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FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters as he arrives to address an election campaign rally in Hafizabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan is holding elections for a new parliament on Thursday. No less than 44 political parties are vying for a share of the 266 seats that are up for grabs in the National Assembly, or the lower house of parliament, with an additional 70 seats reserved for women and minorities. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan is electing a new parliament. Here are the key players ahead of the vote

Pakistan is holding elections for a new parliament on Thursday. Forty-four political parties are vying for a share of the 266 seats that are up for grabs in the National Assembly, or the lower house … more

By RIAZAT BUTT | 2/6/24

Ship targeted in suspected Yemen Houthi rebel drone attack in southern Red Sea as tensions high

A ship traveling through the southern Red Sea has been attacked by a suspected Yemen Houthi rebel drone. The attack happened early Tuesday west of Hodeida, Yemen, and a projectile caused “slight … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 2/5/24

Min Seungki, an electronics company manager, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and endless tests of weapons aimed toward South Korea haven't done much to upset the calm in Seoul. Residents like Min Seungki in the South's capital feel they've seen it all before and it's North Korea's way of getting attention in an election year for South Korea and the U.S. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

'We learned to be numb.' South Koreans stay calm despite North's escalating threats

North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and endless tests of weapons aimed toward South Korea haven't done much to upset the calm in Seoul. Residents in the South's capital feel they've seen it … more

By JIWON SONG | 2/5/24

As Turkey marks the first anniversary of the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck last February 6, people living in the hardest-hit regions are grieving deceased family and friends, struggling to rebuild livelihoods and grasping for closure in cases where loved ones are still missing. (Feb. 1) (AP video by: Mehmet Guzel)

Turkey mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year's earthquake

Millions of people across Turkey are mourning the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in last year’s catastrophic earthquake. To mark what it calls the “Disaster of the … more

2/5/24

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi speaks to The Associated Press in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. After a week visit in East Africa, listening to people whose lives have been shattered by Sudan's civil war. "Europe may soon have to deal with a flow of Sudanese migrants if a cease fire deal is not signed between the country's warring factions and relief efforts bolstered". Grandi said. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

About 13 children die each day at a camp in Sudan for displaced people, medical charity MSF says

Thirteen children are dying everyday of severe malnutrition at the Zamzam camp in Sudan’s Northern Darfur as a consequence of the 10 month war in their country, Medical charity Doctors without … more

By TOM ODULA | 2/5/24

Undated handout photo provided by Buckingham Palace of King Charles III during the state tour of France in September 2023. King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace says on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The palace says the cancer is not related to the king's recent treatment for a benign prostate condition. It did not say what form of cancer the 75-year-old monarch has. It said Charles "remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible." (Samir Hussein via AP)

What we know about King Charles III's health history, from COVID-19 to sports injuries

The announcement that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer has come as a shock to many in Britain, largely because the 75-year-old monarch has generally enjoyed good health through the … more

By SYLVIA HUI | 2/5/24

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who is seeking re-election, shows his ballot before voting in the general election in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

'Coolest dictator' to 'philosopher king,' Nayib Bukele's path to reelection in El Salvador

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day, the “Philosopher King.” Now he’ll likely have five more years to … more

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | 2/5/24

Buckingham Palace's statement on King Charles III's cancer diagnosis

Royal officials say King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment. Here is the statement from Buckingham Palace in full. more

2/5/24

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal talks to the media at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 5., 2024.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

France's foreign ministry has summoned Russia's ambassador over French aid workers killed in Ukraine

The French foreign ministry says it has summoned Russia’s ambassador over the deaths of two French nationals working for nongovernmental organizations in Ukraine. The two humanitarian workers were … more

2/5/24

Members of Myanmar Border Guard Police, in civilian clothing, sit under the shade of trees after abandoning their posts following an alleged attack by members of the Arakan Army as Bangladesh border guards stand guard in Ghumdhum, Bandarban, Bangladesh, on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Nearly a hundred members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh during fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army, an official of Bangladesh's border agency said Monday. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman)

For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group

A Bangladesh official says more than 100 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh during fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic … more

