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Police work near the scene of a fatal shooting in Wieambilla, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Multiple people, including a few police officers, were shot and killed at a property in rural Australia after officers who arrived to investigate reports of a missing person were ambushed, authorities said. (Jason O'Brien/AAP Image via AP)

6 killed, including 2 officers, in Australian ambush, siege

Six people, including two police officers, were shot and killed after the officers responded to a call at a property in rural Australia and were ambushed. Authorities say the violence began at 4:45 … more

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Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of COP15, the U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

UN chief: Syrians face dire winter if aid from Turkey is cut

The U.N. chief is warning that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-held northwest aren’t renewed next month millions of … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 12/12/22

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, greets Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, center, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, December 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU reaches deal on Ukraine aid, tax on big corporations

The European Union has reached a deal in principle to send an 18 billion euro ($18.93 billion) financial aid package to Ukraine and approve a minimum tax of major corporations in a big move that … more

By RAF CASERT | 12/12/22

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Mariyinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 16, 2022. Emmanuel Macron is hosting Tuesday Dec. 13, 2022, in Paris an international conference meant to help Ukraine make it through winter. On the longer term, he insists talks with Russia will be needed to find a path to peace. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

France's Macron engineers new diplomatic push for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Tuesday in Paris an international conference meant to help Ukraine make it through winter. In the longer term, he insists talks with Russia will be needed … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 12/12/22

FILE- Former Guinea military coup leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara takes part in independence day celebrations in Conakry, Guinea, Oct. 2, 2009. Camara took the stand for the first time Monday Dec. 12, 2022 to testify for his role in a stadium massacre by the military that left at least 157 people dead and dozens of women raped 13 years ago. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)

Guinea's ex-junta leader testifies about stadium massacre

Guinea’s former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara took the stand for the first time Monday to testify about his role in a stadium massacre by the military 13 years ago in which at least 157 … more

By BOUBACAR DIALLO | 12/12/22

FILE - A bulldozer clears an area of forest that will be the line of the Mayan Train in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Aug. 2, 2022. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador loves big projects and hates to leave them unfinished, but that is likely what he will do when he leaves office in September 2024, including this tourist train line in the Yucatan peninsula which will have to be jacked up on stilts for 50 miles to run over some of the most fragile and environmentally sensitive geography in the world. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexico's president likely to leave big projects unfinished

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador loves big projects and hates unfinished ones, but that is likely what he will leave his successor when he leaves office at the end of 2024. The … more

By MARK STEVENSON | 12/12/22

In this photo provided by the European Parliament, Greek politician and European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili speaks during the European Book Prize award ceremony in Brussels, Dec. 7, 2022. The European Union's top official said Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 that the allegations of corruption targeting a vice-president of the European Parliament are of “utmost concern" and called for the creation of an independent ethics body covering all the bloc's institutions. (European Parliament via AP)

EU chief calls for stricter ethics rules amid scandal

The European Union’s top official says the allegations of corruption targeting a vice-president of the European Parliament are of “utmost concern." The lobbying scandal has already seen … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 12/12/22

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, December 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Greek foreign minister slams Turkish leader's missile threat

Greece’s foreign minister has lashed out at Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles. The minister made the statements in Brussels on … more

By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER | 12/12/22

Anti-tank hedgehogs against the background of an apartment house damaged in the Russian shelling in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Ukraine PM urges more military aid to counter Russia attacks

Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other hi-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks, as more Russian shelling was reported on Monday in the eastern … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 12/12/22

Raana Smith, left and Alison Saraf co-founders of Sensory Souk, carry out a demonstration of a sensory room at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The "sensory rooms," set up for the first time in the World Cup at three stadiums in Qatar, provide a calm refuge for children and young adults with autism, learning difficulties or other sensory access requirements. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Stadium sensory rooms allow fans World Cup games experience

The sensory rooms located at three World Cup stadiums in Qatar provide a calm and secure environment for children and young adults with autism, learning difficulties or other sensory access … more

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO | 12/12/22

Maasai women spectators watch the Maasai Olympics in Kimana Sanctuary, southern Kenya Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The sports event, first held in 2012, consists of six track-and-field events based on traditional warrior skills and was created as an alternative to lion-killing as a rite of passage. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

In Kenya, some Maasai turn from lion-killing to Olympics

Kenya’s most identifiable community is abandoning spear-aided lion hunting for a modern javelin competition at a biannual event called the Maasai Olympics. The Maasai people are predominantly … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 12/12/22

A pair of dogs, Gomi, left, and Songgang, are unveiled at a park in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. The dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up being resettled at a zoo in South Korea following a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals. (Chun Jung-in/Yonhap via AP)

Dogs gifted by North's Kim resettle in South Korean zoo

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago have ended up at a zoo in South Korea following a dispute over who should foot the bill for the animals' care. In 2018, Kim … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 12/12/22

Children traumatized by the war pose for photo with an American Pit Bull Terrier "Bice" in the Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation in Boyarka close Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Bice is an American pit bull terrier with an important and sensitive job in Ukraine — comforting children traumatized by the war. The Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation is a state-operated community center where a group of people are trying to help those who have experienced a trauma after the Feb. 24 Russian invasion, and now they are using dogs like Bice to give comfort. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)

Dog therapy for kids facing the trauma of the war in Ukraine

Bice is an American pit bull terrier with an important and sensitive job in Ukraine — comforting children traumatized by the war. The Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation is a … more

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | 12/12/22

Tear gas is returned to police trying to break up supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo at plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests

Peru’s newest president has given in to protesters demands announcing in a nationally televised addressed a proposal to move up elections. The announcement from Dina Boluarte early Monday came … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | 12/12/22

Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime

Iran says it executed its second prisoner detained amid the nationwide protests now challenging the country’s theocracy. Iran’s Mizan news agency, under the country’s judiciary, identified the … more

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Plastic slippers are given to a man disembarking from the Geo Barents rescue ship carrying on board rescued migrants in the mediterranean sea and docked at the Salerno harbor, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (MSF Via AP)

Aid groups dock 2 rescue vessels with 500 migrants in Italy

Two European aid groups have docked their rescue vessels in Italian ports and some 500 would-be refugees have disembarked, even as the Italian government insists it isn't backing down on its hard … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 12/11/22

Forensic police officers inspect a bar where three people died after a man entered and shot in Rome, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

'I'll kill you all': Man kills 3 in Rome condo board meeting

Authorities and witnesses say a man opened fire during a meeting of a condominium board in northern Rome, killing three people. Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri confirmed three people were killed and … more

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Specialist rescue teams at the scene of an explosion and fire at an apartment building, in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. An explosion and fire in an apartment building has killed at least three people and left several missing. The chief officer of the States of Jersey Police said “around a dozen” residents were missing on Saturday following the blast in the town of St Helier. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

Rescuers find no more survivors at scene of Jersey fire

Rescuers searching the scene of an explosion at an apartment building on the English Channel island of Jersey say they expect to recover more bodies after three people were confirmed dead. Officials … more

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Iran’s currency falls further against the dollar amid unrest

Iran’s currency has reached its lowest value against the dollar with anti-government protests now in their third month. A breakdown in negotiations to restore Tehran’s nuclear deal has also hurt … more

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FILE - Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif speaks during a news conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 7, 2022. A son of now Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif returned home Sunday, Dec. 11, after four years in London to face corruption charges that were filed against him in 2020. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan PM's son returns from exile to face graft charges

A son of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has returned home after four years in London to face corruption charges that were filed against him in 2020. Suleman Shahbaz reached Islamabad early … more

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