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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Ukrainian prisoners of war hold Marine's flag as they pose for a photo after a prisoners exchange at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Russia and Ukraine swap 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange

Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, three weeks after their last swap and as part of what have been occasional agreements to send captured troops home. Ukrainian President … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 7/17/24

A woman drinks water in front of the ancient Parthenon Temple during a hot, windy day at Acropolis hill , in Athens, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Much of Greece was also sweltering in a heat wave due to last until the end of the week, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 42 degrees Celsius (over 107 degrees Fahrenheit).(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece shuts Acropolis during hottest part of day as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave

Greece’s Culture Ministry has ordered the Acropolis to shut for several hours in the middle of the day, while authorities warn of extreme heat as southern Europe swelters in sizzling temperatures. … more

By ELENA BECATOROS and SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC | 7/17/24

FILE - Former president of the A.N.C. and South Africa, Jacob Zuma, waves to supporters after casting his ballot in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 during the general elections. Former South African President Jacob Zuma was expected to face a disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress party, after campaigning against the organization he once led as head of a new political party in national elections in May. Wednesday's hearing could lead to Zuma, 82, being expelled from the ANC. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Former South African President Zuma faces expulsion from ANC after joining a rival party

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was expected to face a disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress party, after campaigning against the organization he once led as head of a new … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 7/17/24

FILE - Britain's King Charles III sits besides Queen Camilla during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. King Charles III will officially open the new session of Parliament on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, donning his ceremonial robes and the crown of state to deliver a speech laying out the legislative program of the U.K.’s first left-leaning government in 14 years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)

Trumpets, tiaras and tradition on display as King Charles III presides over opening of Parliament

King Charles III will officially open the new session of Parliament on Wednesday, donning his ceremonial robes and the crown of state to deliver a speech laying out the legislative program of the … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 7/17/24

FILE - Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian, Noa Argamani, on a motorcycle from southern Israel, in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday, July 17, 2024, saying Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo, File)

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

A global human rights group says Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the war in Gaza. Human Rights Watch said in a … more

By MELANIE LIDMAN | 7/17/24

Dr. Sarahí Hernández Pacheco attends to Haitian Bellantta Lubin, at the Bassuary medical clinic in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, east of Mexico City, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Hernández Pacheco has turned her family-run clinic into a safe haven for Haitian migrants whether they are planning to stay in Mexico or continue the journey north toward the U.S. (AP Photo/Mariana Martínez Barba)

With Haitian migration growing, a Mexico City family of doctors is helping out

At a clinic in the working class neighborhood, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl on the outskirts of Mexico City, Doctor Hernández Pacheco attends to Haitian migrants. She has turned her family-run clinic into … more

By MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA | 7/17/24

This handout photo taken on May 12, 2023 shows Dr. Adam Hamawy, left, a former U.S. Army combat plastic surgeon who volunteered in Gaza in May and Dr. Mohammed Tahir, a British surgeon, performing surgery on mangled hand from a blast injury at the European General Hospital, in Khan Younis, Gaza. (Adam Hamawy via AP)

As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes

Israel’s 9-month-old war with Hamas in Gaza has decimated the territory’s medical system. It has not only wreaked physical destruction on hospitals and health facilities, it has devastated … more

By SARAH EL DEEB | 7/17/24

FILE - An officer walks past a hole that police say was used as a mass grave, near San Fernando, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, April 27, 2011. The body of 17-year-old Guatemalan Yovanny was found among nearly 200 others in clandestine gravesites, discovered in April and May 2011 near San Fernando. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)

Guatemalan family seeks return of relative's body more than a decade after he disappeared in Mexico

Nearly a decade after Guatemalan authorities were told that Mexico had sent the wrong body to a Guatemalan family searching for their missing teenage relative, that unidentified body is still buried … more

By SONIA PÉREZ D. | 7/16/24

Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine place a wreath as they gather with officials at Australia's Parliament House in Canberra Wednesday, July 17, 2024, to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine have gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 7/16/24

Brazilian scientists have discovered a skeleton of what they claim is one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs. The remains surfaced after heavy rains in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul accelerated the terrain's natural erosion. The fossil is believed to be around 233 million years old.

Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul

A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered the fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs. They made their discovery after heavy rains in the southern state … more

By ELÉONORE HUGHES | 7/16/24

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 26, 2024. The U.S. Ambassador told Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday, July 16, that President Vladimir Putin should release detained Americans, singling out Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan and accusing the Russian leader of continuing to treat “human beings as bargaining chips.” (AP Photo, File)

US tells Russian minister Putin should release detained Americans including Gershkovich and Whelan

The U.S. Ambassador told Russia’s foreign minister that President Vladimir Putin should release detained Americans, singling out journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan. Linda … more

By JADE LOZADO | 7/16/24

In this photo provided by the United Nations, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and President of the Security Council for the month of July, center, chairs the Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, on the theme “Multilateral cooperation for a more just, democratic and sustainable world order”. (United Nations Photo/Manuel Elías via AP)

Russia holds a UN meeting about global cooperation. US calls it 'hypocrisy' after Ukraine invasion

Russia’s foreign minister has accused the United States of holding the entire West “at gunpoint” and impeding international cooperation at a U.N. event. The U.S. ambassador to the United … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/16/24

FILE - A mega-prison known as Detention Center Against Terrorism (CECOT) stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 5, 2023. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Cristobal, an NGO, reported it had documented the deaths of 261 people, four of them children, who were in Salvadoran state custody, after being detained during the state of exception in force since March 2022. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

El Salvador has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced almost 600 as part of anti-gang crackdown

A rights report says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 during the harsh 2 1/2 year-old crackdown on street gangs. The report issued Tuesday by Human … more

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A Kenyan police officer who is part of a UN-backed multinational force kneels on the tarmac in thanks after landing at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the Caribbean country. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean … more

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO | 7/16/24

An agent from Paraguay’s anti-drug agency, Senad, and an anti-drug dog inspect sacks of sugar at the port of Caacupemi in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Authorities announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history after officials found more than 4 tons of the drug stashed inside a shipment of sugar bound for Belgium. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet

Authorities in Paraguay have announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history as officials were surprised to find more than 4 tons of the drug stashed inside a shipment of sugar bound … more

By JORGE SÁENZ | 7/16/24

Britain's King Charles III, centre right, and Queen Camilla, right, view a rare Golden Guernsey Goats during a visit to Les Cotils at L'Hyvreuse, in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey during their two day visit to the Channel Islands, Tuesday July 16, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

No kidding! King Charles III bestows royal title on rare golden goat breed

King Charles III has bestowed a royal title on a rare golden goat breed. From now on, the breed known for its connection to the island of Guernsey will have the special title of Royal Golden Guernsey … more

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Tourists cover themself from the sun wearing caps in front of the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under heat wave as temperatures top 104F

The Italian health ministry has placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning as a wave of hot air from Africa is baking southern Europe. Temperatures have already neared 40 degrees Celsius … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SILVIA STELLACCI | 7/16/24

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal leaves the weekly cabinet meeting, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

French prime minister is expected to formally resign, but stay at the head of a caretaker government

French President Emmanuel Macron is widely expected to formally accept the prime minister’s resignation while keeping him as the head of a caretaker government. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal offered … more

By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK | 7/16/24

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething walk through the Senedd as part of a two-day tour of the four nations of the United Kingdom in Cardiff, Wales, Monday, July 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal

The leader of the Welsh government says he will resign amid a campaign donation scandal. First Minister Vaughan Gething said Tuesday that “I have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/16/24

FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at the NATO summit in Washington, on July 9, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to the heads of European Union countries briefing them on his recent set of unannounced foreign visits that angered other leaders in the bloc. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Some EU officials boycott meetings in Hungary over Orbán's visits to Russia, China

Some European Union leaders are protesting what they see as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s misuse of the bloc’s rotating presidency by boycotting a meeting hosted by Hungary. Officials … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 7/16/24