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Pope Francis insists Europe doesn't have a migrant emergency and challenges countries to open ports

Pope Francis is challenging French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty
24 minutes ago
Pope Francis, flanked by French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and his wife Brigitte, arrives at the final session of the "Rencontres Mediterraneennes" meeting at the Palais du Pharo, in Marseille, France, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Francis, during a two-day visit, will join Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean region on discussions that will largely focus on migration.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
3 hours ago

A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

A human rights foundation says a prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison in China
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FILE - People walk past a police station in Urumqi, the capital of China's far west Xinjiang region, on April 21, 2021. A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people's folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China. Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December 2018 in a secret trial, the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation said in a statement Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Dake Kang, File)
September 23

Taiwan factory fire leaves at least 5 dead, more than 100 injured

A fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan have killed at least five people and injured more than 100 others, and five people are still missing
September 23
September 23

With temporary status for Venezuelans, the Biden administration turns to a familiar tool

The Biden administration's grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the United States may complicate its messaging abroad
September 23
A migrant who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico to the U.S. works his way through concertina wire, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
September 23

AP PHOTOS: King Charles and Camilla share moments both regal and ordinary on landmark trip to France

Playing ping-pong, strolling through a Bordeaux vineyard, dodging raindrops at a Paris flower market — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla paid a special state visit to France that at times looked richly royal, and at times strikingly ordinary. There was plenty of pomp for Charles’ first journey to France as monarch, and red carpets every day. Champagne toasts at the Palace of Versailles. A standing ovation in the French Senate. Curtseying children waving British flags. For a trip whose running theme was Charles’ concern about climate change, there was plenty of weather, too. Wind whipped the evening gowns as guests arrived for the state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte. Rain doused well-wishers hoping for a glimpse of the royals visiting the working class town of Saint-Denis, riding a tram through the streets of Bordeaux, and admiring the flora at the Queen Elizabeth Flower Market in Paris. The sunglasses came on for the royal...
September 23
French President's wife Brigitte Macron, left, and Britain's Queen Camilla smile during their visit to the "Bibliotheque Nationale de France" (BNF - French National Library), as they present a new French-British literary prize to be awarded for the first time next year, Thursday, Sept.21, 2023 in Paris. (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)
September 23

A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy

A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, the Kremlin seems to be succeeding in keeping the demise of the profane and outspoken Wagner chief as low-key as possible
September 23
FILE - This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries in northern Mali. After the death of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on Aug. 23, 2023 northwest of Moscow, Russian officials moved quickly to take control of the Wagner military contractor's personnel and assets abroad. (French Army via AP, File)
September 23

Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections

Once rock-solid, the support Ukraine has received from its biggest backers for its defense against Russia is showing cracks
September 23
FILE - A dear stands by hay bales in a field in Czosnow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Poland, along with Hungary and Slovakia, continue their ban on imports of Ukraine grain, saying it hurts the interests of their farmers. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
September 22

Mexico pledges to set up checkpoints to 'dissuade' migrants from hopping freight trains to US border

Mexican officials have pledged to set up checkpoints to “dissuade” migrants from hopping freight trains to the U.S. border
September 22
Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
September 22

Canadian police officer slain, two officers injured while serving arrest warrant in Vancouver suburb

Authorities in British Columbia say a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer has been shot to death and two other officers have been injured while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a Vancouver suburb
September 22
September 22

Mexican president wants to meet with Biden in Washington on migration, drug trafficking

Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D
September 22
Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, accompanied by first lady Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, sends out a symbolical embrace at the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
September 22

Mexican president wants to meet with Biden in Washington on migration, drug trafficking

Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D
September 22
Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, accompanied by first lady Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, sends out a symbolical embrace at the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
September 22

Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru

Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with many layers of history, others consider it a box of surprises
September 22
Archaeologists uncover bones and vessels discovered by city workers who were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Carabayllo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Eight burial offerings from the pre-Inca Ychsma culture have been identified by archeologists so far, according to lead archeologist Jesus Bahamonde. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
September 22

Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru

Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with many layers of history, others consider it a box of surprises
September 22
Archaeologists uncover bones and vessels discovered by city workers who were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Carabayllo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Eight burial offerings from the pre-Inca Ychsma culture have been identified by archeologists so far, according to lead archeologist Jesus Bahamonde. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
September 22

Colombia's presidential office manipulates video of President Petro at UN to hype applause

The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro received during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
September 22
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
September 22

Colombia's presidential office manipulates video of President Petro at UN to hype applause

The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro received during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
September 22
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
September 22

Canada-India relations deteriorate over killing of Sikh separatist leader

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in June outside a temple near Vancouver.
September 22
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in June outside a temple near Vancouver.
September 22

Canada-India relations strain over killing of Sikh separatist leader

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in June outside a temple near Vancouver.
September 22
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Sept. 9, 2023, in New Delhi.
September 22

Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies at 98

Napolitano was the first Italian president to be reelected to office.
September 22
In this Jan. 16, 2015 file photo The politician and former President of Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano leaves his house in Rome.
September 22

Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic

A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country
September 22
Federal Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs Nancy Faeser speaks during the government questioning in the plenary session in the German Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
September 22

Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic

A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country
September 22
Federal Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs Nancy Faeser speaks during the government questioning in the plenary session in the German Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
September 22

Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98

Italy's presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s presidency, has died
September 22
FILE - Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, center, applauds the election of Sergio Mattarella as his successor, at the end of a voting session for the election of the new Italian President at the lower chamber in Rome, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s top job — president of the Republic — and the first president to be re-elected, has died Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. He was 98. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
September 22

Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98

Italy's presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s presidency, has died
September 22
FILE - Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, center, applauds the election of Sergio Mattarella as his successor, at the end of a voting session for the election of the new Italian President at the lower chamber in Rome, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s top job — president of the Republic — and the first president to be re-elected, has died Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. He was 98. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
September 22

It's a kayak with a grenade launcher. And it could be game-changer in Ukraine.

