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Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, is welcomed by France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, right, at his office in Paris, Wednesday May 1, 2024. Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit France, Brazil and Paraguay. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)
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Police arrest Polish teenager suspected of throwing firebombs at synagogue

Polish police have arrested a 16-year-old male on suspicion of attacking a synagogue with Molotov cocktails and say they plan to ask prosecutors to open an investigation
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U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski, left, Poland's chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich, middle, and Israel's Ambassador Yacov Livne look at damage to the Nożyk Synagogue on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. The synagogue was damaged in a attack with Molotov cocktails overnight. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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China attempts to be the 1st country to return samples from the far side of the moon

Samples have only ever been returned from the near side of the moon.
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Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center BACC in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020 shows the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft flying above the lunar surface.
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The Latest | It would take until 2040 to rebuild all homes destroyed so far in Gaza, UN report says

New estimates from the United Nations show that if the Israel-Hamas war stopped today, it would still take until 2040 to rebuild all the homes that have been destroyed in nearly seven months of Israel’s bombardment and ground offensives in the territory
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press at the port of Ashdod, in Ashdod, Israel, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
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European court upholds Italy's right to seize prized Greek bronze from Getty Museum, rejects appeal

A European court has upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J
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FILE - Reporter Sookee Chung takes a photo of a sculpture titled "Statue of a Victorious Youth, 300-100 B.C." at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, on July 27, 2015. A European court upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, rejecting the museum’s appeal on Thursday and ruling Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of its cultural heritage. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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European court upholds Italy's right to seize famous Greek statue from J. Paul Getty Museum, rejects Getty's appeal

European court upholds Italy's right to seize famous Greek statue from J. Paul Getty Museum, rejects Getty's appeal
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Georgia parliament cancels session after building damaged during huge protests

The parliament of Georgia has cancelled its plenary session following massive protests against a proposed law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s bid for membership in the European Union
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Demonstrators help their comrade being wounded in clashes with police during an opposition protest against "the Russian law" near the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Protesters denounce the bill as "the Russian law" because Moscow uses similar legislation to stigmatize independent news media and organizations critical of the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse

The death toll has climbed to 48 as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a firefighter sprays water on the remains of a car in the aftermath of the collapse of a highway section on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more a dozen cars down a steep slope. (Xinhua via AP)
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Death toll jumps to 48 in southern China highway collapse that sent 23 cars down a steep slope

Death toll jumps to 48 in southern China highway collapse that sent 23 cars down a steep slope
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One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush

Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand so they never broke down
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A finger points at the battery of a dismantled electric toothbrush in London, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand. Rechargeable electric toothbrushes are increasingly popular because they make brushing more effective but they can be a headache when they stop working properly. Just ask the many people seeking help in online forums when the battery starts giving out.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Cyprus gives Chevron another 6 months to come up with a timetable on a natural gas field development

Cyprus has given Chevron another six months to come up with a revised plan to develop a sizeable natural gas deposit off the island nation’s southern coastline after an earlier plan was deemed lacking in a specific timetable
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FILE - An offshore drilling rig is seen in the waters off Cyprus' coastal city of Limassol, on July 5, 2020 as a sailboat sails in the foreground. The Cyprus government has given U.S. energy company Chevron another six months to come up with a revised plan to develop a sizeable natural gas deposit off the island nation's southern coastline after an earlier plan was deemed to lack a specific timetable, an official said Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
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South Korea's parliament approves independent investigation of the devastating 2022 Halloween crush

South Korea’s parliament has approved legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people
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FILE - Rescue workers treat injured people on a street near the scene of a crush in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2022. South Korea’s parliament on Thursday, May 2, 2024 approved legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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Judge denies bail to teen charged with terror-related offenses after stabbings at Sydney church

A judge has denied bail to a 15-year-old boy alleged to be in a network planning terrorist acts and who claimed to be a friend of another teen accused of stabbing a Sydney bishop
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FILE - Security officers stand guard outside Orthodox Assyrian church in Sydney, Australia, April 15, 2024. Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed in a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports on Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
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Cambodia's Defense Ministry says explosion at military base that killed 20 soldiers was an accident

Cambodia's Defense Ministry says a huge explosion at a military base in the southwest that killed 20 soldiers and injured many others was an accident caused by a “technical issue” from the old and degraded ammunition that was being moved
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FILE - In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodian soldiers' relatives gather for the funeral procession to all who died during an ammunition explosion in an army base in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, on April 28, 2024. A huge explosion in southwestern Cambodia over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops, a senior military official said Tuesday, April 30. (AKP via AP, File)
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What is at stake in UK local voting ahead of a looming general election

Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots in an array of local elections
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Voters leave a polling station at St Alban's Church, south London, after casting their votes in the local and London Mayoral election Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
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Sex offender asks Norway's Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right

