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‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West, Central Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates…

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AP Week in Pictures: Global

Sept. 13-19, 2024Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak…

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Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including people accused of anti-state crimes

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners including…

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It’s been a decade since 43 students disappeared in Mexico. Their parents still fight for answers

TIXTLA, México -- Clemente Rodríguez has been documenting the long search for…

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Sexual Misconduct Sean "Diddy" Combs

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

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Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama…

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Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut

LONDON -- The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged…

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Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian site in Medjugorje where Virgin Mary is said to have appeared

Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian site in Medjugorje where…

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Lawyer for American charged in Japan’s trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for ‘justice’

TOKYO -- The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared…

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Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London’s Trafalgar Square

LONDON -- An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of…

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Spain arrests suspect in February speedboat crash that killed 2 police officers

Spanish authorities arrested a 32-year-old man for the death of two police…

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Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over “foreign interference”

LONDON -- Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its…

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Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian police on Thursday detained the CEO and…

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Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies…

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Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death for fraud, faces trial on new charges

HANOI, Vietnam -- The second trial for Vietnamese real estate typcoon Truong…

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Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing…

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EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm

BRUSSELS -- BRUSSELS (AP) — Devastating floods through much of Central Europe…

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At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy

ROME -- About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian…

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Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional…

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Google says it will rethink its plans for a big data center in Chile over water worries

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Google on Tuesday said it would halt plans to…

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