By JULHAS ALAM | 2/5/24

General view of the Hungarian parliament as Fidesz and KDNP stay away from the vote on the ratification of Sweden's NATO membership, in Budapest, Monday, Feb. 5, 202. As Hungary remains the last NATO ally to ratify Sweden's bid to join the alliance, the Hungarian parliament held an emergency parliamentary session on Monday, Feb. 5 to vote on the Nordic country's accession. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised that Hungary will act "at the first possible opportunity" to approve Sweden's bid, but his party boycotted the session. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Orbán's party boycotts a session of Hungary's parliament to further stall Sweden's bid to join NATO

Lawmakers from the party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have boycotted an emergency session of parliament where a vote was scheduled to place Sweden’s bid to join NATO on the legislative … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 2/5/24

Workers prepare ballot boxes and other materials before dispatching them in polling stations for the upcoming general election on Feb. 8, at an election commission office in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan's election looks more like a coronation or a sure bet. Many voters are disillusioned

Pakistan is holding parliamentary elections this week but many voters are disillusioned and wonder if the balloting can bring any real change in a country mired in economic crisis and a resurgent … more

By RIAZAT BUTT | 2/5/24

Senegalese riot police lobs tear gas at supporters of opposition presidential candidate Daouda Ndiaye in Dakar, Senegal, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. West Africa's regional bloc on Sunday called for dialogue to resolve the political crisis in Senegal as opposition leaders rejected the decision by the country's leader to postpone the Feb. 25 presidential election over an electoral dispute between parliament and the judiciary. (AP Photo/Stefan Kleinowitz)

Senegal's government cuts internet access as lawmakers debate bill on election delay

Senegal’s government has restricted access to the mobile internet as opposition leaders and supporters launched protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the Feb. 25 … more

By BABACAR DIONE | 2/5/24

This photo issued by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 shows a RAF Typhoon FGR4 aircraft returning to the base, following strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The U.S. and Britain struck 36 Houthi sites in Yemen in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. In addition to the strikes on Saturday, U.S. Central Command says it conducted an additional “self-defense” strike on Sunday against a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile. (AS1 Leah Jones/RAF via AP)

At least 6 Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops

A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied Kurdish fighters late Sunday. The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Monday the attack hit a … more

By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 2/5/24

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, during his visit to Zaporizhzhia region, the site of fierce battles with the Russian troops in Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukrainian president confirms he's thinking about dismissing the country's military chief

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that he’s weighing a possible dismissal of the country’s top military officer, a prospect that has shocked the nation and worried Kyiv’s … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 2/5/24

Lionel Messi's global tour with Inter Miami has been very messy and a PR nightmare

It’s all been very messy. We’re talking about Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s global tour of exhibition games where the main show has been Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning captain. The … more

By STEPHEN WADE | 2/5/24

Khalil Al-Sawadi holds a one-year-old Afraa al-Sudani at his home in Jinderis, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Afraa was pulled alive from the rubble of her family's house in the town of Jinderis in northern Syria, still attached by an umbilical cord to her dead mother on February 6, 2023, after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. Afraa is the only surviving member of her immediate family. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A year after Syria's deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit

Aya al-Sudani will mark her first birthday on Tuesday. A year ago, the newborn girl was pulled alive from the rubble of her family’s house in northern Syria. She was the only surviving member of … more

By ABBY SEWELL and GHAITH ALSAYED | 2/5/24

FILE - This undated, file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. Australia says it is appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. (Chongyi Feng via AP, File)

Australia appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for writer Yang Hengjun

Australia says it is appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement Monday … more

2/4/24

An argument over the Middle East conflict leaves a Jewish student hospitalized in Berlin

A college student in Berlin beat a Jewish classmate until he was hospitalized after the two got into an argument about the Israel-Hamas conflict Friday night, police said. One of the students was a a … more

2/4/24

Senegal police fire tear gas as the opposition protests at election delay

Senegal’s police have fired tear gas at opposition supporters who were protesting against the president's decision to postpone elections scheduled for Feb. 25. The protesters in the capital of … more

By BABACAR DIONE and CHINEDU ASADU | 2/4/24