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FILE - In this photo taken in April 2019 a beluga whale found in Arctic Norway is fed. (Jorgen Ree Wiig, Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries via AP)

A celebrity 'Russian spy' whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters

A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy has been found dead. The Norwegian … more

By JARI TANNER | 9/1/24

In a swanky Nairobi suburb, there's a new dining experience that's pulling in the crowds. Robots are assisting the staff at the Robot Cafe - the first of its kind in East Africa. (AP Video shot by: Desmond Tiro)

Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor

The Robot Cafe in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is creating a buzz by using preprogrammed robots to deliver food to customers. The restaurant owner sees the venture as entertainment and one that draws … more

By DESMOND TIRO and EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 9/1/24

FILE - An aerial view of a migrant tent encampment set up on the plaza of the Santa Cruz y La Soledad Catholic parish church, in La Merced neighborhood of Mexico City, Dec. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Migrants build makeshift life in Mexico City while waiting for US asylum

U.S. immigration policy has shifted the migrant landscape in Mexico City, far from the shared border. The teeming capital that was merely a transit point for some migrants has now become a temporary … more

By MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA and CATERINA MORBIATO | 9/1/24

FILE - Jon Polin, left, and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, pictured on screen speak during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Family confirms death of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

The family of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin says he has been killed in the Gaza Strip. The family issued a statement early Sunday, hours after the Israeli army said it had located … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | 8/31/24

FILE-- Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background

Pope Francis is making the longest, farthest and most challenging trip of his pontificate when he goes to Asia and Oceania this week. He will clock 32,814 kilometers (20,390 miles) by air during his … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 8/31/24

FILE - Taiwan's Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks at the presidential debates at Taiwan Public Television Service in Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Pei Chen, Pool, File)

Taiwan investigators to rule on further detention of former presidential candidate amid graft probe

Taiwan investigators are to rule on the further detention of a former presidential candidate amid graft allegations. Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party was held overnight and has a hearing on … more

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | 8/31/24

City workers dismantled an abandoned makeshift camp that was known as "Little Haiti" in the Tláhuac borough of Mexico City, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with US asylum appointments

Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United States asylum appointment, the government announced Saturday. The … more

8/31/24

Firefighters help clean up floodwater out of a house in Ogaki, central Japan, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, following a tropical storm in the area. (Natsumi Yasumoto/Kyodo News via AP)

Storm creeps through Japan, bringing heavy rainfall to some spots for days

Tropical Storm Shanshan is bringing torrential rain to Japan’s Shizuoka area, 110 miles southwest of Tokyo. Weather officials warned Sunday it would linger for several more days. Shanshan, packing … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 8/31/24

Police officers stand in front of a bus on a special route to a city festival in Siegen, Germany, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, after a suspect allegedly attacked other passengers on the bus with a knife. (Sascha Ditscher/dpa via AP)

6 people hurt in a knife attack on a bus in Germany. No political or religious motive seen

Police arrested a 32-year-old woman after six people were hurt in a knife attack on a bus headed to a festival in western Germany. Authorities said Saturday that there was no evidence of a political … more

8/31/24

Seminarians leave after morning Mass at Ritapiret Major Seminary in Maumere, East NusaTenggara province, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants

Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle. Instead, Yansen took off his clerical robes for good and joined the … more

By NINIEK KARMINI | 8/31/24

A volunteer for an air-defense unit prepares a machine gun near Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine's night sky for Russian drones

Women are joining the ranks of Ukrainian mobile air-defense units to shoot down drones as more men are drawn to the battles on the eastern front line. In Kyiv's suburb of Bucha, 70 new female … more

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and SAMYA KULLAB | 8/31/24

Mapule Radebe holds her baby Minehle at Nkosi's Haven, a home that assists women with HIV, in Johannesburg, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

In South Africa's richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention

It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas of the African continent: Why are babies being born with HIV when free medication is available to … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 8/31/24

Displaced kids sort through trash at a street in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio

The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 8/31/24

US, Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert

The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country’s western region that killed 15 people as forces targeted suspected militants from the Islamic State group. That's according to a … more

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | 8/30/24

A person walks in the rain Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Tokyo, as a severe weather system has affected. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Storm slowly heads toward Japan's capital, leaving mudslides and broken bridges in its path

Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way northeast toward the Tokyo area, setting off a mudslide that killed three people. The storm is also halting trains and leaving underground passages … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 8/30/24

FILE - A soldier enters a bullet-riddled home covered by the initials of the Gulf Cartel (CDG) and Zetas (Z) in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, Sept. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence. On Friday, an official of the U.S. Bureau of … more

By MARIA VERZA | 8/30/24

East Timor's Prime Minister and former independence fighter Xanana Gusmao walks past a banner depicting people queuing up to give their votes in the 1999 referendum, during the commemoration of the 25th year anniversary of the country's vote for independence in Dili, East Timor, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Caro Junior)

East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence

East Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975. Crowds … more

By GANTRY MEILANA | 8/30/24

People sit at the Don Bosco refugee camp as Red Cross officials create awareness around mpox in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday the … more

8/30/24

Photos of Veronica Rosas and her son Diego decorate Veronica's shirt and necklaces, as she poses for a portrait at her home in Ecatepec, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Rosas' son went missing when he was 16 years old on Sept. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Takeaways from the AP's report on Mexican mothers searching for their disappeared children

According to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952. In the last two decades, specific causes and perpetrators have blurred as officials have fought drug cartels … more

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ | 8/30/24

Catholic nun Paola Clericó, holding a poster of missing person Fernando Ivan Ornelas, and Veronica Rosas with a photo of her missing son Diego, ask a resident if he recognizes either man and invite him to join a Mass with members of their search collective "Uniendo Esperanzas" or Uniting Hope, in Mexico City, Sunday, July 21, 2024. The collective of people with missing family members held a Mass on the birthday of Ornelas who disappeared five years prior. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for them

According to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952. In the last two decades, specific causes and perpetrators have blurred as officials have fought drug cartels … more

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ | 8/30/24