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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

Members of the Gyeonggi Province Medical Association stage a rally against the government's medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. South Korea's government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital Tuesday for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations. The banners read "Stop President Yoon Suk Yeol government's medical policy." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Why are striking doctors in South Korea facing license suspensions and what’s next?

South Korea is poised to start suspending the licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors as a punitive measure against their weekslong walkouts that have shaken hospital operations. The … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 3/21/24

FILE - Steam billows from a nuclear power plant next to utility lines in Doel, Belgium, Oct. 11, 2021. Leaders of European Union countries and other organizations meet for a one day summit on Thursday, March 21, 2024 with the aim of highlighting the role of nuclear energy, reducing the use of fossil fuels, enhancing energy security and boosting economic development. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Leaders of over 30 countries meet in a Brussels summit to promote nuclear energy

Over 30 leaders and delegations from around the world are backing the idea to use nuclear energy to help achieve the goal of a climate-neutral globe while giving more countries an added sense of … more

3/21/24

A general view of a roundtable meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council at the European Council building in Brussels, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU leaders gather with Ukraine ammunition production and Gaza aid at the top of their agenda

European Union leaders are gathering to consider new ways to help boost arms and ammunition production for Ukraine. Leaders will also discuss in Thursday's summit the war in Gaza amid deep concern … more

3/21/24

Luis Montenegro, leader of the center-right Democratic Alliance coalition, left, is received by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, right, for consultations following Portugal's general election results, in Lisbon, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Rebelo de Sousa is expected to ask Montenegro to form a government after having heard the leaders of all parties in parliament. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal’s center-right wins an election but surging populists want a say in the government

A center-right alliance led by the Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin. It is set to form a minority government that could have a difficult term in … more

By BARRY HATTON | 3/21/24

Rawiya Halhouli holds a photo of her slain son Rami Halhouli, in their house in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Sunday, March 17, 2024. Halhouli, 12, was fatally by an Israeli police officer while launching a firework on March 12. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A firework is lit, a boy is shot. Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized

A 12-year-old boy in east Jerusalem lights the fuse of a long firework and hoists it in the air. Then, just before it explodes and illuminates the night sky with a burst of red, he is shot in the … more

By JACK JEFFERY | 3/21/24

FILE - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores flash victory signs as they arrive to the National Assembly for the annual presidential address, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 15, 2024. As the July 28 presidential election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots

As Venezuela’s government would have it, President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle have been the target of several conspiracies since last year that could have left them injured or … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | 3/21/24

A banner encouraging people to vote in the upcoming presidential elections is displayed in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Words in French read: "My Card, My Vote." (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Senegal heads to the polls Sunday in an election that has fired up political tensions

Senegal will head to the polls Sunday to vote in a tightly contested race that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. The presidential election … more

By JESSICA DONATI | 3/20/24

FILE - Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy in Seoul, South Korea, on March 3, 2024. South Korean authorities have suspended the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by medical interns and residents that disrupted hospital operations across the country. That's according to one of the doctors who spoke to The Associated Press. The suspensions are the government’s first punitive step against physicians after thousands of doctors-in-training walked off the job last month to protest the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

South Korea says it will suspend the licenses of striking doctors starting next week

South Korea’s government says it will start suspending the licenses of striking junior doctors next week.Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo made the comments during a briefing Thursday as he … more

3/20/24

FILE - Presidential candidates, from left, Ganjar Pranowo, Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan hold hands as they pose for photographers after the first presidential candidates' debate in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. The camps of the two presidential candidates who appear to have lost in Indonesia's election last month said Thursday they plan to challenge the results in the Constitutional Court with allegations of widespread fraud. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Prabowo Subianto's election as Indonesia's next president is official. Why is it being challenged?

Indonesia’s electoral commission has confirmed Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former general linked to past human rights abuses, was elected president. The announcement was made Wednesday … more

By NINIEK KARMINI | 3/20/24

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, shakes hands with the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, right, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan visits Kyiv as stalemate in Washington holds up aid

President Joe Biden’s top foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan sought to reassure Ukrainians during an unannounced visit to Kyiv Wednesday that the U.S. will continue to support their efforts to … more

3/20/24

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)

Gangs target peaceful communities in new round of attacks on Haiti's capital

Armed gangs are launching new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital. Associated Press journalists reported … more

3/20/24

Palestinians look at a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah

Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of … more

3/20/24

Vaughan Gething poses for a photo, in a lecture hall at Cardiff University, after being elected as the next Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales, in Cardiff, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

The U.K. has its first Black government leader as Vaughan Gething is elected first minister of Wales

Wales has become the first part of the U.K. to get a Black leader, following the election of Vaughan Gething as first minister. Gething was elected government leader by members of the Welsh … more

3/20/24

President of Ethiopia Sahle-Work Zewdein, left, and her Greek counterpart Katerina Sakellaropoulou pose for the photographers before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Sahle-Work Zewdein is in Greece to attend the Women Political Leaders (WPL), the global network of women politicians summit which will take place from March 19 to 21 in the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Worried about threats to global democracy? Elect more women in 2024, a senior UN official says

Voters around the world who worry about growing threats to democratic freedoms should consider electing more women in countries’ national elections this year. That's according to the United Nations … more

By DEREK GATOPOULOS | 3/20/24

FILE - Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right party PVV, or Party for Freedom, talks to the media after a meeting with speaker of the House Vera Bergkamp, two days after Wilders won the most votes in a general election, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Nov. 24, 2023. Two days of behind-closed doors talks between four Dutch political leaders appear to have forced a breakthrough in negotiations to form a new ruling coalition nearly four months after a general election won by Wilders. While the exact contours of a new coalition Cabinet remain unclear, Kim Putters, who led the talks, believes that the parties are now ready to hammer out a deal. Putters was writing up a report Wednesday March 13, 2024 that he will present to lawmakers on Thursday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Geert Wilders taps 2 new officials to lead the next round of coalition talks after his election win

The Dutch parliament has named two new go-betweens to lead negotiations to form the next ruling coalition. Lawmakers approved them Wednesday. The move came four months after the anti-immigration … more

By MIKE CORDER | 3/20/24

FILE- Indonesian Defense Minister and presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto waves at supporters after a visit to his father's grave in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Subianto was on Wednesday, March 20, confirmed the victor of last month's presidential election over two former governors who have vowed to contest the result in court. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Prabowo Subianto, ex-general tied to a past dictatorship, is confirmed as Indonesia's next president

Former special forces general Prabowo Subianto has been confirmed the victor of Indonesia's presidential election. The two other candidates plan to challenge the result in court. The election … more

By NINIEK KARMINI | 3/20/24

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department, March 13, 2024, in Washington. Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since Israel's war with Hamas began in October. The previously unannounced stop comes as relations between the two countries have soured dramatically in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Blinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since Israel's war with Hamas began in October. The previously … more

By MATTHEW LEE | 3/20/24

FILE - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong addresses the media during a joint press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party. (Richard A. Brooks/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns, latest top official out amid anti-corruption campaign

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the job, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office amid an intense … more

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL | 3/20/24