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Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the city

Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city
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A woman wearing a face mask walks down a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday Sept. 20, 2024 on a day with poor air quality. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
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Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including people accused of anti-state crimes

Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes
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Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies
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FILE — People walk past a dead Cape fur seal on Melkbosstrand beach near Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht/File)
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'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West, Central Africa

As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region
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Houses are partially submerged following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Musa Ajit Borno)
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Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety of kidnapped New Zealand pilot

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety
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Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star

A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium
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In this photograph provided by SEA LIFE Melbourne, Pesto, a huge king penguin chick who weighs as much as both his parents combined, mingles in his enclosure at Australia's Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, Sept. 3, 2024, and has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at the aquarium. (SEA LIFE Melbourne via AP)
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Dutch police seek witnesses to Rotterdam stabbing that left 1 dead and another seriously wounded

Dutch police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate a stabbing in which one man was killed and another seriously wounded in the port city of Rotterdam
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FILE - The Erasmus Bridge towers over the river Maas in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, April 2007. (AP Photo/ Bas Czerwinski, File)
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Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone

Shohei Ohtani's feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work
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A pedestrian reads an extra edition of the Sports Hochi newspaper reporting on the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani becoming the first player in major league history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
September 20

The EU's chief is trying to help Ukraine prepare for winter. Half its energy network is destroyed.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Ukraine, focused on helping the country to repair and reconnect its war-damaged electricity grid and boost its heating capacity as winter approaches
September 20
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen arrives at the railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Christoph Soeder, Pool via AP)
September 20

Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food

The döner kebab is beloved in Berlin
September 20
People are seen through the window of a doner kebab restaurant in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
September 20

Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years

For millions of Lebanese, this week's mass explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies and the bloody aftermath are painfully similar to the horrific explosion four years ago of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates that tore through Beirut's port
September 20
FILE - An Israeli reconnaissance drone flies over the funeral procession of four Hezbollah fighters who were killed Tuesday after their handheld devices exploded in the southern suburb of Beirut, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
September 20

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Western governments ignored widespread fraud in South Korean adoptions and sometimes pressured the country to keep the kids coming, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found
September 20
Yooree Kim, right, who was 11 when she was adopted from South Korea to a couple in France, hugs her biological mother, who had come to visit her in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
September 20

Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen

Western governments ignored widespread fraud in South Korean adoptions and sometimes pressured the country to keep the kids coming, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found
September 20
Yooree Kim, who was 11 when she and her brother were sent by the Korean adoption agency Holt Children's Services to a couple in France, looks over childhood photos in her apartment in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
September 20

Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher

Brazilian coffee farmers are grappling with above-average temperatures as the country, the world’s largest coffee producer, faces its worst drought in more than seven decades
September 20
Coffee producer Joao Rodrigues Martins inspects his plantation consumed by wildfires in a rural area of Caconde, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
September 20

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept. 13-19, 2024 Demonstrators in Peru demanded more action from their government to combat fires in the Amazon. Mexicans celebrated Independence Day in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square. Youths attended a march for religious freedom Rio de Janeiro. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Ramón Espinosa, based in Havana. ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews X: http://twitter.com/AP_Images
September 20
Swedish singer Zara Larsson performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
September 20

The night when 43 students disappeared in Mexico: A timeline of key events

On Sept. 26, 2014, dozens of students from a teachers college in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero disappeared
September 20
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 20

Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country
September 20
FILE - Sri Lanka army soldiers patrol near the official residence of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
September 20

It's been a decade since 43 students disappeared in Mexico. Their parents still fight for answers

The parents of 43 students of a radical teachers college who disappeared in Mexico are still searching for them 10 years later
September 20
A student walks on the campus of the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Normal School in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero state, Mexico, late Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
September 19

Hezbollah's leader vows revenge against Israel for pager attack

Former counterterrorism official Javed Ali reacts to Hezbollah's latest statements. Our panel discusses the Iranian election interference plot and the ceremony honoring NASA's "Hidden figures."
September 19
VIDEO: Hezbollah's leader vows revenge against Israel for pager attack
September 19

Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid

An Associated Press journalist witnessed Israeli soldiers push three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank
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Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in wake of device explosions

Thirty-two Hezbollah members were killed in device blasts, the group said.
September 19
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the border, Sept. 19, 2024.
September 19

Hezbollah leader says last 2 days of attacks are a ‘declaration of war’

Israel launches new strikes at Hezbollah targets in Lebanon as the leader of the terror group responds saying these attacks are a start of war.
September 19
VIDEO: Hezbollah leader says last 2 days of attacks are a ‘declaration of war’
September 19

Israel had hand in manufacturing pagers that exploded in Lebanon: Source

Dozens of people have been killed in the pager attacks.
September 19
Police officers inspect a car inside of which a hand-held pager exploded, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 19

Police: 1 person killed and another seriously injured in a stabbing in Rotterdam

Police say that one person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing incident in central Rotterdam
September 19
FILE - The Erasmus Bridge towers over the river Maas in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, April 2007. (AP Photo/ Bas Czerwinski, File)
September 19

Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has blamed the United States in part for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week
September 19
Sinaloa state Gov. Ruben Rocha, center, participates in an annual earthquake drill in Culiacan, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
September 19

Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured

Authorities in Honduras say that an attempted prison break left two inmates dead and three injured
September 19
FILE - Military police guard the entrance to the National Penitentiary Center in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez, File)
September 19

