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FILE -A boy accompanied by his dog watches the repairs of Guajataca Dam, which cracked during the passage of Hurricane Maria, in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. A key dam in Puerto Rico that was severely damaged nearly six years ago by Hurricane Maria will be rebuilt and improved, officials announced Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered by Hurricane Maria

Officials say a key dam in Puerto Rico that was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria will be rebuilt and improved. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work with Puerto Rico’s Electric Power … more

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A person shades himself on a hot, sunny day in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Mexico acknowledges 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, almost triple the figures in 2022

Mexico's health authorities have belatedly released a report showing a significant spike in heat-related fatalities in the last two weeks. The report was released late on Wednesday and comes after … more

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FILE - Hipolito Mora, founder of the state's civilian armed self-defense movement, speaks during an interview at his home in Ruana, Michoacan state, Mexico, Oct. 3, 2019. Mora has been killed on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in a successful attempt on his life. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Anti-gang community defense activist Hipólito Mora killed in Mexico

The leader of an armed civilian movement that once kicked a drug cartel out of the western Mexico state of Michoacan has been killed. Tributes quickly rolled in Thursday for slain “self defense” … more

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARK STEVENSON | 6/29/23

In this photo provided by the Iraqi News Agency, followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr storm the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden. An Iraqi security official has said the Swedish embassy was evacuated by security forces after the protesters breached the building. (Iraqi News Agency via AP)

Protesters briefly storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest over Quran burning

Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr have briefly stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden. An … more

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ALI JABAR | 6/29/23

Fisherwomen and men pull in a net of fish off the coast of Chuao, Venezuela, early Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Some women are joining a family tradition of fishing and in other cases launching new careers after losing jobs during Venezuela’s economic crisis. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean

Dozens of people hop onto boats every day along Venezuela’s vast Caribbean coast to go fishing on 12-hour shifts. Their tanned bodies have scars or are missing fingers after years of fishing. Most … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MATÍAS DELACROIX | 6/29/23

A building of a Buddhist monastery destroyed by what villagers said was an airstrike by the ruling military in Nyaung Kone village on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Pale Entertainment via AP)

Buddhist monk and a child reported among almost a dozen civilians killed in Myanmar airstrikes

Reports from Myanmar say airstrikes carried out by the country's military on two villages in the north-central region killed nearly a dozen civilians, including a Buddhist monk and a child. Villagers … more

By GRANT PECK | 6/29/23

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he visits an evacuation center at Guinobatan, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, on June 14, 2023. Marcos said Thursday, June 29, that a request for his country to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for thousands of Afghan nationals faces security and other concerns but is still being considered by his administration. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines considering US request to host visa processing center for Afghans despite concerns

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a request for his country to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for thousands of Afghans faces security and other concerns but is … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 6/29/23

Pilgrims cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mina near the holly city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Muslim pilgrims take part in symbolic stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down

Muslim pilgrims are casting stones at pillars representing the devil during the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. This year’s pilgrimage was the first in three years to be … more

By BASSAM HATOUM and LUJAIN JO | 6/29/23

FILE - Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Jacob-Rees Mogg speaks at the Conservative Party conference at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. A committee of British lawmakers on Thursday, June 29, 2023 slammed allies of Boris Johnson in Parliament for trying to interfere with their investigation into whether the former prime minister lied over rule-flouting parties in his office during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say

A committee of British lawmakers has slammed allies of Boris Johnson in Parliament for trying to interfere with their investigation into whether the former prime minister lied about rule-flouting … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 6/29/23

FILE - An Ethiopian woman scoops up portions of wheat to be allocated to each waiting family after it was distributed by the Relief Society of Tigray in the town of Agula, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 8, 2021. The United States humanitarian agency told The Associated Press it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia, where local officials have reported hundreds of hunger deaths in recent weeks after the U.S. and the United Nations paused food aid for one-sixth of the country's population over massive theft of the aid. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

US says it's horrified by conditions in Ethiopia after theft leads to food aid pause and deaths

The United States humanitarian agency tells The Associated Press it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia. Three months ago, the U.S. and the United Nations paused food aid for one-sixth of the … more

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Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, right, arrives for a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel at the European Council building in Brussels, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU leaders to assess Putin's position in talks with NATO and Ukraine chiefs at summit

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be key figures at Thursday’s European Union summit. They underscore the importance the 27 EU leaders attach to protecting … more

