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In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, an industrial wholesaler burns in Anyang in central China's Henan province, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. A fire has killed several dozen people at a company dealing in chemicals and other industrial goods in central China's Henan province. (CCTV via AP)

Fire kills 38 at industrial wholesaler in central China

A fire has killed 38 people at an industrial wholesaler in central China's Henan province. A district government in the city of Anyang said two other people were injured. More than 200 rescuers and … more

11/21/22

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. Malta’s government introduced legislation Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 to ease the European Union’s strictest anti-abortion law and allow the procedure in cases where the mother’s life or health is at risk, taking action after a headline-grabbing case last summer involving an American tourist who miscarried and was airlifted off the Mediterranean island to get treatment. (AP Photo/Kevin Schembri Orland, File)

Malta proposes bill to ease EU's strictest anti-abortion law

Malta’s government has introduced legislation to ease the European Union’s strictest anti-abortion law and allow the procedure in cases where the mother’s life or health is at risk. It is … more

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND | 11/21/22

FILE - Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, speaks during a closing plenary session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Stiell acknowledges nations didn’t do anything additional to address climate change itself at the summit, reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases. The progress made last year at the meeting in Glasgow was maintained, he said. “There was no backtracking". (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

UN climate boss settles for no cuts on emissions

New United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell in an interview with The Associated Press acknowledges the world didn’t do anything additional to address climate change at the COP27 climate summit … more

BY SETH BORENSTEIN | 11/21/22

People are overcome by emotion as they attend a commemoration for veterans of Britain's nuclear test programme, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, England, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Seven decades after Britain detonated a nuclear bomb in the Indian Ocean, troops who took part in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal. The Nuclear Test Medal is a victory for veterans and their families, who have long campaigned for recognition. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal

Seven decades after Britain detonated a nuclear bomb in the Indian Ocean, troops who took part in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal. The Nuclear Test Medal is a … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 11/21/22

Medics wheel a wounded person to an ambulance in the town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Suspected Kurdish militants in Syria fired rockets across the border into Turkey on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 10 others, officials said. (IHA agency via AP)

Kurdish militants fire at Turkish border town, 3 killed

Turkish officials say suspected Kurdish militants in Syria have fired rockets into a border town in Turkey, killing three people and wounding at least 10 others. The rockets struck a high school and … more

By SUZAN FRASER | 11/21/22

A man cooks food on a potbelly stove on the stairs entrance of an apartment building in Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. The situation in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and other major cities has deteriorated drastically following the largest missile attack on the country's power grid on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Ukrainian state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo reported that 40% of Ukrainians were experiencing difficulties, due to damage to at least 15 major energy hubs across the country. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Ukraine urges civilians to leave liberated areas for winter

Ukrainian authorities have started evacuating civilians from the recently-liberated areas of the Kherson and the Mykolaiv regions. They fear that damage to the infrastructure is too too severe for … more

11/21/22

Kosovo Serbs wave Serbian flags during a protest in Mitrovica, Kosovo, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Several thousand ethnic Serbs on Sunday rallied in Kosovo after a dispute over vehicle license plates triggered a Serb walkout from their jobs in Kosovo's institutions and heightened ongoing tensions stemming from a 1990s' conflict. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)

EU holds talks with Serbia and Kosovo amid rising tensions

The European Union’s top diplomat is holding talks with Serbian and Kosovo officials in Brussels. The emergency meeting aims at defusing tensions between the Balkan neighbors amid their dispute … more

11/21/22

In this handout photo released by Kazakhstan's President Press Office, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev casts his ballot at a polling station in Astasna, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Tokayev appears certain to win a new term against little-known challengers in a snap election on Sunday. Five candidates are on the ballot against President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who faced a bloody outburst of unrest early this year and then moved to marginalize some of the Central Asian country's longtime powerful figures. (Kazakhstan's President Press Office via AP)

Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev easily won a new seven-year term in a snap election in which the second biggest choice by voters was to reject all six candidates, the country’s central … more

11/21/22

FILE - Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, sits with new Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a handover ceremony at the president's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. An Israeli court ruled Monday that former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert defamed his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, and ordered him to pay damages to the former leader and his family. (AP Photo/Menahem Kahana, Pool)

Israeli court rules former PM Olmert defamed Netanyahu

An Israeli court has ruled that former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert defamed his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, and ordered he pay the former leader and his family damages. The Tel Aviv … more

11/21/22

Anastasia Pyrozhenko, 25, climbs the stairs in her multi-storey apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. The lack of electricity turned Anastasia Pyrozhenko’s apartment into a deathtrap. Without electricity, there’s no water and no way to cook food, and the woman and her husband won’t even have time to run to the shelter from their 21st floor in the event of missile strikes, because the elevator isn’t working. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Cold and dark: Kyiv readies for 'worst winter of our lives'

