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Photos offer a glimpse inside Argentina disability care home Pope Leo XIV will visit in November
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At a Catholic home south of Argentina’s capital, residents with disabilities are eagerly preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV as their caregivers struggle to secure medicine, diapers and other essentials.
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Demna sells a new Gucci fantasy as Moschino’s new designers loosen up the joke
MILAN (AP) — Gucci creative director Demna moved beyond the strict archetypes of his debut collection and fixed his gaze on the fashion house’s luxe heritage for his all-important second collection, previewed Friday during Milan Fashion Week.
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A White House press ban was lifted this week. But the tensions and legal battle aren't over yet
Journalists from three news outlets that President Donald Trump banned from White House grounds are back at the executive complex with TV cameras, laptops and microphones in hand.
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Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party wins parliamentary election, interior ministry says
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to final results announced by the Interior Ministry on Friday.
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From Gaza to Sudan to Nepal, more than 500 million children are in desperate need of education
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a stifling sixth grade classroom in war-torn Sudan, a very motivated teacher was giving a lesson to 120 very committed children. Among them: an 18-year-old girl uprooted three years ago by fighting, forced into marriage and motherhood too soon, but determined to finish he...
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They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That’s what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year.
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Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have wrapped up their Washington summit, focusing on personal rapport rather than substantial agreements. The biggest policy announcement was a modest extension of a trade truce by two months. Xi emphasized the importance of avoiding conflict and urged the U...
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U2 goes back to school to put on a show where it all began 50 years ago
LONDON (AP) — Irish band U2 returned to school Friday to put on a surprise class in rock and roll where they formed a half century ago.
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Protests against war crimes verdicts add pressure on Kosovo's government
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Daily protests in Kosovo against war crimes convictions for former rebel commanders spread throughout the Balkan country on Friday, adding pressure on the government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who has faced a monthslong political crisis.
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A data-sharing clause derailed US-Zimbabwe health talks. Now all funding ends this month
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States will end funding for Zimbabwe’s health programs at the end of September following the collapse of negotiations over a U.S.-proposed deal that Zimbabwe rejected in part over a requirement to share sensitive health data, the U.S. Embassy said Friday.
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Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime climate warrior Al Gore sees victory within Earth's grasp. But he worries that it could still slip through humanity's fingers.
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UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian rights violations
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Friday said it added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Ethiopia risks a wider war. Here are 5 things to know
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fighting has returned to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where former enemies are joining forces against the government and the peace agreement that ended one of Africa’s deadliest recent wars appears close to collapse.
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Hurricanes in the Pacific threaten Hawaii and Mexico with floods and high surf
Residents on Hawaii’s Big Island are bracing for potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo. The U.S. National Weather Service said Nolo was about 185 miles south of the Big Island on Friday morning and headed to the northeast. Tropical storm conditions are expecte...
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The White House network TV pool resumes operations after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds
The White House network video pool is back in operation. Friday morning marked the first time the pool has been in action since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in an extraordinary showdown over media access. A judge temporarily struck down the ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico on T...
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EU vows to defend its stand against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm said Friday it's prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the case dismissed.
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Iran proposes a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 7 days if the US meets its conditions
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. Iran’s foreign minister detailed the proposal to reporter...
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Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday less than three months after launching on the bold mission.
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Volkswagen to recall 2.86 million VW, Audi models over potential steering problem
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen Group said Friday it is recalling 2.86 million Volkswagen and Audi branded vehicles as a precautionary measure over a screw whose failure could cause a loss of steering.
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Flood-battered Nepal kicks off festival season with weeklong Indra Jatra as more rain is predicted
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Devotees pulled a wooden chariot with a girl revered as a living goddess in Nepal, kicking off the festival season in the Himalayan nation on Friday even as it struggles to recover from devastating floods last month. Meteorologists warned of more heavy rainfall this week.
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New humanitarian players hit UN sidelines in search of galvanizing force to counter aid cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — New players hit the United Nations General Assembly sidelines this week as humanitarian groups searched for a counterweight to foreign aid cuts that have hampered global fights against disease, malnutrition and poverty.
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The Latest: Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database
The Supreme Court has lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. Meanwhile, Trump took Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives ...
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Cheetah cubs at Prague Zoo are doing well after a period of strong storms and their mother’s illness
PRAGUE (AP) — Five cheetah cubs had to survive a weather scare and the illness of their mother after their birth at the Prague Zoo. But they are doing well now, the zoo said on Friday.
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Milan's airport is officially named after former Premier Berlusconi
It took over two years and some legal wrangling, but Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport was finally named on Friday after the late former Premier Silvio Berlusconi.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China's help in ending Russia's invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to urge China to influence Russia to ends its invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy met Trump in the United States this week. The Ukrainian leader says he expects feedback on Trump’s talks with China’s President Xi Jin...
