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A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression
Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504
March 28, 2024Explosive 'devil comet' returns for 1st time in 71 years during April 8 eclipse
Officially named 12P/Pons-Brooks, the "devil comet" has periodic explosions.
March 18, 2024How the deadliest attack on Russian soil in years unfolded over the weekend
Witnesses described the scene as complete chaos.
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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia says its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms
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Jeffrey Donaldson, head of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, steps down amid police probe
The Democratic Unionist Party says its leader has stepped down after being charged with allegations of a historic nature
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Leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, steps down amid police probe
Leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, steps down amid police probe
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Chinese investigators arrive in Pakistan to probe suicide attack that killed 5 of its nationals
Officials say a team of Chinese investigators has arrived in Pakistan to join a probe into a suicide attack that killed five of its nationals earlier this week
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45 injured in northwest Cambodia as train hits bus at crossing without barrier
Forty-five people have been injured, five critically, when a train crashed into the side of a bus at a rail crossing in northwestern Cambodia
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Investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims in bus that crashed off a bridge in South Africa
Forensic investigators in South Africa are searching for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying pilgrims to an Easter gathering plunged off a bridge and caught fire
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Thai court acquits dozens of protesters who shut down Bangkok's airports in 2008
A Thai court has acquitted nearly 70 people of all charges related to mass protests that shut down Bangkok’s two airports in 2008 for about 10 days
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Ukraine and India, a historical ally of Russia, hold talks to strengthen ties
India’s foreign minister is meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, who is visiting to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation with New Delhi, which considers Russia a historic ally from the Cold War-era
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Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says
South Africa’s election commission has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections
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9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report
Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks 1 year in Russian prison
Gershkovich is being held on spying charges the U.S. denounced as false.
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Russia launches barrage of drones, missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say
Ukraine's armed forces say Moscow launched a large-scale attack on energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country
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Thailand steps up border control of livestock after anthrax outbreak is reported in neighboring Laos
Thailand’s government has ordered officials to closely monitor livestock along the border with Laos after more than 50 people were reported to have contracted anthrax in the neighboring country
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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
March 22-28, 2024
Lawyers file a lawsuit against the presidential election results in Indonesia, Thailand tries to help displaced people in Myanmar, and the Myanmar military holds the annual Armed Forces Day parade.
Christian, Muslim and Buddhist devotees participate in events for the Holy month of Lent in the Philippines, the fasting month of Ramadan in Indian-controlled Kashmir and Buddha’s birthday in South Korea.
Coffee bean farmers and companies work to protect forests in Vietnam, less people practice the historical tradition of training birds to catch beads in China, school pupils practice for a performance on stage in North Korea, environmental volunteers clean water in Bali, Indonesia.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in the Asia-Pacific region made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Hiro Komae in Tokyo.
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The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply
The European Union aims to fast-track up to $1.1 billion in financial aid to Egypt, using a funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards
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Huawei’s profit more than doubles in 2023, sales up 9.6% as cloud and digital businesses grow
Chinese telecoms gear company Huawei Technologies has reported its profit more than doubled last year as its cloud and digital businesses thrived in spite of U.S. sanctions
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A moderately strong earthquake struck southern Greece. No injuries, damage reported
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck southern Greece off the coast of the western Peloponnese
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5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people are hospitalized
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'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
“Oppenheimer” has finally opened in the nation where two cities were obliterated by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist at the center of the film
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
March 22–28, 2024
People mourn in Moscow after the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert. Brazilian soccer player Vinicius Junior breaks down in tears during a news conference. A volcano erupts near the town of Grindavik on Iceland. Christians take part in numerous events in advance of the Easter celebrations.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.
The selection was curated by AP photographer Thibault Camus in Paris.
