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US vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation
April 18, 2024Iran launches attack on Israel: What is the Iron Dome?
The IDF said "99% of the threats" launched toward Israel were intercepted.
April 14, 2024Trial opens in Thailand for the son of Spanish actors over the killing of a Colombian surgeon
A court in Thailand has opened a trial of the son of Spanish actors accused of killing and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a popular tourist island
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South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors' strike drags on
South Korea's government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors
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Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed
Ukraine’s air force is claiming it shot down a Russian strategic bomber
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Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over "groundless" reviews
A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they say are results showing unpoliced derogatory and often false comments
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2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
Lithuania's president says that two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius
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Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius
Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius
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Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria
An opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say an attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters
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San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China
San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
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Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Soldana collaborate in iconoclastic Vatican exhibition inside women’s prison
A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel
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Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
Shoppers and workers have returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death in an attack that police believe targeted women
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Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months
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Long-haul carrier Emirates again halts local flight check-in as UAE recovers from record rains
Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is halting local check-in for passengers traveling on its flights as the wider United Arab Emirates tries to recover from record-setting rains this week
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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
April 12-18, 2024
Shoppers are terrified after a lone assailant started stabbing people at a shopping mall in Sydney; people appreciate spring flowers like cherry and azalea blossoms in Tokyo; a King Sejong statue receives a spring cleaning in Seoul, South Korea. People prepare for the voting process on the eve of the national election in India; people get wet in the Songkran water festival to celebrate the Thai New Year in Bangkok. A Tibetan man waters plants placed on the roof of his retirement home, and a Hindu devotees celebrate the Navratri, or nine nights festival, in India.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in the Asia-Pacific region made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Hiro Komae.
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5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan
Five Japanese autoworkers have narrowly escaped an attack by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive-laden vest near their vehicle in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi
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Police say a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, targeted a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped
Police say a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, targeted a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped
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Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces across the front line to prepare to grab more land this spring and summer
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The Latest | Israel targets air defense system in Syria, state news agency says
Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quotes a military statement as saying Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in its south and causing material damage
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
April 12 - 18, 2024
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories. The Biden administration reimposed oil sanctions on Venezuela. A transitional council in Haiti was formally established to choose the next prime minister and Cabinet.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.
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A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles
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Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel's amputee soccer team
Israel's national amputee soccer team is heading to France for the 2024 European Amputee Football Championships in June
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Teenager is charged with terrorism offenses in stabbings of bishop and priest at Sydney church
A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses
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Iranian state television says nuclear facilities near Isfahan 'fully safe' after air defense batteries fired in area
Iranian state television says nuclear facilities near Isfahan 'fully safe' after air defense batteries fired in area
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Iran grounds commercial aircraft across wide swath of the country as air defense systems fire amid reported explosions
Iran grounds commercial aircraft across wide swath of the country as air defense systems fire amid reported explosions
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Iran fires air defense batteries in several provinces, the state-run IRNA news agency reports, without elaborating
Iran fires air defense batteries in several provinces, the state-run IRNA news agency reports, without elaborating
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Famine in Gaza: A timeline of how the hunger crisis is unfolding
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, experts and aid organizations have said a humanitarian crisis is occurring in Gaza.
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Iranian state TV says 'loud sound' heard in Isfahan province as flights divert around area amid tensions with Israel
Iranian state TV says 'loud sound' heard in Isfahan province as flights divert around area amid tensions with Israel
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Iran fires air defense batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site after drones spotted
Iran has fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near its central city of Isfahan after spotting drones
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Indians vote in the first phase of the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term
Millions of Indians are voting in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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India begins voting in a 6-week election that could give Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term
India begins voting in a 6-week election that could give Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term
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Brazil's president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories, bringing the total number of new reserves created during his term to 10
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US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
A U.S. congressional committee has released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X
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Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation
Argentina has requested to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and att...
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Some Iranian women say they fear war with Israel amid violent hijab crackdown
As Iran attacked Israel, its police intensified a hijab crackdown on women.
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Britain's Prince Harry formally confirms he is now a US resident
Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident
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Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995
Thousands of Bosnian Serbs have rallied to deny that genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995, despite rulings to the contrary by two United Nations courts
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Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash
Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced
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US sanctions 16 people, 2 groups after Iran attacks
US officials say those who were sanctioned enabled Iran's drone production following Iran's attack on Israel.
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Polish citizen accused of helping Russia in potential plot to assassinate Zelenskyy
The man was charged with readiness to act for foreign intelligence.
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Husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon charged with embezzlement in party finance probe
The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has been charged with embezzlement in a probe into the finances of Scotland’s pro-independence governing party
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A man who served 17 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit dismisses apology from UK review body
A British man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has dismissed an “unreserved apology” from the U.K.’s review body that twice turned down his attempts to have his case referred to the Court of Appeal
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A former Maldives president is freed after a high court throws out his 11-year sentence
A court in the Maldives has thrown out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery and ordered a retrial
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UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile
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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelenskyy assassination plot
Poland's prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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250,000 Afghan children need education, food and homes after returning from Pakistan, says NGO
A nongovernmental organization says a quarter of a million Afghan children need education, food and homes after being forcibly returned from Pakistan
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Zimbabwe frees prisoners, including those sentenced to death, in an independence day amnesty
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty
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Polish man arrested in alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine's president, Polish prosecutors say
Polish man arrested in alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine's president, Polish prosecutors say
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A magnitude 5.6 quake hits central Turkey, damaging some homes. No serious injuries are reported
Turkey's disaster management agency says that a moderately strong earthquake has struck central Turkey, causing damage to some buildings
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Armenian victims group asks International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim
A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide against them
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EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and study in both regions after Brexit — the U.K.’s departure from the EU four years ago
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Gunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers
Pakistan's police say four customs officers have been killed by unidentified gunmen during an ambush of their vehicle in the troubled northwest of the country
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Barcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain
Regional authorities for Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia say they will install a floating desalination plant to help the city of Barcelona guarantee its drinking water supply
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