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FILE - Russia's Leonid Volkov, Chief of staff for the 2018 presidential election for Alexei Navalny's campaign, looks on, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 15, 2021. Associates of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny reported on Tuesday night that the politician’s close ally and top strategist was attacked near his home in Lithuania. Navalny’s spokesman Kira Yarmysh said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov’s car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a hammer. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

The top strategist of late Russian opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania's capital

Associates of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny reported on Tuesday night that the politician’s close ally and top strategist was attacked near his home in Lithuania. Navalny’s spokesman … more

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Police patrols outside a bus terminal where police say a gunman wounded two people and took 17 others hostage aboard a bus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio police release 17 hostages from a gunman on a bus, at least 2 wounded

Brazilian police have released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus in Rio de Janeiro and wounded at least two people. The suspect was arrested at the scene, police said Tuesday. … more

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FILE - Empty boats used by migrants are moored at the port of Arguineguin in the Canary island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on Nov. 21, 2021. Spanish maritime rescuers say they have pulled 38 people alive and recovered two bodies from a migrant boat that was trying to reach the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

At least 7 are dead and 38 are rescued after a migrant boat was found near Spain's Canary Islands

Spanish maritime rescuers and the Red Cross say two bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but increasingly popular voyage from West Africa toward Spain’s Canary Islands. … more

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A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say

The Russian Defense Ministry says a military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed while taking off from an air base in western Russia. It says the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and … more

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Key Chinese finance and economy officials look on as journalists raise their hands to ask questions at a press conference on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Some of the most closely watched press conferences happen during China's meeting of its ceremonial legislature. The meeting is a rare opportunity to directly engage with officials, yet the space for that engagement is shrinking. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese legislature's meetings return, but the limited openness they once had is gone

Some of the most closely watched news conferences happen during China's annual meetings of its ceremonial legislature. The sessions are a rare opportunity to engage directly with officials, yet the … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 3/12/24

Zaniar Matapour in Oslo courthouse Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The trial has begun in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting in June 2022. The prosecutor says the Norwegian citizen originally from Iran had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State group. (Lise Åserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)

A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo

The trial has begun in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded … more

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Balinese Hindus participate in a purification ceremony during sunrise on Melasti at Padanggala beach in Bali, Indonesia on Friday, March 8, 2024. Melasti is a day leading up to the New Year where Balinese Hindus perform rituals as an act of symbolic cleansing. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

AP PHOTOS: Balinese celebrate New Year with firefights, sword-piercing and a sacred Day of Silence

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Airports closed for 24 hours, the internet was turned off and streets were empty as the predominantly Hindu island of Bali in Muslim-majority Indonesia marked its New … more

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI | 3/12/24

FILE - Chinese Literature Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan, center, leaves following a panel discussion at the Beijing International Book Fair in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Mo Yan, one of China's most celebrated authors, who won the country's first Nobel Prize for literature and was once praised by top officials, is now at a center of a nationalist storm, indicating the shifting lines for freedom of expression under Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Chinese Nobel-winning author targeted in patriotic lawsuit

His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China? That’s the question at the center of a high-profile lawsuit that has driven a debate … more

By SIMINA MISTREANU | 3/12/24

In this photo provided Tuesday, March 12, 2024, by the Iranian Army, an Iranian military boat patrols as a warship enters the Iranian waters prior to start of a joint naval drill of Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean. Iran has stepped up its military cooperation with Beijing and Moscow in response to regional tensions with the United States, including by supplying military drones to Russia before the European nation invaded Ukraine in 2022. (Iranian Army via AP)

Iran, Russia and China show off their ships in a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman

China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Footage aired Tuesday by Chinese state television and a video … more

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Students protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government. The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan before Dec. 31, 2014. Banner in Assamese reads, "we will not accept CAA " (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

India's new citizenship law excludes Muslims. Why?

India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ | 3/12/24

FILE - Norway's King Harald V leaves the hall after the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2022. Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, who was hospitalized while traveling in Malaysia, is getting a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace said, adding the monarch will folowingly remain in hospital for a new days. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Europe's oldest monarch, the ailing King Harald V of Norway, gets a permanent pacemaker

Europe’s oldest monarch, Norwegian King Harald V is getting a permanent pacemaker. The palace said Tuesday the monarch will undergo surgery at an Oslo university hospital and remain there for a few … more

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FILE - Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan leave the tribunal in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities, his spokesperson said Tuesday, March 12. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate were detained Monday evening on allegations of sexual aggression in a U.K. case dating back to 2012-2015, spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant, his spokesperson says

Online influencer Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities. His spokesperson says Tate and his brother Tristan Tate were detained on … more

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Medical workers walk inside a general hospital in Incheon, South Korea, Monday, March 11, 2024. South Korea's government expressed deep regret over the news that some senior doctors could join the protracted walkouts by thousands of junior doctors, saying Tuesday, March 12, the people won’t understand another collective action that threatens the lives of patients.(Lim Soon-seok/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea criticizes senior doctors who are joining their juniors in a prolonged walkout

South Korea’s government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 3/12/24

Muslim women read the Quran while waiting for the time to break their fast during the first day of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Ramadan kicks off in much of Asia, a day after most of the Middle East

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at sunrise Tuesday in much of Asia, a day after many Muslims in the Middle East began their fasts. In the Muslim … more

By NINIEK KARMINI | 3/12/24

Pramila Patten, right, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the war in Gaza, Monday, March 11, 2024, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

UN envoy: Finding that some hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn't justify Israeli attacks

The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict is warning Israel that the finding of “clear and convincing information” that some hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 3/12/24

Supporters of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or national democratic party, wave their flags during a pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 21, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Protests drove Nepal's king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back

Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring him back. Royalist … more

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | 3/12/24

FILE - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 19, 2023. The U.N.’s preeminent global body promoting equality for women and girls opened its annual meeting Monday, March 11, 2024, with five male speakers in a row...a lineup that made some of the men uneasy and left the hundreds of women in packed General Assembly chamber somewhat baffled. Guterres, the second speaker, told the meeting that women and girls are suffering most “from wars waged by men,” singling out Gaza. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

A meeting of the UN body promoting equality for women starts with 5 male speakers

The U.N.’s preeminent body promoting equality for women and girls has opened its annual meeting with five male speakers in a row. The lineup made some of the men uneasy and was somewhat baffling to … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 3/11/24

FILE - Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on March 10, 2024. The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy with increasing media coverage, criminal convictions and the launch Monday, Marcg 11, 2024, of an investigative podcast dedicated to a case that tangentially involved Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Italy abuse case highlights how scandal slowly beginning to come to light in pope's backyard

The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy. There is increasing media coverage, some criminal convictions and the launch Monday of an investigative podcast dedicated to a case … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 3/11/24

In this photo released by the Pakistan's President Office, President Asif Ali Zardari, center left, administers the oath from federal ministers as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center right, watches during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 11, 2024. The 19-member Cabinet of Pakistan's newly-elected Prime Minister Sharif was sworn in Monday during a brief ceremony. (Pakistan's President Office via AP)

Pakistan swears in newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's 19-member Cabinet

The 19-member Cabinet of Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been sworn into office. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath of office to the ministers on … more

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FILE- Indians raise their tied hands and shout slogans during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi, India, Dec. 27, 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Monday announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that critics say is discriminatory against Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader will seek a third term in office. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office. The … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ | 3/11/24