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FILE - Health workers treat cholera patients at the Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe central Malawi on Jan. 11, 2023. Malawi’s cholera outbreak has now claimed more than 1,000 lives by Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2023 according to the country’s health minister, who warned that some cultural beliefs and hostility towards health workers are slowing down response efforts. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi, File)

Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000

Malawi’s health minister says a cholera outbreak has claimed more than 1,000 lives. , according to the country’s health minister, who warned that some cultural beliefs and hostility toward health … more

By GREGORY GONDWE | 1/25/23

Police and rescue services are on duty at a level crossing near Brokstedt station in Brockstedt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Several people were injured in a knife attack on a regional train from Kiel to Hamburg on Wednesday. A man had attacked passengers with a knife shortly before arriving at Brokstedt station. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP)

Man stabs, injures several passengers on German train

German news agency dpa reports that a man stabbed and wounded several people on a train in northern Germany before police detained him. Germany’s Federal Police force said the man used a knife to … more

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FILE - A drone picture shows the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, on Aug. 5, 2020. Lebanon’s top prosecutor Wednesday Jan. 25, 2023 ordered all suspects detained in the deadly 2020 port blast released, a lawyer for two detainees and judicial officials said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Prosecutor orders release of Beirut port blast detainees

A lawyer for two detainees and judicial officials say Lebanon’s top prosecutor has ordered all suspects detained in the investigation into the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast released. The move … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 1/25/23

Central American gangs raising fears in southern Mexico

Street gangs from Central America are expanding their organized crime activities in southern Mexico. A key profit center is terror-based extortion on public transportation drivers. The rival Mara … more

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE | 1/25/23

Ukrainian soldiers sit on top of an APC during combat training in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Ukraine forces pull back from Donbas town after onslaught

Ukrainian forces say they have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, handing the Kremlin’s forces a rare but modest battlefield triumph after a series of … more

By ANDREW MELDRUM | 1/25/23

Pope Francis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Pope Francis on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, said there's a risk that what could be a trailblazing reform process in the German church could become "ideological." (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The AP Interview: Pope warns of elitist German synod process

Pope Francis says there's a risk that what could be a trailblazing reform process in the German church could become “ideological." Francis, in an interview with the AP at the Vatican on Tuesday, … more

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Police officers escort Andrew Tate outside the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) where prosecutors examine electronic equipment confiscated during the investigation in their case, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Divisive influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, are held on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Romanian prosecutors search devices in Andrew Tate case

An official says Romanian prosecutors are carrying out forensic searches of mobile phones and laptops as they look for further evidence in the case of social media personality Andrew Tate, who is … more

By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE AND STEPHEN McGRATH | 1/25/23

People head to a bus station amid heavy snowfall in Gwangju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Thousands of travelers swarmed a small airport in South Korea's Jeju island on Wednesday in a scramble to get on flights following delays by snowstorms as frigid winter weather gripped East Asia for the second straight day. (Chun Jung-in/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays

Thousands of travelers have swarmed a small airport in South Korea’s Jeju island in a scramble for flights following delays by snowstorms as frigid winter weather grips East Asia for the second … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 1/25/23

FILE - A Leopard 2 tank is pictured during a demonstration event held for the media by the German Bundeswehr in Munster near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Poland will apply to the German government for permission to supply the German-made Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Germany's Scholz to unveil Ukraine tank plan to parliament

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to announce Wednesday that his government will approve supplying German-made battle tanks to Ukraine. The long-awaited decision comes after U.S. officials said … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 1/25/23

FILE - King Willem-Alexander puts a stone in an act of remembrance when unveiling a new monument in the heart of Amsterdam's historic Jewish Quarter on Sept. 19, 2021, honoring the 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust. A Jewish group that commissioned a survey on Holocaust awareness in the Netherlands said Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 that the results show "a disturbing lack of awareness of key historical facts about the Holocaust," prompting calls for better education in the nation that was home to diarist Anne Frank and her family. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Survey shows lack of Holocaust awareness in the Netherlands

A Jewish group that commissioned a survey on Holocaust awareness in the Netherlands says the results show “a disturbing lack of awareness of key historical facts about the Holocaust.” The finding … more

