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Palestinian toddler critically wounded in West Bank, Israeli military says shooting unintentional

A 3-year-old Palestinian boy is in critical condition at an Israeli hospital after being shot by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank
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IMF says Sri Lanka's economic recovery shows signs of improvement but challenges remain

The International Monetary Fund says that debt-stricken Sri Lanka, which declared bankruptcy last year, is showing signs of economic improvement but its recovery still faces challenges
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A vendor holds currency notes as he sells vegetables at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June. 1, 2023. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduced its interest rates Thursday, June 1, 2023, for the first time since the island nation declared bankruptcy last year. Stern fiscal controls, improved foreign currency income and help from an International Monetary Fund program has resulted in inflation slowing faster than expected. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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IMF says Sri Lanka's economic recovery shows signs of improvement but challenges remain

The International Monetary Fund says that debt-stricken Sri Lanka, which declared bankruptcy last year, is showing signs of economic improvement but its recovery still faces challenges
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A vendor holds currency notes as he sells vegetables at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June. 1, 2023. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduced its interest rates Thursday, June 1, 2023, for the first time since the island nation declared bankruptcy last year. Stern fiscal controls, improved foreign currency income and help from an International Monetary Fund program has resulted in inflation slowing faster than expected. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia's Golden Triangle

The United Nations anti-drug agency is warning that the huge trade in illegal drugs such as methamphetamine from Southeast Asia's ‘Golden Triangle’ shows no signs of slowing down
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A Thai officer displays seized crystal methamphetamine which were disguised as packages of tea during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 1, 2023. The huge trade in illegal drugs originating from a small corner of Southeast Asia shows no signs of slowing down, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime warned Friday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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El Salvador president proposes dramatic reduction in number of municipalities to reduce tax burden

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wants to cut the number of municipalities in the country from 262 to 44 to reduce the tax burden
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 25 – June 1, 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photo editor Tomas Stargardter in Mexico City. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com
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Thousands of people stand together to form the largest image of a bicycle in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, at O'Higgins park in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, May 27, 2023. The attempt was organized by the regional government to promote the upcoming Pan American Games 2023, that will be held in the Chilean capital from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June
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FILE - Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2021. Meta said Thursday, June 1, 2023 is prepared to block access to news content for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June.(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
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Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June
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FILE - Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2021. Meta said Thursday, June 1, 2023 is prepared to block access to news content for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June.(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

May 26-June 1, 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and the Pacific. The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com
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Student activists who had come to support of protesting wrestlers are detained by the police as they try to join them in a march towards the newly inaugurated parliament, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, May, 28, 2023. India's top wrestlers have been protesting for more than a month, demanding the resignation and arrest of the president of the wrestling federation for allegedly sexually harassing young athletes. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Tropical Storm Mawar brings heavy rains, landslide risk to Japan's southern islands as it passes by

A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar is bringing heavy rains to Japan's main southern islands after passing the Okinawan archipelago early Friday
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Electric boards show some of the domestic arrival flights to Naha Airport are canceled at its lobby, seen through the door of an airport entrance, in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan, Thursday, June 1, 2023. A tropical storm headed toward Japan's southern archipelago of Okinawa on Thursday, leading businesses and the airport to close and fishermen to batten down their boats in preparation. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
June 01

5 people rescued after private plane crashes into waters near Bahamas: Authorities

The plane was traveling to West Palm Beach, authorities said.
June 01
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June 01

US retaliates for Russia's suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectors

The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear treaty
June 01
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference following the NATO foreign ministers meeting n Oslo, Norway, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
June 01

Country passes law to regulate paid influencers, combat fraud

Influencers will now be required to label all content that is paid.
June 01
General view of the French National Assembly chamber in Paris, May 9, 2023.
June 01

Sherpa rescues a climber struggling on Mount Everest's 'death zone'

It took several hours for the sherpa to haul the climber down to base camp.
June 01
It took several hours for the sherpa to haul the climber down to base camp.
June 01

