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Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more...

Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have captured five villages as part of a renewed ground assault...

Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government's response

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Winnie Makinda, 35, says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of he...

Israel orders new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand operations

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday,...

Thousands of protesters in Armenia demand the prime minister's resignation over Azerbaijan dispute

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of protesters in Armenia angered by the government's decision to han...

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed...

Malta’s deputy prime minister resigns, ends EU Commission bid, as he faces charges in hospital deal

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s deputy prime minister resigned Friday, and ended his European Commission...

Gunmen abduct 9 students in Nigeria's north in the latest attack targeting schools

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least nine students have been abducted by gunmen during a late-night raid o...

A bus plunges off a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing 3 and injuring 6 others

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A bus veered off a bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city...

Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed

LONDON (AP) — Two environmental activists attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magn...

Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief Friday called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after...

Inside a makeshift shelter saving hundreds of dogs from floods in southern Brazil

CANOAS, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless...

Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region on Friday to...

Unusual floods in eastern Congo causing hardship to almost half a million people, WFP says

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Floods caused by unusually heavy rains in eastern Congo caused hardship for more...

Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts...

Top Indian opposition leader released on bail by court enabling him to campaign in elections

NEW DELHI (AP) — A top Indian opposition leader was freed from jail on interim bail by the Supreme Cour...

The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution Friday to give Palestine more “rights...

Poland's prime minister reshuffles Cabinet to release ministers running for European Parliament

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet...

Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the country’s prime...

Iranians vote in a parliamentary runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial balloting

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians voted Friday in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s...

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