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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, an ethnic Armenian soldier stands guard next to Nagorno-Karabakh's flag atop of the hill near Charektar in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh at a new border with Kalbajar district turned over to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has announced an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions. A statement from the Azerbaijan defense ministry said the operation began hours after four soldiers and two civilians died in landmine explosions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Azerbaijan announces an 'anti-terrorist operation' targeting Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan has announced an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions. A statement from the Azerbaijan defense ministry said the operation began hours after four soldiers … more

By AVET DEMOURIAN | 9/19/23

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attends the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

US defense chief urges nations to dig deep and give Ukraine more much-needed air defense systems

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is urging defense leaders Tuesday to “dig deep” and provide more air defense systems for Ukraine, to help the country block increasing barrages of Russian missiles. … more

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | 9/19/23

Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Some 11,300 people died when two dams collapsed during Mediterranean storm Daniel last week sending a wall of water gushing through the city, according to the Red Crescent aid group. A further 10,000 people are missing, and presumed dead. (AP Photo/Muhammad J. Elalwany)

Libyan leader says flooded city has been divided to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks

The prime minister of Libyan’s eastern administration says authorities have divided the flood-stricken city of Derna into four sections to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks. Tuesday's … more

9/19/23

View of the Peace Palace which houses World Court where Ukraine's legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion, resumed in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Russia seeks to have a groundbreaking case tossed out at the International Court of Justice, also known as the Word Court, in a case which will see Ukraine supported by a record 32 other nations in a major show of support for the embattled nation.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Ukraine lawyers insist that UN's top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv's case against Russia

Ukraine is insisting that the United Nations’ highest court has jurisdiction to hear a case alleging that Moscow abused the genocide convention to justify launching its devastating invasion last … more

By MIKE CORDER | 9/19/23

Mourners carry the casket of Sikh community leader and temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar during Antim Darshan, the first part of a day-long funeral service for him, in Surrey, British Columbia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday, Sept. 18, as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the Sikh activist's assassination. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

What to know about the Sikh movement at the center of the tensions between India and Canada

Tensions between Canada and India have reached new heights with dueling diplomatic expulsions and an allegation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ | 9/19/23

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the end of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept.10, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Turkey's Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much as he trusts the West

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much he trusts the West. Explaining his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Erdogan said he had failed to get him to … more

By ANDREW WILKS | 9/19/23

Police patrol a neighborhood abandoned by residents due to fear of criminal gangs in Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The Colombian government was hailed for signing a peace pact in 2016 with the country’s most powerful guerrilla force, the FARC, but authorities failed to carry out the agreement and seize control of the guerrilla's territories and mafias warred to take their place. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

President Gustavo Petro's plan for 'total peace' in Colombia: Takeaways from AP's report

Across Colombia, decades of war between leftist guerrillas, rightwing paramilitaries, trafficking groups and the government have left more than 9.5 million people as victims of forced displacement, … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 9/19/23

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives to the SDG Summit at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

UN chief says people are looking to leaders for action and a way out of the current global 'mess'

Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gather under one roof to hear the U.N. chief summon them to take united action on humanity’s huge challenges – and to … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/19/23

FILE - Colombian President Gustavo Petro holds a ceremony to formally begin a six-month cease-fire as part of a process to forge permanent peace with the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 3, 2023. Upon his historic election last year, the rebel-turned-president promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Colombia's president has a plan for 'total peace.' But militias aren't putting down their guns yet

When elected, Colombia’s rebel-turned-president Gustavo Petro promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. That was 13 months ago, and his plan is … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 9/19/23

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, attends the G77+China summit, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Brazil's Lula pitches his nation — and himself — as fresh leader for Global South

“Brazil is back." That has been Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s refrain for the better part of the last year, with the newly elected president deploying the snappy slogan to cast Brazil and himself … more

By DAVID BILLER | 9/19/23

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, steps down from his train after arriving in Artyom, near Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia, where he deepened 'comradely' ties with Putin

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has returned home from a trip to Russia where he deepened a “comradely fellowship and friendly ties” with President Vladimir Putin. The state media report … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 9/19/23

The United Nations Sustainable Development Forum begins, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? A glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of acronyms, abbreviations, titles and terms that can be confounding to observers. The Associated … more

By JENNIFER PELTZ | 9/18/23

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, seen on screen, talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, right, during a video conference at the foreign ministry Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Tokyo. The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood from Japan.(AP Photo/Norihiro Haruta)

'Stop it!' UN's nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors

The U.N. nuclear chief says he asked to meet Iran’s president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level meeting, His goal is to reverse Tehran’s ban on many of the agency’s … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/18/23

Cmd. Luis Cresencio Sandoval, from left, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Adm. Rafael Ojeda Durán, Secretary of the Navy, review the troops before the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexican president defends inclusion of Russian military contingent in Independence parade

Mexico's president is defending the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend. The presence of the Russians drew criticism because of Russia's invasion … more

9/18/23

Construction workers build a bridge linking the eastern and western parts of Derna, which was divided by the dam collapse following recent flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, in Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Muhammad J. Elalwany)

UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis'

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has warned that an outbreak of diseases in the country's northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating … more

The Associated Press | 9/18/23

Migrants stand on the dock of the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the island, overwhelmed with thousands of migrants arrivals the past week. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

Italy mulls new migrant crackdown as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats

The Italian Cabinet is meeting to adopt new measures to crack down on migration. That comes after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed last week by a wave of arrivals from Tunisia, … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD, LORNE COOK and ANGELA CHARLTON | 9/18/23

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, shakes hands with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Malta on Sept. 16, 2023. China's top foreign policy official is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden's national security advisor over the weekend in Malta. (Lian Yi/Xinhua via AP)

China's foreign minister heads to Russia after meeting with US national security adviser

China’s top diplomat is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser over the weekend in Malta. China's Foreign … more

9/18/23

FILE - A completed resolution vote tally to affirm the suspension of the Russian Federation from the United Nations Human Rights Council is displayed during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, April 7, 2022, at THE United Nations headquarters. An expert commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body says in her first report on Russia that the rights situation in the country has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly' worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says

An expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body says in her first report on Russia that the rights situation in the country has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir … more

9/18/23

Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the UN's top court

Ukraine’s legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion is resuming at the United Nations’ highest court. Hearings Monday will focus on … more

By MIKE CORDER | 9/18/23

FILE - Afghan girls attend a religious school, which remained open since the last year's Taliban takeover, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 11, 2022. Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. Now, the rights of Afghan women and children are on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

The Taliban have banned girls from school for 2 years. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans

Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. Now, the rights of Afghan women and … more

By RIAZAT BUTT | 9/18/23