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A bear is recorded by a hunters' camera in the Pabrade forests calmly feasting on animal baits in Pabrade, Lithuania, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Paulius Peciulis via AP)

Lithuanian hunters refuse a government request to shoot a wild bear in the capital

Lithuanian hunters have refused to shoot a wild bear that was spotted roaming around the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius and criticized the government for issuing a permit to kill a member of the … more

By VANESSA GERA | 6/19/25

A protester holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Israel’s military warns people to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor

Israel’s military warned people Thursday to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor. The warning came in a social media post on X. It included a satellite image of the plant in a … more

6/19/25

The Parrot Anafi UKR drone is presented at the Paris Air Show, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Le Bourget, north of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tried and tested in war: For European drone manufacturers, Ukraine is the place to be

For European drone manufacturers, being able to say that their equipment has been tried in war by Ukrainian forces is becoming a sales pitch. At the Paris Air Show, they're marketing battle-tested … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 6/19/25

Soccer fans storm field in Libya and a Portuguese referee is injured during a suspended match

Fans have stormed a soccer pitch during a match in Libya. The Portuguese referee and some fans were injured during the incident in the capital of Tripoli. Wednesday’s game between Al-Ahly Tripoli … more

6/19/25

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives to talk to reporters at Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sets off political backlash

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologized for the political turbulence set off by a leaked recording of her negotiations with Cambodia’s former leader in the two nations' … more

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI | 6/19/25

FILE - A sign displayed on a beach in the Western Cape Province reads "White Area" during the apartheid in South Africa on June 23, 1976. (AP Photo, File)

South Africa opens a new inquiry into apartheid-era killings known as Cradock Four

South Africa has opened a new inquiry into the killings of four anti-apartheid activists 40 years ago. It's part of a wider push for justice for those who were killed by security forces during the … more

By MICHELLE GUMEDE | 6/19/25

A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Asian shares decline after mixed Wall Street finish and tensions simmer in the Middle East

Asian shares have retreated across the region as worries persist about conflict in the Middle East. Iran’s supreme leader rejected U.S. calls for surrender as President Donald Trump warned of the … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 6/19/25

Tourists stroll along the beach shore before the arrival of Hurricane Erick, in Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Erick strengthens into a Category 3 major hurricane approaching Mexico's coast

Hurricane Erick has intensified into a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane as it closes in on the southern coast of Mexico. Forecasters at the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center say a … more

By LUIS ALBERTO CRUZ and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ | 6/19/25

A woman takes a photo of a drawing showing World leaders from left, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron, eating herring and fried fish in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Massive security operation for NATO summit turns parts of The Hague into a fortress

Super-tight security is smothering The Hague around a summit of NATO leaders next week. Authorities are locking down parts of the city, closing off roads and shutting down airspace. Codenamed Orange … more

By MIKE CORDER | 6/19/25

Erick upgraded to an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane, US forecasters say

Erick upgraded to an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane, US forecasters say. more

6/19/25

FILE - Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a signing ceremony in which Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, left, and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, right, pledge to work toward a peace deal at the State Department in Washington, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Congo and Rwanda sign preliminary peace agreement in Washington

Representatives from Congo and Rwanda have signed the text of a peace agreement between the two countries in Washington, according to a joint press release from the two nations and the U.S. … more

By WILSON MCMAKIN | 6/19/25

Israel's main hospital in south sustained direct hit with 'extensive damage' from an Iranian missile

Israel's main hospital in south sustained direct hit with 'extensive damage' from an Iranian missile. more

6/19/25

Rescuers say Iranian missiles strike Israel, including a 'direct hit' on a medical building

Rescuers say Iranian missiles strike Israel, including a 'direct hit' on a medical building. more

6/19/25

Israel has attacked Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state television confirms

Israel has attacked Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state television confirms. more

6/19/25

Acrobats from Dongchoon Circus Troupe, South Korea's last-remaining circus, perform in Ansan, South Korea, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea's last circus, Dongchoon, holds up as it marks centennial

The century-old Dongchoon Circus Troupe is the last circus in South Korea. Such entertainments peaked before most South Korean homes had televisions. They had animal acts, magic shows, acrobatic … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 6/19/25

FILE -The United Nations headquarters building is seen from inside the General Assembly hall, Sept. 21, 2021, during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP, File)

These are 5 things the UN does that you may not have known

The United Nations’ vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial peacekeeping operations in conflict zones. As the international body closes … more

By FARNOUSH AMIRI | 6/19/25

FILE - Cook Islands Prime Minister, and outgoing Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, speaks at the opening of the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)

New Zealand, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials in Wellington said Thursday. Cook Islands is a … more

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY | 6/18/25

Lawyer who once represented drug kingpin El Chapo wins judge post in Mexico

A lawyer who once represented drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has won a judgeship in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua in Mexico’s historic judicial elections this month. … more

6/18/25

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, with participants of the Time of Heroes, an educational program for veterans of the conflict in Ukraine. (Sergei Bulkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin is set to take questions from international journalists

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to take questions from international journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Putin scheduled a roundtable session … more

6/18/25

Supporters of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez embrace at the end of a protest in her defense after she began serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Large crowds protest in support of Argentine ex-President Fernández as she starts house arrest

Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has begun serving a six-year sentence under house arrest as tens of thousands of her supporters rallied in the streets. From home … more

6/18/25