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Bassirou Diomaye Faye holds a press conference after winning the presidential elections in Dakar, Senegal, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Senegal prepares to swear in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president

Senegal is inaugurating Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in recent weeks. Faye was … more

By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI | 4/2/24

Iranian protesters wave Iranian and Palestinian flags as one of them holds up a poster of the late Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2020, during their anti-Israeli gathering to condemn killing members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Syria, at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 1, 2024. An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran's consulate in Syria killed two Iranian generals and five officers, Syrian and Iranian officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran vows response after strike it blames on Israel demolishes consulate in Syria

Iran and one of its key proxies have vowed to respond to a strike widely attributed to Israel that demolished Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus and killed seven, including two … more

By NASSER KARIMI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 4/2/24

Heba al-Haddad, right, and her family displaced from Gaza City, stand in a makeshift tent camp in Rafah, southern Gaza, Friday, March 29, 2024. Al-Haddad was forced out of her home in Gaza City on March 21 when Israeli troops stormed her apartment and ordered her and her family to leave for the south. Amid fighting that has engulfed the area since Israel raided Shifa Hospital, witnesses say troops have been pushing residents out of nearby neighbourhoods. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a frightening walk through a war zone

For days, Heba al-Haddad and her family huddled in their Gaza City home, watching Israeli troops drive their neighbors out of nearby buildings. Then in the dead of night, it was their turn. After … more

By SARAH EL DEEB | 4/2/24

Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana who became pregnant in 2023, poses for a photo in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Efua sought an abortion at a health clinic but worried the procedure might be illegal. More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say that like Efua, many women probably don't realize they are entitled to a legal abortion. Efua spoke to the AP on condition that only her middle name be used, for fear of reprisals from the growing anti-abortion movement in her country. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Abortions are legal in much of Africa. But few women may be aware, and providers don't advertise it

More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion. And some … more

By MARIA CHENG and MISPER APAWU | 4/2/24

Oleksandr Turovskyi, father of Sviatoslav Turovskyi, in the top right picture, one of the men killed by Russian forces near the building on Yablunska street, leaves after bringing fresh flowers to the place where his son's body was abandoned, in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Days after Russian forces withdrew from the area in late March, in the dramatic first weeks of the full-scale invasion, a photo taken by AP Photographer Vadim Ghirda revealed what happened to the eight men. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Life has returned to Ukraine's Bucha. But 2 years after the killings, some families can't move on

Two years have passed since Russian forces withdrew from the Ukrainian suburb of Bucha and left exposed one of the worst atrocities of the war. Now there are signs of renewal and rebuilding in … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 4/2/24

Pakistani court suspends sentence for ex-PM Khan and wife in a graft case but couple won't be freed

Officials say a Pakistani appeals court has suspended a 14-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a corruption case. Despite Monday’s court order, the couple … more

4/1/24

A news program airs a file image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. South Korea's military says it has detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, adding to a series of weapons demonstrations that have raised tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires an intermediate-range missile into its eastern waters, South Korea says

South Korea's military says North Korea test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, as it pushes to advance its weapons aimed at U.S. targets in … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM | 4/1/24

FILE - Federico Gutierrez, presidential candidate representing the Team for Colombia coalition, talks during a presidential debate at the El Tiempo newspaper building in Bogota, Colombia, May 23, 2022. On Monday, April 1, 2024, Gutierrez, the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellín, issued a six-month ban on prostitution in some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods, arguing that it is a necessary step to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Mayor of Medellín, Colombia bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists

The mayor of Colombia’s second largest city has issued a six-month ban on prostitution in two of the city’s most famous neighborhoods, arguing that it is a necessary step to prevent the sexual … more

By MANUEL RUEDA | 4/1/24

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of Al Shifa hospital and surroundings in Gaza city, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

As Israeli withdraws from raid on Shifa Hospital, accounts from military and witnesses differ wildly

On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa, leaving it in ruins, with the walls blown out and frame blackened. Despite the … more

Associated Press | 4/1/24

Two women sit near a campaign banner of Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 11, 2024. Turkey was coming to terms on Monday with the opposition's unexpected success in local elections which saw it outperform President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party and add to municipalities gained five years ago. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

After a huge setback in local elections, which way forward now for Turkey's Erdogan?

