'A hollow and limited apology.' New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of abuse in state, foster and faith-based care arrived at New Zealand's Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday, each representing thousands more. They...
View ArticleMiddle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 in Gaza as US deadline to Israel...
Palestinian medical officials said two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman. The deaths came as eight international aid groups said in a report on...
View ArticleAt least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador's largest prison
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, in the bloodiest prison episode faced by President...
View ArticleAllies providing Sudan's warring parties with weapons are 'enabling the...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and...
View ArticleIn Africa, meager expectations and some hopes for a second Trump presidency
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for mutually beneficial partnerships, but there are meager expectations that...
View ArticleFrance's Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as her presidential bid...
PARIS (AP) — For weeks, Marine Le Pen has thrown all her energy into fighting what she calls unfair accusations that her party embezzled European Parliament funds. France’s leading far-right figure is...
View ArticleRussia strikes Kyiv with a combined drone and missile attack, the first in...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia struck Kyiv with a sophisticated missile and drone attack for the first time in 73 days on Wednesday morning and damage is still being assessed, a top official in the...
View ArticleJapanese regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima safety...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country's north-central region for a restart, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced...
View ArticleResidents in a southern Chinese city mourn 35 people killed in a car-ramming...
ZHUHAI, China (AP) — People in a southern Chinese city were paying respects Wednesday to 35 of its residents killed by a driver who rammed his vehicle into a sports complex earlier this week, mowing...
View ArticleMiddle East latest: 3 young siblings among 6 killed in Israeli strikes in...
An Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three siblings aged 6 and under, among at least six people killed in airstrikes in the war-ravaged territory, Palestinian medics said Wednesday. The...
View ArticleNotre Dame's restoration surplus of nearly $150M will be used for future...
PARIS (AP) — More than five years after the devastating fire ravaged Notre Dame, igniting nearly $1 billion in pledged donations within days, restoration chief Philippe Jost says €140 million (around...
View ArticleNew storms and flooding threaten Spain's hard-hit Valencia again
MADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and...
View ArticleSri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through...
View ArticleMan kills himself with blasts outside Brazil's Supreme Court after failing to...
SAO PAULO (AP) — A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil's Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside the building Wednesday that forced justices and staff to evacuate, authorities...
View ArticleIndia's Modi likely to find comfort in Trump's return and a shared worldview
NEW DELHI (AP) — Donald Trump’s return to the White House has made many countries anxious and recalculating where they stand with the U.S., but India appears to be welcoming the change that may...
View ArticleDutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders on Wednesday blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week, asserting that they “want to...
View ArticleFrench weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms...
CAIRO (AP) — Armored vehicles manufactured by the United Arab Emirates and equipped with French defense systems have been captured by the Sudanese army during the civil war in Sudan, Amnesty...
View ArticleHead of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Thursday that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy ... is getting smaller” over Iran's advancing atomic...
View ArticleBrazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil launched what it called a social summit Thursday ahead of next week's Group of 20 meeting of top economies, the first such event focused on drawing civil society input...
View ArticleMasses of residents flee homes in Haiti's capital as gangs ratchet up violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn't already been fully taken...
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