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Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, right, shakes hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their statements at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Greece in an effort to mend strained relations and reset ties with Western allies. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Turkish, Greek leaders signal markedly improved ties between the two NATO allies
After several years of strained relations that raised tensions to alarming levels, longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant step in mending ties during a visit to Athens by … more
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The aftermath of a massive explosion at an industrial area on the main island in Mahe, Seychelles, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Authorities in Seychelles declared a state of emergency Thursday after a blast at an explosives store caused “massive damage” in an industrial area also facing flooding amid heavy rainfall, according to the presidency. The blast happened on Wednesday night in the Providence area of Mahe, the largest and most populous island of the Seychelles. (AP Photo/Emilie Chetty)
Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion; at least 3 dead in separate flooding
The president of Seychelles has declared a state of emergency after a huge blast at an explosives depot and flooding in other parts of the country’s main island. Local media say three people have … more
Britain's former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the COVID Inquiry at Dorland House in London, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Former UK leader Boris Johnson defends efforts to balance health and economy at COVID-19 inquiry
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending his efforts to balance the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Johnson gave a second day of testimony on Thursday to Britain’s public … more
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In this photo released by the official Facebook page of the Ream Naval Base, former Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh, second from right, reviews navy members before a training at Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, southwestern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Ream Naval Base's Facebook page via AP)
Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing
Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a Cambodian naval base that the United States and some international security experts say is destined to serve as a … more
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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
UK leader Rishi Sunak faces a Conservative crisis over his blocked plan to send migrants to Rwanda
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is struggling to avert a leadership crisis. It erupted after his plan to revive a blocked asylum deal with Rwanda triggered turmoil in his party and the resignation … more
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FILE - Lech Walesa former President of Poland, speaks after being awarded withthe "Golden Medal for services to reconciliation and understanding among peoples" in Berlin, Monday Sept. 26, 2022. Poland’s former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, 80-year-old Lech Walesa has been hospitalized with a bad case of COVID-19, an aide said Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP, file)
Former Polish President Lech Walesa, 80, says he is better but remains hospitalized with COVID-19
Lech Walesa, Poland’s 80-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says he is improving after being hospitalized with COVID-19. A post on Walesa’s Facebook page Thursday shows him … more
FILE- Agnes Chow, center, a prominent pro-democracy activist who was sentenced to jail for her role in an unauthorized protest, is released in Hong Kong Saturday, June 12, 2021. One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists, who moved to Canada to pursue further studies, said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing's crackdown on dissidents.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the Hong Kong police's watch in Canada
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she feels she's still under the watch of the Chinese territory’s police even after moving to Toronto. Chow was arrested in 2020 under a … more
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during their talks at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian lawmakers set presidential vote for March 17, 2024, clearing a path for Putin's 5th term
Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term in office. Putin hasn’t yet announced his intention to run … more
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, meets with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The Australian government signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea on Thursday that strengthens Australia’s place as the preferred security partner in a region where China’s influence is growing. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Australia pushes against China's Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
The Australian government has signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea that strengthens Australia’s place as the preferred security partner in a region where China’s … more
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In this photo provided by the Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling, in Novogrodivka, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration via AP)
UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions
U.N. officials say intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already … more
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A man carries the new map of Venezuela with the Essequibo territory, a large swath of land that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela, to the National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela
A military helicopter carrying seven people has vanished near Guyana’s border with Venezuela. Authorities note there was bad weather in the area and stressing there was no indication it might have … more
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip set up a tent camp in Rafah on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and urged its members to demand an … more
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Rescuers carry the body of a hiker killed in the eruption of Mount Marapi in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. The surprise weekend eruption killed nearly two dozens climbers and injured several others, officials said. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)
Indonesia ends search for victims of eruption at Mount Marapi volcano that killed 23 climbers
Indonesian authorities have ended the search for any more victims among climbers who were caught by a weekend eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano that killed 23 people and injured several others. … more
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Juan Pablo Vargas makes matador cape movements during a demonstration where supporters and opponents of bullfighting gathered outside the Supreme Court building in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Mexico's Supreme Court is scheduled to decide whether to reverse a more than yearlong ban on bullfighting. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mexico's Supreme Court lifts 2022 ban on bullfighting
Mexico's Supreme Court has overturned a 2022 ban on bullfighting in Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume, possibly as soon as this month. A panel of justices voted to overturn a May 2022 … more
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Investigative Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, investigators work at the place where Illia Kyva was killed in a cottage village near Moscow, Russia. Kyva, a former member of Ukraine's parliament who had called for Kyiv to surrender when Russian troops invaded the country in February 2022, was found on Wednesday with a gunshot wound to the head in a cottage village near Moscow. (Russian Investigative Committee via AP)
A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia found shot dead outside of Moscow
A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow’s invasion has been found dead near Moscow. The Ukrainian military intelligence lauded the killing, warning that other … more
French policemen patrol near the Eiffel Tower after a man targeted passersbys late saturday, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others in Paris, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Police subdued the man, a 25-year-old French citizen who had spent four years in prison for a violent offense. After his arrest, he expressed anguish about Muslims dying, notably in the Palestinian territories. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A French investigating judge hands terror-linked charges to a man accused of killing tourist
Prosecutors say a man accused of fatally stabbing a tourist and injuring two other people over the weekend near the Eiffel Tower has been placed under investigation on charges of murder and attempted … more
Home Secretary James Cleverly during a press conference with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta after the signing of a new treaty in Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. The treaty will address concerns by the Supreme Court, including assurances that Rwanda will not remove anybody transferred under the partnership to another country. (Ben Birchall/PA Wire via AP)
The UK plans to ignore part of its human rights law to revive a Rwanda asylum plan
The U.K. government has published legislation that will let it ignore a part of the country's human rights laws in order to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. The move triggered … more
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Firefighters struggle to contain a fire at a multi-story commercial building in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. The massive fire broke out Wednesday in a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan's largest southern port city of Karachi, killing a number of people and damaging several shops, police and rescue officials said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
3 killed at massive fire in Pakistan's largest southern city of Karachi, officials say
Officials say a massive fire has swept through a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops. … more
The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2023. Venezuela has long claimed Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals. (AP Photo/Juan Pablo Arraez)
Guyana's president says it is preparing to defend itself from Venezuela over disputed area
Guyana's president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and … more
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FILE - A Culex tarsalis mosquito is shown at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District on Aug. 28, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Mosquitoes can carry viruses including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, where officials are reporting new infections and deaths from the virus this week. Mali’s director general of health and public hygiene, Dr. Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traore, told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday Dec. 6, 2023 that his department had counted 21 deaths and 600 cases of the virus as of Monday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali with more than 20 deaths, health director says
Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence. The director general of health and … more
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