertive expression of the region's political and cultural aspirations. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

In Kashmir, 'conscious music' tests India’s limits on speech

A burgeoning form of resistance music laced with religious metaphors is fast taking wing in Kashmir, a disputed region divided between rivals India and Pakistan. Known as “conscious music,” it's … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN | 7/5/22

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 government takes over five opposition-held towns

Nicaraguan riot police have taken over the city halls of five municipalities that had been in the hands of an opposition party, four months before scheduled municipal elections. Kitty Monterrey, … more

7/4/22

A boat arrives in Bluefields Bay after Tropical Storm Bonnie hit the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Inti Ocon)

Hurricane Bonnie steams west off Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Bonnie strengthened moved roughly parallel to Mexico's Pacific coast, after crossing over Central America from the Caribbean, dropping heavy rain and contributing to two deaths. Forecasters … more

7/4/22

FILE - 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, runs with her brothers and cousins, followed by South Vietnamese forces, down Route 1 near Trang Bang after a South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on its own troops and civilians, June 8, 1972. The terrified girl had ripped off her burning clothes while fleeing. Known as the girl in the 1972 Vietnam napalm attack photo, Phan Thị Kim Phuc flew aboard an NGO plane from Warsaw on Monday accompanying almost 240 refugees from the war in Ukraine on a flight to safety in Canada. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

1972 'Napalm Girl' escorts Ukraine refugees to Canada

Phan Thị Kim Phuc, the girl in the famous 1972 Vietnam napalm attack photo, is escorting 236 refugees from the war in Ukraine on a flight from Warsaw to Canada. Phuc's iconic Associated Press photo … more

7/4/22

A model wears a creation as part of Dior's Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2022-2023 fashion collection presented Monday, July 4, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Dior does folklore in Ukraine-themed Paris couture

Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior’s celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine on the first day of Paris Couture Week. The set, from Ukrainian artist … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 7/4/22

FILE - Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, General Rapporteur for the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region, speaks during a press conference announcing a Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region at the Vatican, Oct. 3, 2019. Hummes died on Monday, June 4, 2022 at age 88. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

Cardinal Hummes, close friend of Pope Francis, dies at 87

Cardinal Claudio Hummes, the Brazilian Catholic cardinal who inspired Pope Francis to pick his name after the 2013 conclave, died on Monday at age 87. He was one of the country’s main religious … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE | 7/4/22

FILE --The accused Josef S. covers his face as he sits at the court room in Brandenburg, Germany, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. A 101-year-old man who was convicted last week as an accessory to murder for serving as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II has appealed, a court said Monday. (AP Photo/Michele Tantussi,file)

Germany: 101-year-old appeals conviction in Nazi guard case

A German court says that a 101-year-old man who was convicted last week as an accessory to murder for serving as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II has appealed. The man was … more

7/4/22

FILE - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center, leads a motorcycle rally in Manaus, Brazil, June 18, 2022. With the election just three months off, some polls show only one in five women will vote for the tough-talking, pro-gun, motorcycle-riding former Army captain. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

Bolsonaro's reelection hopes dim unless he wins over women

Jair Bolsonaro's hopes of winning a second term as Brazil's president depend on getting more female support — and fast. Yet a man famed for macho bravado hasn’t shown any concerted strategy to do … more

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and MAURICIO SAVARESE | 7/4/22

This undated image made available Monday, July 4, 2022, by the press office of the Autonomous Province of Trento shows the glacier in the Marmolada range of Italy's Alps near Trento from which a large chunk has broken loose Sunday, killing at least six hikers and injuring eight others. Drones were being used to spot any more bodies on an Italian Alpine mountainside a day after a huge chunk of a glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow, and rocks onto hikers. Rescuers on Sunday spotted six bodies and said nine survivors were injured. Attention on Monday was focused on determining how many people who might have been hiking on the Marmolada peak are unaccounted for. Rescuers said conditions downslope from the glacier, which has been melting for decades, were still too unstable to immediately send rescuers and dogs into the area to look for others buried under tons of debris. (Autonomous Province of Trento via AP)

Drones used in search after fatal Italian glacier avalanche

Drones are flying over an Italian Alpine mountainside seeking to spot any more victims, a day after a huge chunk of a rapidly melting glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow and rocks … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 7/4/22

