The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Erick has formed in the eastern Pacific on a forecast track where it could make landfall in Mexico. Forecasters predicted up to 20 inches of rain, …
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ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — The century-old Dongchoon Circus Troupe is the last circus in South Korea.
Such entertainments peaked before most South Korean homes had televisions. They had animal …
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By LEE JIN-MAN and HYUNG-JIN KIM
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The Israeli military warns people to evacuate the area around Iran's Arak heavy water reactor.
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Russian state media has reported that a top Russian security official traveled to Pyongyang for the second time this month for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the latest display …
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A human rights group says Israeli strikes have killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others. The Washington-based group Human Rights Activists said Wednesday it had identified 239 …
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Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people and wounded 1,329 others, a human rights group says.
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Emergency workers have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian missile. The finds on Wednesday brought the death toll from the attack on the …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE and ILLIA NOVIKOV
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Activists and the father of a Kenyan civilian who was shot at close range by police during the country's latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in custody are demanding for …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and BRIAN INGANGA
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Heavy rains have killed at least two people in Brazil’s southern region Rio Grande do Sul, the state’s civil defense agency said. The announcement on Wednesday comes just over a year after the …
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Air India faces fresh turbulence following last week’s fatal crash as additional safety inspections on its Dreamliner fleet lead to flight delays, cancellations and growing passenger anxiety. India …
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By RAJESH ROY
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Brazil’s federal police accused former president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 others of involvement in a sprawling scheme that used the country’s intelligence agency to spy on members of the judiciary, …
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE
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A new United Nations report says that Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people killed. The report also cites other human rights abuses, from barriers …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a meter from the …
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ASCOT, England (AP) — Photo highlights from the opening day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to hunt down the perpetrators of a weekend attack that killed at least 150 people in the country’s northcentral. During a visit …
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Supporters of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have been gathering outside her Buenos Aires apartment and in the Plaza de Mayo for the past …
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The Czech government has survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote over a bitcoin-related scandal. Only 94 opposition lawmakers in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament voted on Wednesday to …
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Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have advanced after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East hit Wall Street. Japan reported that its exports fell in May as the auto industry was hit by …
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By JIANG JUNZHE
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6/18/25
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A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of engaging in an online campaign of cybergrooming and virtual sexual abuse of children. Investigators believe he pressured a 13-year-old …
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By STEFANIE DAZIO
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The family of late Zambian President Edgar Lungu has delayed the repatriation of his body from South Africa for a second time in a feud with the country’s current leader over the funeral. The …
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By JACOB ZIMBA
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