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A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight, arrives to attend an arrest warrant review at the Daegu District Court in Daegu, South Korea, Sunday, May 28, 2023. He told police that he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly as it approached landing, reports said Saturday. (Yun Kwan-shick/Yonhap via AP)
South Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison
Police say a man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law. During a … more
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People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Saudi Arabia and the United States say the warring parties in Sudan are adhering better to a week-long cease-fire after days of fighting. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
US, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend 'imperfect' cease-fire
The United States and Saudi Arabia are calling on warring sides in Sudan to extend a cease-fire due to expire Monday. A joint statement early Sunday noted that the current cease-fire was … more
FILE - Chinese and Hong Kong flags are hanged to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hong Kong's government on Saturday, May 27, 2023 slammed rights group Amnesty International's accusation over a missing Uyghur student as "groundless," and said that government records showed that the student had not entered or been refused entry to Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Hong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport
Hong Kong has criticized Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport. It says government records show he had not entered or been … more
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FILE - From right, pro-democracy Civic Party members, Cheng Tat-hung, Dennis Kwok, Alan Leong, Alvin Yeung and Jeremy Tam leave a news conference after being disqualified for a legislative election in Hong Kong, July 30, 2020. Hong Kong pro-democracy political party Civic Party on Saturday, May 27, 2023 voted to dissolve, after none of its members filed nominations to take up executive committee positions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Hong Kong's 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong has voted to dissolve itself, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities crack down on dissent. Civic Party … more
People gather at the home of a volunteer, where they can charge their mobile phones, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force has displaced more than 1.3 million people, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. (AP Photo)
Officials: UN chief 'shocked' by letter from Sudan's military ruler demanding removal of UN envoy
Sudanese and U.N. officials say the United Nations secretary-general was “shocked” by a letter from Sudan’s army chief demanding the removal of the U.N. envoy to the country. Secretary-General … more
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FILE - Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is seen from around twenty kilometers away in an area in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. A statement released Friday, May 26, 2023, by the intelligence directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry claimed that Russian forces would strike the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, and then report a radioactive leak in order to trigger an international probe that would pause the hostilities and give the Russian forces the respite they need to regroup ahead of the counteroffensive. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
Ukraine claims Russia is plotting 'a provocation' at nuclear plant, offers no evidence
Ukraine’s military intelligence claims that Russia is plotting a “large-scale provocation” at a nuclear power plant designed to put hostilities on pause and give Moscow’s forces a respite … more
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A crowd of people gather at the courtyard of the Sursock Museum during an opening event for the iconic venue in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 26, 2023. The museum has reopened to the public, three years after after a deadly explosion in the nearby Beirut port reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast
Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in the nearby Beirut port reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes. Friday's … more
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FILE - Large parts of the forests are missing in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, April 7, 2023. The European Union has been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the protection of nature for years. But it now finds itself under pressure from within to pause new environmental efforts amid fears they will hurt the economy. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
EU at the crossroads of fight for environment amid growing opposition to law to restore nature
The European Union has been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the protection of nature for years. But it now finds itself under pressure from within to pause new environmental … more
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FILE - Stuardo Campo, Guatemala's prosecutor for crimes against migrants, takes part in a raid against alleged migrant smugglers near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Aug. 2, 2022. Guatemalan police arrested Campo Friday, May 26, 2023,accusing him of alleged abuse of authority. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
Guatemala arrests former anti-corruption prosecutor
Guatemalan police arrested the country’s prosecutor for crimes against migrants Friday, accusing him of alleged abuse of authority. Stuardo Campos was formerly an anti-corruption prosecutor in the … more
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a news conference after attending the Group of Seven nations' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Brazil: UN regional group has endorsed Amazon city to host 2025 climate conference
Brazil’s government has announced that a U.N. Latin America regional group has endorsed a Brazilian city in the Amazon region to host the 2025 U.N. climate change conference, though the world body … more
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Catholics attend Mass at the Maria Auxiliadora Catholic church in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, May 26, 2023. Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia are acknowledging that the institution has been deaf to the suffering of victims of sexual abuse at a time when the country has been rocked by a pedophilia scandal involving priests. (AP Photo/Juan Karita).
