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FILE - In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 19, 2023. Abbas began a visit to China on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Mideast politics and competing for energy resources. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Palestinian President Abbas begins China visit as Beijing seeks larger role in Mideast

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has begun a visit to China that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Mideast politics and competing for energy resources. Abbas arrived Tuesday morning on … more

6/13/23

US military says helicopter accident in north Syria left 22 troops injured

The United States military says a helicopter mishap in northeast Syria over the weekend has left 22 U.S. service members injured to various degrees. The military added in a statement Tuesday that the … more

6/13/23

Manuel Ranoque, father of two of the youngest Indigenous children who survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults, and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive, speaks to the media from the entrance of the military hospital where the children are receiving medical attention, in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Relatives fight for custody of 4 kids who survived plane crash and weeks in Amazon jungle

A custody battle has broken out among relatives of four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and 40 harrowing days alone in the Amazon rainforest. Their maternal grandparents are vying with … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MANUEL RUEDA | 6/12/23

Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a joint press conference Monday, June 12, 2023 at the Elysee palace in Paris. Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda meet in Paris for talks focusing on military support for Ukraine's counteroffensive and future security guarantees to be given to the country, ahead of a NATO summit in July. (Sarah Meyssonnier, Pool via AP)

France, Germany and Poland back Ukraine's counteroffensive in a show of unity

The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are meeting in Paris for talks focusing on military support for Ukraine’s counteroffensive and future security guarantees to be given to the country. The … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 6/12/23

FILE - Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) activists Ester Goffi, second from left, and Guido Viero, left, arrive at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, where they are on trial for having staged a protest in August inside the Vatican Museums. A Vatican court on Monday, June 12, 2023, convicted the two environmental activists of aggravated damage and ordered them to pay more than 28,000 euros (US$30,000) in damages after they glued their hands to the base of an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate change. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Vatican court convicts climate activists for damaging statue, fines them more than 28,000 euros

A Vatican court has convicted two environmental activists of aggravated damage after they glued their hands to an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 6/12/23

Three British nationals missing after boat caught fire in Red Sea are dead, tour operator says

A U.K.-based tour operator says three British nationals who went missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast have died. The announcement … more

6/12/23

This photo provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters, shows an unidentified British man climbing Lotte World Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the country, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 12, 2023. The British man was detained after climbing more than half way up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul with only his bare hands on Monday, authorities said. (The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters, via AP).

British man detained after climbing 72nd floor of Seoul skyscraper

A British man has been detained after climbing more than half way up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul with only his bare hands. The Seoul fire agency says more than 90 emergency, … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 6/12/23

FILE - Russian's Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31K jets carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missiles fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2021. The nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals and several deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2022, a Swedish think tank said Monday June 12, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize their weapons, Chinese arsenal is growing

A report on the world's nuclear weapons says the nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapons systems in … more

6/12/23

Police at the scene after a shooting incident, in Farsta, southern Stockholm, Saturday, June 10, 2023. A second person, an unidentified foreigner in his 40s, has died. A shooting episode took place Saturday in suburban Stockholm where a teenager was killed and two passersby were injured. (Anders Wiklund /TT News Agency via AP)

2 killed, 2 wounded in Sweden shooting believed to be gang-related

Swedish police say a shooting outside Stockholm has left two people dead and two others wounded in what appears to be a feud between criminal gangs. An unidentified foreign man and a teenager were … more

6/12/23

An A-10 Thunderbolt II ground combat airplane takes off from the Schleswig-Jagel Air Base in Jagel, Germany, Monday, June 12, 2023 during the Air Defender 2023 exercise. The Air Defender 2023 exercise is set to run from June 12 through June 23, with 10,000 participants and 250 aircraft from 25 nations responding to a simulated attack on a NATO member. (Gregor Fischer/dpa via AP)

Major air defense exercise starts in Germany, effect on civilian flights unclear

An air deployment exercise billed as the biggest in NATO’s history and hosted by Germany has started. The exercise was long-planned but serves to showcase the alliance’s capabilities amid high … more