France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions

The leaders of France and Germany have urged new municipal elections in northern Kosovo in the hopes that another ballot will quell a flare-up of ethnic tensions that have led to violent protests in the region
June 01
From left, Liechtenstein's Prime Minister Daniel Risch, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu attend a round table meeting during the European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Leaders are meeting in Moldova Thursday for a summit aiming to show a united front in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and underscore support for the Eastern European country's ambitions to draw closer to the West and keep Moscow at bay. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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This undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Thursday, June 1, 2023 shows researchers on the sides of an open coal mine in Megalopolis, southern Greece. The Culture Ministry said that a five-year international project in Megalopolis has uncovered the oldest-known archaeological site in the country that dates to about 700,000 years ago, pushing back the dawn of Greek archaeology by up to 250,000 years. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)
June 01

Florence bans new short-term vacation rentals in Italian city's historic center

The city of Florence has announced an immediate ban on new short-term private vacation rentals in the city's historic center
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How a sherpa rescued a climber struggling on Mount Everest's 'death zone'

It took several hours for the sherpa to haul the climber down to base camp.
June 01
Ngima Tashi Sherpa walks as he carries a Malaysian climber while rescuing him from the death zone above camp four at Everest, Nepal, May 18, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.
June 01

Berlin police record jump in angry motorists attacking road-blocking climate activists

Figures release Thursday by German police show a sharp increase in the number of violent attacks on climate protesters in Berlin recorded this year compared with 2022
June 01
FILE- A police officer pushes a man away from a street during a protest march of the climate activist group Last Generation in Berlin, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Figures release Thursday, June 1 by German police show a sharp increase in the number of violent attacks on climate protesters in Berlin recorded this year compared with 2022. Police in the capital said they opened 66 investigations into motorists suspected of committing crimes against members of the activist group Last Generation during the first five months of 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)
June 01

New footprints revive hope in Colombia of finding four children missing in jungle

The discovery this week of small footprints in a southern jungle-clad area of Colombia has rekindled hope of finding alive four children who survived a small plane crash and went missing a month ago
June 01
FILE - In this photo released by Colombia's Armed Forces Press Office, a soldier stands in front of the wreckage of a Cessna C206, May 18, 2023, that crashed in the jungle of Solano in the Caqueta state of Colombia. The discovery of footprints on May 30 of a small foot rekindled the hope of finding the children alive after their plane crashed on May 1. Soldiers found the wreckage and the bodies of three adults, including the pilot and the children's mother. (Colombia's Armed Forces Press Office via AP, File)
June 01

Jordan's capital turns into open-air party for first major royal wedding in years

Jordan’s capital has turned into an open-air party as crowds gathered to celebrate the desert kingdom’s first major royal wedding in years and bask in the event’s unmistakable demonstration of Jordan’s influence and importance
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A man dances in anticipation of the royal motorcade in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday, June 1, 2023, just ahead of Crown Prince Hassan and saudiSaudi architect Rajwa Alseif's wedding. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
June 01

Search for lost teen has been suspended

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that the search for a Louisiana teenager who went overboard in the Bahamas on Wednesday night has ended.
June 01
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that the search for a Louisiana teenager who went overboard in the Bahamas on Wednesday night has ended.
June 01

Thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires rage in Canada

ABC News’ Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee breaks down how the wildfires are impacting the U.S., and has a forecast for the 2023 hurricane season.
June 01
VIDEO: Thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires rage in Canada
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Authorities in western Mexico find dozens of bags with human remains

Authorities in western Mexico have told families of eight missing youths that among the human remains found in dozens of bags in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara, were some that preliminarily appeared to match characteristics of some of the miss...
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US to open northernmost diplomatic post in Norway; only mission above Arctic Circle

The United States will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway that will be its northernmost in the world and only such facility above the Arctic Circle
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, left, during the meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt, right, during NATO's informal meeting of foreign ministers in Oslo, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Lise Aserud/Pool Photo via AP)
June 01

Saudi Arabia executes Nepal man after conviction for stabbing Saudi to death

Saudi Arabia has executed a Nepali national after his conviction for stabbing a Saudi to death
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This is a locator map for Saudi Arabia with its capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo)
June 01

Saudi fitness instructor Manahel al-Otaibi latest targeted in crackdown on dissent in kingdom

