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Soumaila Traoré, a 30-years-old welder, and his workers, work under a blazing sun. in Bamako, Mali, Thursday, April, 18, 2024. On Thursday, temperatures in Bamako reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) and weather forecasts say it's not letting up anytime soon. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed)

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led to a surge in … more

By BABA AHMED and CARLOS MUREITHI | 4/19/24

CORRECTS DATE - A police officer stands guard at the site of a suicide attack in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 19, 2024. Five Japanese nationals traveling in a van narrowly escaped a suicide attack when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near their vehicle in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Friday, wounding three passers-by, police said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan

Five Japanese autoworkers have narrowly escaped an attack by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive-laden vest near their vehicle in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi. The local police … more

By ADIL JAWAD | 4/19/24

Polling officers stand in a queue to collect electronic voting machines and other election material on the eve of the first round of voting in the six-week long national election in Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

India starts voting in the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term as prime minister

Millions of Indians are voting in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The first round of voting is being held across 21 states. Modi is … more

By ASHOK SHARMA | 4/18/24

FILE - SQM Lithium company operates near Peine, Chile, April 18, 2023. A statement from Indigenous representatives on Thursday, April 18, 2024, called on companies and governments to bring Indigenous peoples into the decision-making process for projects related to green energy transition. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices

Indigenous tribes from 35 countries are criticizing the lack of informed consent for mining on or near their lands. The issue has become more acute with increased demand for minerals, which is part … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 4/18/24

FILE - Members of the military raise the flag of Sweden, as other other alliance member flags flap in the wind, during a ceremony to mark the accession of Sweden to NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, March 11, 2024. Argentina on Thursday, April 18, 2024, requested to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation

Argentina has requested to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier … more

4/18/24

Special Representative of the President of Palestine Ziad Abu Amr leaves a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Security Council plans to vote on UN membership for Palestine. But the US will block it

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution that would allow the state of Palestine to join the United Nations as a full member. It's a step the United States opposes and will veto if … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 4/18/24

Supporters of Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik wave Serbian flags during protest against what he claims is Western aggression against Republika Srpska entity in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs have rallied to deny that genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995, despite rulings to the contrary by two United Nations courts. More than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and … more

4/18/24

FILE - Kenya's military chief General Francis Ogolla is dressed in full uniform at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2023. Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday, April 18, 2024, evening and declared three days of national mourning. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash

Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced. The crash took place Thursday evening and Ruto has declared three days … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 4/18/24

FILE - Andrew Malkinson on July 26, 2023. The British man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has received an “unreserved apology” from the U.K.’s review body that twice rejected his attempts to have his case referred to the Court of Appeal. 58-year-old Andrew Malkinson had his conviction quashed last July by the appeals court after recently obtained DNA evidence linked another suspect to the crime. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

A man who served 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit gets an apology from UK review body

A British man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has received an “unreserved apology” from the U.K.’s review body that twice rejected his attempts to have his case … more

By PAN PYLAS | 4/18/24

FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a press conference with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Poland's prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelenskyy assassination plot

Poland's prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr … more

4/18/24

Prisoners gather inside Chikurubi Maximum prison before their release on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty. The amnesty coincided with the country's 44th anniversary of independence from white minority rule on Thursday and included some prisoners who were on death row. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe frees prisoners, including those sentenced to death, in an independence day amnesty

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty. The amnesty coincided with the country's 44th anniversary of independence from … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 4/18/24

FILE - Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit after arriving in Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide against them. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov, File)

Armenian victims group asks International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim

A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide against them. … more

By MOLLY QUELL and MIKE CORDER | 4/18/24

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a media conference at the conclusion of an EU Summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2024. European Union leaders on Friday discussed plans to boost investment and the economy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas

The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and study in both regions after Brexit — the U.K.’s departure from … more

4/18/24

FILE - Sculptures created by French artist Prune Nourry, Inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, titled "Statues Also Breathe," and representing the remaining 108 Chibok still in captivity are displayed in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. The Nigerian army says a girl who was seized from her school along with hundreds others during a raid by extremists ten years ago in northeastern Nigeria has been rescued together with her three children. Lydia Simon was among 276 girls seized from their school in Nigeria’s Chibok village in April 2014. About 82 of them remain in captivity. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria's army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children

Nigeria's army says soldiers rescued a pregnant woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok. Her three children were also rescued. The army … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 4/18/24

Undated handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Conservative MP Mark Menzies. Britain’s governing Conservative Party said Thursday, April 18, 2024, it has suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have used campaign funds for personal medical expenses and to pay off someone who was threatening him. The Times of London reported Mark Menzies took thousands of pounds (dollars) given to the party by donors for medical costs and other personal expenses. (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament via AP)

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused campaign funds. The Times of London claims Mark Menzies used donors' money for personal medical expenses … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 4/18/24

From left, Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, author of the High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market Enrico Letta and Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speak during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference

The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take urgent action to prevent Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections. The two countries’ … more

By LORNE COOK | 4/18/24

Police officers clean the debris from an earthquake in Uwajima, Ehime prefecture, western Japan Thursday, April 18, 2024. According to Kyodo News reports, a strong earthquake hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures in western Japan on Wednesday night, but no tsunami warning was issued. (Kyodo News via AP)

A strong earthquake in Japan leaves 9 people with minor injuries. But there was no tsunami danger

Japanese authorities say that a strong earthquake that struck the country's southwest Japan has left nine people with minor injuries. The temblor also caused damage such as burst of water pipes and … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 4/18/24

This image provided by World Press Photo and taken by Mohammed Salem of the Reuters news agency won the World Press Photo Award of the Year and shows Palestinian woman Inas Abu Maamar, 36, embracing the body of her 5-year-old niece Saly, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters/World Press Photo via AP)

Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza

Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with his heartrending image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 4/18/24

Fire and smoke rise out of the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The copper roof of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks

Copenhagen's mayor says she has been in touch with her Paris counterpart to see what could be learned from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire … more

By JAN M. OLSEN | 4/18/24

In this photo released by Sitaro Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD Sitaro), hot molten lava glows at the crater of Mount Ruang as it erupts in Sanguine Islands, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. (BPBD Sitaro via AP)

Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger

Indonesian authorities closed an international airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano due to spreading ash, falling rocks and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on Sulawesi … more

By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN | 4/18/24