The lack of electricity turned Anastasia Pyrozhenko’s apartment into a deathtrap. Without electricity, there’s no water and no way to cook food, and the woman and her husband won’t even have … more

By YURAS KARMANAU and JOHN LEICESTER | 11/21/22

A man adjusts his mask on the street of Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. China on Sunday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country to ward against new outbreaks. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

South China city locks down district in 'zero-COVID' fight

The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou has locked down its largest district as it tries to tamp down a major COVID-19 outbreak, suspending public transit and requiring residents to present a … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 11/21/22

Jalokun Nifemi, wearing an outfit made from recycled newspapers, waits back stage before a 'trashion show' in Sangotedo Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigerian teens create fashion from trash to fight pollution

Teenage climate activists in Nigeria’s largest city are recycling trash into runway outfits for a “Trashion Show.” The event in Lagos this year took place just as world leaders were wrapping up … more

By DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU | 11/20/22

Members of the Latin American Movement of Mothers of LGTB+ Children pose for a group photo during a march in Buenos Aires Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. The organization, which had its first in-person meeting in Buenos Aires, seeks to help mothers that are dealing with discrimination as a result of their sexually diverse children by uniting them with others who may have lived through a similar experience. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America

LGBTQ people fight for their rights across the world. And for many, the struggle is particularly hard in Latin America. Now, they have a new ally in this socially conservative region. Founded in … more

By DANIEL POLITI | 11/20/22

FILE - Flames and smoke billowing during the Klyuchevskaya volcano's eruption on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, on March 8, 2021. Towering clouds of ash and glowing lava are spewing from two volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula and scientists say major eruptions could be on the way. The sudden new activity followed a strong earthquake on Saturday Nov. 19, 2022, news reports said. (AP Photo/Boris Smirnov, File)

2 volcanoes rumble into action in Russia's far east

Towering clouds of ash and glowing lava are spewing from two volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and scientists say major eruptions could be on the way. The peninsula, which extends into the … more

11/20/22

FILE - A view of apartment buildings destroyed by fighting, in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Ukraine says it will investigate video footage circulated on Russian social media which Moscow alleged shows that Ukrainian forces killed Russian troops who may have been trying to surrender, after one of the men seemingly refused to lay down his weapon and opened fire. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

Ukraine says will look into alleged prisoner shooting video

Ukraine says it will investigate video footage circulated on Russian social media which Moscow alleges shows that Ukrainian forces killed Russian troops who may have been trying to surrender, after … more

By JOHN LEICESTER and ROB GILLIES | 11/20/22

FILE - A person thought to be a migrant stands at the window at the Manston immigration short-term holding facility near Thanet, Kent, England, Nov. 6, 2022. A man being held at the much-criticized center for migrants in Britain has died after becoming sick, bringing renewed criticism to the Conservative government over its treatment of asylum-seekers. The Home Office said a man who was staying at the Manston migrant center died in a hospital on Saturday Nov. 19, 2022, after “becoming unwell.” (AP Photo Alberto Pezzali, File)

Man dies at UK migrant center criticized over conditions

A man being held at a much-criticized center for migrants in Britain has died after falling sick. The death is bringing renewed criticism to the Conservative government over its treatment of … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 11/20/22

Afghan official says 19 people lashed in northeast province

An Afghan Supreme Court official says 19 people were lashed in the country's northeast after being convicted of adultery, theft and running away from home. It appears to be the first official … more

11/20/22

FILE - Turkish military convoy drives through the village of Urum al-Jawz, in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria called on residents on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 to unite against any possible attack by Turkey warning that such an offensive will lead to long war. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Turkey strikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombing

The Turkish Defense Ministry says it has launched airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, targeting Kurdish groups Ankara holds responsible for the last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul. … more

By ANDREW WILKS | 11/20/22

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers remarks at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov.19, 2022. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

US defense chief: 'Tyranny and turmoil' in Russian invasion

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Saturday Russia’s invasion of Ukraine offers a preview of a world where nuclear armed countries could threaten other nations and said Beijing, like … more

By ROB GILLIES | 11/19/22

Monsignor Georg Baetzing, head of the German Bishops' Conference, attends a press conference at the end of a 6-day visit of German bishops to the Vatican, including an audience with Pope Francis, in Rome, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Top Vatican cardinals tried to put the brakes on the German Catholic Church's controversial reform process Friday, fearing proposals concerning gays, women and sexual morals will split the church and insisting they would be better debated later. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

German bishops assure Vatican but vow to proceed with reform

Germany’s Catholic bishops are vowing to continue their controversial reform process after a week of tense meetings with Vatican officials seeking to put the brakes on proposals to ordain women, … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 11/19/22