4 Americans detained in alleged plot to kill Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

The news comes as the recent Venezuelan presidential election result has been disputed and opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez says he was forced to sign a letter conceding defeat.
September 19
VIDEO: 4 Americans detained in alleged plot to kill Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
September 19

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visits flood-stricken region in Europe and pledges billions of euros in swift aid

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visits flood-stricken region in Europe and pledges billions of euros in swift aid
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Prada's Eras Tour explores the past to offer infinite options during Milan Fashion Week

Milan designers are challenging the notion that a collection should dictate how one dresses, offering instead individual looks that can elevate, transform or simply complement a wardrobe
September 19
A model wears a creation as part of the Moschino Spring Summer 2025 collection that was presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
September 19

Earth to get a temporary 2nd moon

Astrophysics Professor Adam Frank explains the gravitational capture event involving tiny asteroid 2024 PT5.
September 19
VIDEO: Earth to get a temporary 2nd moon
September 19

Police fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week

Officials in Pakistan say police have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men in the southern province of Sindh, the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing strong condemnation from human rights gr...
September 19
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Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah 'will pay an increasing price' as Israel seeks to return residents to its north

Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah 'will pay an increasing price' as Israel seeks to return residents to its north
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Former CIA official says Lebanon attacks will bring ‘emergence’

Matt Berrett, former director of the CIA’s Office of Middle East and North Africa Analysis, weighs in on the escalating conflict.
September 19
VIDEO: Former CIA official says Lebanon attacks will bring ‘emergence’
September 19

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s severely damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center
September 19
People look at a burnt transformer from one of power plants badly damaged in one of Russia's recent missile attacks on energy system in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
September 19

Python traps Thai woman for 2 hours before being rescued

A 64-year-old woman was preparing food at her home when the python took hold of her, officials said.
September 19
A 64-year-old woman was preparing food at her home when the python took hold of her, officials said.
September 19

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
September 19
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
September 19

An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return

A ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome has marked the successful recovery of a stolen photo portrait of Winston Churchill, known as “The Roaring Lion,” after a two-year search
September 19
Canadian Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister, Isabelle Mondou, left, and Andrea Clark-Grignon, Head of Public Affairs, unveil a photographic portrait known as 'The Roaring Lion', taken by photographer Yousuf Karsh in 1941 of Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, stolen in Canada in 2022, and returned during a ceremony at the Canada's embassy in Rome, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
September 19

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria
September 19
FILE - Family nurse practitioner Carol Ramsubhag-Carela prepares a syringe with the Mpox vaccine before inoculating a patient at a vaccinations site on Aug. 30, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
September 19

Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in wake of device explosions

“For decades, Hezbollah has weaponized civilian homes, dug tunnels beneath them, and used civilians as human shields,” the Israeli army said.
September 19
VIDEO: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in wake of device explosions
September 19

Israel says two of its soldiers were killed by latest Hezbollah strikes across the Lebanon border

Israel says two of its soldiers were killed by latest Hezbollah strikes across the Lebanon border
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes along the border, as Nasrallah vows retaliation for attacks on group's devices

Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes along the border, as Nasrallah vows retaliation for attacks on group's devices
September 19
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Southern white rhino recovering after groundbreaking surgery

A team of 10 veterinarians repaired Amara’s broken leg in what is believed to be the first surgery on a rhino with a broken leg.
September 19
A team of 10 veterinarians repaired Amara’s broken leg in what is believed to be the first surgery on a rhino with a broken leg.
September 19

Vet team performs world-1st surgery on UK Rhino

Amara is an almost 2-year old Southern white rhino from Knowsley Safari Park.
September 19
A team of veterinarians perform a medial procedure on Amara, a rhino with a broken leg, at Knowsley Safari in Merseyside, England, in a photo distributed by the safari on Sept. 19, 2024.
September 19

Hezbollah leader says attack on the group's communication devices was a 'severe blow' that crossed a 'red line'

Hezbollah leader says attack on the group's communication devices was a 'severe blow' that crossed a 'red line'
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The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

The remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle
September 19
Hezbollah members attend the funeral of two of their comrades who were killed on Wednesday when a handheld device exploded, during a funeral procession in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 19

Israeli businessman demanded $1 million to kill Netanyahu, police say

Israeli police and intelligence services said they foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate top leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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VIDEO: Israeli businessman demanded $1 million to kill Netanyahu, police say
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Fallout after Lebanon attacks is ‘pretty concerning,’ former DHS official says

The former DHS assistant secretary for counterterrorism, Elizabeth Neumann, discussed the impact of recent attacks targeting Hezbollah.
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VIDEO: Fallout after Lebanon attacks is ‘pretty concerning,’ former DHS official says
September 19

Why Brazilian officials want to pave a highway in the Amazon rainforest

The construction of BR-319 is a contentious issue in Brazil.
September 19
Aerial view of a deforested area of the Amazonia rainforest in the surroundings of the BR-319 highway at the city of Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 15, 2022.
September 19

A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison

A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated
September 19
Abdessatar Messaoudi, right, attorney of Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel, seen on the poster on the wall, speaks during a press conference after Zammel was sentenced to prison on fraud charges that Messaoudi decried as politically motivated, in Tunis, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
September 19

Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria

Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria
September 19
Prosecutor Reena Devgun speaks during a press conference regarding the indictment of a 52-year-old woman, associated with the Islamic State group, with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria, in Stockholm, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)