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FILE - Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 3, 2023. Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday, July 10, 2023, he will leave politics after a general election sparked by his government’s resignation. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Dutch prime minister says he will leave politics after next election

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says he plans to leave politics after a general election sparked by his government’s resignation. Rutte announced his decision at a hastily arranged parliamentary … more

7/10/23

Iran sentences rapper to more than 6 years in prison over protests, supporters say

Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests that rocked the country last year. A social media account run by supporters of Toomaj … more

7/10/23

FILE- Newly-elected president of El Salvador Nayib Bukele addresses his supporters, in San Salvador, El Salvador on Feb. 3, 2019. Bukele was officially nominated by his New Ideas party Sunday, July 9, 2023, to run for reelection next year, brushing aside objections from legal experts and opposition figures who say El Salvador’s constitution prohibits his candidacy. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele nominated for reelection despite constitutional questions

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been nominated by his New Ideas party to run for reelection in next year’s contest. The nominations comes despite objections from legal experts and … more

7/10/23

FILE - A Russian soldier killed during combats against Ukrainian army lies on a corn field in Sytnyaky, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Nearly 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine, according to a new statistical analysis. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

How many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides

Nearly 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine, according to a new statistical analysis. Moscow has tried to hide the human toll of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, censoring local … more

By ERIKA KINETZ | 7/10/23

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct a search and rescue operation at a landslide area at a highway construction site in Yueshan Village under Tujia Autonomous County of Wufeng in central China's Hubei Province Sunday, July 9, 2023. Rescuers were looking Monday for seven people missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains while employers across much of China were ordered to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures as the country struggled with heat, flooding and drought. (Wu Zhizun/Xinhua via AP)

Chinese employers ordered to limit outdoor work as country struggles with heat, flooding and drought

Rescuers in central China are looking for seven people missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains while employers across much of China have been ordered to limit outdoor work due to … more

7/10/23

A pedestrian passes by a sign of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, July 10, 2023. Myanmar's prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the agenda when Southeast Asia's top diplomats gather for talks this week in Indonesia. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Myanmar violence and sea disputes to dominate ASEAN talks joined by US, Russian and Chinese envoys

Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the agenda when Southeast Asia’s top diplomats … more

By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ | 7/10/23

Vehicles shift through a flooded street in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan Monday, July 10, 2023. Torrential rain is pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides Monday as weather officials issued emergency heavy rain warning in parts of on the southern most main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo News via AP)

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, where at least 6 people are missing

Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving at least six people missing. The flooding and mudslides have closed roads, canceled and delayed … more

7/9/23

FILE - Porfirio Munoz Ledo, president of the Congress, looks at Mexico's new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the inaugural ceremony at the National Congress in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. Ledo´s family announced Sunday, July 9, 2023, that the veteran politician has died at age 89. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, Mexico's veteran political chameleon, has died

Mexico’s veteran political chameleon, Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, has died at the age of 89. His family did not give a cause of death, but he had been in ill health for some time. Since entering politics … more

By MARIA VERZA | 7/9/23

Muslim women pray in Visoko, Bosnia, Sunday, July 9, 2023 next to a truck carrying 30 coffins with remains of the recently identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. So far, the remains of more than 6,600 people have been found and buried at a vast and ever-expanding memorial cemetery in Potocari, outside Srebrenica. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Hundreds gather in Sarajevo to pay their respects to Srebrenica massacre victims

Hundreds have lined the main street of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, as a truck carrying 30 coffins passed on its way to Srebrenica, where newly identified victims of Europe’s only acknowledged … more

7/9/23

FILE - Britain's Prince Charles, left, greets President of the United States Joe Biden ahead of their bilateral meeting during the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 2, 2021. A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during a flying visit to the U.K. where President Joe Biden will discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Biden flies to London Sunday, July 9, 2023 on his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets UK politicians and royalty

A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during President Joe Biden's stopover visit to the U.K. He's due to discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with … more

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA | 7/9/23

FILE - A woman wearing an electric fan and carrying an umbrella visits the Forbidden City on a sweltering day in Beijing, on July 7, 2023. Earlier this week, Beijing reported more than nine straight days with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), a streak unseen since 1961. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

9 missing in China landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures

Chinese authorities say nine people are missing in a landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures across much of the country. Five people were rescued from under the rubble … more

7/9/23

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses lawmakers during a parliament session in Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 8, 2023. The newly elected Greek government won a vote of confidence from the parliament, following a three-day debate. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greece's government wins vote of confidence in Parliament to begin a second 4-year term

Greece’s conservative government has won a vote of confidence in Parliament to start its second four-year term. The 300 lawmakers voted 158-142 Saturday to approve the government’s policy … more

By DEMETRIS NELLAS | 7/8/23

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Protests grow as Israel's far-right government advances with its judicial overhaul

Israel’s anti-government has gained new momentum as tens of thousands of people spill into the streets of cities across the country to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 7/8/23

Electoral authorities review electoral records projected on a screen, on the third day of a review of electoral records, in Guatemala City, Thursday, July 6, 2023. The Constitutional Court ordered the investigation of alleged irregularities claimed by political parties that lost in the June 25th general election. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Struggle to certify results of Guatemala's June 25 presidential vote suffers another setback

The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala's first-round presidential elections has suffered another setback, after the chief justice of the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the … more

By SONIA PÉREZ D. | 7/8/23

FILE - People walk past the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, on March 16, 2014. The Scottish government has proposed decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europe’s highest overdose death rates. The semi-autonomous Edinburgh government, led by the pro-independence Scottish National Party, said Friday, July 7, 2023, that removing criminal penalties for drug possession would “allow for the provision of safe, evidence-based harm reduction services.” (AP Photo/Jill Lawless, File)

Scotland wants to decriminalize drugs. The UK government just says no

The Scottish government has proposed decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europe’s highest overdose death rates. But the suggestion was almost instantly blocked … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 7/8/23

Protesters march toward the Japanese Embassy during rally against the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Koreans protest Japan's plans to release treated wastewater from damaged Fukushima plant

Hundreds of people have marched in South Korea’s capital demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The rally comes on the day the … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 7/8/23

Bosnian Muslim men pray before the start of the "March of Peace", march to remember the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in Nezuk, Bosnia, Saturday, July 8, 2023. A solemn peace march started on Saturday through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The 100-kilometre (60-mile) march traces a route taken by Bosniak men and boys as they tried to flee Srebrenica after it was captured by Bosnian Serb forces in the closing days of the country's interethnic war in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on

A solemn peace march has started through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The annual 100-kilometer … more

By ELDAR EMRIC | 7/8/23

A Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro speaks by radio to his team before firing a self-propelled howitzer "Bohdana" towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine's president hails the country's soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has marked the 500th day of the war by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in … more

By FELIPE DANA | 7/8/23

FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 3, 2023. The four parties that make up Prime Minister Mark Rutte's ruling coalition are in tense talks over ways to rein in migration, amid speculation the thorny issue could bring down the administration and force a general election. Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, presided over late-night meetings Wednesday and Thursday that failed to broker a deal. More talks were planned for Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The Dutch prime minister is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting the king to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and set the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year. The … more

By MIKE CORDER | 7/8/23

People offer prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, July 8, 2023. Japan marked first anniversary of the death of Abe who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Japanese leaders mark one year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to tackle pressing political goals as a way of … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 7/8/23