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Protesters in Pakistan-held Kashmir end rallies that killed 4 after authorities revoke price hikes

Protesters in the Pakistan-controlled part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir have called off dayslong rallies over price hikes that left four people dead
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This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
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Scarred by war, Nigeria’s wounded soldiers fought to recover at Prince Harry's Invictus Games

One evening in November 2020, a year into his military service, Peacemaker Azuegbulam’s dream of being a soldier came to an abrupt end
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Sgt. Monday Peter whose two legs were amputated after an armored personnel carrier shattered his legs as they patroled villages in the northwestern Kaduna state in 2011, left, participates in an exhibition sitting volleyball match and others in Abuja Nigeria, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Russia arrests another senior Defense Ministry official in bribery charges

Russian authorities have arrested another senior Defense Ministry official on the charges of bribery, a move that comes after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up and amid expectations of further purges at the mi...
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, talks with Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after a meeting with military leaders in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 19, 2023. The Kremlin says Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia's national security council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev. The appointment Sunday comes after Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov as the country's defense minister instead of Shoigu, who has served in the post for years. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Cave-in leaves 3 miners missing and 12 injured at a coal mine in Poland

Mine authorities in southern Poland say that three miners are missing and 12 others were hurt following a cave-in at the Myslowice-Wesola coal mine
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Russian president Putin to make a state visit to China this week

The Chinese Foreign Ministery says Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week
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FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. President Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, May 14, 2024.(Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
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China says Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a 2-day state visit this week amid closer ties over Ukraine war

China says Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a 2-day state visit this week amid closer ties over Ukraine war
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India PM Modi files his nomination to run for a third term in general election

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination to run for a third term in the country's general election in the northern city of Varanasi, which is his constituency
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters at Kashi Vishwanath Temple after his roadshow in Varanasi, India, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar)
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Verdict expected for German far-right politician Björn Höcke, accused of using Nazi slogan

A court is expected to deliver its verdict in the trial of one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party
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FILE - German far-right politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Bjoern Hoecke attends his trial in the state court in Halle, Germany, Thursday, April 18, 2024. A court is expected to deliver its verdict Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in the trial of one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party, who is accused of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech.(Fabrizio Bensch/Pool via AP, File)
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The Latest | More than half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says

The United Nations says more than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in both southern and northern Gaza
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Backdropped by smoke rising to the sky after an explosion in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli tank stands near the Israel-Gaza border as seen from southern Israel, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Curfew is imposed in New Caledonia after unrest wracks French island territory in south Pacific

Authorities in the French Pacific island territory of New Caledonia have announced an overnight curfew and banned gatherings after violent unrest erupted in the capital of Noumea
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Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes is sentenced to prison

A former Australian army lawyer has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan
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Whistleblower David McBride arrives at the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in Canberra, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. McBride, 60, was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to three charges including theft and sharing with members of the press documents classified as secret.( Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
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An Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to prison

An Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to prison
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May 14

Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel
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A Palestinian woman sits in front of her makeshift tent with her grandchildren after been displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip at a camp in Deir al Balah, Monday, May 13, 2024. Palestinians on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel. It's an event that is at the core of their national struggle, but in many ways pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
May 14

Hong Kong calls for respect of its overseas-based trade offices after UK charged its London staffer

Hong Kong's leader has urged foreign governments to respect its overseas-based trade offices after a staff member in its London branch was charged in Britain for allegedly working for the Chinese city’s intelligence service
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Chi Leung Wai leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London, Monday May 13, 2024. Three men have appeared in a London court on charges that they helped the Hong Kong intelligence service gather information in Britain amid growing concern that hostile states are trying to interfere with democracy and economic activity in the U.K. Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, Matthew Trickett, and Chung Biu Yuen, were granted bail during a brief hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
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Indonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods that killed at least 50

Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies, and whenever possible, survivors of flash floods that hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend
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People inspect the damage by a flash flood in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Rescuers on Tuesday searched in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies, and whenever possible, survivors of flash floods that hit Indonesia's Sumatra Island over the weekend. (AP Photo/Sutan Malik Kayo)
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Australian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users

