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South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Partner Nations at a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders prepared to provide Ukraine with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership as the alliance's summit draws to a close on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol makes surprise visit to Ukraine

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has made a surprise visit to Ukraine. Yoon’s office says he traveled there with his wife, Kim Keon Hee, following trips to Lithuania for a NATO summit and to … more

7/15/23

Rescue workers search for people in houses collapsed folowing a landslide caused by heavy rain in Yecheon, South Korea, Saturday, July 15, 2023. (Gyeongbuk Fire Station Service Headquarters via Yonhap AP)

Torrential rains in South Korea kill at least 7 in landslides and floods

Two days of heavy rain in South Korea have killed at least seven people and left two others missing in landslides and floods. Additionally, landslides left eight people trapped in central areas … more

7/15/23

JC, mixologist, presents two types of gourmet water cocktails at the AQUA Water Bar by LUQEL in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Dubai's gourmet water bar joins a growing list of unique businesses that have sprouted out of the uninterrupted stretches of windblown sand dunes turned into a bustling desert metropolis, complete with the world's tallest building, cavernous malls, and palm-shaped man-made islands. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

A new bar in Dubai is offering 'gourmet water' infused with minerals to 'suit your mood'

A new bar serving up 30 varieties of “gourmet water" has opened shop in the desert metropolis of Dubai. The Aqua Water Bar by Luquel adds different blends of minerals to tap water, selling it for … more

By NICK EL HAJJ | 7/15/23

Pita Limjaroenrat, center, the leader of Move Forward Party and top winner in the May's general election, gestures after the vote counting at the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Pita, whose Move Forward Party ran first in Thailand's May 14 general election, was nominated to be prime minister at a joint session of Parliament's Upper and Lower House on Thursday, but failed to attain the majority vote needed to win the job, necessitating a new round of voting expected next week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Reformist Thai party, thwarted from forming new government, seeks law change to limit Senate's power

The political party that captured first place in Thailand’s general election two months ago — only to see the country’s unelected Senators block it from taking power — is fighting back. It … more

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI | 7/14/23

U.S. Forest Service smokejumper Kevin Schmitz rigs a parachute on Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Fort St. John, British Columbia. Schmitz is one of approximately a hundred American smokejumpers, firefighters who parachute into remote wildfires, working alongside their Canadian counterparts at the Fort St. John base, according to Wildfire Officer James Bergen. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers

As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. and even far east to Europe, one province — British Columbia — relies on … more

By NOAH BERGER and DOUG GLASS | 7/14/23

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pauses as he speaks during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the United States at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Blinken meets Wang Yi in Indonesia. But the region remains wary of the US-China rivalry

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met China’s top diplomat to discuss thorny issues as part of efforts to nurture talks on the sidelines of regional diplomatic meetings in Indonesia. … more

By EDNA TARIGAN, DAVID RISING and JIM GOMEZ | 7/14/23

FILE - South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to school children before a political rally of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Soweto township in Johannesburg, on June 14, 2013. South Africa's Constitutional Court upheld Thursday July 13, 2023 a ruling that Zuma's early release from prison on medical parole was improper and the former leader should go back to jail to serve the remaining 13 months of his 15-month sentence. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

South Africa deploys army over burning of trucks, braces for unrest over ex-president's court case

South Africa has deployed the army in four of its provinces after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were set on fire on national roads in various parts of the country since last weekend. As of … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 7/14/23

Servicemen of the Navy Infantry pose on the Champs-Elysees avenue in front of the Arc de Triomphe before the Bastille Day military parade Friday, July 14, 2023 in Paris. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honor at the annual Bastille Day parade. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool)

France celebrates Bastille Day with pomp, a tribute to India and extra police to prevent new unrest

France is celebrating its national holiday Friday with whizzing warplanes and a grand Bastille Day parade in Paris. It is also deploying 130,000 of police around the country to prevent a new outbreak … more

7/14/23

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, center, speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, unseen, during Indonesia-U.S. Ministerial Strategic Dialogue on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can't settle on a solution

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have renewed their alarm over and condemnation of the deadly air strikes and artillery shelling in Myanmar. But they failed to reach an agreement Friday on how they … more

By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ | 7/14/23

FILE - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. General Mark Milley addresses the media during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 15, 2023. The top U.S. military official on Friday, July 14, encouraged Japan's recent commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years, calling Tokyo's new, controversial push for a stronger military a crucial part of efforts to confront rising threats from North Korea and China. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

