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FILE-- Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Farrell talks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Rome, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. During the period between the end of one pontificate and the election of a new pope the camerlengo, or chamberlain, runs the administration and finances of the Holy See, but under canon law Pope Francis was still pope, fully in charge of running the Vatican and the 1.3-billion-strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and undergoing surgery Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)
What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing
Pope Francis' surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised questions about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church. The answer is: nothing. … more
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FILE-- Pope Francis appears on a balcony of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, July 11, 2021, where he was recovering from intestinal surgery, for the traditional Sunday blessing and Angelus prayer. The Vatican said Francis, 86, would be put under general anesthesia for the procedure Wednesday afternoon, June 07, 2023, and would be hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli hospital for several days. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)
What kind of surgery is Pope Francis having, and why?
The Vatican says Pope Francis has been admitted to a Rome hospital for abdominal surgery after developing a hernia linked to a 2021 operation. Francis is undergoing a laparotomy to open up his … more
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FILE - Workers are seen in Ninh Binh Power Plant, which is a coal fired power plant to supply electricity, in Ninh Binh Province in Vietnam, on Sept. 19, 2007. The German said Wednesday June 7, 2023 that it is concerned by the recent detention of a prominent environmental campaigner in Vietnam, warning that a recent multi-billion-dollar deal to help the country phase out coal use requires the involvement of civil society activists. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)
Germany alarmed by detention of Vietnam climate activist, warns on coal phase-out pact with Hanoi
The German government says it is concerned by the recent detention of a prominent environmental campaigner in Vietnam. It warned that a recent multi-billion-dollar deal to help the country phase out … more
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Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones from Queensland, Australia, left, is escorted by a prosecutor upon arrival at the local immigration office in Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia's deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh will be deported back to his country after he agreed to apologize and pay compensation, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sultan Ikbal Abiyyu)
Indonesia to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative province
An Australia surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh will be deported to his country after he agreed to … more
FILE - Felicien Kabuga's defense lawyer Emmanuel Altit, left, speaks with prosecutor Rupert Elderkin in court at the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in The Hague, Thursday, Sept. 29 2022. United Nations judges have on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 declared Kabuga, an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect, unfit to continue to stand trial because he has dementia and will establish a procedure to continue to hear evidence without the possibility of convicting him. (Koen van Weel/Pool Photo via AP, file)
UN judges declare elderly Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial due to dementia
United Nations judges have declared an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to continue to stand trial because he has dementia. They say they will establish a procedure to continue to hear evidence … more
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In this GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Monday, June 5, 2023 at 7 p.m. EDT and provided by CIRA/NOAA, smoke from wildfires burning in Quebec, Canada, top center, drifts southward. (CIRA/NOAA via AP)
Quebec orders more evacuations as dozens of wildfires in Canada remain out of control
Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated as authorities turned their attention to communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province where firefighters worked to beat back … more
FILE - The male lion named "Loonkiito", one of Kenya's oldest wild lions who was killed by herders in May 2023, is seen in Amboseli National Park, in southern Kenya on Feb. 20, 2023. Recent lion killings highlight the growing human-wildlife conflict in parts of east Africa that conservationists say has been exacerbated by a yearslong drought. (Philip J. Briggs/Lion Guardians via AP, File)
In Kenya, lions are speared to death as human-wildlife conflict worsens amid drought
Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that wandered into his pen located near Kenya’s iconic Amboseli national park. The 56-year-old’s loss made headlines in the east … more
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People carry an injured person away from a home that collapsed due to an earthquake in Jeremie, Haiti, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ralph Simon)
4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 3 dead, several injured
Authorities in Haiti say that three people have been killed when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the south of the country. Several other people have been injured. The U.S. Geological Survey said … more
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This image made from video provided by Ukraine's Presidential Office shows the damaged Kakhovka dam near Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls, sending water gushing from the breached facility and risking massive flooding. (Ukraine's Presidential Office via AP)
Ukrainian dam breach: What is happening and what's at stake
The dramatic rupture of the dam that upheld Ukraine’s largest reservoir released a torrent of water, raising fears of widespread damage and flooding in areas where tens of thousands of people live. … more
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Children returning from school walk between container apartments at the Ukraine village, which has been constructed for Ukrainian families fleeing the war, in Linkeroever, Belgium, Friday, March 17, 2023. Despite the warm welcome for millions of Ukraine refugees on European Union soil since the Russian invasion, EU officials said Tuesday, June 6, 2023 that there are some fears of wavering support caused by a bad economy hitting poor families especially and the creeping influence of Russian propaganda. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
