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A member of Turkish Coastal Security uses binoculars on the Turkey's shore of Aegean sea in Eceabat, Turkey, Friday, March 15, 2024. A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkey's northern Aegean coast on Friday, killing at least 22 people, officials said. (Dia Images via AP)

A migrant boat sinks off the Turkish coast, killing at least 22 people

An official says a rubber dinghy carrying migrants has sunk off Turkey’s northern Aegean coast, leaving at least 22 people dead. Gov. Ilhami Aktas says coast guard personnel on Friday rescued two … more

3/15/24

FILE - People ride their motorcycle by damaged buildings in the old town of Homs, Syria, Aug. 15, 2018. Syria’s civil war has entered its 14th year on Friday March 15, 2024, a somber anniversary in a long-frozen conflict. The country is effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government, various opposition groups and Kurdish forces. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year

Syria’s civil war has entered its 14th year, a somber anniversary in a long-frozen conflict. The country is effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government, various … more

By OMAR ALBAM and ABBY SEWELL | 3/15/24

Erik Mose, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, speaks about the Commissioners comprehensive report to Human Rights Council, during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 15, 2024. U.N.-backed human rights experts said Friday they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by their Russian jailers, saying such practices could amount to war crimes. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

U.N.-backed human rights experts say they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by their Russian jailers, saying such practices could amount to war … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 3/15/24

42-year-old Vyacheslav Ryabkov, an internally displaced person from Kozachi Laheri in the Kherson region of Ukraine, shows in Kolomyya on Feb. 13, 2024 the scars on his stomach caused by Russian soldiers who cut him with a knife. Russia has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into citizenship. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)

Takeaways into AP investigation into Russian system to force its passports on occupied Ukraine

Russia has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into … more

By LORI HINNANT, VASILISA STEPANENKO, SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA | 3/15/24

42-year-old Vyacheslav Ryabkov, an internally displaced person from Kozachi Laheri in the Kherson region of Ukraine, is pictured in Kolomyya, Ukraine on Feb. 13, 2024. Russia has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into citizenship. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)

Russian passports become universal in Ukraine's occupied territories, through force and incentives

Russia has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into … more

By LORI HINNANT, VASILISA STEPANENKO, SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA | 3/15/24

Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea, causing damage to the vessel. The attack Friday off the port city of Hodeida comes as part of the rebels’ campaign … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 3/15/24

Major internet outage hits several African countries as undersea cables fail

A dozen countries across Africa have suffered a major internet outage as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures. Network disruptions caused by cable damage have occurred in … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 3/14/24

The banks of the Miguel Aleman dam lie exposed due to low water levels in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Thursday, March 14, 2024. According to Mexico’s National Water Commission, Valle de Bravo’s reservoir has fallen to 29% of its capacity – a historical low -- compared to one year ago when it was at 52%, while the country endures a drought and has imposed restrictions on water taken from the system. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

In Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness

Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking muddy puddle by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad … more

By MARCO UGARTE | 3/14/24

FILE - Demonstrators protest President Macky Sall's decision to postpone the Feb. 25 vote, citing an electoral dispute between the parliament and the judiciary regarding some candidacies in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. The Senegalese government has announced March 24, 2024 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election. (AP Photo/Stefan Kleinowitz, File)

Senegal's top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election, lawyer says

A lawyer for Senegal’s top opposition leader says he has been released from jail ahead of the presidential election scheduled for the end of the month. Bamba Cisse says Sonko and his key ally, … more

By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI | 3/14/24

FILE - Somali security forces guard the entrance to the SYL hotel which was attacked by al-Shabab Islamic extremist rebels on Tuesday night, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says on Thursday, March 14, 2024, its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire have been heard. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram channel that its fighters managed to penetrate the SYL hotel, which is located not far from the presidential palace in a normally secure part of Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire have been heard. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram channel that … more

By OMAR FARUK | 3/14/24

FILE - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, left, stands with his wife Ana Garcia, during the presidential inauguration ceremony for his second term at the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jan. 27, 2018. The former first lady said Tuesday, March 12, 2024, just days after her husband’s U.S. drug trafficking conviction, that she plans to seek the country’s presidency in 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio, File)

Honduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband's conviction

Honduras’ former first lady Ana García de Hernández says her decision to seek the presidency next year is about showing the world the injustice that was done to her recently convicted husband, … more

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ | 3/14/24

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron waits on the steps of the Elysee Palace, Monday, March 11, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is to speak on national television on Thursday March 14, 2024 evening about how to further support Ukraine and the challenges faced by Europe, after saying last month the possibility of sending Western troops in the war-torn country could not be ruled out. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they're not needed now

French President Emmanuel Macron is warning Western powers not to show any weakness to Russia as he reiterates his position that sending Western troops into Ukraine should not be ruled out. But he … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 3/14/24

Women carry the coffin during funeral ceremonies for Lizaveta Hertsen, a 25-year-old woman from Belarus who died after being attacked and raped on the streets of the Polish capital, in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The crime in a city regarded to be safe has caused shock among Poles and among Belarusians and Ukrainians who have sought refuge in Poland in recent years. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

A young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest

A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been laid to rest. The crime has caused shock and indignation among Poles and the many Belarusians and … more

By VANESSA GERA | 3/14/24

A resident walks past a National Police officer guarding the empty National Penitentiary after a small fire inside the jail in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Haiti, Thursday, March 14, 2024. This is the same prison that armed gangs stormed late March 2 and hundreds of inmates escaped. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say

Caribbean officials say a plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new … more

By BERT WILKINSON AND PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA | 3/14/24

Children play at the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna state, Nigeria, Saturday, March 9, 2024. The kidnapping on Thursday was only one of three mass kidnappings in northern Nigeria since late last week, a reminder of the security crisis that has plagued Africa's most populous country. No group claimed responsibility for any of the abductions but two different groups are blamed. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue

Nigeria’s president has urged security agencies not to pay ransoms to rescue nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in the conflict-hit north a week ago. His directive comes as two … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 3/14/24

FILE - Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox are seen from a cooler at a vaccinations site on Aug. 29, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry said, an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual transmission was first confirmed on the continent last year. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)

Republic Of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases, in several regions

The health ministry says the Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions. It could be an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual … more

By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA | 3/14/24

Pope Francis delivers his speech during his weekly general audience in the St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” Francis, 87, made the comments in an autobiography, “Life: My Story Through History,” which is being published Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the 11th anniversary of his installation as pope. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope acknowledges criticism, health issues but says in upcoming memoir he has no plans to retire

Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so. The 87-year-old Francis made the comments in an autobiography, “Life: My … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 3/14/24

FILE - Nowa Paye, 9, is taken to an ambulance after showing signs of the Ebola infection in the village of Freeman Reserve, about 30 miles north of Monrovia, Liberia, on Sept. 30, 2014. Liberians gathered Wednesday, March 13, 2024 to commemorate a decade since the country was first hit by a devastating outbreak of Ebola that killed thousands in West Africa, adding to the region's economic and political troubles. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak

Liberians are gathering to mark a decade since the country was hit by a devastating Ebola outbreak that killed more than 10,000 people in West Africa, adding to the region’s economic and political … more

By MARK M. MENGONFIA | 3/14/24

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 says it is 'constitutionally wrong' that he had to sacrifice his leadership ambitions

Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders says it is unfair and “constitutionally wrong” that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in … more

By MIKE CORDER | 3/14/24

FILE - Police patrol Pusher Street in at Christiania, Copenhagen, Friday, May 25, 2018, after the street reopened after having been closed for three days. The inhabitants of Copenhagen's freewheeling Christiania neighborhood want dig up the aptly named Pusher Street where cannabis has been sold for decades although the trade is illegal, in the latest attempt to stop the hashish sale which has led to deadly gang turf wars and sometimes violent confrontations with the police. (Nils Meilvang/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street

The inhabitants of Copenhagen’s freewheeling Christiania neighborhood are planning to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal hashish sales which have led to … more

By JAN M. OLSEN | 3/14/24