A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right
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A view of the interior of the Supreme Court, in Oslo, Oct. 31, 2023. A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right. The case before the court Thursday, May 2, 2024 involves a man who molested a minor and used the Snapchat messaging app to connect with young boys. (Martin Solhaug Standal/NTB Scanpix via AP)
May 02

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Malaysia
May 02
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia's new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as partnering with the government to establish a national AI center, Nadella said Thursday. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
May 02

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: 'The whole country is paying the price'

Misinformation about India's election is surging online as the world's most populous country votes
May 02
FILE- An Indian laborer at a building construction site watches election trends on a mobile phone in Gauhati, India, May 23, 2019. Misinformation about India's election is surging online as the world's most populous country votes. The country has a huge online ecosystem, with the largest number of WhatsApp and YouTube users in the world. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)
May 02

A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak

Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people
May 02
FILE - This 1997 image provided by the CDC during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, depicts the dorsal surfaces of the hands of a monkeypox case patient. Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people. Already, Congo is seeing its biggest mpox outbreak with more than 19,000 suspected infections and 900 deaths (CDC via AP, File)
May 02

Serbia prepares to mark school shooting anniversary. A mother says 'everyone rushed to forget'

Serbia is preparing to mark the anniversary of a school shooting last year that killed 10 people
May 02
FILE - People light candles for the victims near the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A teenage boy opened fire at the school on the morning of May 3, 2023. Eight children and a school guard died, and seven people were wounded. One of the wounded, a child, died from injuries later. A total of 10 people were killed. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
May 02

At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

Holocaust survivors are participating in a digital campaign called #CancelHate which features videos of them reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms
May 02
Holocaust survivor Herbert Rubinstein talks during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Duesseldorf, Germany, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Holocaust survivors from around the globe participating in a new digital campaign called "#CancelHate" which features videos of them reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 02

No safety in retreat: Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist amid Russian advance

Ukrainian soldiers say they are worried fortifications are not being built quicky enough as Russian forces continue to advance along the front lines
May 02
Workers construct new defensive positions close to the Russian border in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
May 01

More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains

African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in Africa
May 01
Oladapo Adekunle, an engineer with Rensource Energy, installs solar panels on a roof of a house in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Funding for climate tech startups in Africa from the private sector is growing, but there's still a long way to go. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
May 01

Jeremiah Manele elected prime minister in Solomon Islands, which is likely to keep close China ties

Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China
May 01
Outgoing Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, right, and candidate for prime minister Jeremiah Manele shake hands during a news conference, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Sogavare on Monday withdrew from the contest to remain head of the strategically important South Pacific island nation’s government following general elections two weeks ago that are central to the U.S.-China rivalry in the region. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
May 01

Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert misspelled his surname as Manale.)

Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert misspelled his surname as Manale.)
May 01
May 01

Police say 5 people died in Mexico from drinking a poison potion in a Santeria 'power' ritual

Police in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca say five people have died after drinking a poison potion in a Santeria ‘power’ ritual
May 01
May 01

What to know about China’s lunar return mission 

Chang’e-6 will be the first mission to return samples from the far side of the moon.
May 01
Chang’e-6 will be the first mission to return samples from the far side of the moon.
May 01

Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions between both countries over the Israel-Hamas war
May 01
Israeli soldiers gather near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel before they enter Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 01

Anticipation builds for Hamas response to latest hostage deal

Hamas is expected to submit a response to Israel's current hostage and cease-fire deal proposal "within hours," a senior Egyptian official told ABC News.
May 01
VIDEO: Anticipation builds for Hamas response to latest hostage deal
May 01

Police stop knife attack in central Oslo after man stabs 1 person and threatens others

Police in Norway say a man carrying two knives stabbed one person and threatened several others in the center of Oslo on Wednesday
May 01
Emergency services at the scene after a person was attacked in Oslo, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. A man carrying two knives stabbed one person and threatened around ten others in the center of Oslo, Wednesday. (Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix via AP)
May 01

Armed groups besieging towns in northeastern Mali driving residents, many children, to hunger

A humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to disease and malnutrition
May 01
In this 2018 photograph released by Mouvement pour le Salut de l'Azawad, Islamic State group commander Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, poses in uniform. Mali's army said in a statement late Monday, April 29, 2024, that Huzeifa was killed by Malian state forces. The United States had announced a reward of up to $5 million reward for anyone providing information about him. Huzeifa was believed to have helped carry out an attack in 2017 on U.S. and Nigerien forces in Tongo Tongo, Niger, which led to the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers. (AP Photo)
May 01

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools

After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death across the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East has latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the Israel-Hamas war
May 01
May 01

US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country

The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an agreement that allows it to keep troops based there
May 01
FILE - Gen. Michael Langley, USMC, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, testifies during a Senate committee hearing on Senate Armed Services hearing to examine the posture of United States Central Command and United States Africa Command, Thursday, March 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an agreement that allows it to keep troops based there, an American general said Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
May 01