EU warns of 'solidarity fatigue' despite warm welcome for millions of Ukraine refugees
The EU is warning of “solidarity fatigue” toward Ukrainian refugees as the bloc's economy slows, affecting poor families in particular. EU officials say the warm welcome for millions of … more
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A view of the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome,Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Pope Francis has made a quick trip to the hospital for tests Tuesday. The visit comes more than two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope briefly in hospital for scheduled tests two months after bronchitis, returns to Vatican
Pope Francis has made a quick trip to the hospital for tests. The visit comes more than two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis. The ANSA news agency said Francis went … more
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Women look at Fattah missile in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Iran is claiming that it's created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound. The announcement comes as tensions are high with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program. (Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News Agency via AP)
Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile able to beat air defenses amid tensions with US
Iran is claiming that it's created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound. The announcement comes as tensions are high with the United States over Tehran's nuclear … more
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FILE - Demonstrators sing a theme song written by protestors "Glory to Hong Kong" at the Times Square shopping mall in Hong Kong, Sept. 12, 2019. Hong Kong’s government said Tuesday, June 6, 2023, it is seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or distributing the popular protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” after it was mistakenly played as the city’s anthem at several international sporting events in the past year.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Hong Kong government seeks court injunction to ban 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song
Hong Kong’s government says it's seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or disseminating the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” after it was mistakenly played as the city’s … more
A vendor tights a flowers deco in between of the planets shaped of China and American flags on display at a store during a Spring Carnival in Beijing on May 13, 2023. Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats held "candid and productive" talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiraling into conflict, officials said Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Senior US, Chinese diplomats hold 'candid' talks to avoid escalation of tensions
Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats have held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiraling into conflict. Daniel … more
An American flag, left, and French flag lay at headstones in the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Monday June 5, 2023. Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors WWII veterans
World War II veterans, officials and visitors are commemorating D-Day on Normandy beaches to honor those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history. Many … more
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In this combination of photos, relatives hold images of some of those lost when their crowded boat carrying around 180 people sank in the sea south of Bangladesh on Dec. 7, 2022. Top row from left are Muhammed Khanif; Mezanu; Majida Bibi; Dildar Ullah; Majida Bibi and Dildar Ullah; Samira Begum holding her son, Tasin Ahmed; Kabir Ahmed and Saiful. Bottom row from left are Yasmin Ara and Noor Kaida; Ziabul Hoque and Azizul Hoque; Kabir Ahmed; Asmat Ullah; Mubarak Hussain; Asma Bibi; Noor Hassan and Noor Hashim. (AP Photo)
Takeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees
On December 1, a boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees set out from Bangladesh, bound for Indonesia. On board were babies, pregnant women and frightened children fleeing surging violence in … more
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Jamal Hussein’s boat in the storm. (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery.
On December 1, a boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees set out from Bangladesh, bound for Indonesia. On board were babies, pregnant women and frightened children fleeing surging violence in … more
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A firefighter directs water on a grass fire on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, British Columbia, Monday, June 5, 2023. No structures were damaged but firefighters had to deal with extremely windy conditions while putting out the blaze. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian province of Quebec looks for international support to fight wildfires
The premier of Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec says he is looking internationally for support as it struggles to battle more than 160 forest fires  and federal officials warned Canada … more
FILE - Joran van der Sloot looks back from his seat after entering the courtroom for the continuation of his murder trial at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, Jan. 11, 2012. The Peruvian government said on Monday, June 5, 2023 that Van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway, will be extradited this week to the United States. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)
Lawyer: Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance to challenge extradition from Peru to US
The lawyer for the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway says his client has changed his mind and plans to challenge his extradition to the United … more
FILE - Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez smiles during a rally to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her late husband President Nestor Kirchner's inauguration at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 25, 2023. A judge in Argentina on Monday, June 5, 2023 dismissed a long-running money laundering case against Fernandez de Kirchner, after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime. (AP Photo/Mario De Fina, File)
Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president
A judge in Argentina has dismissed a long-running money laundering case against Vice President Cristina Fernández, after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in … more
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