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FILE - A man thought to be a migrant who made the crossing from France disembarks after being picked up in the Channel by a British border force vessel in Dover, south east England, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. The British government pushed its contentious migration bill forward in Parliament on Monday, March 27, 2023 even as Europe’s top human rights organization urged lawmakers to block the legislation. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

UK pushes on with asylum law despite rights group opposition

The British government is pushing its contentious migration bill forward in Parliament, despite a call from Europe’s top human rights organization to block the legislation. The Illegal Migration … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 3/27/23

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan outside the parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

How Netanyahu judicial plan sparked massive unrest in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul has unleashed the most intense social unrest in Israel in decades. Tens of thousands of people have repeatedly taken to the streets … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and TIA GOLDENBERG | 3/27/23

An injured man stands next to the burned car after a Russian attack in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Russian shelling of Ukraine city kills 2, wounds 29 people

Officials in Ukraine say two people were killed and 29 wounded when Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region. Video footage of the … more

By KARL RITTER | 3/27/23

FILE - Small pieces of ice float in the water in Nuuk Fjord, Greenland, June 15, 2019. Like most European nations, Greenland switched over to daylight saving time on March 25, 2023, moving their clocks one hour forward. But they observed the seasonal ritual for the last time. When most of Europe and the United States fall back an hour again in the fall, Greenlanders won’t. (AP Photo/Keith Virgo, File)

Greenland to stay in daylight saving time forever

Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time and moved their clocks one hour forward for the very last time. Unlike most of Europe, Greenlanders will leave their clocks untouched come … more

3/27/23

Ethic Rohingya women and children rest inside a mosque that is turned into a temporary shelter after they land in Kuala Matang Peulawi, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, March 27, 2023. More than 180 Rohingya Muslims arrived weak and hungry in the early morning in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, an official said Monday. (AP Photo/Hafiza)

More than 180 Rohingya refugees arrive on Indonesian beach

More than 180 disoriented Rohingya Muslims, some of whom need medical attention, have arrived in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh. One refugee said a boat carried them from Bangladesh … more

By RAHMAT MIRZA | 3/27/23

A protesters reacts next to a burning barricade during a mass rally called by the opposition leader Raila Odinga over the high cost of living in Kibera Slums, in Nairobi, Monday, March 27, 2023. Police in Kenya are on high alert ahead of the second round of anti-government protests organized by the opposition that has been termed as illegal by the government. Police chief Japheth Koome insists that Monday's protests are illegal but the opposition leader Raila Odinga says Kenyans have a right to demonstrate. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)

Kenya police on alert before expected opposition protests

Police in Kenya are on alert ahead of a second round of anti-government protests organized by the opposition that the government have declared illegal. Police chief Japheth Koome insists that … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 3/27/23

Britain's Prince Harry, center right, arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice, in London, Monday, March 27, 2023. Prince Harry was in a London court on Monday as the lawyer for a group of British tabloids prepared to ask a judge to toss out lawsuits by the prince, Elton John and several other celebrities who allege phone tapping and other invasions of privacy. (Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire/PA via AP)

Prince Harry in court for privacy suit against tabloid

Prince Harry is in a London court as the lawyer for a group of British tabloids prepared to ask a judge to toss out lawsuits by the prince, Elton John and several other celebrities who allege phone … more

3/27/23

Ngwiza Khumbulani Moyo, right, a vintage collector, displays some of his old radio sets outside his home in Bulawayo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. In many Western countries, conventional radio has been overtaken by streaming, podcasts and on-demand content accessed via smartphones and computers. But in Zimbabwe and much of Africa, traditional radio sets and broadcasts are widely used, highlighting the digital divide between rich countries and those where populations struggle to have reliable internet. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Many rely on radio broadcasts in Zimbabwe and across Africa

In many Western countries, conventional radio has been overtaken by streaming, podcasts and on-demand content accessed via smartphones and computers. But in Zimbabwe and much of Africa, traditional … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 3/27/23

Flights from main Israel airport grounded after strike call

Israel’s Airports Authority says departing flights from the country’s main international airport have been grounded following a strike called in protest against the government’s planned … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 3/27/23

A man wearing a shirt with an image of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara prepares to vote at a polling station in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Cubans vote for the deputies that will make up the People's Power National Assembly, a unicameral parliament. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Eyes on abstention as Cubans vote for National Assembly

Cubans are voting in National Assembly elections with attention focused on voter turnout amid a deep economic and migratory crisis. With 470 candidates running for the legislature’s 470 seats, and … more

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ | 3/26/23

Protesters wearing number tags during a rally in Hong Kong, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong's first authorized demonstration against the government since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules

Dozens of people have joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 3/26/23

Daylight savings dispute leaves Lebanon with two time zones

The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight savings time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion. With some … more

By ABBY SEWELL | 3/26/23

Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab speaks during a news conference about corruption cases with the state run oil company, PDVSA, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 25, 2023. Venezuela's oil czar, Tareck El Aissami, who announced his resignation on Twitter on Monday, March 20, 2023, pledged to help investigate any allegations involving PDVSA. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela: 21 officials, businessmen arrested in oil scheme

Venezuela’s attorney general says 21 people, including senior officials in President Nicolás Maduro's government and business leaders, have been arrested in connection with a corruption scheme … more

3/25/23

FILE - This undated file photo provided by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a vaquita porpoise. Mexico announced in the first week of March 2023, that it is seeking to avoid potential trade sanctions for failing to stop the near-extinction of the vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal. Studies estimate there may be as few as eight vaquitas remaining in the Gulf of California, the only place they exist and where they often become entangled in illegal gill nets and drown. (Paula Olson/NOAA via AP File)

Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise

Mexico faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world's most endangered marine mammal. The … more

3/25/23

A line of protesters supporting women's rights dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale television series and other Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli defense minister calls for halt to judicial overhaul

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is calling for an immediate and temporary halt to the far-right government’s contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary, the first public dissent from within … more

3/25/23

War veteran Major General Emil Bocek visits the Pankrac prison in Prague, Feb. 11, 2022. Emil Bocek, the last living Czech who was fighting the Nazis during the World War II as a Royal Air Force pilot in Britain has died. He was 100. Bocek died on Saturday March 25, 2023.(Ondrej Deml/CTK via AP)

Emil Bocek, last Czech RAF pilot during WWII, dies at 100

The last living Czech pilot who fought the Nazis while serving with Britain’s Royal Air Force during World War II has died at age 100. A community center for war veterans in the Czech Republic city … more

3/25/23

Afghan women weave wools for making carpets at a traditional carpet factory in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 6, 2023. After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, women have been deprived of many of their basic rights. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Taliban want control of more Afghan diplomatic missions

A spokesman for the Taliban administration says it is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies and consulates abroad. More than 18 months after the Taliban took power, they remain isolated on … more

3/25/23

A Ukrainian soldier of the 28th brigade fires a grenade launcher on the frontline during a battle with Russian troops near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Ukraine says battle for Bakhmut is 'stabilizing'

The top commander of Ukraine’s military said Saturday that his forces are pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut. British military intelligence … more

3/25/23

Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Iran-backed fighters on alert in east Syria after US strikes

Syrian opposition activists say Iran-backed fighters are on alert in eastern Syria, a day after U.S. forces launched retaliatory airstrikes on sites in the war-torn country. The airstrikes came after … more

By BASSEM MROUE | 3/25/23

Pope Francis arrives for an audience with pilgrims from Rho diocese, in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims

Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse. He has expanded the norms to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirmed … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 3/25/23