A 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her imprisoned over her posts, becoming the latest person targeted in a crackdown in the kingdom
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This undated photo made available by ALQS, shows Manahel al-Otaibi. The 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her imprisoned over her posts. Al-Otaibi is the latest person targeted in a crackdown in the kingdom. (ALQST via AP).
June 01

German officials seized items in renewed search for Madeleine McCann

German authorities said "a number of items were seized" in Portugal during a renewed search for missing British child Madeleine McCann.
June 01
German authorities said "a number of items were seized" in Portugal during a renewed search for missing British child Madeleine McCann.
June 01

Rescued sea lions return to the ocean after recovery

Two rescued sea lions were successfully released back into the wild after weeks of recovery from injuries.
June 01
VIDEO: Rescued sea lions return to the ocean after recovery
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 01
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 01

Lebanese army court charges 5 men allegedly linked to Hezbollah for Irish peacekeeper's death

A Lebanese judicial official says Lebanon’s military tribunal has charged five people allegedly affiliated to militant group Hezbollah with criminal conspiracy and premeditated murder for the killing of an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in December
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FILE - An Irish U.N. peacekeeper stands next to the coffin of his comrade Pvt. Sean Rooney, who was killed during a confrontation with residents near the southern town of Al-Aqbiya on Wednesday night, during a memorial service, at Beirut airport, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Lebanon's military tribunal Thursday charged five people affiliated with the militant group Hezbollah with criminal conspiracy and premeditated murder for the killing of an Irish UN peacekeeper in December, a senior judicial official said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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Britain’s Prince William, Kate arrive at Jordan’s royal palace for wedding of Jordanian crown prince

Britain’s Prince William, Kate arrive at Jordan’s royal palace for wedding of Jordanian crown prince
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Nova Scotia wildfires grow, prompt air quality warnings as far south as Virginia

The largest wildfires ever recorded in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia continue to grow forcing the evacuation of hundreds of more people and prompting air quality warnings in U.S. regions as far south as Virginia and Maryland
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Firefighters' helmets and water bottles rest against the windshield of a truck at a command center within the evacuated zone of the wildfire burning in Tantallon, Nova Scotia, outside of Halifax on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
June 01

Government body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany

Germany’s disease control agency warns that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country
June 01
FILE - This undated photo released Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, by National Institute of Infectious Diseases via Kyodo News, shows a tiger mosquito. Germany's disease control agency warned Thursday, June 1, 2023 that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country. (AP Photo/National Institute of Infectious Diseases via Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT
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Bishop acquitted of raping nun resigns as leader of Catholic diocese in Indian city

A bishop acquitted of raping a nun has resigned as leader of the Catholic diocese in an Indian city
June 01
FILE- Bishop Franco Mulakkal greets the media as he leaves a court in Kottayam, India, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. The bishop acquitted of raping a nun resigned as leader of the Catholic diocese in an Indian city on Thursday. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of 59-year-old Mulakkal, who was bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese in the northern state of Punjab. (AP Photo/File)
June 01

Japan police say flaws in basic security allowed attacker to throw pipe bomb at prime minister

Japan’s National Police Agency says flaws in basic security such as an absence of metal detectors and bag checks allowed an attacker to enter a campaign crowd unnoticed and throw a pipe bomb at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April
June 01
FILE - A man, on the ground, is caught after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at a port in Wakayama, western Japan, on April 15, 2023. Japan's National Police Agency said in a report Thursday, June 1, 2023 that flaws in basic security such as an absence of metal detectors and bag checks allowed an attacker to enter a campaign crowd unnoticed and throw a pipe bomb at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
June 01

Russian minister attends meeting of developing economies as bloc discusses adding Saudi Arabia, Iran

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with top diplomats from the BRICS bloc of developing economies for discussions that included the group’s possible expansion to include the major oil-producing nations of Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United A...
June 01
Russian Foreign Minster, Sergey Lavrov, at a meeting with his counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations in Cape Town, South Africa Thursday, June 1, 2023. The meeting is a precursor to a larger summit of developing nations in South Africa in August that Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend while under indictment by the International Criminal Court. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
June 01

After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies

An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died
June 01
Israeli shoppers pass by the newly re-opened Sbarro pizzeria Monday Sept. 24, 2001, where a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up last Aug. 9, 2001 killing 15 people in Jerusalem. An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died. Her death marked the sixteenth fatality from that attack. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)
June 01

