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Olena Yahupova sits for a portrait in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Yahupova, a city administrator who was forced to dig trenches for the Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia, says, “If we don’t talk about it and keep silent, then tomorrow anyone can be there— my neighbor, acquaintance, child.” (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Takeaways from the AP investigation into thousands of Ukrainian civilians held by Russia in prisons

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are detained in a network of formal and informal prisons across Russia and the territories it occupies, where they endure routine torture, psychological abuse and … more

By LORI HINNANT, HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO | 7/13/23

A damaged apartment is seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 13, 2023, following Russia's air attacks targeting the capital city. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Two hospitalized, buildings damaged in Kyiv by Russian drone strike overnight

Russian forces unleashed a barrage of self-exploding Iranian-made Shahed drones early Thursday morning, according to the Kyiv City Administration. Nearly ten drones were identified and shot down, the … more

7/13/23

Supporters of Move Forward Party hold posters during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Thailand's state Election Commission announced Wednesday it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country's next prime minister, Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, has violated election law and has referred his case to the Constitutional Court for a ruling. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand's parliament is set to choose a prime minister, but it might not be the election winner

Thai lawmakers are gathering to select a new prime minister. The outcome is far from certain even though the country’s most progressive party won both the popular vote and the most seats in the … more

By GRANT PECK | 7/12/23

Supreme Electoral Tribunal magistrates hold a press conference in Guatemala City, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The tribunal certified presidential election results, sending candidates Sandra Torres and Bernardo Arévalo to an Aug. 20 runoff, while the Attorney General's Office announced that Arevalo´s party had been suspended. (AP Photo/Wilder Lopez)

Top tribunal certifies Guatemala's election result minutes after another court suspends one party

Guatemala’s troubled presidential election has been thrown into even greater turmoil after the country’s top electoral tribunal confirmed the results of the June 25 vote while the Attorney … more

By SONIA PÉREZ D. | 7/12/23

This photo provided on July 13, 2023, by the North Korean government shows what it says is the test-firing of an Hwasong-18 ICBM, at an undisclosed location, in North Korea, on July 12, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim vows to boost North Korea's nuclear capability after observing new ICBM launch

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country’s nuclear fighting capabilities as he supervised the second test-flight of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/12/23

A PRIME Energy drink is seen, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Detroit. The influencer-backed energy drink that has earned viral popularity among children is facing scrutiny from lawmakers and health experts over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Popular Prime drink that exceeds Canada's caffeine limits to be recalled

A caffeinated energy drink being promoted by American social media influencers is set to be recalled in Canada. Health Canada says that at 200 mg of caffeine per can, Prime Energy exceeds the … more

7/12/23

FILE - Mexican Army soldiers demonstrate a search for anti-personnel mines during a media presentation near Naranjo de Chila, in the municipality of Aguililla, Michoacan state, Mexico, Feb. 18, 2022. Authorities say that a coordinated series of roadway bomb blasts on July 11, 2023 in Tlajomulco, Jalisco state killed four police officers and two civilians, as well as wounded 14 others. (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)

Roadway bombs planted by drug cartel in Mexico kill 4 police officers, 2 civilians

A drug cartel set a coordinated series of roadway bomb blasts in western Mexico that killed four police officers and two civilians. The chief prosecutor of Jalisco state said the blasts late Tuesday … more

By MARK STEVENSON | 7/12/23

A U.N. peacekeeper armored vehicle is parked along the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern Lebanese village of Marwaheen, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. An explosion near Lebanon's border with Israel lightly wounded at least three members of the militant Hezbollah group, a Lebanese security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Explosion along Lebanon-Israel border wounds 3 members of militant group Hezbollah

A Lebanese security official says an explosion ear Lebanon’s border with Israel lightly wounded three members of the militant Hezbollah group. The Israeli army said a number of suspects approached … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 7/12/23

Girls sells toffee, as they pose for photograph on a roadside in Murree, Pakistan, near Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

IMF approves much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, saving it from defaulting on debt

The International Monetary Fund says it has approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, a move that’s likely to save the impoverished Islamic nation from defaulting on its debt … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 7/12/23

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a media conference during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Turkey's parliament won't ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid before October, Erdogan says

Turkey’s president says Sweden’s NATO membership bid won't be not ratified by Turkey’s parliament before October. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference at the NATO summit in Vilnius, … more

By KARL RITTER and ANDREW WILKS | 7/12/23

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

NATO summit results in brief: Mixed news for Ukraine, hope for Sweden and a response to Russia

NATO leaders have wrapped up a two-day summit with pledges of long-term support for Ukraine but no offer of membership yet. Results from the meeting that ended on Wednesday in Lithuania were mixed. … more

By LORNE COOK | 7/12/23

FILE - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks about the activities of his office and recent human rights developments around the globe, during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 7, 2023. The U.N. human rights chief used a special debate on burnings of the Quran in Sweden and other European countries to tread the fine line between freedom of expression and respect for religious belief. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP File)

After Quran burnings, UN rights body calls for more action to combat religious hatred

The U.N.’s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe over objections of Western … more

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FILE - People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2023. A raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries, the United Nations said Wednesday, July 21, amid growing concerns that the country is sliding into a “full-scale civil war.” (AP Photo, File)

Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says

The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries. The U.N. said Wednesday more than 72% of those … more

BY SAMY MAGDY | 7/12/23

FILE - Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on Feb. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the U.N. Security Council failed to renew the Bab al-Hawa border crossing into opposition-held northwestern Syria from Turkey. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops

The United Nations Security Council's failure to renew the critical flow of international aid from Turkey into opposition-held northwestern Syria has rattled Syrians and social workers. The area that … more

By GHAITH AL-SAYED and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 7/12/23

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, pose for a photo during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)

Live Updates | Russia warns of 'potentially very dangerous' G7 security guarantees for Ukraine

The Kremlin spokesman says Russia considers plans by G7 nations to offer Ukraine security guarantees “extremely ill-judged and potentially very dangerous.” Dmitry Peskov made the comments to … more

7/12/23

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP)

Palestinian president visits Jenin refugee camp after devastating Israeli military raid

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is paying a visit to the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank in the wake of a devastating Israeli offensive last week. Abbas' visit on Wednesday marked … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 7/12/23

FILE - An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Company explains to the media about the facility to be used to release treated radioactive water at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on June 26, 2023. Hong Kong's leader warned Tuesday, July 11, that the city will ban marine products from “a large number prefectures” if Japan discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong to ban Japanese products from areas that discharge radioactive water

A top official in Hong Kong says the city would immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Secretary for … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 7/12/23

FILE - A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023. Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen

Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods. And given a new platform to the … more

By ELAINE GANLEY | 7/12/23

FILE - In this picture provided by Swedish Coast Guard, a leak from Nord Stream 2 is seen, on Sept. 28, 2022. Investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a boat that has been one aspect of a probe into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea last year, European diplomats have told the U.N. Security Council. (Swedish Coast Guard via AP, File)

Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say

European diplomats have told the United Nations Security Council that investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht. The craft has been one aspect of a probe into the … more

7/12/23

Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai walks after the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia by The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Thailand's top diplomat said Wednesday that he met ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn nation. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

Thailand’s top diplomat says he met ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn … more

By JIM GOMEZ and EDNA TARIGAN | 7/12/23