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Abby Choi holds a cat and poses, Feb. 11, 2023, in Hong Kong. (AP Photo)
Prosecutors say killing of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi likely linked to a financial dispute
HONG KONG (AP) — The killing of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was likely linked to a financial dispute with her former father-in-law over a luxury apartment, the prosecution said Wednesday, in a … more
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'En Canon (Jeune fille a la barque)' is displayed during a preview of the Blaquier-Arrieta Collection, a group of twelve Impressionist and Modern works which have been largely unseen for half a century, at Sotheby's in London. Wednesday Sept. 30, 2026. (Ben Bauer/PA via AP)
Works by van Gogh and Cézanne up for sale in Sotheby's $450 million auction
LONDON (AP) — A dozen Impressionist and post-Impressionist artworks collectively valued at almost half a billion dollars are going up for auction after sitting unseen for decades in a fabled … more
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Motorbikes drive past Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, center, and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in Tehran, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war
Iranian officials indicated Wednesday they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran's latest proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump had publicly rejected just … more
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FILE - Israeli tourists leave a FlyDubai plane which departed from Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and landed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 8, 2020.(AP Photo/Malak Harb, File)
An Israel-bound plane diverts to Saudi Arabia for emergency landing and other Mideast developments
Concerns about a possible airplane hijacking briefly gripped Israel, while the Lebanese army said the latest Israeli strike in southern Lebanon wounded a soldier and three civilians. Meanwhile, … more
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, a rescuer walks on a site of a Russian drone strike on residential house in Kyiv region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed on with its weekslong missile and drone barrage of Kyiv and areas around the Ukrainian capital, killing four people including a child while targeting the power … more
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FILE - Israeli tourists leave a FlyDubai plane which departed from Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and landed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 8, 2020.(AP Photo/Malak Harb, File)
A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Israel is diverted to Saudi Arabia after a distress call
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns … more
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A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during a protest against the suspension of flights between Iraq and Iran outside Najaf International Airport in Najaf, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
As the last US troops exit Iraq, Kurdish fears rise and militias celebrate
BAGHDAD (AP) — The last U.S. troops were slated to leave Iraq on Wednesday under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington, a move celebrated by Iran-backed groups but which some other Iraqis … more
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Right Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and unchecked AI
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to two women and two women-led organizations challenging authoritarian rule, violence and discrimination against women, and the … more
South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence near the border with North Korea, in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South … more
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South Sudan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
As the UN ponders its next secretary-general, many say it's well past time for a woman to lead
At a time when the fight for gender equality is facing a backlash, pressure is mounting for the next leader of the United Nations to be the first woman in its more than 80-year history. The … more
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Demonstrators camp during a protest at Sol Square following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen as they demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home
An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked massive protests in Spain over the country's housing crisis has accepted a deal to return home, her lawyer said Tuesday. The eviction of María del Carmen … more
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Islamic Jihad deputy Secretary General Mohammed al-Hindi talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Hamas, Islamic Jihad and a powerful ex-Fatah official form an unlikely electoral alliance
ISTANBUL (AP) — Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, … more
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