6/12/23

FILE - A friar walks in front of the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) mausoleum on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, on Oct. 13, 2019. Initial forensic work has begun on Monday June 12, 2023 to try to exhume the bodies of 128 victims of late dictator Francisco Franco's forces who are among tens of thousands of people buried anonymously in the Valle de Cuelgamuros. mausoleum, formerly known as the Valle de los Caídos, or Valley of the Fallen. The exhumations, if successful, will be the first for victims under Spain's historical memory law that is aimed at making reparations to the victims. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Work begins in Spain to exhume bodies of 128 Franco victims buried anonymously at mausoleum

Initial forensic work has begun to try to exhume the bodies of 128 victims of late dictator Francisco Franco’s forces who are among tens of thousands of people buried anonymously in the Valle de … more

By CIARÁN GILES | 6/12/23

South Korean fishermen stage a rally against Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Fukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposed

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has begun tests of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into sea, a plan strongly opposed by local fishing … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 6/12/23

FILE - Italian former Premier and Forza Italia (Go Italy) party leader, Silvio Berlusconi, smiles during the recording of the Italian state television RAI, Porta a Porta (Door To Door) TV talk show in Rome, Jan. 11, 2018. Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died, according to Italian media. He was 86. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86, according to his TV network

Italian media are reporting that Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 6/12/23

High tide waves hit the Arabian Sea coast in Porbandar, India, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Cyclone Biparjoy, the first severe cyclone in the Arabian Sea this year is set to hit the coastlines of India and Pakistan Thursday. (AP Photo)

India, Pakistan brace for severe cyclone, deploy rescuers to coastal regions

India and Pakistan are bracing for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week, as authorities halted fishing activities and deployed rescue personnel. … more

By SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED | 6/12/23

Ukrainian servicemen help rush to safety an injured civilian evacuee who had came under fire from Russian forces while trying to flee by boat from the Russian-occupied east bank of a flooded Dnieper River to Ukrainian-held Kherson, on the western bank in Kherson, Ukraine on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo)

Ukraine claims recapture of 4th village in eastern Donetsk as counteroffensive operations roll on

Ukrainian military officials say their troops have retaken another southeastern village from Russian forces. It is among the first — small — successes in stepped-up counteroffensive operations … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 6/12/23

Mayon volcano belches red-hot emissions down it's slope as seen from Legaspi, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Albay was placed under a state of calamity last week to allow more rapid disbursement of emergency funds in case a major eruption unfolds. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines' Mayon Volcano spews lava down its slopes in gentle eruption putting thousands on alert

The Philippines’ most active volcano is gently spewing lava down its slopes, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion. More than … more

By JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA | 6/11/23

Presumptive presidential candidates of the ruling party MORENA, Mexico's Interior Secretary Adan Augusto Lopez, left, Mexico City's Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, second left, Congressman Ricardo Monreal, second right, and Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, right, applaud during a news conference at a hotel in Mexico City, Sunday, June 11, 2023. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling MORENA party announced the rules to be followed by its candidates for the presidential elections of 2024 and the date of the primary elections to determine who will get the party's nomination. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexico's governing party to decide its presidential nomination by polling

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's governing Morena party has decided that a series of five polls over the summer will decide the party's nomination for the June 2024 presidential … more

6/11/23

A roadblock is set up near the town of Greta following a bus crash in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 12, 2023. Australian police say that initial inquiries indicated multiple people had been killed in the overnight bus crash in New South Wales state. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

10 killed in Australia after wedding bus rolls, according to police and media reports

Ten people were killed in Australia when a bus carrying a group of about 40 returning wedding guests rolled overnight in the heart of wine country, according to police and media reports. Police said … more

6/11/23

FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman steers a boat in a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes in a major emergency operation that brought a dramatic new dimension to the war with Russia, now in its 16th month. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Ukraine says it recaptured a village; Russia insists it is repelling attacks

Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a village in the southeast of the country amid Russian claims of repelling multiple attacks in the area, the latest indication that a highly … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 6/11/23

FILE -The rainbow flag, a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, flies over a building next to Nelson's Column monument, right, in Trafalgar Square, central London, Britain, Friday, March 28, 2014. England's publicly funded health service says will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics. It says more evidence is needed about their potential benefits and harms. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

England's health service says it won't give puberty blockers to children at gender clinics

England's publicly funded health service says will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics. It says more evidence is needed about their potential benefits … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 6/11/23