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Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests
Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022World - Iran -
Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains
Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the countryWorld -
Serbia's new govt to include US-sanctioned chief with close ties to Russia
Serbia’s new government will include a former intelligence chief who has fostered close ties with Russia and is sanctioned by the United StatesWorld - Russia -
Togo votes in parliamentary elections ahead of proposed controversial reforms
Togolese voters headed to the polls on Monday to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections, which will test support for a proposed new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and give lawmakers the power to choose the ...World -
Mexico's presidential candidates discuss social spending, climate change in 2nd debate
Mexico’s leading presidential candidate repeatedly touted the social programs of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and walked a fine line between supporting the national oil company and promising a clean energy transition in the ...World - Climate -
When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk
Danish police say that a routine traffic stop on a highway south of the capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her overWorld -
Controversy over spiked antifascist speech dominates Italy's Liberation Day anniversary
Italy is marking its liberation from Nazi occupation and fascist rule amid a fresh media controversy over the legacy of Italian fascist complicity in the Holocaust and World War II-era crimesWorld -
Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day
Hundreds of thousands of peole have gathered under a full moon across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services to commemorate their war dead on Anzac DayWorld - New Zealand -
German retirees will get an inflation-busting pension increase this year
Germany’s Cabinet has approved a 4.57% rise in retirees’ pensionsfrom this summer, an increase that is well above the current inflation rateWorld - Germany -
Moscow court rejects Evan Gershkovich's appeal, keeping him in jail until at least June 30
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late JuneWorld -
North Korean leader Kim leads rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said Tuesday, adding to his belligerent testing activities ...World - North Korea -
Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch, is back at work after pacemaker implants
Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, is resuming work after a long sick leave that followed two pacemaker implantsWorld -
Iran's supreme leader tacitly acknowledges that Tehran hit little in its attack on Israel
Iran’s supreme leader has dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything thereWorld - Iran -
A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike
Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left itWorld - Israel -
Chinese foreign minister criticizes US role in Gaza talks during visit to Indonesia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for earlier blocking United Nations resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting with his counterpart in IndonesiaWorld - China -
Thailand and New Zealand vow to strengthen economic ties as they set lofty new trade goals
Thailand and New Zealand have vowed to boost economic cooperation with an aim to triple two-way trade by 2045, as the New Zealand leader visited Thailand for the first time in 11 yearsWorld - New Zealand -
Israeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after witnesses say troops killed 5
The Israeli military has renewed warnings for Palestinians not to return to northern GazaWorld - Israel -
China's economy grew at 5.3% in the first quarter, beating estimates with help from policies and better demand
China's economy grew at 5.3% in the first quarter, beating estimates with help from policies and better demandWorld - China -
Kremlin says 2022 draft document could serve as starting point for future Ukraine peace talks
The Kremlin says that a draft agreement between Russia and Ukraine negotiated in 2022 could serve as a starting point for prospective talks to end the fighting that has dragged into a third yearWorld - Ukraine -
Chaldean patriarch returns to Baghdad after nine months of self-imposed exile amid political dispute
A prominent Iraqi Christian religious leader who left Baghdad amid a political dispute last year has returned to the capital at the invitation of the country’s prime ministerWorld -
German parliament approves payment cards for asylum-seekers to limit cash payments
The German parliament has approved legislation introducing payment cards for asylum-seekersWorld - Germany -
Portuguese Catholic Church announces it will compensate victims of sex abuse
The Portuguese Catholic Church says it will pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergyWorld -
Man indicted in attempt to defraud 28 US federal bankruptcy courts out of $1.8M in unclaimed funds
A Maryland man accused of trying to defraud 28 federal bankruptcy courts out of more than $1.8 million in unclaimed funds has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Puerto RicoWorld -
Vatican's top diplomat begins a 6-day visit to Vietnam aimed at normalizing relations
The Vatican’s top diplomat has begun a six-day visit to Vietnam as part of ongoing efforts to normalize relations between the two sidesWorld -
Britain to expel Russian attaché in response to 'reckless and dangerous activities' by Moscow
Britain says it is expelling Russia’s defense attaché whom it accuses of being a spyWorld - Russia -
Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the MediterraneanWorld -
Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwest
Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwestWorld -
Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah for humanitarian areas ahead of possible assault
Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah for humanitarian areas ahead of possible assaultWorld - Israel -
Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election
José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, is on his way to becoming the new leader of the Central American nationWorld -
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
April 26-May 2, 2024 Workers marched during a May Day rally in Jakarta, anti-nuclear protesters demonstrated in front of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan in Taipei, and people in India’s northeastern Assam state crossed the Brahmaputra River in a ...World -
Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece's emergency response planners are shifting tactics this summerWorld -
30 people are injured when a trailer overturns in southwestern Germany
Police say a trailer packed with people celebrating May Day has overturned in southern Germany, leaving 30 injured, 10 of them seriouslyWorld -
Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi wins Spanish Asturias award for communication
Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Iranian-French filmmaker and cartoonist, has won the 2024 Princess of Asturias Foundation award for communication and humanitiesWorld -
IMF approves immediate release of final $1.1 billion tranche of $3 billion bailout to Pakistan
The IMF says it will immediately release the final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout to PakistanWorld -
Finnish carrier suspends Estonia flights after GPS interference prevents 2 landings
Finland’s national carrier Finnair is temporarily suspending flights to Estonia’s second largest city for a month after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu last week because of GPS disruptionsWorld -
A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiationsWorld - Israel -
German far-right lawmaker whose assistant was arrested for spying for China keeps up election bid
A prominent German far-right lawmaker says he will dismiss an assistant who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, but will remain the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament electionsWorld - China -
Longtime EU hopeful North Macedonia holds presidential polls centered on bloc accession, rule of law
Presidential elections are being held in North MacedoniaWorld - European Union -
2 mayoral candidates killed in Mexico, bringing the number slain so far to 17
Two mayoral candidates in Mexico have been killed, bringing to 17 the number of contenders slain in the lead-up to the June 2 electionsWorld -
Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash
Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announcedWorld