By MIKE CORDER | 1/25/23

Anti-government protesters clash with police in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Protesters are seeking the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo, immediate elections and justice for demonstrators killed in clashes with police. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte … more

By DANIEL POLITI | 1/25/23

FILE - The widow cries at the coffin of volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36 a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by the Russian troops, at St. Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. According to a report released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by murders of reporters in the three deadliest countries: Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Journalist deaths jumped 50% in 2022, led by Ukraine, Mexico

Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by the slayings of reporters in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. According to a report Tuesday … more

By EVENS SANON | 1/24/23

Long exposure photo shows cars and trucks driving on a highway near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

German government sued over failure to meet climate goals

A prominent environmental group says it is suing the German government over failure to meet its own climate targets. Friends of the Earth Germany, also known as BUND, said in its submission to the … more

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Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks with the media as he arrives a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Finland's top diplomat hints at joining NATO without Sweden

Finland’s top diplomat appears to have suggested that the country may have to join NATO without Sweden, after Turkey’s president cast doubt on expansion of the military alliance. Finnish Foreign … more

By JARI TANNER and JAN M. OLSEN | 1/24/23

Holocaust survivor Lore Mayerfeld poses next to her doll 'Inge' as part of an exhibition with items from Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial brings back to Germany a diverse set of everyday objects that Jews took with them when they fled the Nazis. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

16 objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways

An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial brings back to Germany a diverse set of everyday objects that Jews took with them when they fled the Nazis. … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 1/24/23

FILE - A sign that reads in Portuguese "Justice for Dom and Bruno" and with images of the British journalist Dom Phillips, on the left, and the indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira is displayed on the Arcos da Lapa aqueduct during a protest by environmental groups in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 26, 2022. Brazilian police said Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, they planned to indict Ruben Dario da Silva Villar, a Colombian fish trader, as the mastermind of murders. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Brazil police: Businessman ordered killings of men in Amazon

Brazilian police plan to indict a Colombian fish trader as mastermind behind the killings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips, on June 5, 2022. According to the … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 1/23/23

FILE - In this picture taken from a video released by Italian Carabinieri on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, top Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, center, leaves an Italian Carabinieri barrack soon after his arrest at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, on Jan. 16, 2023. Italian police in Sicily on Monday Jan. 23, 2023 arrested the man whose identity was used by convicted Mafia boss Denaro who had been Italy’s No. 1 fugitive for 30 years, authorities said. (Carabinieri via AP, File)

Italian police arrest man whose ID helped fugitive mobster

Italian police in Sicily say they have arrested the man whose identity was allegedly used by a convicted Mafia boss who was Italy's No. 1 fugitive for 30 years. Carabinieri police said on Monday … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 1/23/23

In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Turkey's president cast serious doubt on NATO's expansion Monday after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid for membership into the military alliance following weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups. (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Turkey's president says no support for Sweden's NATO bid

Turkey’s president said Monday Sweden shouldn’t expect support for its NATO membership bid following weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups, putting at … more

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY | 1/23/23

FILE - A technician installs a solar energy system at a home July 24, 2018, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. A U.S. government ongoing study that released preliminary results Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, has determined that with little room on the island for large-scale solar farms or wind generators, Puerto Rico should aim to reach its clean-energy goals by installing solar panels on all suitable rooftops, along with airports, brownfields and industrial areas. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, File)

Study: Puerto Rico should go solar to meet clean energy goal

A U.S. government study aimed at helping Puerto Rico shift to clean energy has found there’s not enough available land for large-scale solar farms and installation of wind generators. Preliminary … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 1/23/23

A Pompeiian style fresco from Herculaneum titled "Young Hercules and the snake", dated to the I second A.C., is seen on display among other archaeological artifacts stolen from Italy and sold in the US by international art traffickers, during a press conference in Rome, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. 60 stolen artifacts, for an estimated total value of 20 million dollars, have been recovered in private collections in the US and returned to Italy after a joint investigation by Italian Carabinieri police and the New York County District Attorney's Office. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Ancient fresco among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US

A fresco from Herculaneum, a city which was destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius is now back in Italy, along with 59 other ancient pieces which were illegally … more

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