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A traffic jam in a flooded street in the city center of Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Heavy rainfall in Turkey's capital on Saturday led to flooding that killed one person, authorities said. Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas tweeted that 35 people had been rescued. He reported flooding in 300 locations, 35 fallen trees and the collapse of 23 roofs and three utility poles. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Man killed in floods in Turkey's capital

Authorities in Turkey say heavy rains in the capital led to flooding that killed one person in the capital Ankara. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that search and rescue teams located the body … more

6/11/22

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled congress has cancelled nearly 200 nongovernmental organizations this last week of May 2022, ranging from a local equestrian center to the 94-year-old Nicaraguan Academy of Letters, in what critics say is President Daniel Ortega’s attempt to eliminate the country’s civil society. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Nicaragua authorizes entry of Russian troops, planes, ships

The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response. In a … more

6/11/22

FILE - A German border sign stands at the Austrian-German border in Sachrang, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Germany says it will temporarily introduce some border controls as the country gets ready to host the Group of Seven summit later this month in the Bavarian Alps. The country’s interior ministry said in a statement Saturday, June 11, 2022 that it will increase border security from June 13-July 3. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File )

Germany to introduce some border checks during G7 summit

Germany says it will temporarily introduce some border controls as the country gets ready to host the Group of Seven summit later this month in the Bavarian Alps. The summit of wealthy nations with … more

6/11/22

A street musician performs in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 10, 2022. With war raging on fronts to the east and south, the summer of 2022 is proving bitter for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The sun shines but sadness and grim determination reign. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

War guilt and last kisses: A deceptive, uneasy calm for Kyiv

With war raging on fronts to the east and south, the summer of 2022 is proving bitter for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The sun shines but sadness and grim determination reign. Canoodling couples … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 6/11/22

FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. British health officials said they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country as they announced another 45 cases Friday, June 10, 2022. That makes for a total of 366 cases in the biggest-ever outbreak of the disease beyond Africa. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)

British scientists say it's unclear if monkeypox has peaked

British health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country. They announced another 45 cases on Friday, bringing the total to 366 in the biggest-ever outbreak … more

By MARIA CHENG | 6/10/22

Imelda, left, Cinthia Rodriguez, center, and Karen, all formerly arrested on suspicion of inducing an abortion, sit for a portrait in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The three are among the 65 women who have been freed with the help of nonprofit Citizen Group for the Decriminalization of Abortion and other women's rights collectives. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

In their words: Salvadoran women jailed under abortion ban

Abortion is completely banned in El Salvador, even in cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or danger to a pregnant woman's life. And prosecutors can be very aggressive in enforcing it. That … more

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI | 6/10/22

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, June 9, 2022 after a delayed start to proceedings because of interruptions from opposition parties. Ramaphosa is facing the biggest challenge to his presidency and is expected to face calls from opposition lawmakers to step down pending a criminal investigation into allegations that he tried to cover up the theft of $4 million from his game farm in the northern Limpopo province.(AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South African president confronted in parliament for 2nd day

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempts to speak in Parliament were disrupted for a second day Friday as opposition lawmakers confronted him over allegations he tried to cover up the … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 6/10/22

Scuba-diving volunteers collect trash during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, Friday, June 10, 2022. Divers visiting the ancient seaport of Caesarea on Israel's Mediterranean coast occasionally find treasure, but on Friday they searched for trash. Twenty six scuba-diving volunteers removed around 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of the historic site as part of a United Nations World Oceans Day initiative. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli divers haul trash from ancient site for Oceans Day

Divers visiting the ancient seaport of Caesarea on Israel’s Mediterranean coast occasionally find treasure, but for World Oceans Day they searched for trash. Twenty six scuba-diving volunteers … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 6/10/22

FILE - Ethiopians protest against international pressure on the government over the conflict in Tigray, below a banner referring to The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, at a demonstration organised by the city mayor's office held at a stadium in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 30, 2021. A senior Ethiopian official said Friday, June 10, 2022 his country is interested in resuming talks with Egypt and Sudan on the huge and controversial Blue Nile dam that will be Africa's largest hydroelectric power plant. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

Ethiopia says willing to resume dam talks with Egypt, Sudan

A senior Ethiopian official says his country is interested in resuming talks with Egypt and Sudan on a huge and controversial Blue Nile dam that will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant. … more

6/10/22

Protestors stand outside The Royal Court of Justice in London, Friday, June 10, 2022. The High Court will hear a legal challenge lodged by Care4Calais, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and Detention Action, opposing the Home Office's new asylum deal with Rwanda. The case alleges that Priti Patel's proposals are in contravention of international law and the UN refugee convention. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Asylum-seekers make UK legal bid to stop Rwanda deportations

A group of asylum-seekers is asking a U.K. court to stop the British government sending them on a one-way flight to Rwanda. Four people, backed by refugee groups and a trade union, are asking a judge … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 6/10/22

