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Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

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Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

News Today September 21, 2024

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their...

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

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

News Today September 21, 2024

ABUJA, Nigeria — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city’s main...

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AP Week in Pictures: Global

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AP Week in Pictures: Global

News Today September 21, 2024

Sept. 13-19, 2024 Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event....

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

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

News Today September 21, 2024

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners including foreigners and people accused of...

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

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

News Today September 21, 2024

TIXTLA, México — Clemente Rodríguez has been documenting the long search for his missing son with tattoos....

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Sexual Misconduct Sean "Diddy" Combs

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Sexual Misconduct Sean "Diddy" Combs

News Today September 21, 2024

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

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

News Today September 21, 2024

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line,...

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

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

News Today September 21, 2024

LONDON — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

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

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

TOKYO — The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

LONDON — An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people went on display...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

Spanish authorities arrested a 32-year-old man for the death of two police officers in February when a...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

LONDON — Meta said it’s banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police on Thursday detained the CEO and other top leaders of an...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

HANOI, Vietnam — The second trial for Vietnamese real estate typcoon Truong My Lan — who was...

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

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

News Today September 20, 2024

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of...

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

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

News Today September 19, 2024

BRUSSELS — BRUSSELS (AP) — Devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal...

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At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy

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At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy

News Today September 19, 2024

ROME — About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it...

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

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

News Today September 19, 2024

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by...

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