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FILE - A health worker fumigates a home for mosquitos to help mitigate the spread of dengue in Caranavi, Bolivia, on March 2, 2023. The U.N. health agency on Friday Dec. 22, 2023 said it has tallied a tenfold increase in the global count of reported cases of dengue over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitos in part to blame for transmission that remains mostly prevalent in the Americas. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation
The U.N. health agency says it has tallied a tenfold increase in the global count of reported cases of dengue over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying … more
FILE - French soldiers disembark from a U.S. Air Force C130 cargo plane at Niamey, Niger base, on June 9, 2021. France on Friday Dec. 22, 2023 completed the withdrawal of its troops who were asked to leave Niger by the country’s new junta, ending years of on-the-ground military support and raising concerns from analysts about a gap in the fight against jihadi violence across Africa’s Sahel. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel
France has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger after they were asked to leave by the country’s new military rulers, ending years of on-the-ground support. The withdrawal completed on … more
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A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean religious sect leader Jung Myung-seok during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Jung whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series "In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal" earlier this year was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A South Korean religious sect leader has been sentenced to 23 years in prison over sex crimes
A South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. The Daejeon … more
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Destroyed farms and buildings in the Gaza Strip as seen from Southern Israel, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
These numbers show the staggering losses in the Israel-Hamas war as Gaza deaths surpass 20,000
The current Israel-Hamas war is by far the deadliest and most destructive of the five wars between Israel and Hamas since the militant group seized the Gaza Strip in 2007. The fighting erupted on … more
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FILE - A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) launches from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71), in operation in the Mediterranean Sea, on March 23, 2003. Japan’s defense spending will surge more than 16% for 2024 under a record military budget approved Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, by the Cabinet that will accelerate deployment of long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in China or North Korea.(Intelligence Specialist 1st Kenneth Moll/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
Japan's Cabinet approves a record $56 billion military budget to speed up strike capability
Japan’s defense spending would increase more than 16% next year under a record military budget that is intended to accelerate the deployment of long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in … more
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FILE - The cooling tower of the Yongbyon nuclear complex is demolished in Yongbyon, North Korea on June 27, 2008. North Korea may have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to establish a new facility to produce bomb fuels, the U.N. atomic agency and outside experts said Thursday Dec. 21, 2023. (Gao Haorong/Xinhua via AP, File)
North Korea's reported use of a nuclear complex reactor might be an attempt to make bomb fuels
The U.N. atomic agency and outside experts say North Korea may have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to establish a new facility to produce … more
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People lay candles light outside the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University for victims of mass shooting in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. A lone gunman opened fire at a university on Thursday, killing more than a dozen people and injuring scores of people. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Foreign nationals among 14 killed after gunman opens fire in a Prague university. Over 20 wounded
Authorities say foreign nationals were among at least 14 killed after a student opened fire at a university in Prague. Twenty-five others were also wounded in one of the Czech Republic’s worst mass … more
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FILE - Mons. Giovanni Angelo Becciu presides over an eucharistic liturgy, at the St. John in Latheran Basilica, in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. The Vatican's chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that, while finding a cardinal guilty of embezzlement, largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File )
Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal
The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi filed … more
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FILE - Palestinians look at the destruction of the Al-Gatshan family building after an Israeli strike in Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on Dec. 18, 2023. After 11 weeks of war in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign against Hamas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history. The Palestinian death toll is approaching 20,000 and satellite data shows that one-third of structures across the tiny enclave have been destroyed. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say
After 11 weeks of war in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign against Hamas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history. The Palestinian death toll is approaching 20,000 and satellite … more
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Police officers secure an area after a shooting in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague
Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded dozens of others. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of Thursday’s … more
Cadets practice putting on gas masks during a lesson in a bomb shelter in a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Writing on the wall reads: "Glory to Ukraine". (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to legalize medical marijuana after the war with Russia left thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder that many believe could be eased by the drug. The … more
Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings
Human rights activists say Pakistan’s police used water cannons, swung batons, and arrested dozens of activists overnight when they tried to enter Islamabad for a protest. The police action started … more
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FILE - A man smiles as he is welcomed after being released from prison by Israel, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last week has touched nearly everyone in the occupied West Bank, where 750,000 Palestinians have been arrested since 1967. In negotiations with Israel to free hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza, the militant group has pushed for the release of high-profile prisoners. But experts say most Palestinians passing through Israel’s ever-revolving prison door are young men arrested in the middle of the night for throwing stones and firebombs in villages near Israeli settlements. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
Israeli police are investigating 19 prison guards in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian prisoner
Israeli police say 19 Israeli prison guards are under investigation in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian security prisoner. The Palestinian Prisoners' Club, an advocacy group, says the prisoner … more
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, movable plank houses for earthquake victims are set up in Meipo Village, Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Hundreds of temporary one-room housing units were being set up Thursday in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than 14,000 homes and killed at least 135 people, according to state media reports. (Fan Peishen/Xinhua via AP)
China has started erecting temporary housing units after an earthquake destroyed 14,000 homes
Hundreds of temporary housing units are being set up in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than 14,000 homes and killed at least 135 people. State broadcaster CCTV … more
This image made from video shows home engulfed in flames outside Perth, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth on Thursday appeared to have destroyed or damaged a number of homes. (Australian Broadcasting Corp/Channel 7/Channel 9 via AP)
A wildfire in Australia on the outskirts of Perth destroys at least 2 homes and injures 2 people
Officials say a wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed at least two homes and injured two men. An emergency warning was issued for … more
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid 'rigid ideologies'
Pope Francis has urged Vatican bureaucrats to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent them from understanding today’s reality. Francis gave his annual Christmas greeting on Thursday … more
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FILE - Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, speaks during a news conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on the outcome of this year's ministerial meeting at the State Department, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Washington. Marles said Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, that his government will send 11 military personnel to support a U.S.-led mission to protect cargo shipping in the Red Sea but will not send a warship or plane. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Australia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military personnel to support a U.S.-led mission to protect cargo shipping in the Red Sea but won't send a warship or … more
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UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven
The U.N. says fighting between Sudan's military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to 300,000 people to flee their homes in a province that had been a safe haven for families displaced by … more
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A woman casts her vote inside a polling station in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Congo headed to the polls Wednesday to vote for president as authorities scrambled to finalise preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenges. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Congo enters its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout forced the election's extension
Congo is entering its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced the election’s extension. Some 44 million people — almost half the population — were expected to … more
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Congress party President Mallikarjun Kharge, wearing hat, addresses the media after suspended lawmakers marched outside the Parliament House in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Dozens of opposition lawmakers suspended from Parliament by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for obstructing proceedings in the chamber held a street protest on Thursday accusing the government of throttling democracy in the country. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
India's opposition lawmakers protest their suspension from Parliament by the government
Dozens of opposition lawmakers suspended from Parliament by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for obstructing proceedings have held a protest accusing the government of throttling … more
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