Another deceased Jesuit priest accused of sex abuse in Bolivia as pedophilia scandal grows
A Spanish Jesuit priest who died in 2012 has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in Bolivia three decades ago, the latest in a string of pedophilia cases that have shaken the Catholic Church in … more
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Poland's opposition leader and former prime minister, Donald Tusk, watches lawmakers vote to approve a contentious draft law in parliament in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 26, 2023. The law is for investigating Russia's alleged influence in Poland that is targeting the opposition, especially Tusk, and may affect the outcome of fall parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poland's lawmakers approve contentious law targeting opposition
Poland's lawmakers have approved a contentious law targeting the opposition. Critics say the law approved Friday violates a number of provisions in Poland's constitution and is a clear example of how … more
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Activists and supporters of the group 'Letzte Generation' Last Generation demonstrate in Stuttgart, Friday May 26, 2023. A German government spokesperson on Friday rejected the notion that comments by Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticizing climate activists might have prompted raids against them this week. (Andreas Rosar/dpa via AP)
German government denies Scholz comments spurred raids on climate activists
A German government spokesperson on Friday rejected the notion that comments by Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticizing climate activists might have prompted raids against them this week. Police on … more
FILE - a woman looks at a homeless Lebanese man sleeping on the ground in Hamra street, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 17, 2020. The World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to the poor in Lebanon in which families that live in poverty will get cash payments to help them through the country's historic economic meltdown, the World Bank said in a statement released Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon
The World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon's poor, giving cash to families struggling in the country’s historic economic meltdown. The World Bank's financing … more
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Fulgence Kayishema sits in the Magistrate's Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023. Kayishema, a former police officer, is one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide and is suspected of orchestrating the killing of some 2,000 people nearly three decades ago. He was arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the run, a special tribunal set up by the United Nations to find the perpetrators said Thursday. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
Rwandan genocide suspect appears in court holding Bible after 22 years on the run
One of Rwanda’s most wanted suspect in that country's genocide has appeared in a South African courtroom holding a Bible. Fulgence Kayishema had been on the run for 22 years after his indictment … more
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Pope Francis, flanked by José María del Corral, president of Scholas Occurrentes, holds a soccer ball he was gifted as they attend the world's first meeting of the 'Educational Eco-Cities' promoted by the 'Scholas Occurrentes', at the Vatican, Thursday, May 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope taps successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires, again says he might finally return home to visit
Pope Francis has tapped an Argentine bishop with years of ministry in the country’s prisons as his successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires. The appointment on Friday came a day after Francis again … more
In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, May 25, 2023, a Russian army soldier fires a Fagot anti-tank missile system toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
Ukraine harasses Russian border regions, Russia strikes Dnipro clinic
Authorities say Russia’s southern Belgorod region that borders Ukraine has come came under attack from Ukrainian artillery fire, hours after at least one nighttime blast rocked a Russian city in a … more
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech during a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the European Central Bank, in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday May 24, 2023. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Pool via AP)
Man joins VIP convoy, hugs German chancellor; security breach under investigation
German police have been left red-faced after a member of the public was able to slip into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and then give him a hearty hug as he prepared to board a plane at … more
Children dance at the recovery camp for children and their mothers affected by the war near Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A generation of Ukrainian children have seen their lives upended by Russia's invasion of their country. Hundreds of kids have been killed. For the survivors, the wide-ranging trauma is certain to leave psychological scars that will follow them into adolescence and adulthood. UNICEF says an estimated 1.5 million Ukrainian children are at risk of mental health issues. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)
Scarred by war, Ukrainian children carry on after losing parents, homes and innocence
A generation of Ukrainian children have seen their lives upended by Russia's invasion of their country. The war has subjected them to constant bombardment, uprooted millions from their homes and … more
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FILE - Japanese Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Monday, May 30, 2022. Japan on Friday, May 26, 2023, approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to Russian military-related organizations. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Japan adopts new sanctions on Russia, criticizes its deal to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus
Japan has approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to Russian military-related … more
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