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Iran’s president reportedly issues order to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency

Iran’s president reportedly issues order to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. more

7/2/25

An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen, Egypt says

Egyptian authorities say an oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing. They say the drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 7/2/25

This photo provided on July 2, 2025, by the North Korean government, shows a beach resort in the Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone on July 1, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Koreans swim and play at a beach resort touted as a boost for tourism

North Koreans are swimming and playing at a new beach resort that the country is touting as a boost for tourism. State media reported the Wonsan-Kalma resort on the eastern coast opened to domestic … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/2/25

People light flares during a protest called by the main opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP), outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Photos of street protests as Turkey detains 120 opposition officials

ISTANBUL (AP) — Demonstrations were held Tuesday in Istanbul after Turkish authorities detained a former mayor and dozens of municipal officials in the western city of Izmir over alleged … more

By FRANCISCO SECO and KHALIL HAMRA | 7/2/25

The Dalai Lama says the Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death

The Dalai Lama says the Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death. more

7/2/25

The sun shines over the the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave, Monday, June 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Europe swelters under a punishing heat wave with Paris forecast to hit 104 F

France and the rest of Europe are still in the grips of the first major heat wave this summer even as conditions began to improve in some parts of the region. Punishing temperatures are forecast to … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 7/1/25

Hurricane Flossie gains Category 3 strength in the Pacific while remaining off Mexico's southwest coast

Hurricane Flossie gains Category 3 strength in the Pacific while remaining off Mexico's southwest coast. more

7/1/25

FILE- A Cambodian Buddhist monk walks toward the Cambodia's 11th century Hindu Preah Vihear temple, which was enlisted as UNESCO's World Heritage site in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

A look at soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Wednesday for a march to show their solidarity with the government and military, amid soaring tensions with neighboring … more

By SOPHENG CHEANG AND JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI | 7/1/25

FILE - Republican People's Party or (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel delivers a speech during a CHP convention, in Ankara, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Unal, File)

Turkey detains 120 opposition officials including former mayor

Turkish authorities have detained a former mayor and over 100 officials in Izmir over allegations of corruption. Police arrested 120 officials from the opposition Republican People’s Party on … more

7/1/25

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, June 27, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Belarus keeps up crackdown on dissent even as authorities free some prisoners, rights group says

Authorities in Belarus continue their crackdown on dissent even as they release some of the prisoners. That's what Belarus' leading rights group told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The government … more

By YURAS KARMANAU | 7/1/25

FILE - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Volker Türk speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, “persona non grata,” criticizing the U.N. official for … more

7/1/25

People shout slogans during a protest against satirical LeMan magazine after they published a cartoon that allegedly depicted the Prophet Muhammad, outside Taksim mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkish police detain 3 more employees of satirical magazine over prophet cartoon controversy

Turkish police have detained four employees of the satirical magazine LeMan over a controversial cartoon which authorities claim depicted the Prophet Muhammad. The cartoon, published in the magazine, … more

By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER | 7/1/25

FILE - Mali's Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Maj Gen Oumar Diarra salutes as he inspects the military during an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, file)

Al-Qaida-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal

Mali's military says armed men on Tuesday attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal. One expert called the development especially worrying as the deadly violence spreads. The … more

By BABA AHMED | 7/1/25

FILE - The Treasury Department building is seen, March 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Mexican banks face cascading consequences following US sanctions

Three Mexican financial institutions sanctioned by the Trump administration last week have felt a cascade of economic consequences following the allegations that they helped launder millions of … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 7/1/25

FILE - Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves talks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, 2023, following his meeting with President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Costa Rica's top court seeks to strip President Chaves' immunity over corruption case

Costa Rica’s Supreme Court has asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding … more

7/1/25

A man carries a child, who was killed in an Israeli strike, as he walks outside the Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

International charities and NGOs call for end to controversial Israeli-backed aid group in Gaza

International charities, including Oxfam and Amnesty, are urging the disbandment of an Israeli and U.S.-backed aid mechanism in Gaza. They cite repeated chaos and deadly violence at aid distribution … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 7/1/25

U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high Friday, another milestone in the market's remarkable recovery from a springtime plunge caused by fears that the Trump administration's trade policies could harm the economy.

Asian shares are mostly higher, tracking US rally into record heights

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks added to their records with the close of a second straight winning month. U.S. futures and oil prices were lower. A quarterly central bank survey in … more

By TERESA CEROJANO | 7/1/25

Coco Gauff of the U.S. leaves the court after losing her first round women's single match against Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Coco Gauff is out in the first round of Wimbledon with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 loss to Dayana Yastremska

Coco Gauff has become just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the championship at the French Open. Gauff was eliminated 7-6 (3), 6-1 by … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 7/1/25

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with trainee pilots during a visit to RAF Valley, Anglesey, north Wales, Friday June 27, 2025. (Paul Currie/Pool via AP)

Starmer faces down a revolt over welfare reform after a troubled first year in office

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public. Lawmakers are due to vote Tuesday on welfare reforms that sparked a … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/1/25

Family members of Jabari Peoples hold balloons at a candlelight vigil in Homewood, Ala., Monday, June 30, 2025. Peoples, 18, was shot and killed by police at the spot at a Homewood soccer field complex on Monday, June 23. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Family seeks body camera footage from fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Alabama

Family members of a Black teenager shot and killed by police in an Alabama suburb of Birmingham want to see the body camera footage of the shooting. Eighteen-year-old Jabari Peoples was shot by an … more

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