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King Charles III meets Idris Elba, left, and young people attend an event for The King's Trust to discuss youth opportunity, at St James's Palace in central London, Friday July 12, 2024. The King and Mr Elba, an alumnus of The King's Trust (formerly known as The Prince's Trust), are meeting about the charity's ongoing work to support young people, and creating positive opportunities and initiatives which might help address youth violence in the UK, as well as the collaboration in Sierra Leone between the Prince's Trust International and the Elba Hope Foundation. (Yui Mok/pool photo via AP)

King Charles III hosts Idris Elba to hear from young people about the troubles they face

We hear you: That was the simple message offered to a group of young people hosted in London by King Charles III. Charles also invited Hollywood megastar Idris Elba and Prime Minister Keir Starmer to … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 7/12/24

Police escort French rugby players Oscar Jegou, left, and Hugo Auradou, right, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 11, 2024. The players were arrested following a formal complaint filed against them for alleged sexual assault, after France played Argentina in a test rugby match in Mendoza on July 6. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina indicts 2 visiting French rugby players in a harrowing case of sexual assault

Argentine prosecutors say they have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest development in the grisly case of a woman who said she was repeatedly raped by the … more

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FILE - A Russian passenger Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane performs during the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. A Russian passenger jet crashed Friday, July 12, 2024, while flying without passengers, killing its crew of three, officials said. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 went down in the Moscow region, according to Russian emergency officials. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Russian passenger jet crashes flying empty near Moscow, killing its crew of 3

Russian authorities say that a Russian passenger jet has crashed near Moscow while flying without passengers, killing its crew of three. The Sukhoi Superjet went down in the Moscow region on Friday, … more

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Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, July 12,2024. Dahal lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday after the largest party in his coalition government withdrew its support, which would now force him to step down from office after 19 months in power. (AP Photo/Bikash Dware)

Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down

Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the largest party in his coalition government which would now force him to step down from office. … more

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | 7/12/24

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at the NATO summit in Washington, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Hungary's Orbán faces backlash over his rogue 'peace mission' meetings with Western adversaries

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. As a first step last week, he … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE and LORNE COOK | 7/12/24

FILE - The unveiling of the first F-35 fighter plane to be delivered to the Netherlands, which is partnering with the United States in the fighter program, at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. A Dutch court on Friday, July 12, 2024, rejected a claim from a group of human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a court order to stop sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel. (Max Faulkner/Star-Telegram via AP, File)

A Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel

A Dutch court has rejected a claim from human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a court order to stop sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel which could use them in Gaza. The … more

By MOLLY QUELL | 7/12/24

FILE - Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, a German arms and automotive manufacturer, arrives to the company's launch event, to be included in the DAX, on the floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 20, 2023. The German government said Friday July 12, 2024 that it “won't be intimidated" by Russian attempts to undermine the country's support of Ukraine, but refused to comment on a report that Moscow planned to assassinate Armin Papperger, the chief executive of a leading defense company. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)

Germany says it won't be intimidated by Russian threats after report on alleged assassination plot

The German government says it “won’t be intimidated” by Russian attempts to undermine the country’s support of Ukraine, but is refusing to comment on a report that Moscow planned to … more

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FILE - A group of Kurdish migrants from Iran and Iraq who failed in their attempt to reach the United Kingdom by boat after being discovered by the police refuse to return to shore on the beach of Ambleteuse, northern France, on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Friday JULY 12, 2024. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France, the prefecture responsible for the north of France said in a statement. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in … more

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FILE - Incoming Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood arrives at Downing Street in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline emergency plans Friday July 12, 2024 to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early release of thousands of prisoners. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych, File)

UK's new justice secretary set to outline emergency measures to relieve prison overcrowding

Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline emergency plans to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early release of thousands of prisoners. Shabana Mahmood, who took over with … more

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A mother Mapendo with her child sits outside her tent at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, July 11, 2024. The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday, July 8, welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached "alarming levels" and risked provoking a wider regional conflict. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one … more

By RUTH ALONGA | 7/12/24

Bullet holes cover the bedroom wall of hostage Ariel Bibas, 4, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on Friday, June 21, 2024. Ariel was kidnapped on Oct. 7, with his infant brother, Kfir, his mother, Shiri, and his father, Yarden. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Time is frozen in the empty bedrooms of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas

KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The empty bedrooms of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 remain frozen in time. Nine months into their captivity in Gaza, some hostages’ bedrooms still show … more

By ODED BALILTY and MELANIE LIDMAN | 7/12/24

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol accompanied by first lady Kim Keon Hee, left, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska, far right, on the Blue Room Balcony as President Joe Biden welcome NATO allies and partners to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, on the South Lawn for the 75th anniversary of the NATO Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats

The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense pact that raised concerns in the region about the North’s growing … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/12/24

This image provided by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) shows the presidential election ballot ahead of the July 28, 2024 election. (CNE via AP)

Why Nicolás Maduro appears 13 times on the ballot for Venezuela's presidential election

The first candidate on the ballot in Venezuela's upcoming presidential election is Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent seeking reelection. His smile is confident, his hair well-combed and his eyes are … more

By JORGE RUEDA | 7/12/24

FILE - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame wave as he leaves an election campaign rally on the hills overlooking Kigali, Rwanda, on Aug. 2, 2017. Rwandans are voting Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of Kagame, who is running virtually unopposed after three decades in power in the eastern African nation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Paul Kagame appears set to extend his long presidency of Rwanda in an election Monday

Rwandans vote Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame. The leader is running virtually unopposed after three decades in power in the eastern … more

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and RODNEY MUHUMUZA | 7/12/24

FILE - Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, June 8, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues. The United Nations was hosting closed-door talks in Geneva Thursday July 11, 2024 involving Sudan’s warring sides about how to protect civilians and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid. (AP Photo, File)

Sudan's warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires

U.N. officials say that Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to discuss the protection of civilians through possible local cease-fires. A spokesman … more

By JAMEY KEATEN and EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/11/24

In this photo provided by the Australian Federal Police, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw speaks Friday, July 12, 2024, in Canberra, about the arrest of an Australian army private and her husband, accused of spying for Russia. The 42-year-old woman, an Australian Defense Force information systems technician, and her 62-year-old husband, a self-employed laborer, are each charged with one count of preparing for an espionage offense, Kershaw said. (Australian Federal Police via AP)

Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia

An Australian army private and her husband are accused of spying for Russia in the first charges brought under Australia’s sweeping espionage laws enacted in 2018. The Russian-born couple are … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 7/11/24

FILE - People take smartphone photos of the crowd on a street near Tiananmen Square as visitors gather to watch a flag-raising ceremony on the National Day in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says

A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion. The report on Thursday — World … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/11/24

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro talks with supporters during his arrival to the international airport in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 5, 2024. Brazilian police have indicted Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s intelligence agency under Bolsonaro spied on judiciary and lawmakers, police say

An investigation into Brazil’s federal police alleges that the country’s intelligence agency spied on members of the judiciary, lawmakers and journalists under former President Jair Bolsonaro. … more

By ELÉONORE HUGHES | 7/11/24

U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power, left, talks to Robt Pellech, manager of the containers department of Ashdod port as they visit the area where cargo ships arrive, carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza Strip, in Ashdod, Israel, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza

The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide says Israel has agreed to use an improved system across the Gaza Strip to ensure humanitarian workers and aid can … more

By LEO CORREA and AMI BENTOV | 7/11/24

Palm trees wilt after being uprooted by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Haron Forteau)

Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm. The U.N. and the prime ministers … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 7/11/24