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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a collapsed bridge is seen in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Saturday, July 20, 2024. Chinese authorities say several people have died in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest following heavy storms and flooding. (Xinhua via AP)

11 dead and dozens missing after a highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms

Chinese authorities say 11 people have died in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest following heavy storms and flooding. The official Xinhua News Agency said five vehicles that … more

7/20/24

FILE - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, left, and President Donald Trump give a news conference before signing a joint declaration at the White House in Washington, July 8, 2020. Mexico’s president called Trump “a friend” Friday, July 19, 2024, and said he will write the former U.S. president a letter the next week to warn him against closing the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the U.S. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Mexican president calls Donald Trump 'a friend' and says he'll warn him against closing border

Mexico's president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing … more

7/19/24

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks at Britain's King Charles, right, during the European Political Community meeting, near Oxford, England, Thursday July 18, 2024. (Hollie Adams/Pool via AP)

Italian judge orders a journalist to pay 5,000 euros in damages for making fun of Meloni's height

ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros (nearly $5,500) in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her height in social media posts. The … more

7/19/24

FILE - Gen. Aung San, then leader of the Myanmar government, arrives at 10 Downing Street, the residence and office of Britain's Prime Minister, in London, on Jan. 13, 1947. Myanmar’s military government held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city Friday July 19, 2024 to mark the anniversary of the assassination of the country’s fallen independence heroes, including Gen. Aung San, the father of the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP Photo, File)

Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San

Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of the assassination of the country’s fallen independence heroes, … more

7/19/24

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Ukrainian leader to address Britain's government to appeal for support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the new British government in person, a rare move for a foreign leader. He will be seeking support on Friday from Prime Minister Keir Starmer … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 7/19/24

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, July 19, 2024. South Korea said Friday it has restarted blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea to retaliate against the North's latest round of trash-carrying balloon launches, a resumption of Cold War-style tactics that are raising animosities between the rivals.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North's trash balloon flying

South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/19/24

Children eat porridge prepared at a feeding center in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, on July 2, 2024. In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

Drought threatens millions of children as school dropouts rise along with hunger in southern Africa

In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk. The U.N. says the drought has threatened the education of close to 2 million children in the … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 7/19/24

FILE - A view of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Post, File)

The top UN court is delivering an advisory opinion on Israel's policies in occupied territories

The top United Nations court is set to deliver a nonbinding advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, a ruling that could have more … more

By MIKE CORDER | 7/19/24

Students clash with riot police during a protest against a quota system for government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Internet and mobile services cut off in Bangladesh amid violent protests that have killed 28 people

Internet and mobile services were cut off in Bangladesh on Friday following days of violent protests over the allocation of government jobs, with local media reports saying at least 28 people had … more

By JULHAS ALAM and KRUTIKA PATHI | 7/19/24

FILE - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus gives a speech during a military parade in Minsk, Belarus, on May 9, 2020, that marked the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Lukashenko, who marks 30 years in power on Saturday, is one of the world's longest-serving and most ruthless leaders. (Pool Photo via AP, File)

Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent and cozying up to Moscow

For three decades, European leaders have come and gone, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus. On Saturday, he marks 30 years in power — one of the world’s … more

By YURAS KARMANAU | 7/19/24

Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 15, 2024. Police have fired tear gas and charged with batons overnight during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters, leaving dozens injured at a leading public university outside Bangladesh's capital over quota system in government jobs, police and students said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Abdul Goni)

Here's what to know about the violent protests over government jobs roiling Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been gripped by violence after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists over a quota system for government jobs. Protest … more

By JULHAS ALAM | 7/18/24

People watch police officers guarding the area on the Champs-Elysees avenue, after a stabbing Thursday, July 18, 2024 in Paris. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said a police officer was attacked in Paris on Thursday in the Champs-Elysees neighborhood and the assailant was immediately "neutralized," just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A police officer has been wounded in a knife attack in Paris, France's interior minister says

France's interior minister says a police officer has been wounded in a knife attack in Paris in the Champs-Elysees neighborhood and the assailant was immediately “neutralized." The attack on … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 7/18/24

FILE - Panamanian President-elect Jose Raul Mulino speaks with a Venezuelan migrant, left, and other migrants at a camp after they walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Lajas Blancas, Panama, June 28, 2024. Mulino said on Thursday, July 18, 2024, that migrants entering Panama through the Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Panama president says repatriation of migrants crossing the Darien Gap will be voluntary

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino says that migrants entering Panama through the treacherous Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so, potentially diminishing … more

By ALMA SOLÍS | 7/18/24

Police and rescuers arrive at the site of a passenger train accident near Gonda, 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Lucknow, India, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo)

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others

A passenger train has derailed in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others. A railroad official says the cause of the accident is being investigated. The train was on … more

7/18/24

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Gen. Jennie Carignan, incoming Chief of the Defence Staff, after her remarks at a change of command ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

A woman becomes commander of the Canadian Armed Forces for the first time

A woman has become the top commander of Canada's military for the first time. Gen. Jennie Carignan officially took over command of the Canadian Armed Forces in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum … more

By ROB GILLIES | 7/18/24

Argentine President Javier Milei attends a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

30 years after attack on Argentina's Jewish center, Milei makes promises. But the anguish remains

On each passing anniversary of the deadly 1994 attack against Argentina’s largest Jewish community center, Diana Malamud said she endures a brutal “Groundhog’s Day.” In her version of the … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 7/18/24

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP, Pool)

The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions

A Kyiv official says Ukraine’s army has pulled out from a village in the eastern Donetsk region, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 7/18/24

Two Amur tiger cubs, Tochka and Timur, have their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Cologne, Thursday July 18, 2024. (Thomas Banneyer/dpa via AP)

2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany's Cologne Zoo

Two Amur tiger cubs have had their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that has sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats. The cubs — a female named … more

7/18/24

Eggs of a rare Siamese crocodile species hatch in Cardamom National Park in June, 2024. (Bros Pov/Fauna & Flora via AP)

106 rare crocodile eggs are found in Cambodia, the biggest such discovery in 20 years

Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary. They say it was the biggest discovery in the last 20 years, … more

7/18/24

Thai police display pictures of evidence during a press conference at Lumpini police station in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The chief of the Thai police forensic division said Wednesday that police have found traces of cyanide in the cups of six people found dead in a central Bangkok luxury hotel. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

6 bodies were found in a Bangkok hotel room with no signs of violence. Police think they know why

Should visitors to Thailand be concerned about their safety after six people were found dead in a locked hotel room in Bangkok? Thai authorities were quick to stress they believed the incident … more

7/18/24