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Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia's government and the West drew praise from the l ate al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden should be … more
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Prison workers gather during a protest outside the Corbas prison, outside Lyon, France, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 . A massive manhunt was underway in France on Wednesday for an armed gang that ambushed a prison convoy, killing two prison officers, seriously injuring three others and springing the inmate they were escorting. (AP Photo/Laurent Cirpiani)
Massive manhunt in France for prison-break gang that gunned down officers
A massive manhunt is underway in France for an armed gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others to spring an inmate they were escorting. French Interior Minister Gerald … more
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This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
Yemen's Houthi rebels acknowledge attacking a US destroyer that shot down missile in the Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea. However, the attack on the warship apparently happened nearly two days earlier and saw the … more
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FILE - Smoke rises after a fire broke out at the Liseberg amusement park's new water world Oceana in Goteborg, Sweden, Monday Feb. 12, 2024. A welding operation caused a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, causing the death of one person. Police said Wednesday, May 15, 2024, that when carrying out some welding on the water slide “a fire started which then spread to the rest of the building,” causing "great destruction.” (Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT News Agency via AP, File)
Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, causing the death of one … more
Philippe Currat, lawyer for Gambia's former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, talks to the media after the conviction of her father, in front of the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland in Bellinzona, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity over the repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator, a legal advocacy group said Wednesday. (Maria Linda Clericetti/Keystone via AP)
Swiss court convicts a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity over his role in repression committed by the west African … more
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Chairman of the Dutch Freedom Party Geert Wilders speaks at the third Hungarian edition of the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC Hungary, in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, April 26, 2024. The two-day event is hosted from April 25 to 26 by the Center for Fundamental Rights of Hungary for the third consecutive year. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)
A Dutch anti-Islam party is on the verge of forming the EU's latest hard-right government
BRUSSELS (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is on the verge of brokering a four-party coalition in the Netherlands six months after coming in first in national elections, opening the … more
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Muslims offer prayers at a mosque in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 11, 2024. In the mid-1980s, Muslims accounted for 11% of India's population, and had 9% of seats in Parliament; today they are 14% of the population and control about 4.6% of Parliament. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows
MALAPPURAM, India (AP) — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. Revoking the semi-autonomy of the country’s only Muslim-majority region. Building a Hindu temple where a violent mob … more
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FILE - An election poster, with President Cyril Ramaphosa atop a pole in Soweto, South Africa, on April 22, 2024. Ramaphosa has tried to rebuild the reputation of the ANC by cracking down on government graft, but unemployment has risen to 32% under him and he has struggled to curb poverty. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it … more
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FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong, days after court approved an injunction banning the song in the city. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong to comply with a removal order, days after a court approved an injunction to ban the song in the city. YouTube has blocked access … more
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FILE - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong arrives to attend G-20's third Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) meeting in Gandhinagar, India on July 17, 2023. Singapore’s deputy leader Wong is set to be sworn in Wednesday, May 15, 2024, as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
Wong will be sworn in as Singapore's prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed … more
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President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden administration is moving ahead on $1 billion arms package for Israel, AP sources say
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel. That's according to three congressional aides who spoke of … more
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FILE - Parking attendant Andy Tinto uses laundry clips to put a blue towel over his cap to protect himself from the sun in Manila, Philippines on Monday, April 29, 2024. Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study found. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year's destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because … more
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