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This photo released by the Police of the Czech Republic on Friday Aug. 30, 2024, shows a World War II bomb that was found last week at a major chemical plant near the city of Litvinov, northwestern Czech Republic. Czech explosive experts detonated the bomb where it was found. (Policie CR via AP)

Czech explosive experts safely detonate a rare World War II bomb at a major chemical plant

Czech explosive experts have detonated a World War II bomb at a major chemical plant in northwestern Czech Republic where it was found last week. Police said that besides few broken windows the blast … more

8/30/24

FILE - A woman chants before Poland's parliament during a protest against the recent failure by the centrist government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk to muster sufficient support for a vote to liberalize the country's strict anti-abortion law in Warsaw, Poland, on July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland eases abortion access with new guidelines for doctors under a restrictive law

Seeking to Poland’s government is easing access to abortion for women needing to end a pregnancy for health reasons, issuing guidelines to doctors that reaffirm the legality of the procedure when … more

8/30/24

In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia's invasion crashed on Monday, Aug. 26, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, Ukraine's military officials said on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine says US experts are helping figure out why a Ukrainian F-16 crashed in the war with Russia

Ukraine’s air force commander says U.S. experts have joined a Ukrainian investigation into why an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed earlier this week during a … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 8/30/24

Buildings stand in darkness during a power outage in Caracas, Venezuela, at dawn on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with Maduro government blaming 'sabotage'

Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states. President Nicolas Maduro’s government blamed the outage, which it said began about 4:50 a.m., on … more

8/30/24

FILE - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force tanks parade during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base in Asaka, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan's defense ministry seeks record budget as it faces growing threat from China

Japan’s Defense Ministry has sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China’s increasing threat, while … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 8/30/24

Panda Yuanyuan eats her birthday cake for her 20 years old at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Yuanyuan was a gift from China to mark warming ties with Taiwan in 2008. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday

With politics set aside, well-wishers have gathered to wish Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday. Yuanyuan was born in China and gifted by Beijing as a sign of goodwill toward the … more

8/30/24

In this photo released by the State Railway of Thailand, rescuers work on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, the scene of a collapsed tunnel in Nakhon Ratchasima province that is part of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway construction site. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

Searchers recover 3 bodies from Thai rail tunnel that collapsed during construction

Thai officials say the bodies of three foreign workers who were trapped for days in a railway tunnel in northeastern Thailand that collapsed while under construction have been retrieved after an … more

8/30/24

Sahra Wagenknecht, Chairwoman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), is escorted off the stage by a bodyguard following an attack with red paint during the election campaign event on Domplatz, Erfurt, Germany, Thursday Aug. 29, 2024. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

Prominent German leftist politician sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during campaign event

A prominent German leftist politician was sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during a campaign event in the eastern city of Erfurt, ahead of closely watched state elections on Sunday. Sara … more

8/30/24

Aid group says Israel hit convoy to hospital in Gaza. Israel says it hit gunmen who seized the car

An aid group operating in the Gaza Strip says an Israeli missile hit its convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital working in the besieged enclave, killing several people from … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 8/30/24

Municipal officials stand near the Kuma river, swollen due to rainfall, in Yatsushiro, southern Japan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, following a recent severe weather system in the area. (Hidetaka Komukai/Kyodo News via AP)

Slow tropical storm dumps heavy rain around Tokyo after causing floods in southern Japan

A slow-moving tropical storm is having a far-reaching impact in much of Japan, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south. Flooding was reported Friday in a … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 8/30/24

A Kashmiri man fishes as the sun sets over the Dal Lake on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)

The first election in a decade is planned in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Here's what to know

Residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir are gearing up for their first regional election in a decade that will allow them to have their own truncated government, also known as a local assembly, … more

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN | 8/29/24

FILE - New Zealand Maori King, Kiingi Tuheitia, from left, reacts with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at Turangawaewae Marae, Hamilton, New Zealand, Nov. 8, 2015. (David Rowland/Pool Photo via the AP, File)

New Zealand's Māori King dies after 18-year reign

New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has died at age 69, just days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne. Officials say Tuheitia died in hospital … more

8/29/24

FILE - Waorani Indigenous women take part in a demonstration in Quito, Ecuador, Aug. 20, 2024, demanding authorities comply with the decision to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country's share of the Amazon where they live. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)

Ecuador starts dismantling Yasuni National Park oil block two days before court deadline

Ecuador’s Ministry for Energy and Mines says it has begun to dismantle infrastructure on a controversial oil drilling block in Yasuni National Park, home to the Waorani Indigenous people. After a … more

By STEVEN GRATTAN | 8/29/24

This undated image provided by the Hecht Museum of the University of Haifa shows a rare bronze-era jar that was accidentally smashed by a four-year-old child during a visit in the museum in Haifa, Israel. (Hecht Museum staff via AP)

A 4-year-old broke a 3,500-year-old jar at an Israeli museum. Forgiven, he's invited back

A 4-year-old boy who accidentally broke a rare 3,500-year-old jar at a museum in Israel has been forgiven and even invited back. Alex Geller, the boy’s father, said his son is exceptionally … more

By ALEXIS TRIBOULARD and MELANIE LIDMAN | 8/29/24

CAPTION CORRECTION: Displaced infant Abdel-Rahman Abu El-Jedian, 11-month-old, who suffers from polio, is carried by his mother, center, at a makeshift tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

WHO announces limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations

The U.N. World Health Organization has announced limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 8/29/24

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU's top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine's backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia

The European Union's top diplomat is pressing Ukraine’s international backers to lift restrictions on the use of weapons they provide so the country's armed forces can strike military targets … more

By LORNE COOK | 8/29/24

Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands. That's according to a confidential … more

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN | 8/29/24

Iran's president orders investigation after activists alleged police tortured man to death

Iran’s president has ordered an investigation into the death of a man in custody after activists alleged he was tortured to death by police in the north of the country. The order came from … more

8/29/24

A man crosses a closed roadside after another deep sinkhole appeared a week after a woman fell into a sinkhole when a sidewalk caved in in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia beefs up search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole a week ago

The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital has entered a seventh day, with the operation hampered by strong undercurrent flows and worries about soil … more

8/29/24

Workers collect dead fish from a river near the port city of Volos, central Greece, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, following a mass die-off linked to extreme climate fluctuations. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)

Over 100 tons of dead fish collect at Greek port after climate-related mass die-off

Authorities say more than 100 tons of dead fish have been collected in and around the port of Volos, in central Greece, following a mass die-off linked to extreme climate fluctuations. The dead … more

By VAGGELIS KOUSIORAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS | 8/29/24