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Esther Hayut, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, center, sits on the bench with justices Uzi Vogelman, left, and Issac Amit, right, during a hearing on a petition against a law that limits removal of a prime minister from office to medical and mental incapacitation, which makes forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office over a conflict of interest while on trial for corruption more difficult, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israel's Supreme Court hears case against a law protecting Netanyahu from being removed from office
Israel’s Supreme Court has heard a petition against a law that protects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from being removed from office over claims of a conflict of interest because of his ongoing … more
FILE- An Aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, and Kashiviswanath temple on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi, India, Dec. 12, 2021. An Indian court on Thursday ruled that officials can conduct a scientific survey to determine if the 17th-century mosque in the country's north was built over a Hindu temple. . (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple
An Indian court says officials can conduct a scientific survey of a 17th-century mosque in northern India to determine if it was built over Hindu temple. The Gyanvapi Mosque in the Hindu pilgrammage … more
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With the headquarters of the ruling party burning in the back, supporters of mutinous soldiers demonstrate in Niamey, Niger, Thursday, July 27 2023. Not everyone is hostile to last week's coup in Niger. Neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali have taken the unusual step of declaring that foreign military intervention in Niger would be a declaration of war against them, too. Both have had coups in recent years. (AP Photo/Fatahoulaye Hassane Midou)
Niger's civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference
Niger’s ruling junta and civil society groups are calling on the nation to mobilize in the capital to fight for the country’s freedom and push back against foreign interference. Thursday's march … more
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FILE - Demonstrators wave the Israeli and Palestinian flags during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, July 22, 2023. Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling to uphold the country’s democracy. But the cries for democracy lack any clear message of opposition to Israel’s rule over millions of Palestinians, exposing a contradiction that has been coursing through the demonstrations. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
Israeli protesters are calling for democracy. But what about the occupation of Palestinians?
Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling for the country’s democracy to be upheld. But the pro-democracy movement lacks any clear message of opposition to Israel’s open-ended … more
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In this photo provided by Australian Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy sailors from HMAS Brisbane scan the horizon during search and rescue operations in the vicinity of Lindeman Island, Australia, on July 29, 2023. A search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with the loss of four lives last week during a military exercise with the United States had found human remains but not the black box crucial to explaining the tragedy, an officer said on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. (LSEW Hannah Linsley/ADF via AP)
Human remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with 4 crew aboard
The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people during a military exercise with the United States has found human remains but not the black box crucial to … more
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FILE - The Merlion statue spouts water at a park with the background of a business district in Singapore, on Sept. 21, 2019. Singapore hanged a third prisoner in two weeks on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to halt capital punishment for drug-related crimes. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
Singapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking
Singapore has executed a third prisoner in two weeks for drug trafficking, despite calls for the city-state to halt capital punishment for drug-related crimes. The Central Narcotics Bureau said … more
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FILE - Riot police fire tear gas grenades at demonstrators during protests in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on July 7, 2023. The United States is praising Kenya's interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti. But weeks ago, the U.S. openly warned Kenyan police officers against violent abuses. Now 1,000 of those police officers might head to Haiti to take on gang warfare. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
The US wants Kenya to lead a force in Haiti with 1,000 police. Watchdogs say they'll export abuse
The United States is praising Kenya's interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti. But weeks ago, the U.S. openly warned Kenyan police officers against violent abuses. Now 1,000 of those … more
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This photo shows a blackout due to Typhoon Khanun in some areas of Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. The powerful typhoon, which slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan this week with high winds was moving west Thursday slowly making its way toward mainland China, but is expected to make a U-turn and head back to the mainland archipelago, threatening more damage in the region. (Kyodo News via AP)
Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already left damage and injuries
The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other Japanese islands this week is slowly moving west but is forecast to make a U-turn and dump even more rain on the archipelago. … more
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An ambulance passes a scout camping site during the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. Dozens of people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which is having one of its hottest summers in years. (Jeonbuk Fire Station/Yonhap via AP)
83 attendees at the World Scout Jamboree treated for heat-related illnesses in South Korea
At least 83 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which is having one of its hottest summers in years. The Ministry of Interior and … more
Texas State Troopers watch from an airboat as workers deploy a string of large buoys to be used as a border barrier at the center of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Mexico says the first body has been spotted near a floating barrier in the Rio Grande river
The Mexican government says the first dead body has been spotted along the floating barriers that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott  installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass. Mexico's … more