An Australian judge says it would be unreasonable for the country’s internet safety watchdog to require social platform X to hide video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church from all of its users around the world
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FILE - The opening page of X is displayed on a computer and phone in Sydney on Oct. 16, 2023. An Australian judge said Tuesday, May 14, 2024, it would be unreasonable for the country's internet safety watchdog to require social platform X to hide video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church from all of its users globally, as he explained his decision to lift a court order that had required X to hide the video of the attack (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
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Xi's visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe's doorstep

Most countries in the European Union are making efforts to “de-risk” their economies from perceived threats posed by China
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FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, reviews an honor guard with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic during a welcome ceremony at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Most countries in the European Union are making efforts to “de-risk” their economies from perceived threats posed by China. But Hungary and Serbia have gone in the other direction. They are courting major Chinese investments in the belief that the world’s second-largest economy is essential for Europe’s future. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
May 13

Billboard collapses onto people in Mumbai, India, killing at least 14 but others may be trapped

A large billboard collapsed onto people during heavy rain and thunderstorms in India’s western city of Mumbai, killing at least 14 and injuring 74 others
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Rescuers look for victims under a billboard that collapsed following heavy rain and thundershowers in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 13, 2024. Scores of people were thought to be trapped after the collapse in the suburb of Ghatkopar, Mumbai police said on social media platform X. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
May 13

Blinken visits Ukraine to tout US support for Kyiv's fight against Russia's advances

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken works while traveling on a Ukraine Railways train to Kyiv, Monday, May 13, 2024, near Lviv, Ukraine. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reaffirm American support for Ukraine in its war with Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reaffirm American support for Ukraine in its war with Russia
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Gucci hosts star-studded cruise collection fashion show in London's Tate Modern

Luxury Italian fashion house Gucci has hosted a star-studded cruise collection catwalk at London's Tate Modern museum
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A model wears an outfit for the Gucci Cruise fashion show in London, Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP)
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Ukraine says 30,000 Russian soldiers attacking amid offensive in Kharkiv region

Thousands of civilians have been evacuated during the heavy fighting.
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A police officer helps a local resident during an evacuation to Kharkiv due to Russian shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, May 13, 2024.
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4 Dominicans are accused of smuggling wildlife and throwing 113 birds overboard to their deaths

Officials say four men from the Dominican Republic have been indicted in Puerto Rico on charges of smuggling wildlife in a case involving more than 100 dead birds
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Arthur Irving, who grew his family's oil business and was one of Canada's richest men, dies at 93

Canadian billionaire Arthur L
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Arthur Irving, chairman of Irving Oil takes to the podium during the grand opening of the Halifax Harbour Terminal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Oct. 20, 2016. Irving, one of Canada's richest people and the son of Canadian industrialist K.C. Irving, has died Monday, May 13, 2024, at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father founded, in an announcement by Irving Oil. (The Canadian Press via AP)
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Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq

One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers has been arrested in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said
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This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)
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North Macedonia’s new president seeks to sidestep disputes with EU neighbors

European Union candidate North Macedonia is seeking to calm disputes with EU neighbors Greece and Bulgaria that flared following the landslide election victory of a conservative-backed coalition and president
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Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, the new President of North Macedonia, center left and her predecessor Stevo Pendarovski, center right, shake hands in front of the President's coat of arms during the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Siljanovska Davkova was sworn as first female president in North Macedonia on Sunday after her triumph in a presidential runoff earlier this week over the leftist incumbent president. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
May 13

Belfast judge says parts of the UK's migrant deportation law shouldn't apply to Northern Ireland

A Belfast judge says that the United Kingdom's law to deport asylum-seekers shouldn't apply in Northern Ireland because parts of it violate human rights protections
May 13
Sinead Marmion, asylum and immigration solicitor at Phoenix Law, poses outside Belfast High Court in Belfast, Monday May 13, 2024. The United Kingdom's law to deport asylum-seekers shouldn't apply in Northern Ireland because parts of it violate human rights protections, a Belfast judge ruled Monday. While the prime minister’s office said the ruling wouldn’t derail or delay Rwanda deportations it expects to begin in July, Sinead Marmion, a lawyer whose client prevailed in bringing the case said the law wouldn't apply in Northern Ireland. (Liam McBurney/PA via AP)
May 13