A wildfire advances near the urbanisation in Marbella, Malaga, on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Emergency services deployed almost 1,000 firefighters, military personnel and support crews Thursday to fight a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of some 2,000 people in southern Spain amid fears that torrid weather may feed the blaze. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)

Spain evacuates 2,000 as crews race to counter wildfire

A wildfire in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people, and authorities feared that a looming heat wave may feed the blaze. Emergency agencies deployed almost 1,000 firefighters, … more

6/10/22

Roman Zhylenkov, left, and another volunteer of Vostok SOS charitable organisation carry an elderly woman from her home during an evacuation in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Volunteer drivers are risking everything to deliver humanitarian aid to Ukrainians behind the front lines of the war — and to help many of them escape. The routes are dangerous and long and the drivers risk detention, injury or death. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukraine: Drivers risk all to bring aid, help civilians flee

Volunteer drivers are risking everything to deliver humanitarian aid to Ukrainians behind the front lines of the war — and to help many of them escape. The routes are dangerous and long and the … more

By ELENA BECATOROS | 6/10/22

Federal Police arrive to reinforce the search and investigation into the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araujo Pereira in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, late Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Federal police said members of the army, navy, police and firefighters have joined the search for the men who have been missing more than three days. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Brazil sends helicopters to search for 2 missing in Amazon

Brazilian authorities have begun using helicopters to search for a British journalist and Indigenous official missing for three days in a remote area of the Amazon rainforest. Amazonas state civil … more

By DIANE JEANTET and FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 6/9/22

People walk past flowers and candles at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 9, 2022. On Wednesday June 8, a 29-year-old man drove his car into a group of students killing their teacher and crash into a store. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Berlin driver's 'confused' statements under investigation

Berlin's mayor says investigators are trying to make sense of “confused” statements by a man who drove into a school group in what appears to have been a deliberate rampage. Wednesday’s … more

6/9/22

A members of the opposition, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party is ejected from parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, June 9, 2022 for disrupting proceedings. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing the biggest challenge to his presidency and is expected to face calls from opposition lawmakers to step down pending a criminal investigation into allegations that he tried to cover up the theft of $4 million from his game farm in the northern Limpopo province.(AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South African president grilled in Parliament on farm theft

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was confronted in Parliament Thursday by opposition politicians who pressed him to step down from office pending a criminal investigation into allegations that … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 6/9/22

CORRECTS TOWN - Flood waters sweep through the ancient town of Feng Huang in central China's Hunan province, Saturday, June 4, 2022. State media reported some deaths and missing in flooding in the province. (AP Photo)

10 killed, 3 missing in central China flooding

Chinese state media report at least 10 people have been killed and three are missing in flooding in the central province of Hunan. The Xinhua News Agency said storms have pummeled the province since … more

6/9/22

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed greets Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on his arrival to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, June 9, 2022. The visit was Bennett's second public trip to Abu Dhabi since Israel and the UAE agreed to normalize ties in 2020 after years of quiet cooperation, mainly over their shared concerns over Iran's nuclear capabilities. (Israeli Government Press Office via AP)

Israeli PM Bennett in snap UAE visit amid standoff with Iran

Israel's prime minister was on a surprise visit to the United Arab Emirates. The snap trip Thursday comes as efforts to salvage a deal over Iran’s nuclear program were stalled amid a deepening … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 6/9/22

British journalist Dom Phillips, right, and a Yanomami Indigenous man walk in Maloca Papiu village, Roraima state, Brazil, Nov. 2019. Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araujo Pereira have been reported missing in a remote part of Brazil's Amazon region, a local Indigenous association said Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Joao Laet)

EXPLAINER: Crime, impunity surge in Amazon's Javari Valley

A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs official are missing in the Amazon region’s Javari Valley. It's Brazil’s second-largest Indigenous territory and sits in an isolated area where … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 6/8/22

In this photo provided by Diario Libre, The Dominican Republic’s Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources Orlando Jorge Mera poses for a publicity photo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 18, 2022. Mera was shot and killed in his office on Monday, June 6, 2022, according to officials. (Alexander Arias/Diario Libre via AP)

Documents: Dominican minister slain over denied permits

Judicial documents that The Associated Press has obtained state that the childhood friend accused of fatally shooting the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources this … more

By MARTÍN ADAMES | 6/8/22

Venezuelan migrant Jesus Gonzalez, with a single crutch, sits with his family who are part of a migrant caravan that have stopped to rest in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The 53-year-old man is alternating between crutches and a wheelchair pushed by relatives and friends as the family continues northward to the U.S.-Mexico border. They were the last migrants to reach Huixtla on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Venezuelans big presence in caravan after visa requirement

After walking along rural highways in southern Mexico for two days, Venezuelan Wilber Pires spent what was supposed to be a day of rest for several thousand migrants traveling in a caravan, asking … more

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE | 6/8/22