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A Lebanese nun's request to pray for Hezbollah fighters highlights schisms over the group's weapons
A video showing a Lebanese nun asking young students to pray for the “men of the resistance,” a reference to Hezbollah fighters, has sparked controversy in Lebanon
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Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can't retire
China’s first generation of migrant workers played an integral role in the country's transformation from an impoverished nation to an economic powerhouse
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A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear
U.S. citizens jailed in Russia include a Wall Street Journal reporter, a vacationing corporate security executive and a dual national visiting her family in Tatarstan
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The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What's behind that failure?
The Moscow concert hall attack a week ago that left more than 140 people dead was a major blunder for Russia’s law enforcement agencies
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
March 22-28, 2024
Wildfires in Mexico burned a cemetery in the High Mountains of Veracruz state, while heavy rain in Brazil flooded homes in Duque de Caxias. Violent gangs in Haiti set fire to cars amid attacks that started in late February, killing many and leaving thousands homeless. Roman Catholics across the region began observing Holy Week.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by Senior Photo Editor for Latin America and Caribbean Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.
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A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace
A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition
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Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 42 people are dead
The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo have killed and wounded several people and caused damage
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France's Macron embraces Brazil's Lula — and the memes poking fun at their 'wedding'
If social media is to be believed, French President Emmanuel Macron’s just-ended trip to Brazil left him swooning
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Argentina's Milei trades barbs with Mexican and Colombian leaders, ratcheting up tensions
Simmering spats between Latin American populist leaders have intensified in the past days, with Argentina’s President Javier Milei needling his leftist counterparts in Mexico and Colombia
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Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is the only survivor
Authorities say a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter weekend church gathering plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa, killing at least 45 people
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A bus carrying people to an Easter festival in South Africa plunges off a bridge, killing 45, authorities say
A bus carrying people to an Easter festival in South Africa plunges off a bridge, killing 45, authorities say
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Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco has brutally beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's Holy Week procession
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Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who don't serve in the army
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Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster
Greece’s center-right government has survived a motion of no-confidence brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago
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Why the wild birth of a black rhino in Kenya is being dubbed a 'conservation success'
The rhino calf was found in the remote Chyulu Hills in southern Kenya.
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IDF's raid of Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital continues
Israeli officials say they've killed 200 Hamas fighters since they began fighting in the area near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital last week.
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Rare eastern black rhino born in the wild
There are currently only 1,000 eastern black rhinos living in the wild.
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Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny
A media freedom organization says that Russian authorities have detained six journalists across the country
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Hezbollah fires heavy rockets at northern Israel after deadliest day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has fired rockets with heavy warheads at towns in northern Israel
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Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine
Several central and Eastern European countries have begun marking the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc
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Activists sue US National Park Service over plan to remove Puerto Rico's famous stray cats
A nonprofit organization has sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation, affecting time measurement: Study
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) may lose a second for the first time.
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Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil
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'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood
The U.K. government says that the Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan and his producer wife Emma Thomas will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film
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Brazil's Bolsonaro requests court permission to accept Netanyahu's invite to Israel
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested federal authorities return his passport and authorize travel to Israel so he can accept an event invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit in May
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Does your dog understand when you say 'fetch the ball'? A new study in Hungary says yes
A new study in Hungary shows that dogs, beyond being able to respond to commands like “sit” and “stay,” can learn to associate words with specific objects
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Top UN court orders Israel to take measures to allow more humanitarian supplies including food and water into Gaza
Top UN court orders Israel to take measures to allow more humanitarian supplies including food and water into Gaza
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Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143
Russia’s top investigative body says that another suspect has been detained as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 143 people
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Latvia's foreign minister will step down after a probe over his office's use of private flights
Latvia’s top diplomat said on Thursday he will step down in the wake of a criminal probe over the use of expensive private flights by his office when he acted as the Baltic country’s prime minister between 2019-2023
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IDF still operating inside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
The Israeli raid on Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, is now in its tenth day. This comes as UNICEF says more than 200 schools have been directly hit by Israeli strikes since the war began.
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