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The cost of Germany's popular transport ticket will rise significantly

The cost of a popular ticket that allows people to use all local and regional trains, buses and subway systems across Germany is set to increase by about 18% next year
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Travellers wait on a platform as a train leaves the main train station in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy in Pakistan says police killed him in a fake encounter

The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy says he was killed by police while in custody in southern Pakistan after he voluntarily surrendered following assurances that he would be given a chance to prove his innocence, denying a police account that h...
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American hiker found dead on South Africa's Table Mountain

An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa has died and her body has been recovered, authorities said on Monday
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Lebanon's health ministry says 50 killed, 300 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Lebanon's health ministry says 50 killed, 300 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon
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France's new government meets first time to discuss budget and migrant issues

France’s new government dominated by conservatives and centrists has gathered for the first time as Prime Minister Michel Barnier set budget and migrant issues as top priorities
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FILE - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, background center, French President Emmanuel Macron, foreground left, and Macron's wife, Brigitte Macron, foreground right, applaud during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Israeli military says it has struck 300 targets in Lebanon in stepped-up pressure on Hezbollah

Israeli military says it has struck 300 targets in Lebanon in stepped-up pressure on Hezbollah
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Vatican confirms plans still in place for Pope Francis to visit Belgium and Luxembourg despite canceling events Monday

Vatican confirms plans still in place for Pope Francis to visit Belgium and Luxembourg despite canceling events Monday
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Capsule carrying 2 Russians and 1 American heads to Earth from space station

A Russian space capsule has undocked from the International Space Station to take three astronauts back to Earth, two of them completing a record-long stay on the orbiting laboratory
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Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea

Ukraine has accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait
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The Ukrainian delegation at the start of PCA Case between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in the Netherlands, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)
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Israel hits 300 targets in expanded Lebanon strike campaign against Hezbollah

The bombardment rocked several villages close to the Israeli border.
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Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre in southern Lebanon on September 23, 2024.
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3 dead off a Greek island after a boat with migrants runs into trouble

Greece’s coast guard says three people have died and another five have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble off the coast of the island of Samos
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Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating

Sudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past two months
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FILE -People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
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Death toll after explosion at Iran coal mine rises to at least 38

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran
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In this photo released by Iranian Red Crescent Society, miners and police officers gather around the site of a coal mine where methane leak sparked an explosion on Saturday, in Tabas, some 335 miles (540 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Iranian Red Crescent Society, via AP)
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Britain's Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after gloomy talk

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is pledging not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of the U.K.’s national finances
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves attend the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Sunday Sept. 22, 2024. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
September 23

Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip

The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg
September 23
Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
September 23

South Korea threatens military response to North Korean 'trash balloons'

Pyongyang launched 5,500 balloons across the border since May, Seoul said.
September 23
Balloons believed to have been sent by North Korea fly over North Korean territory in this picture taken from an observation post near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2024.
September 23

Vatican says Pope Francis cancels his audiences because of a “slight flu-like state” days before a new trip

Vatican says Pope Francis cancels his audiences because of a “slight flu-like state” days before a new trip
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September 23

Tropical Storm John forms in the Pacific and may cause flooding in southern Mexico

Tropical Storm John has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean and may bring flooding to southern Mexico later in the week
September 23
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Israeli army says it struck 300 targets in Lebanon in stepped-up pressure on Hezbollah

The Israeli military says it struck 300 targets in Lebanon in one of the most intense barrages of airstrikes in nearly a year of fighting against the Hezbollah militant group
September 23
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Rouman village, as seen from Marjayoun town, south Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 23

Israeli military calls on Lebanese to 'immediately' evacuate any buildings where Hezbollah is storing arms

Israeli military calls on Lebanese to 'immediately' evacuate any buildings where Hezbollah is storing arms
September 23
September 23

Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in restive northwest

The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors in the restive northwest
September 23
Vehicles drive past a damaged police vehicle, foreground, which was escorting a convoy of foreign diplomats, at the site of a fatal bomb explosion on a road near Malam Jabba, a tourist area in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)
September 23

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president after election that rejected political old guard

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president after election that rejected political old guard
September 23
September 23

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis
September 23
Supporters of Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake cheer outside the president's office as he arrives to be sworn in as Sri Lanka’s tenth president in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
September 23

In Iran, the old-time US radio detective 'Johnny Dollar' returns to the airwaves

“Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,” a radio program created by CBS in 1949 that found a devoted listenership in Farsi, has returned to Iranian radio
September 23
Reza Alimirzaei, 73, who repairs and sells old radios, talks on the phone at his shop in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 23

Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

Esai Reed, at only 6 years old, has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities
September 23
FILE - Haitian children walk hand in hand as they await the arrival of their adoptive parents in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
September 23

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's air force launches dozens of airstrikes on southern Lebanon

Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least 50 people
September 23
A couple try to salvage some of their belongings from a damaged apartment at the site of Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburb, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
September 23

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest

Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks
September 23
Head Brewmaster Tobias Zollo poses behind non alcoholic beer at the Weihenstephan brewery in Freising, Germany, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
September 23