Huge gains made by the opposition in Turkey’s local elections have led to questions about the path the country’s long-serving leader will take before the next round of voting in four years’ … more

By ANDREW WILKS | 4/1/24

A group of ambassadors of foreign diplomatic missions attend a laying ceremony at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)

Russian security agency says suspects detained in the Caucasus are linked to Moscow attack

Russia’s top security agency says it has broken up what it called a “terrorist cell” in southern Russia whose members had provided weapons and cash to suspected attackers of the Moscow concert … more

4/1/24

FILE- Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes in Rajnandgaon, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, April 17, 2014. With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s 2024 general election will pit Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play catch up. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election kicking off in India

With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ | 4/1/24

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2018 file photo, Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco smiles for a photo in Cinelandia square. Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday, March 24, 2024 the men suspected of ordering Franco's killing in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice. (AP Photo/Ellis Rua, File)

A Rio councilwoman's killing was a mystery. An arrest gave a peek at corruption keeping it unsolved

Brazil’s federal police have arrested the chief of the Rio de Janeiro state civil police for allegedly helping orchestrate the killing of popular councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018 and taking … more

By DIANE JEANTET, DAVID BILLER and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA | 4/1/24

Isaac Banks, an American basketball player with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, takes part in a team practice in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Americans star on an Iraqi basketball team. Its owners include forces that attacked US troops

A pro basketball team in Iraq is owned by a paramilitary group, and some of its forces recently attacked U.S. troops. But this hostility toward Uncle Sam has its limits: The team is banking on a … more

By ABBY SEWELL and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | 4/1/24

Members of a Catholic brotherhood place back the "Virgen María Santísima de la Esperanza" after the Holy Week procession in the southern town of Quesada, Spain, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

AP PHOTOS: The blessing of rain dampens Holy Week in drought-stricken Spain

QUESADA, Spain (AP) — Some much need rain was not going to ruin Holy Week for Alfonso del Río Martínez and his fellow Christians in the southern Spanish village of Quesada. So when there was … more

By BERNAT ARMANGUE | 4/1/24

FILE - A Japanese flag flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Thursday, July 29, 2022. A key Japanese central bank report said Monday, April 1, 2024, that sentiment among big manufacturers has sagged but that optimism is at a three-decade high among large business outside the manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Japan's central bank survey finds less optimistic manufacturers, but happier service sector

A key Japanese central bank report says that sentiment among big manufacturers has sagged but optimism hit a three-decade high among large business outside the manufacturing sector. The Bank of Japan … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 3/31/24

US military says it destroyed Houthi drones over the Red Sea and in Yemen

The U.S. military says its forces have destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles in the Houthi-held areas in Yemen and over the crucial shipping route in the Red Sea. The U.S. Central Command said The … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 3/31/24

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 25, 2023. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is to undergo hernia surgery.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia. Netanyahu’s office said the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup, and … more

3/31/24

A supporter of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds a mace, used as a weapon by Hindu god Hanuman, as he shouts slogans during an election campaign rally addressed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Meerut, India, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Thousands rally in India's capital as opposition bloc and Prime Minister Modi launch their campaigns

Thousands of people have attended a rally by an alliance of India’s opposition parties that criticized the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stifling opponents and undermining … more

3/31/24

FILE - This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, situated in coastal towns of both Okuma and Futaba, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Japan said Sunday, March 31, 2024, its experts have held talks with their Chinese counterparts to try to assuage Beijing’s concerns over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan confirms experts met in China to ease concerns over discharge of treated radioactive water

Japan says its experts have held talks with Chinese counterparts to try to assuage Beijing's concerns over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 3/31/24