Antony Blinken meets with Benjamin Netanyahu

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is doubling down on efforts to stop Israel from invading Rafah, meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.
May 01
VIDEO: Antony Blinken meets with Benjamin Netanyahu
May 01

Heavy rains in Brazil kill at least 8 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says

Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 10 people and left 21 missing since Monday
May 01
May 01

'Large-scale massacre' threatens in Sudan city, US ambassador says

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., warned that El Fasher is "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre."
May 01
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., warned that El Fasher is "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre."
May 01

After hunt for clandestine crematorium in Mexico City, police say bones found were 'animal origin'

Volunteers have searched on the fringes of Mexico City for what they thought could be a clandestine crematorium
May 01
A member of the Mexico City Search Commission uses a ground-penetrating radar in an area where volunteers said they have found a clandestine crematorium in Tlahuac, on the edge of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Ceci Flores, a leader of one of the groups of so-called "searching mothers" from northern Mexico, announced late Tuesday that her team had found bones around clandestine burial pits and ID cards, and prosecutors said they were investigating to determine the nature of the remains. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
May 01

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 01
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 01

Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England

German tennis legend Boris Becker has been discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay his creditors
May 01
FILE - Former tennis player Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court, in London, Friday, April 8, 2022. German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors nearly 50 million pounds. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
May 01

30 people are injured when a trailer overturns in southwestern Germany

Police say a trailer packed with people celebrating May Day has overturned in southern Germany, leaving 30 injured, 10 of them seriously
May 01
Rescue workers stand next to an overturned May wagon after an accident in Kandern, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Police say an accident involving a trailer in southwestern Germany has left 30 people injured, 10 of them seriously. German news agency dpa reported that the accident happened near the city of Freiburg on Wednesday. (Gudrun Gehr, Oberbadisches Verlagshaus/dpa via AP)
May 01

5 reported killed as ‘Harry Potter Castle’ damaged in Odesa

At least five people were killed as a landmark building dubbed the “Harry Potter Castle” was damaged in a Russian attack on Monday, officials said.
May 01
VIDEO: 5 reported killed as ‘Harry Potter Castle’ damaged in Odesa
May 01

Bridge gets washed away as mayor delivers storm warning

Pictures spoke louder than words as raging floodwaters swept away a bridge behind a Brazilian mayor as she delivered a storm warning.
May 01
VIDEO: Bridge gets washed away as mayor delivers storm warning
May 01

Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests

Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022
May 01
FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 28, 2022. Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges Wednesday, May 1, 2024, targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces "sexually assaulted and killed" a 16-year-old girl who led protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
May 01

Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains

Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country
May 01
Aerial view of flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, that left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)
May 01

Japan's Kishida will stress rules-based global order, support for emerging nations at OECD meeting

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will stress the need for a rules-based international order when he attends a meeting of the Organizations for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris
May 01
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Kishida acknowledged Tuesday that his governing party's major defeat in the weekend's by-elections was due to a slush fund scandal, but said he would not step down or replace party executives to take responsibility. (Kyodo News via AP)
May 01

Warsaw synagogue attacked at night with 3 firebombs, no injuries reported

Poland's chief rabbi says that Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs during the night by an unknown perpetrator, but sustained minimal damage and nobody was hurt
May 01
Fire damage is visible on the façade of the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The synagogue was attacked with firebombs in the night by an unknown perpetrator, but sustained minimal damage and nobody was hurt. The incident was strongly condemned by political leaders. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
May 01

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limited
May 01
FILE - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi waits to meet Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Thursday, March 14, 2024. The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran's nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight of the program remains limited, officials said Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
May 01

Kremlin parades Western equipment captured from Ukrainian army at Moscow exhibition

An exhibition of Western military equipment captured from Kyiv forces during the fighting in Ukraine has opened in the Russian capital
May 01
A U.S. made M1A1 Abrams tank hit and captured by Russian troops during the fighting in Ukraine is seen on display in Moscow, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. An exhibition of military equipment captured from Kyiv forces during the fighting in Ukraine has opened in the Russian capital. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
May 01

Accused teen linked to Sydney bishop's stabbing applies for release from custody

A 15-year-old boy who claims to be a friend of the teen accused of stabbing a Sydney bishop recently has applied to be released from custody on bail
May 01
FILE - Flores sit on a fence outside the Christ the Good Shepherd church in suburban Wakely in western Sydney, Australia, on April 16, 2024. A 15-year-old boy who claimed to be a friend of a teen accused of stabbing a Sydney bishop applied Wednesday, May 1, 2024 to be released from custody on bail on a charge of planning a terrorist attack. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
May 01

EU, UN reschedule launch of anti-human trafficking project in Cambodia after questions about venue

The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program this week after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel owned by a Cambodian tycoon who has another property t...
May 01
Cambodian business tycoon Ly Yong Phat, right, gestures before the Cambodia-China Business and Investment Forum on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Dec. 1, 2016. The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel owned by the Cambodian tycoon who has another property that has been used by human traffickers. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)