FILE - Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, on June 8, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues. A leading human rights group said on Thursday Aug. 3, 2023 Sudan's warring parties have committed “extensive war crimes” including mass killings of civilians, rape and sexual slavery of women in the ongoing conflict. (AP Photo, File)
'No good options': Sudan's warring sides have committed 'extensive war crimes,' Amnesty says
Amnesty International has accused Sudan’s warring factions of committing “extensive war crimes” including mass killing of civilians and rape and sexual slavery of women in their monthslong … more
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FILE - In this grab taken from video released by Belarus' Defense Ministry on Thursday, July 20, 2023, Belarusian soldiers of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and mercenary fighters from Wagner private military company attend the weeklong maneuvers conducted at a firing range near the border city of Brest, Belarus. The Polish prime minister says that over 100 mercenaries belonging to the Russian-linked Wagner group in Belarus have moved close to the border with Poland. Mateusz Morawiecki said at a news conference Saturday, July 29, 2023 that the mercenaries had moved close to the Suwalki Gap, a strategic stretch of Polish territory situated between Belarus and Kaliningrad, a Russian territory separated from the mainland. (Belarus' Defense Ministry via AP, File)
Nervous NATO nations are beefing up security due to Wagner fighters across their borders in Belarus
NATO allies located along the alliance’s eastern front are growing increasingly worried about the presence of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries in Belarus. Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, have … more
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FILE - A woman looks at a portrait of Turkey's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as she waits with others to pay respect during the 84th anniversary of his death at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 10, 2022. Turkey's broadcasting watchdog has launched an investigation into claims that digital platform Disney+ pulled a series on the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the group's chairman said. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Turkish broadcasting watchdog investigates 'cancellation' of Ataturk TV series
The head of Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog says it has launched an investigation into claims that digital platform Disney+ pulled a series on Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Turkish media … more
Relatives and mourners carry the casket of a victim killed in Sunday's suicide bomber attack in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Monday, July 31, 2023. Pakistan held funerals on Monday for victims of a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric the previous day. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Deaths from IS bombing at Islamist rally in Pakistan rise to 63 after more wounded people die
Pakistani officials say the death toll from the IS-claimed weekend suicide bombing at a rally of a pro-Taliban Islamist party has jumped to 63 after eight more wounded people died at hospitals. The … more
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Leader of Pheu Thai party Chonlanan Srikaew speaks during a news conference at Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. Move Forward Party that won the most seats in May's general election will not be part of the coalition to form the next government amid strong opposition from conservative lawmakers over its proposed reform of laws surrounding the country's monarchy, its former coalition partner said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Reformist Thai party is excluded from coalition to form the next government, runner-up party says
The progressive political party that won the most seats in Thailand’s general election has been excluded from a coalition to form the next government. Conservative lawmakers strongly oppose the … more
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This shows a rainstorm brought by Typhoon Khanun in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. The powerful typhoon slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan with high winds, damaging homes and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close as it slowly moved west. (Kyodo News via AP)
A powerful typhoon pounds Japan's Okinawa and injures more than 20 people as it moves toward China
A powerful typhoon has slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high winds injuring more than 20 people as it moved west making its way toward mainland China. Typhoon … more
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a surprise military drill on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region over recent … more
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FILE - Security personnel stand in front of a grain storage terminal at the Odesa Sea Port, in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022. Russia has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Ukrainian ports key to sending grain to the world. Moscow has declared large swaths of the Black Sea dangerous for shipping. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Russian drone strikes on Odesa region cause fires at port
Russian troops hit port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region with Shahed drones overnight, the Ukrainian military reported, damaging a grain elevator and causing a fire at facilities that … more
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An Indian paramilitary soldier guards at a busy market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. India’s top court Wednesday began hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, scrapped its separate constitution and removed inherited protections on land and jobs. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
India's top court hear petitions challenging government's removal of Kashmir's special status
India’s top court began hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and … more
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FILE - A Taiwanese soldier holds a Taiwan national flag near a group of soldiers with red markings on their helmets to play the role of an enemy during the annual Han Kuang military exercises simulating an attack on an airfield at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Northern Taiwan, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Taiwan's defense ministry says Wednesday, Aug. 2, that it has detained an army officer and several collaborators on suspicion of handing military secrets to China. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
Taiwan detains army officer suspected of leaking military secrets to China
Taiwan has detained an army officer and several collaborators on suspicion of handing military secrets to China. The defense ministry said Wednesday that a lieutenant colonel surnamed Hsieh and other … more
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