US military chief praises Japan's defense funding boost as a buttress against China and North Korea

The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is praising Japan's moves to double its defense spending over the next five years, citing rising threats from North Korea and China. Gen. Mark Milley, the … more

By FOSTER KLUG | 7/14/23

In this photo released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for “moon craft” in Sanskrit, stands in preparation for its launch in Sriharikota, India. The spacecraft will blaze its way Friday to the far side of the moon, a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago to achieve a soft landing and roving on the lunar surface. A successful soft landing will make India the fourth country, after the United States, Russia, and China, to achieve the feat. (Indian Space Research Organisation via AP)

India’s space agency is set to launch an unmanned mission to the moon’s south pole

An Indian spacecraft is set to blaze its way to the far side of the moon in a follow-up mission to a failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover softly on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3, … more

By AIJAZ RAHI and ASHOK SHARMA | 7/14/23

North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song addresses a Security Council meeting on Non-proliferation/North Korea, Thursday, July 13, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

North Korea's ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council

North Korea’s U.N. ambassador has defended his country’s recent long-range missile launch in a rare appearance at the U.N. Security Council. Kim Song told the council the test-flight of the … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/14/23

Homes are left damaged following a tornado in the Ottawa, Ontario, suburb of Barrhaven on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

More than 100 homes damaged when tornado hits suburb of Canada's capital

Authorities in Ottawa say at least one tornado has hit a suburb of Canada’s capital, damaging more than 100 homes. Officials say the storm hit Thursday in Half Moon Bay, a neighborhood at the … more

7/13/23

Karim Khan, Prosecutor of International Criminal Court, addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan, Thursday, July 13, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

ICC prosecutor says he is investigating alleged new war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region

The International Criminal Court prosecutor says he is investigating alleged new war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s western Darfur region during the current conflict that has … more

7/13/23

FILE - A police officer allows in members of the group Madres Buscadoras de Jalisco who found several sets of human remains after receiving an anonymous tip in Tlajomulco, Jalisco state, June 14, 2023. A drug cartel bomb attack on July 11, 2023 that allegedly used a fake report of a mass grave to lure police into a deadly trap has had devastating collateral damage: It has led authorities in Jalisco state to abandon the volunteers who search for some of Mexico’s 110,000 missing people. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz, File)

A deadly bomb ambush of police in Mexico has endangered mothers who search for the missing

A drug cartel bomb attack that allegedly used a fake report of a mass grave to lure police into a deadly trap has had devastating collateral damage: It has led some authorities to abandon the … more

By MARK STEVENSON | 7/13/23

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov, File)

Biden says he’s serious about pursuing prisoner exchange for WSJ reporter held in Russia

President Joe Biden says he’s serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days. The Kremlin earlier this month … more

By SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN | 7/13/23

A woman fans herself in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A heat wave named Cerberus has southern Europe in its jaws, and it's only going to get worse

Countries in southern Europe are preparing emergency measures at the start of a heat wave that is expected to push temperatures to 45 degrees Celsius (113F) in some areas over the next few days. The … more

7/13/23

Passengers queue at a Trenitalia ticket office at Milan central station during a national train strike, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Trenitalia and Italo train workers are on strike to demand better working conditions and training. in Milan, Italy, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Italy rail strike strands commuters and tourists in sweltering weather at height of tourism season

A train strike across Italy has stranded workers and tourists alike on a sweltering weekday at the peak of high tourism season. The strike on Thursday even affected some high-speed lines that are … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD and LUIGI NAVARRA | 7/13/23

In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Tanks belonging to Russia's Wagner military contractor are parked ahead of their handover to the Russian military at an undisclosed location. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Wagner Group is completing the handover of its weapons to the Russian military. The move follows Wagner's short-lived mutiny last month that challenged the Kremlin. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Top general's dismissal reveals new crack in Russian military leadership

A Russian general in charge of forces fighting in southern Ukraine has been relieved of his duties after speaking out about the problems faced by his troops. The dismissal of Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov … more

7/13/23

Members of the Unite union stand on the picket line outside Guys and St Thomas' Hospital during a 24 hour strike in their continued dispute over pay, in London, Thursday July 13, 2023. (Lucy North/PA via AP)

Tens of thousands of doctors in England start 'longest' strike in health system's history

Britain’s state-funded health care service is facing what is being described as its longest-ever strike as tens of thousands of doctors in England commenced a five-day walkout over pay. So-called … more

By PAN PYLAS | 7/13/23