Pakistan, US discuss how to tackle the regional security threat posed by IS group and local Taliban

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says Pakistani and U.S. officials have held their latest talks in Washington on how to expand cooperation in tackling the threat posed to regional security by an affiliate of the Islamic State group and the Pakistani Taliban
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Palestinian band escapes horrors of war but members' futures remain uncertain

They stroll Doha’s waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now free of pain
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From left, Fares Anbar, Abood Qassim, Rahaf Shamaly, Hamada Nasrallah, Ahmed Haddad and Said Fadel of the Gaza Strip-based Sol Band prepare for a practice session in Doha, Qatar, Friday, May, 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)
May 13

Death toll now 15 after Russian apartment explosion

A 10-story residential building in Belgorod, Russia, was struck overnight by a Ukrainian missile, a local governor said.
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VIDEO: Death toll now 15 after Russian apartment explosion
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Almost 360,000 have fled Rafah, UN agency says

"There's nowhere to go," the U.N. Agency for Palestine Refugees said on social media. "There's NO safety without a cease-fire."
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VIDEO: Almost 360,000 have fled Rafah, UN agency says
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Argentina will get next installment of bailout as IMF praises Milei's austerity policies

The International Monetary Fund, Argentina’s biggest creditor, has agreed to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program
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People pick through discarded produce at the central market for fruit and vegetables in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war

Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet at 11 1/2 years — in a rare Kremlin shake-up that came even as a Russian offensive in Ukraine is making gains
May 13
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed removing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from his post. Putin nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov for the role. His appointment must now be approved by Russian lawmakers. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film
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FILE - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photo call for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 24, 2013. Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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Reports of army killing of villagers in Myanmar supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor

Reports that soldiers of Myanmar’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Myanmar have been supported in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings
May 13
This UGC photo provided by the People’s Defense Force shows a truck transporting bodies of victims allegedly killed by soldiers of Myanmar’s military government, to be buried outside of Let Htoke Taw village in Sagaing region’s Myinmu township, Myanmar, Saturday, May 11, 2024. Reports that soldiers of Myanmar’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Myanmar were supported Monday in interviews with a local administrator and a man who claims to have survived the killings. (People’s Defense Force via AP)
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Chad's opposition leader challenges the results of the presidential elections

Chad’s opposition leader says he has filed an appeal with the country’s constitutional council to challenge the preliminary results of the May 6 presidential election
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FILE - Chadians vote in N'djamena, Chad, on May 6, 2024. Voters in Chad headed to the polls on Monday, May 13, 2024 to cast their ballot in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule under interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno. Chad’s opposition leader, Succès Masra, has a filed a legal appeal with the country’s constitutional council to challenge the preliminary result of the May 6 presidential election. (AP Photo/Mouta, File)
May 13

Violent protests continue in Pakistan-held Kashmir against price hikes. Talks with the IMF begin

Protests against price hikes have continued for the fourth day in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with demonstrators clashing with the police
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Polish activists criticize Tusk's government for tough border policies and migrant pushbacks

Refugee rights activists are criticizing Poland’s pro-European Union government for plans to tighten security at the border with Belarus
May 13
FILE - Members of a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum are seen in Bialowieza, Poland, on May 28, 2023. Refugee rights activists on Monday May 13, 2024 criticized Poland's pro-European Union government for plans to toughen measures along the border with Belarus and for continuing a policy initiated by the previous populist government of pushing migrants back across the border there. (AP Photo/Agnieszka Sadowska, File)
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Nigeria labor unions protest higher electricity prices

Labor unions in Nigeria staged nationwide have protested a recent increase in electricity prices introduced after the removal of subsidies by the West African nation’s government
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People protest against the recent increase in the electricity tariff, in Abuja Nigeria, Monday, May 13, 2024. Labor unions in Nigeria staged nationwide have protested a recent increase in electricity prices introduced after the removal of subsidies by the West African nation’s government. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Collapsing billboard kills 3 and hurts 59 amid heavy rains in Mumbai