After 22 years in coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 suicide bombing dies

An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died
June 01
Israeli shoppers pass by the newly re-opened Sbarro pizzeria Monday Sept. 24, 2001, where a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up last Aug. 9, 2001 killing 15 people in Jerusalem. An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died. Her death marked the sixteenth fatality from that attack. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)
June 01

Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort

An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running lega...
June 01
FILE - A giant advertising goggle reading the slogan 'relax, if you can' stands in Ischgl, Austria, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection in an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the pandemic hit Europe in early 2020. The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl on March 7, 2020 and visited several apres-ski venues before returning home six days later. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
June 01

Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort

An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running lega...
June 01
FILE - A giant advertising goggle reading the slogan 'relax, if you can' stands in Ischgl, Austria, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection in an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the pandemic hit Europe in early 2020. The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl on March 7, 2020 and visited several apres-ski venues before returning home six days later. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
June 01

Senegal opposition leader Sonko convicted of corrupting youth, acquitted of rape

A court in Senegal's capital says opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been convicted of corrupting youth but acquitted of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor
June 01
A demonstrator walks through smoke of tear gas during clashes with riot policemen on the street in front of the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted Thursday of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
June 01

At least 3 injured in Sweden in incident classed as attempted murder

Four people have been injured in an incident in Eskilstuna west of Stockholm, police said
June 01
June 01

Canada becomes 1st country to put health warnings on individual cigarettes

“Tobacco use continues to kill 48,000 Canadians each year,” Carolyn Bennett, minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, said.
June 01
“Tobacco use continues to kill 48,000 Canadians each year,” Carolyn Bennett, minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, said.
June 01

Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds

The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power
June 01
The sun reflected in solar panels of the EnBW solar park at Gottesgabe, Germany, Friday, July 1, 2022. The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power. (Patrick Pleul/dpa via AP)
June 01

India pauses plans to add new coal plants for five years, bets on renewables, batteries

The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening
June 01
FILE - People stand between solar panels installed at the Pavagada Solar Park 175 kilometers (109 miles) north of Bangalore, India, Thursday, March 1, 2018. The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)
June 01

Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time

The Versailles gardens were once famed as a symbol of the king’s expeditionary might and helped water-deprived courtiers perfume smelly skin
June 01
Tagetes Erecta flowers are photographed in a greenhouse at the perfume gardens of the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The Versailles flower gardens were once a symbol of the French king’s expeditionary might and helped water-deprived courtiers perfume their skin. Now, they have been reimagined to give today’s public a glimpse — and a sniff — into the gilded palace’s olfactory past. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
June 01

In Denmark, potatoes on key bridge cause havoc

A truck driver suspected of causing reckless endangerment to life has been detained in Denmark after potatoes were found spilled on a bridge linking two islands
June 01
Potatoes are seen scattered across the carriageway on the western part of the Great Belt Bridge, Denmark, Thursday, June 1, 2023. A 57-year-old truck driver was Thursday detained after loads of potatoes have found on the key bridge linking two Danish islands, police said, adding the man was suspected of recklessly causes imminent danger to others. A first spill was reported in the westward direction on the Storebaelt bridge at 6.35 a.m., police spokesman Kenneth Taanquist said, adding a similar incident happened shortly after in the opposite direction. (presse-fotos.dk/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
June 01

Live Updates | Jordan's royal wedding

Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein and his bride, Princess Rajwa Alseif, are on their way to a gala reception after exchanging vows in a modest, traditional Islamic marriage
June 01
Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein, center, participates in a celebration in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, a day before his wedding to Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
June 01

Investigators say damaged ties caused German derailment that killed 5

Investigators say a train derailment a year ago in the German Alps that left five people dead was caused primarily by damaged concrete ties on the track
June 01
FILE - Rescue personnel work at the site of a train crash in Burgrain, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, June 4, 2022. A train derailment a year ago in the German Alps that left five people dead was caused primarily by damaged concrete ties on the track, investigators said Thursday. The double-deck regional train derailed on June 3, 2022 shortly after leaving the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen for Munich. (Angelika Warmuth/dpa via AP, File)