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Lifejackets hang at the home of a local in Villa Caleta, Panama, Monday, April 7, 2025. The jackets were once used to ferry migrants after their trek across the Darien Gap on their way north to the U.S. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migration once fueled an economic boom in the Darien Gap. Now that lifeline is gone

The Trump administration's crackdown on migration has ended the massive flow of people heading north through a treacherous jungle on the Colombia-Panama border called the Darien Gap. Local residents … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY and MATÍAS DELACROIX | 4/16/25

Smoke rose over the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Monday after it was hit by a Russian drone strike. It happened a day after at least 35 people celebrating Palm Sunday were killed when Russian missiles struck the heart of the city. (AP Video: Alex Babenko)

In the Ukrainian city of Sumy, life goes on despite the constant threat of attack

The humdrum of daily life in Sumy belies the constant threat of death its people have lived with since Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago. Days after Russia targeted the city’s center in … more

By SAMYA KULLAB and YEHOR KONOVALOV | 4/15/25

A person lights a candle at a makeshift memorial outside the Jet Set nightclub, in memory of the more than 200 people who died when its roof collapsed, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic

The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic. The family of one victim also sued the … more

By MARTÍN ADAMES | 4/15/25

FILE - Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaks at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says

Nigeria’s president says that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest … more

By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN | 4/15/25

FILE - A police officer aims his weapon at protesters in Maputo, Mozambique, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Protesters dispute the outcome of the Oct. 9 elections that saw the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49-year rule. (AP Photo/Carlos Uqueio, file)

Mozambique carried out a brutal crackdown on post-election protests, Amnesty says

A leading international rights group has accused Mozambique's security forces of a brutal, three-month crackdown on protests after the country's election last year. The accusation came in Amnesty … more

By GERALD IMRAY and CHARLES MANGWIRO | 4/15/25

FILE - Algerian flags fly at half-staff along the seaside walk in Algiers, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum, File)

France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions

France says it is expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials, a day after Algeria announced the expulsion of the same number of French officials in escalating tensions between the two countries. … more

SYLVIE CORBET | 4/15/25

Russian journalists, Antonina Favorskaya, left, and Artyom Kriger, accused of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, stand in a defendant's cage of the Nagatinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo)

Four journalists who were accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny are convicted of extremism

A Russian court has convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to 5 1/2 years in prison … more

4/15/25

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, pose for a photo during their meeting in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2025.(Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

NATO chief reaffirms support for Ukraine during visit to Odesa

NATO’s support for Ukraine remains “unwavering,” the alliance’s secretary-general says. He emphasizes that more than 20 billion euros in security assistance have already been pledged by NATO … more

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President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he departs after welcoming the 2025 College Football National Champions, the Ohio State University football team, during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

South Africa's new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speech

South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic “right-winger” in a speech in 2020. … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 4/15/25

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous organizations. They warn the amendment could pave the way for … more

By STEVEN GRATTAN | 4/15/25

Men and women rescued from scam compounds in Myanmar sit inside a camp belonging to the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in Kyaukhat, Myanmar on April 13, 2025, after their escape attempt to discuss their options for getting home. (AP Photo)

People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape

A group of more than 270 some men and women, who were rescued from forced labor in scam compounds months earlier but remain in detention in Myanmar, attempted a mass escape Sunday from a guarded … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 4/15/25

In this photo, provided by South Korea Air Force, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top left, fly over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jet, F-16 fighter jets and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets in South Korea during the joint aerial drills of South Korea and the United States, at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (South Korea Air Force via AP)

US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary

The United States has flown long-range B-1B bombers in a show of force against North Korea, days after the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to resist a U.S.-led push to … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 4/15/25

An Afghan refugee girl peers through a torn curtain at the entrance of her home at Kababayan Refugee Camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan wants to deport millions of Afghans. In one region, they have no plans to go

Pakistan wants to expel more than 3 million Afghans this year as part of a crackdown on foreigners it says are in the country illegally. A third live in the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, … more

By RIAZAT BUTT | 4/15/25

FILE - Reinforcement Syrian security forces deploy in the outskirts of Latakia, Syria, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)

Syria's Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive

A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are still living in fear, with dozens killed in smaller attacks since the … more

By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 4/15/25

FILE - A Sudanese evacuee carries her son as they leave the USNS Brunswick at Jeddah Port, Saudi Arabia, May 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Famine and atrocities mount as Sudan's civil war enters its third year

Sudan's civil war marks the end of its second year on Tuesday, and the fighting, atrocities and famine are only mounting. The Sudanese military succeeded last month in wresting the capital, Khartoum, … more

By SAMY MAGDY and FATMA KHALED | 4/15/25

Smoke from recent combat billows behind the Allafah market in an area recaptured by Sudan's army from the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, located in the Al Kalalah district, 40 km south of Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo)

An international conference rallies aid for Sudan after 2 years of war, but peace is elusive

Diplomats and aid officials from around the world are meeting in London to try to ease the suffering from the 2-year-old war in Sudan. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 4/14/25

UN: Civilian death toll in Sudan's Darfur attacks tops 300 in two days as war nears two-year mark

The U.N. humanitarian agency says more than 300 civilians were killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan’s conflict-wracked Darfur region. The attacks launched by Sudan’s notorious … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 4/14/25

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waves upon his arrival at the private residence in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Rebellion trial opens for South Korea's ousted president. Here's what to know

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared for the first time at his criminal trial on high-stakes rebellion charges. The trial Monday took place 10 days after the Constitutional Court … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG | 4/14/25

A woman sweeps debris next to a blazing barricade set up by demonstrators during a protest against insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haiti's government announces 'war budget' as town after town falls to gangs

Haiti’s government says it has approved what it called a “war budget” of $275,000 aimed at alleviating the country’s crisis as gang violence surges. The transitional presidential council said … more

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Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray celebrates as he leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Monday, April 14, 2025, after he has been found not guilty to failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction given under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain's 'Stop Brexit Man' acquitted by judge over his musical protests outside Parliament

An anti-Brexit activist who has spent years mounting a one-man protest outside Britain’s Parliament has won a court victory against a police attempt to pull the plug on his musical activities. A … more

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