A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain
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A motorist rides during a pre-monsoon thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds and rain in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva

High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about artificial intelligence
May 13
FILE -President Joe Biden, right, greets China's President President Xi Jinping, left, at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, USA, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about artificial intelligence including the risks of the technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it. The meeting Tuesday is billed as an opening exchange of views in an inter-governmental dialogue on AI agreed during a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
May 13

British prime minister warns of 'axis of authoritarian states' in pre-election speech

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned of a dangerous future for the U.K. in a pitch to voters ahead of a national election that could see Conservatives ousted from power after 14 years
May 13
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on national security at the Policy Exchange, in London, Monday May 13, 2024. (Carl Court/Pool via AP)
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Indonesian police raid drug lab in Bali villa

Indonesian police say they have raided what they have called a major drug lab hidden in a villa on the resort island of Bali
May 13
The national police criminal investigation agency display evidence during a news conference at a villa in Canggu, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, May 13, 2024. Indonesian police raided what they said was a major drug lab hidden in a villa on the resort island of Bali, and arrested four people.(AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
May 13

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May 13
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 13

Greek and Turkish leaders seek to stress thawing relations but tensions remain under the surface

The leaders of Greece and Turkey have met for talks that were supposed to underline their efforts to put aside decades-old disputes but also revealed deep divisions between them
May 13
FILE - Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, right, makes statements with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative on Monday, May 13, 2024 when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)
May 13

Misery deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli troops press operation

Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited operation in Rafah
May 13
Backdropped by smoke rising to the sky after an explosion in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli tank stands near the Israel-Gaza border as seen from southern Israel, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
May 13

A murder case in Kazakhstan led to domestic violence reforms. It ends with a prison sentence

Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has convicted a former government official of torturing and brutally murdering his wife and sentenced him to 24 years in prison
May 13
FILE - Kuandyk Bishimbayev, Kazakhstan's former economics minister, speaks during his trial in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday, May 6, 2024. Kazakhstan's Supreme Court on Monday, May 13, 2024, convicted Bishimbayev of torturing and brutally murdering his wife and sentenced him to 24 years in prison, concluding a high-profile trial that has gripped the Central Asian nation. (AP Photo/Alimzhan Barangulov, File)
May 13

Socialists deal blow to separatists in Catalan elections but face uphill task to form government

Spain’s ruling Socialist party scored a crucial victory in regional elections in the powerful northeastern region of Catalonia, garnering the most seats and dealing a blow to the region’s two main separatist parties that have governed for decades
May 13
Socialist candidate Salvador Illa makes a toast with members of his team and party colleagues after the announcement of the results of elections to the Catalan parliament in Barcelona, Sunday May 12, 2024. The Socialists led by former health minister Illa won a majority of 42 seats, up from their 33 seats in 2021 when they also barely won the most votes but were unable to form a government. They will still need to earn the backing of other parties to put Illa in charge.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
May 13

Dutch artist expelled from Eurovision Song Contest is likely to face charges, Swedish police say

Swedish police say the Dutch contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the finale will likely be charged for making illegal threats
May 13
FILE - Joost Klein of Netherlands arrives on stage for the introducing of the artists at the dress rehearsal for the final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 10, 2024. Hours before the final, Dutch contestant Joost Klein was dramatically booted out by organizers over a backstage incident. He had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday, and contest organizer the European Broadcasting Union said it was investigating an “incident.” (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
May 13

Microsoft pledges $4.3 billion investment at Macron’s ‘Choose France’ summit

Microsoft has announced its most substantial commitment yet to France
May 13
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith, right, speaks to French President Emmanuel Macron at the French Microsoft headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, Monday, May 13, 2024. Microsoft, which has been present in France for 41 years, is announcing a 4 billion euro investment this year, the largest to date in the country, to support French growth in the new artificial intelligence economy. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
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