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Election officials collect polling materials at a distribution center ahead of the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Voting begins in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power

Indians have begun voting in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on the country’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. The … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI | 5/31/24

A North Korean military guard post, top, and South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, May 31, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised firing drills involving nuclear-capable, multiple rocket launchers to show the country's ability to carry out preemptive attacks on rival South Korea, state media reported Friday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea's launches and threats to use nukes

The United States and allies South Korea and Japan have clashed with China and Russia over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 5/31/24

This artist's sketch shows accused serial killer Robert Pickton taking notes during the second day of his trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, British Columbia, Jan. 31, 2006. Convicted Canadian serial killer Pickton has been hospitalized and is in a life-threatening condition after an assault at a Quebec prison, authorities said Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Jane Wolsack/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison. He was … more

By ROB GILLIES | 5/31/24

Relatives and friends carry the coffin that contain the remains of man slain in a mass shooting, during a funeral procession in Huitzilac, Mexico, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The shooting in the mountain township beset by crime just south of Mexico City resulted in several deaths, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. … more

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and ARMANDO SOLÍS | 5/31/24

A metal plated on a door at the Schara Tzedeck synagogue is blackened, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an "incendiary device" was thrown at the front doors of the synagogue and police are investigating. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Incendiary device thrown at front doors of Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation

The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an “incendiary device” was thrown at the front doors of a synagogue in what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “disgusting act of … more

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$FILE - Then-Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott addresses anti-Brexit supporters in London, on Oct. 19, 2019. The U.K.'s first Black female member of parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer said Friday May 31, 2024 following a fractious few days over her political future. Starmer told reporters that Diane Abbott, who has been a Labour lawmaker since 1987, is “free” to stand as a Labour candidate in the election on July 4. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)$

UK's first Black female lawmaker 'free' to stand for Labour at election after row over her future

The U.K.’s first Black female member of Parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer says, following a fractious few days over her … more

By PAN PYLAS | 5/31/24

A Ukrainian serviceman reacts after returning from captivity during POWs exchange in Sumy region, Ukraine, Friday, May 31, 2024. Ukraine returned 75 prisoners, including four civilians, in the latest exchange of POWs with Russia. It's the fourth prisoner swap this year, and 52nd since Russia invaded Ukraine. In all, 3 210 Ukrainian servicemen and civilians were returned since the outbreak of the war. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in three months

Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war, each sending back 75 POWs in the first such swap in the past three months. The Ukrainians were returned on several buses that drove into the … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 5/31/24

FILE - People walk across a normally packed highway during a separatists imposed lockdown in Enugu, Nigeria, Monday Feb. 14, 2022. Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria’s southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to restore order, killing five soldiers and six civilians during a shootout, the Nigerian military said Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria

The Nigerian military says militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in the country's southeast attacked and killed five soldiers deployed to restore order. A military spokesman said six civilians … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 5/31/24

A girl covers her head with a repurposed engine oil container to shield herself from the sun as she walks to collect water from a leaking municipal pipe on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, May 31, 2024. Officials say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of India this week. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday

Officials in India say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of … more

By INDRAJIT SINGH | 5/31/24

Police officers stand guard as a Correctional Services Department vehicle leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, Thursday, May 30, 2024. Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the government’s authority and created a constitutional crisis.(AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts

The United States has expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law. U.S. State Department spokesperson … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 5/31/24

Ukrainian servicemen search a target with a US Stinger air defence missile launcher on the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

China says 'hard to meet' discussions on Russia-Ukraine war, citing problems with arrangements

China says it will be “‘hard to meet” calls for discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war because of problems with arrangements. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Friday that “China’s … more

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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. The military said in a statement Friday that its … more

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The Associated Press has obtained rare drone footage of the destroyed ruins of the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine. The footage captures the scene in the town in the Kharkiv region from sunrise to nightfall on 28-29 May. The images in Vovchansk is a haunting repetition of other towns and cities incinerated by Russian forces in their quest to capture the Ukrainian region known as the Donbas.

Rare drone video shows scale of destruction in embattled northeast front line town

The Associated Press has obtained rare drone footage of the destroyed ruins of the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeastern Ukraine. The drone footage captures the scene in Vovchansk from sunrise … more

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Police and firefighters are deployed following an incident on Mannheim's market square, Germany, Friday, May 31, 2024. An assailant with a knife attacked and wounded several people in a square in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday, police said. Police shot at the attacker, who also was hurt. (Rene Priebe/dpa via AP)

Police say several people have been hurt in a stabbing in the German city of Mannheim

Police say an assailant with a knife has attacked and wounded several people in a square in the southwestern German city of Mannheim. Police shot at the attacker, who also was hurt. Police said the … more

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CORRECTS DATE - In this image taken from video, drone footage shows the landslide in Yambali village, in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Monday, May 27, , 2024. Emergency responders say that up to 8,000 people might need to be evacuated as the mass of boulders, earth and splintered trees that crushed the village of Yambali in the nation's mountainous interior on Friday, May 24 becomes increasingly unstable. (Juho Valta/UNDP Papua New Guinea via AP)

Papua New Guinea's prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has visited the site of a major landslide that is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior a week … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 5/31/24

MK Party supporters dance in the middle of the street in Mahlbnathini village in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on Thursday May 30, 2024. MK Party is currently leading in the provincial poll against the ANC, who've held the stronghold in the province for the last 20 years. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

South Africa heading for 'coalition country' as partial election results have ANC falling under 50%

South Africa is heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority. With … more

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Firefighters put out a fire an apartment building damaged in the Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, May, 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Russian missiles kill 4 people in Kharkiv after Biden OKs a Ukrainian response using U.S. weapons

Ukrainian officials say Russian ballistic missiles have slammed into an apartment block in Kharkiv and killed at least four people in a nighttime attack. The bombardment comes a day after U.S. … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 5/31/24

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak with the media prior to a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the Czernin Palace, in Prague, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)

NATO ministers meet in Prague as allies ease restrictions on Ukraine's use of their weapons

NATO foreign ministers are meeting in the Czech capital to prepare for this summer’s leaders’ summit as the alliance boosts support for Ukraine and countries one-by-one remove restrictions on how … more

By MATTHEW LEE and KAREL JANICEK | 5/31/24

Mariama Sylla, sister of Ousmane Sylla, holds photos of him in their house at Matoto Bonagui, a suburb of Conakry, Guinea, Monday, April 8, 2024. Sylla had landed on Italian shores a year before his death in Feb. 4, 2024, one of tens of thousands of people who pay migrant smugglers hundreds or thousands of euros to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. He had no visa, and had been ordered to leave after admitting that he had lied about being a minor. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Italy's migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape

The suicide of a young man from Guinea inside one of Italy's migrant detention centers has shined a spotlight on the squalid, chaotic conditions. Lawyers and activists have described the centers as … more

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, GIADA ZAMPANO, ANNIE RISEMBERG and BOUBACAR DIALLO | 5/31/24

Christian Lamb who was a serving Wren at the time of D-Day, looks through a photograph album at her home in London, Thursday, April 11, 2024. D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944, the invasion of the beaches at Normandy in France by Alied forces during World War II.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Christian Lamb made maps to guide the crews landing crafts at Normandy on D-Day

As a young Women's Royal Naval Service officer in World War II, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right place when they scrambled onto Normandy's beaches under … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 5/31/24