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Released prisoners, front center and right, are welcomed by family members and colleagues outside Insein Prison Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar, as the military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain. … more

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FILE - Mariam Kourani removes a toy car from the rubble of her destroyed house after returning with her family to the Hanouiyeh village in southern Lebanon, on Nov. 28, 2024, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations

A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline. The deal struck Nov. 27 to … more

By ABBY SEWELL and MELANIE LIDMAN | 1/4/25

FILE - U.S. soldiers carry an American flag in a memorial service for five U.S. soldiers at the Soto Cano Airbase in Palmerola, north of Tegucigalpa, Dec. 14, 2002. The soldiers, who belonged to the 1st Battalion-228th Aviation Regiment, part of the U.S. Army South in Puerto Rico, were killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed after a night training exercise. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme, File)

Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat

Honduras President Xiomara Castro’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised … more

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ | 1/3/25

This image released Friday Dec. 27, 2024 by Chora Media shows Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained on Dec. 19 as she was reporting in Iran, Italy's foreign ministry said. ( Chora Media via Ap )

Iran warns Italy that bilateral ties at risk if it bows to 'hostile' US demands over drone suspect

The fate of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran and an Iranian engineer imprisoned in Italy on a U.S. warrant have grown even more intertwined. The Iranian says he's praying for the journalist … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 1/3/25

People light candles for the victims of the Wednesday's shooting rampage in Cetinje, in Podogrica, Montenegro, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Montenegro to tackle gun control after mass killing left 12 dead

A top-level meeting in Montenegro is looking for ways to curb illegal weapons after a gunman fatally shot 12 people in a second such tragedy in less than three years in the small Balkan country. An … more

By PREDRAG MILIC | 1/3/25

A zoo keeper counts penguins during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

London Zoo's residents are counted in their annual stocktake, including 2 baby gorillas

London Zoo is conducting its annual census of every mammal, bird, reptile and invertebrate — everything from alpacas to zebras. It’s a requirement of its license, and the information gleaned will … more

By KIN CHEUNG | 1/3/25

Wounded passengers of the Azerbaijani Airline's plane crashed near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, are transported from a medical plane at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport outside Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo)

Investigators meet in Brazil to extract data from black box of crashed Azerbaijani airliner

Brazil’s air force says several of its investigators are working with colleagues from three other nations to analyze data from the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25, … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE | 1/3/25

An elephant grazes on Christmas tree during the feeding of animals with unused Christmas trees at the Zoo, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

It's Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo

For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it’s finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents. Trees that didn’t find a home this festive season were given to some of the animals on Friday … more

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump's strength and unpredictability can help end the war with Russia, Ukraine's president says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 1/3/25

A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said on Friday, as they searched the waters where the man disappeared. The 28-year-old was in the sea at a popular surf beach in South Australia where another man was killed by a white shark in 2023.

A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say

Authorities say a surfer missing in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack and they are searching the waters where the man disappeared. The 28-year-old was at a popular surf beach in South … more

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY | 1/3/25

Keachia Bowers holds a photograph of her with her late father in their home in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bowers' family of four relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship

Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people from the Black diaspora, and most were Black Americans. It was the largest group to be granted citizenship at one time since Ghana launched its … more

By ANNIE RISEMBERG | 1/3/25

A man works next to damaged building near the site where a missile launched from Yemen landed Jaffa district, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels as other fronts calm

The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent. A ceasefire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has taken hold. But repeated fire from Yemen’s Houthi rebels is proving a stubborn threat for … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 1/3/25

FILE - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin clasp hands on the north lawn of the White House after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel on March 26, 1979, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Bob Daugherty, File)

Carter's quest for Mideast peace didn't end with Camp David

As president, Jimmy Carter brokered the peace agreement that removed Israel’s most powerful enemy from the battlefield. Israel and Egypt signed the Camp David peace accords in 1978. They remain the … more

By JOSEPH KRAUSS | 1/3/25

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered outside the presidential palace in Seoul on Friday as investigators attempted to detain him.

South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff

South Korean investigators spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked them from executing a warrant to detain … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 1/2/25

Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia thanks parliament members after delivering his speech as he and compatriot Maria Corina Machado are awarded the EU's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

Venezuela's government offers $100K reward for whereabouts of opposition's presidential candidate

Venezuela’s government has announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Edmundo González, the opposition candidate who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in … more

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A migrant carries a child through Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, as part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A small caravan of migrants sets out from southern Mexico but is unlikely to reach the US

A new caravan of migrants has begun walking north toward the U.S. border from southern Mexico. It started out on Thursday from the city of Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala. Most of the … more

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE | 1/2/25

One of the strikes early Thursday hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering in tents during the cold and rainy winter. It killed three children, three women and four men, according to the Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies. (AP video shot by Mohammad Jahjouh; Production: Wafaa Shurafa)

New Israeli airstrikes in Gaza humanitarian zone and elsewhere kill at least 26

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 26 people across Gaza as they struck Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. The daily bombardment continues as the latest efforts … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED | 1/2/25

In this undated photo provided by the University of Birmingham on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, work underway as five extensive trackways that formed part of a “dinosaur highway” are uncovered, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England. (University of Birmingham via AP)

'Dinosaur highway' tracks dating back 166 million years are discovered in England

Researchers in England have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks that date back 166 million years. The discovery, announced Thursday by the universities of Oxford and Birmingham, were made last … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 1/2/25

Italy summons Iran's ambassador to demand release of Italian journalist arrested in Tehran

Italy has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the immediate release of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran. Cecilia Sala, a reporter for the Il Foglio daily newspaper, was detained on Dec. … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 1/2/25

FILE - Stormzy performs at the Reading Music Festival, England, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Garfitt, File)

British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of his Rolls-Royce

British rapper Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after admitting that he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone. The 31-year-old whose real name is Michael … more

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