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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 -
AP PHOTOS: For the first time India's elderly and disabled are able to vote from home
Vijay Lakshmi, 85, stood beaming at the entrance of her house as she welcomed a team dispatched by the Election Commission of India. They were here to collect her vote. The team visiting Vijay lakshmi’s neighbourhood comprised of 5 people in ...World -
As crisis escalates in Tunisia, lawyers strike over arrested colleague they say was tortured
Lawyers in Tunisia took to the streets on Thursday to protest a string of recent arrests that have convulsed the country over the past week and provoked international outcryWorld -
At summit with Putin, Xi says China and Russia will continue to uphold positions of non-alliance and non-confrontation
At summit with Putin, Xi says China and Russia will continue to uphold positions of non-alliance and non-confrontationWorld - China -
India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows
The political power of Muslims is declining in the world's largest democracyWorld - India -
Misery deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited operation in RafahWorld - Israel -
A parliamentary election runoff puts hard-liners firmly in charge of Iran's parliament
Iran’s hard-liners have won most of the remaining seats in an election run-off to give them full control over the country’s parliament, authorities sayWorld -
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
A Taliban official says that flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 50 peopleWorld -
Lithuania holds a presidential vote as anxieties rise in the Baltics over Russia and war in Ukraine
Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentionsWorld - Ukraine -
Olympic torch enters Marseille’s old port aboard a ship, marking a milestone on the path to the Summer Games in Paris
Olympic torch enters Marseille’s old port aboard a ship, marking a milestone on the path to the Summer Games in ParisWorld -
American is sentenced to 10 days in jail for reportedly breaking into a Russian children's library
An American English-language tutor has been arrested in Moscow on hooliganism charges for reportedly breaking into a children’s library while intoxicated and has been sentenced to 10 days in jailWorld - Russia -
Activists in Bangladesh march through universities to demand end to Israel-Hamas war
Thousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party's student wing have demonstrated in the nation's capital and elsewhere to demand an end to the Israel-Hamas war and the establishment of an independent Palestine stateWorld - Israel -
Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79
Actor Bernard Hill who starred in “Titanic,” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy has diedWorld -
Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for missing
Mexican authorities say three bodies have been recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekendWorld - California -
China dispatches vice premier, urges better safety measures after highway collapse killed 48
China has dispatched a vice premier to oversee recovery efforts and urged better safety measures after a highway collapse killed at least 48 in the country's mountainous southWorld - China -
Police arrest Polish teenager suspected of throwing firebombs at synagogue
Polish police have arrested a 16-year-old male on suspicion of attacking a synagogue with Molotov cocktails and say they plan to ask prosecutors to open an investigationWorld -
Armed groups besieging towns in northeastern Mali driving residents, many children, to hunger
A humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to disease and malnutritionWorld -
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalized
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalizedWorld -
French police remove pro-Palestinian students from the courtyard of Sorbonne university in Paris
French police have removed dozens of students from the Sorbonne university after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the main courtyard of the elite institution in ParisWorld - France -
French media: Police summon actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about sexual assault allegations
French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie setsWorld - France -
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
They aired footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the aircraft.World -
Mexico City seeks to downplay the case of a serial killer suspect who kept women's bones in his room
Mexico City prosecutors are seeking to downplay the case of a suspected serial killer who kept women's bones and a saw in his roomWorld -
French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline his vision for Europe to become a more assertive global power at the backdrop of war in Ukraine and other security and economic challenges in a speech on Thursday, ahead of pivotal European ...World - Ukraine -
A Russian Orthodox priest who took part in services for Navalny is suspended by the patriarch
The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Chuch has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei NavalnyWorld - Russia -
World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
Amnesty International says the world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and MyanmarWorld - Ukraine -
The Latest | Failed rocket strike launched on US-led coalition forces base in Syria
A U.S. defense official said that a failed rocket strike was launched Sunday night at a base housing U.S.-led coalition forces at Rumalyn, Syria, marking the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in ...World -
Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination
Lawyers for Armenia have asked the top U.N. court to throw out a case filed by Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region that accuses Armenia of ethnic cleansingWorld -
Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert
On Friday, parts of New Delhi reported up to 116 degrees Fahrenheit.World - India -
Vatican moves to adapt to hoaxes, Internet and overhauls its process for evaluating visions of Mary
The Vatican has radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomenaWorld -
The number of child migrants arriving in an Italian city has more than doubled, a report says
An aid group says that the number of unaccompanied children who arrived in the northern Italian city of Trieste through the Balkan migratory route has more than doubled last yearWorld -
Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots
A Turkish court has sentenced several pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 42 years in prison over deadly riots that broke out in 2014 by after Islamic State group militants besieged the Syrian border town of KobaniWorld - Turkey