Case of Mexico's 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances

All countries have crimes that resonate
September 23
Photos of 43 students who have been missing for 10 years cover the stairs at their former Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Normal School in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero state, Mexico, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
September 23

Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices

A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse
September 23
A man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, lies inside an operation room ahead of an eye surgery at the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 22

Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital

Bolivia’s pro-government supporters and security forces have confronted protesters loyal to former President Evo Morales in a street melee
September 22
A supporter of former President Evo Morales clashes with supporters of current President Luis Arce in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
September 22

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

As world leaders discuss the future of efforts to wrangle the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness over an international response to the tide of violence
September 22
Kenya's President William Ruto, center left, visits Kenyan police, part of a UN-backed multinational force, at their base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
September 22

Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced plans to transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims into a sovereign state
September 22
The Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama speaks to the United Nations General Assembly during Summit of the Future, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
September 22

US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico

U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. shares some responsibility for cartel violence in Sinaloa state
September 22
Mexican National Guardsmen cover a body found lying on the side of a road in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
September 22

An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists have their helmets blessed at a Portuguese shrine

An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists gathered at Our Lady of Fatima shrine in central Portugal on Sunday for the ninth annual Pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets
September 22
Motorcyclists holding their helmets and their groups' banners gather at the Roman Catholic holy shrine of Fatima to attend the IX Pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets that draws tens of thousands, in Fatima, Portugal, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)
September 22

Pope denounces slaying of Honduran environmental defender

Pope Francis has condemned the slaying of an environmental activist in Honduras
September 22
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
September 22

Long-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests

The French government has sent a special anti-riot police unit that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of Martinique
September 22
September 22

Milan Fashion Week closes with a gala promoting sustainability

Milan designers have wrapped up six days of runway womenswear previews with a gala award ceremony at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala to honor innovations in sustainability
September 22
Afro Fashion Association founder Michelle Ngonmo talks during the second edition of the 'Black carpet awards' in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno).
September 22

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says a roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting foreign diplomats' convoy in the country's restive northwest, has killed a policeman
September 22
Vehicles drive past a damaged police vehicle, foreground, which was escorting a convoy of foreign diplomats, at the site of a fatal bomb explosion on a road near Malam Jabba, a tourist area in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)
September 22

Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard

Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard
September 22
September 22

Rock in Rio's sign language pumps up Brazil's deaf audience

Brazil's mega music festival Rock in Rio has sign language interpreters on its screens around main stages for the first time in its 40-year history
September 22
Henrique Miranda da Silva Martins, 24, who is deaf, reacts during a performance at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
September 22

Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential election

Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential election
September 22
September 22

Hezbollah's deputy leader says his group is now in an open-ended battle of reckoning with Israel

Hezbollah's deputy leader says his group is now in an open-ended battle of reckoning with Israel
September 22
September 22

Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment

Kate, the Princess of Wales, has made her first public appearance since she announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties
September 22
This photo provided by Kensington Palace on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, shows Kate, Princess of Wales. (Will Warr/Kensington Palace via AP)
September 22

Britain's Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes

This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour Party
September 22
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. ( Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
September 22

Building collapse in Italy kills 2 young siblings and their mother

Officials in Italy say a two-story building has collapsed in the southern province of Naples, killing two young siblings and their mother, while burying the children’s grandmother under the rubble
September 22
Emergency services attend the site of a building collapse in Saviano, Italy, Sunday Sept, 22, 2024. (LaPresse via AP)
September 22

Sri Lanka's presidential election goes into 2nd round of vote counting for 1st time in history. Incumbent is eliminated

Sri Lanka's presidential election goes into 2nd round of vote counting for 1st time in history. Incumbent is eliminated
September 22
September 22

21 wounded in Russian strikes that hit apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

New Russian strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have hit high-rise apartment buildings
September 22
Anatolii Mikheev, a former Azovstal fighter who was recently released in a prisoner exchange, is embraced as he participates in the weekly protest in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 22, 2024 concerning the plight of Ukrainian Azovstal defenders still being held prisoner by the Russians. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)
September 22

Israel issues new security warning as Hezbollah hits back for device attacks

Hezbollah launched 150 projectiles at Israel on Sunday, the IDF said.
September 22
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on September 22, 2024. The Israeli army said that more than 100 projectiles were fired from Lebanon on September 22 and in response to the incoming fire from Hezbollah, it had launched new strikes on the group's targets in southern Lebanon.
September 22

Israel-Hamas war latest: Fears of all-out war rise as Israel and Hezbollah step up attacks

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has launched over 100 rockets into northern Israel in response to ramped-up Israeli attacks that killed dozens of people in Beirut, including a veteran leader of the militant group
September 22
Emergency workers clear the rubble at the site of Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburb, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
September 22

Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters reject plan to better protect the country's biodiversity

Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country's cherished plant and animal life
September 22
A poster for the No campaign ahead of a biodiversity referendum due to take place on Sept. 22, is seen in a field in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)
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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    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
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