By RAF CASERT | 6/29/23

Youths clash with police in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of 17-year-old Nael by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 1,200 police were deployed overnight and 2,000 would be out in force Wednesday in the Paris region and around other big cities to "maintain order."(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

French police, protesters clash in multiple towns after 17-year-old killed by police

Protesters angry after police shot a 17-year-old boy dead set cars and buildings ablaze in Paris suburbs. Unrest spread to some other French cities and towns Wednesday night and Thursday morning, … more

By CHRISTOPHE ENA and ANGELA CHARLTON | 6/29/23

A Waterloo Regional Police vehicle is parked near the scene of a stabbing at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Police said three victims were stabbed inside the university's Hagey Hall, and a person was taken into custody. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Professor and 2 others stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university. Suspect is in custody

Canadian police say a professor and two students have been stabbed during a class on “gender issues” at a university in the Canadian city of Waterloo and a suspect has been taken into custody. … more

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FILE - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, right, sits inside a military vehicle posing for a selfie photo with a local civilian on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area of the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin incited a rebellion against Russia's military leaders and marched with his troops toward Moscow but aborted his mutiny when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered an agreement that included exile for the warlord in Belarus. (AP Photo, File)

Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord

The dramatic rebellion by a mercenary warlord in Russia that challenged President Vladimir Putin was punctuated by dramatic language of the key protagonists – and some long silences. Mercenary … more

By VANESSA GERA | 6/29/23

Members of the Wildlife Rescue program of Environment Agency Abu Dhabi carry a sea turtle to release on Saadiyat Island of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Scientists hope the turtle will thrive back in its natural habitat, joining about 500 sea turtles that have been rescued, rehabilitated and released since Abu Dhabi's Environment Agency (EAD) launched a program three years ago to aid turtles distressed by climate change and other issues. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

In United Arab Emirates, struggling sea turtles get a helping hand

As sea turtles around the world grow more vulnerable due to climate change, the United Arab Emirates is working to protect the creatures. Turtles that wash ashore in Abu Dhabi are rescued, … more

By MALAK HARB | 6/28/23

People displaced by gang violence stand in Jean-Kere Almicar's front yard, where they have sought refuge, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, June 4, 2023. Nearly 200 people who once lived in the Cite Soleil slum near Almicar’s house are now camped out in his front yard and nearby areas. They are among the nearly 165,000 Haitians who have fled their homes amid a surge in gang violence. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

UN human rights official says arms embargo and deployment of special force needed for Haiti

A U.N. human rights expert says that a specialized international force is needed to help fight gang violence in Haiti and that an embargo on weapons should be implemented immediately. William … more

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO | 6/28/23

Alvaro Sosa drinks mate made with tap water from the kitchen, outside his home in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, June 23, 2023. Sosa said that he feels “something” in his stomach when he drinks water. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

In Uruguay's capital, salty water coming out of taps exasperates residents

Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused … more

By GUILLERMO GARAT | 6/28/23

Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ship carrying debris from Titan submersible returns to Newfoundland port

A ship that had been searching for the ill-fated Titan submersible is back in port in St. John’s, Newfoundland, with debris from the destroyed vessel. The Canadian-flagged Horizon Arctic carried a … more

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FILE - Activists hold up banners in both English and Maltese reading, 'I decide', 'Abortion is a woman's right', and 'Abortion is healthcare, not a crime', as they stand outside the Maltese law courts in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Maltese lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday, June 28, 2023 on landmark legislation to ease the the strictest abortion laws in the European Union. But a coalition of pro-choice campaigners say last-minute changes make the legislation “vague, unworkable and even dangerous.” (AP Photo/Kevin Schembri Orland, File)

Maltese lawmakers to vote on watered-down abortion law as pro-choice coalitions withdraw support

Maltese lawmakers are expected to vote on landmark legislation to ease the the strictest abortion laws in the European Union. But a coalition of pro-choice campaigners say last-minute changes make … more

By KEVIN ORLANDI SCHEMBRI | 6/28/23

This undated handout photo provided on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 by the Neuhardenberg Police department shows a so-called 'Blue Punisher' ecstasy pill. German police have warned of a potentially lethal 'Blue Punisher' variety of ecstasy in circulation after the death of two teenage girls was linked to the drug. (Polizeipraesidium Neubrandenburg via AP)

German police warn of 'Blue Punisher' ecstasy pills after 2 teenage girls die

German police have warned of a potentially lethal “Blue Punisher” variety of ecstasy in circulation after the death of two teenage girls was linked to the drug. Police in the northeastern state … more

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