FILE - In this image released by Hong Kong Government Flying Service, a helicopter with rescue crew members approaches a sinking ship in the South China Sea, 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Hong Kong on July 2, 2022, as Typhoon Chaba was moving in the area. A fourth crew member has been rescued Monday, July 4, 2022 after the typhoon sunk the engineering vessel earlier this week, according to a Chinese state broadcaster. (Hong Kong Government Flying Service via AP)

Fourth crew member rescued after engineering ship sinks

A fourth crew member has been rescued after a storm sunk an engineering vessel two days earlier. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday that the crew member’s situation is stable. He is … more

By ZEN SOO | 7/4/22

A New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) crew is seen in a rescue boat as roads are submerged under floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River in Windsor, northwest of Sydney, Monday, July 4, 2022. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

After 3 feet of rain, 32,000 in Sydney area may need to flee

More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes as Australia’s largest city braces for what could be its worst flooding in 18 … more

7/3/22

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Kamel Alawnah, who was shot by Israeli forces a day earlier, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in the village of Jaba, near the West Bank city of Jenin, Sunday, July 3, 2022. The Israeli Defense Forces say a suspect hurled a Molotov cocktail at IDF soldiers in Jaba, who responded with live fire. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian dies from shot by Israeli troops in West Bank

Officials say a Palestinian man who was shot by Israeli forces Saturday in the occupied West Bank has died of his wounds. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday identified the man as 19-year-old … more

By EMILY ROSE | 7/3/22

This image released on Sunday, July 3, 2022, by the Italian National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps shows the glacier in Italy's Alps near Trento a large chunk of which has broken loose, killing at least six hikers and injuring eight others. Alpine rescue service officials, which provided that toll Sunday evening, said it could take hours to determine if any hikers might be missing. The National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps tweeted that the search of the involved area of Marmolada peak involved at least five helicopters and rescue dogs. (Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico via AP)

Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers

A large chunk of a glacier in Italy's Alps has broken loose and killed at least six hikers and injured eight others. Alpine rescue service officials provided the death toll Sunday evening and said it … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 7/3/22

Participants of the Cologne Pride rally pose in front of the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, July 3, 2022. This year's Christopher Street Day (CSD) Gay Parade with thousands of demonstrators for LGBTQ rights is the first after the coronavirus pandemic to be followed by hundreds of thousands of spectators in the streets of Cologne. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Cologne's Pride parade draws upwards of 1 million in Germany

Around 1 million people have turned out for the Pride parade in the western German city of Cologne either to participate or to watch the colorful festivities. Around 180 LGBTQ groups and music floats … more

7/3/22

Houses in the Enchanted Valley sustainable community stand on the outskirts of Tijuca National Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 6, 2022. Electricity arrived in the late 20th century to the low-income Enchanted Valley community, but the utility never connected it to the city’s sewage network, so its residents set out to solve the problem on its own by building a biodigester and artificial wetland to process all sewage generated by all of its 40 families. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Rio de Janeiro favela sets example by processing own waste

The low-income Enchanted Valley community just outside Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Forest National Park has managed something no other favela has done: built its own biosystem to process its waste. The … more

By DAVID BILLER | 7/3/22

A man injured in a bus accident in Dana Sar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, is treated at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, July 3, 2022. An official said the passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell 200 feet (61 meters) into a ravine in heavy rain killing at least 18 people and injuring some 12 others. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Bus falls into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 19

An official says a passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell 200 feet (61 meters) into a ravine in heavy rain in southwest Pakistan. The accident Sunday killed 19 people and injured 12 … more

7/3/22

The Manly Ferry makes its way through heavy swells across Sydney Harbour, Australia, Sunday, July 3, 2022. A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and strong winds has been issued for Sydney, as parts of NSW have received more than their monthly average rainfall within hours this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs

Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs have been told to evacuate their homes after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow in what authorities call life-threatening … more

7/3/22

A Ukrainian serviceman changes his position at the frontline near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Governor: Russians gaining foothold in pivotal Ukraine city

Russian forces are strengthening their positions in a grueling fight to capture the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province, according to the region’s governor. … more

7/3/22