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Yorvis Hernandez, a 34-year-old miner, gets medical attention at at tent set up next to a mine after it collapsed in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrea Calma)

At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela

Officials in Venezuela say at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela. Bolivar state Gov. Angel Marcano told local … more

2/21/24

Delegates attend the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil calls for reform of United Nations as it starts its G20 presidency

Brazil’s foreign minister is calling for reforms of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, as his country kicked off its presidency of the Group of 20 nations. Mauro Vieira told … more

By DIANE JEANTET and ELEONORE HUGHES | 2/21/24

FILE Haiti's President Jovenel Moise sits with his wife Martine during his swearing-in ceremony at Parliament in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017. A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Moïse issued a final report on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

Attorney for widow of slain Haitian president rejects indictment and says it's politically motivated

An attorney for Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s widow, who was indicted in his assassination, says he believes the accusations against her are politically motivated. The U.S.-based attorney says … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 2/21/24

People take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally outside the Houses of Parliament as MPs debate calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, in London, Wednesday Feb. 21, 2024. (Lucy North/PA via AP)

An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos

U.K. lawmakers have called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. But the move came after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled on … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 2/21/24

Protesters gather during the initiative ''For a decent Slovakia'', on the 6th anniversary of the murder of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday Feb. 21, 2024. Thousands rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia on Wednesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government protests. (Jaroslav Novák/TASR via AP)

Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee

Thousands have rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government … more

2/21/24

FILE - Mexico's highest peak and the third highest in North America, Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltepetl mountain, rises above the morning mist as seen from a Mexican Navy aircraft on a volcano monitoring mission in Mexico, July 23, 2013. On Feb. 21, 2024, authorities said two people died and another remains missing on Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in the country. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

2 people are dead and 1 is missing in climbing accident on Mexico's highest peak

Two people are dead and another is missing on Mexico's Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in the country. Authorities in the central state of Puebla said late Tuesday that rescuers had found the … more

2/21/24

This photo provided by Samuel Lam shows a humpback whale and her calf in Papeete, French Polynesia in September 2022. Humpbacks are known to compose elaborate songs that travel across oceans and whale pods. (Samuel Lam via AP)

How do whales sing? Scientists point to a specialized voice box that other animals don't have

Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean. But how they do that has been a mystery. A newly published study says whales have a specialized voice box that isn't seen in other … more

By MARIA CHENG | 2/21/24

Lawyer Laura Sgro, left, listens to Gloria Branciani during a press conference in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Gloria Branciani, 59, is one of the first women who accused Rev. Marko Rupnik, a once-exalted Jesuit artist of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse. Gloria Branciani went public Wednesday to demand transparency from the Vatican and a full accounting of the hierarchs who covered Rupnik for 30 years. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Woman who says she was abused spiritually and sexually by a once-famous Jesuit demands transparency

One of the first women who accused a once-exalted Jesuit artist of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse has gone public. Gloria Branciani appeared at a news conference Wednesday with one of the … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 2/21/24

Richard C. Visek, acting legal adviser of the U.S. Department of state, second left, waits to address the United Nations' highest court during historic hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of the West Bank and east Jerusalem, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Six days of hearings at the International Court of Justice, during which an unprecedented number of countries will participate in proceedings, are scheduled as Israel continues its devastating assault on Gaza. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

UN top court shouldn't urge Israel to immediately withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands, US says

The United States says that the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a … more

By MIKE CORDER | 2/21/24

This video grab released on Wednesday Feb. 21, 2024 by the Ministry of Defence shows a missile firing from HMS Vigilant, which fired an unarmed Trident II (D5) ballistic missile. British lawmakers are seeking reassurances about the nation’s nuclear deterrent after reports that a test of the system failed dramatically last month when an unarmed missile crashed into the sea near the submarine from which it was launched. (MOD via AP)

UK lawmakers seek reassurances about nuclear deterrent after reports of a failed missile test

British lawmakers are seeking reassurances about the nation’s nuclear deterrent after reports that a test of the system failed dramatically last month when an unarmed missile crashed into the sea … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 2/21/24

Demonstrators hold banners outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will make his final appeal against his impending extradition to the United States at the court. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Lawyers for the US to tell a British court why WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange should face spying charges

Lawyers for the American government are to tell a London court why they think Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States. Their statements on Wednesday are in response to a … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 2/21/24

Syria says an Israeli strike has hit a Damascus residential area

Syrian state TV says an Israeli strike has hit a residential area in the Syrian capital Damascus. State TV reported several missiles hit the western neighborhood of Kfar Sousseh on Wednesday morning … more

By ALBERT AJI | 2/21/24

FILE - In this photo released by Sputnik news agency on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. When former Fox News host Tucker Carlson last week asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for sending troops into Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history, arguing that Ukrainians and Russians historically have always been one people, and that Ukraine's sovereignty is merely an illegitimate holdover from the Soviet era. In Russia, history has long become a propaganda tool used to advance the Kremlin's political goals. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin, Pool Photo via AP, File)

How the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine

When Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history. The 71-year-old Russian leader spent more than 20 minutes … more

By DASHA LITVINOVA | 2/21/24

Kateryna Dmytryk, left, and husband Artem Dmytryk hold their son, Timur, after Artem was released from Russian captivity as a part of a prisoner swap in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)

For many Ukrainians, life is split in two: Before and after the war. This is one family's story

As Russia launched its war in Ukraine two years ago, the lives of millions of Ukrainians were irreversibly changed. They now delineate it into periods before and after Feb. 24, 2022. Tens of … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 2/21/24

FILE - This undated file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun, left, and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. Yang, China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with his family saying on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, a legal challenge would be detrimental to his welfare. (Chongyi Feng via AP, File)

China-born Australian democracy blogger decides against appealing suspended Chinese death sentence

A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with his family saying a legal challenge would be detrimental to his welfare. Yang … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 2/20/24

Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari, center bottom, Chairman of Pakistan People's Party speaks as party aids watch during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The main political rival of ex-Pakistani premier Imran Khan challenged him Tuesday to form a government if he had the support of the majority of newly elected lawmakers. The challenge by Shehbaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League party, follows national elections that showed candidates backed by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party won the most parliamentary seats but not enough to form a government alone. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Rivals of Pakistan's ex-premier Khan name Shehbaz Sharif as joint candidate for prime minister

The political rivals of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan have announced details of a power-sharing agreement, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 2/20/24

FILE - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses members of the defence force during the Armed Forces Day in Richards Bay, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29. Ramaphosa’s ruling African National Congress, the party once led by … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 2/20/24

A widow and two powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti’s slain president

A judge who investigated the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has indicted some 50 suspects in the case. Among them is the slain president’s widow, the former prime minister … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 2/20/24

FILE-- In this file photo, a Somali baby receives a polio vaccine, at the Medina Maternal Child Health center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Zimbabwe has started an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio after health authorities detected 3 cases caused by a rare mutation of the weakened virus used in oral vaccines, including a 10-year-old girl who was paralyzed in January. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation

Zimbabwe has started an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio after health authorities detected three cases caused by a rare mutation of the weakened virus used … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 2/20/24

Spanish police suspect bullet-riddled body may be Russian who defected with army helicopter

Spanish police say they suspect the bullet-riddled body of a man found in an eastern town is that of Russian defector Maksim Kuzminov, who flew a Russian army helicopter on his escape across the … more

By CIARÁN GILES | 2/20/24