The boats can carry cargo and up to three soldiers.
September 22
Two unidentified Ukrainian soldiers dockside in the Poloz-M16 combat kayak.
September 22

Sabato De Sarno makes highly anticipated debut at Gucci under the gaze of Hollywood stars

Sabato De Sarno wants people to fall in love with Gucci again, titling his debut collection “Gucci Ancora,” Italian for “Gucci Again.”
September 22
Julia Roberts attends the Gucci women's Spring Summer 2024 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
September 22

Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave

Animals at a zoo in Rio de Janeiro have been getting cold treats to cool them down during a rare winter heat wave
September 22
A spider monkey carries frozen fruit as icy snacks are handed out to animals at the BioParque do Rio amid an intense heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
September 22

Pakistani authorities arrest journalist for allegedly spreading false news about state institutions

Pakistani security agents have arrested a senior Islamabad-based TV anchor known for his criticism of the authorities on charges of spreading false content about state institutions on social media
September 22
September 22

Pope blasts 'fanaticism of indifference' that world shows migrants, as he prays for dead in French port of Marseille

Pope blasts 'fanaticism of indifference' that world shows migrants, as he prays for dead in French port of Marseille
September 22
September 22

Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century
September 22
FILE - Lachlan Murdoch arrives at St Bride's Church for the celebration ceremony of the wedding of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall in London, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
September 22

Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

Poland's right-wing leaders are denouncing a new feature film by Polish director Agnieszka Holland as it opens in the country
September 22
Polish director Agnieszka Holland poses with the 'Special Jury Prize' award for 'Zielona Granica' after the closing ceremony for the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)
September 22

Brazil's top court opens vote on decriminalizing abortion up to 12th week of pregnancy

Brazil’s top court is deciding whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be decriminalized nationwide
September 22
Supreme Court President Rosa Weber presides over a session to decide on whether to overturn or maintain a ruling on the legality of boundaries for vast Indigenous lands in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Six of the 11 Supreme Court justices went on to vote against establishing a cut-off date after which Indigenous peoples could not claim new territory. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)
September 22

At least 20 students abducted in a new attack by gunmen targeting schools in northern Nigeria

Residents and local media in northcentral Nigeria say at least 20 students have been abducted by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria during an attack that targeted their school
September 22
September 22

Statue of late German Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed after allegations of sexual abuse

Catholic church officials in Germany say a statue of late Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed from outside a cathedral after allegations of sexual abuse against him surfaced
September 22
The monument of German cardinal Franz Hengsbach is seen beside the cathedral in the city center of Essen, western Germany, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Catholic Church is investigating allegations of sexual abuse by the late cardinal over 30 years after his death. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
September 22

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September 22
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September 22

US ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood 'economic coercion'

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Ch...
September 22
FILE - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks during an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuel accused China on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood over the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off of Japan's coasts.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
September 22

US ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood 'economic coercion'

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Ch...
September 22
FILE - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks during an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuel accused China on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood over the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off of Japan's coasts.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
September 22

Pope Francis arrives in French port city of Marseille to urge Mediterranean countries in Europe to welcome migrants

Pope Francis arrives in French port city of Marseille to urge Mediterranean countries in Europe to welcome migrants
September 22
September 22

Puerto Rico National Guard helps fight large landfill fire in US Virgin Islands

Puerto Rico’s National Guard has been deployed to help fight a large landfill fire in the U
September 22
September 22

Bulgaria to purchase US Stryker combat vehicles and related equipment

Bulgaria’s government has approved the purchase of U.S.-made Stryker combat vehicles to modernize the country’s land forces and bring them in line with NATO standards
September 22
September 22

Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinians in besieged strip launch incendiary balloons toward Israel

Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip have launched incendiary balloons into Israel, prompting Israel to strike the besieged territory
September 22
Palestinian protesters evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli security forces along the frontier with Israel, east of Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Israeli military said it struck three posts belonging to Hamas, the Islamic militant group that has controlled Gaza since 2007, following a number of incendiary balloons launched from Gaza into Israel. This is the latest violence to roil the territory as Palestinians stage routine protests by the border fence. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
September 22

Norway drops spying claims against foreign student, says he's being held now for a 'financial crime'

Norwegian authorities have dropped spying allegations against an unidentified 25-year-old foreign student and are now holding him on suspicion of a “serious financial crime.”
September 22
September 22

A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum

A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan and is pleading for help in seeking asylum in the United States or Canada
September 22
CORRECTS NAME TO CHEN - In this image taken from video footage run by TVBS, Chinese dissident Chen Siming charge his mobile phone at Taoyuan International Airport's transit lounge in Taipei, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Chen known for posting pictures on social media commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown said Friday he had fled to Taiwan and pleaded for help seeking asylum in the United States or Canada. (TVBS via AP)
September 22

Russia's Defense Ministry says a missile attack in annexed Crimea killed a serviceman and blames 'Kyiv regime'

Russia's Defense Ministry says a missile attack in annexed Crimea killed a serviceman and blames 'Kyiv regime'
September 22
September 22

Norway can extradite man wanted by Rwanda for alleged role in 1994 genocide

A Norwegian court has ruled that a man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation's 1994 genocide can be extradited
September 22
September 22

EU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case

European Union antitrust enforcers have slapped Intel with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker appeared to have won last year
September 22
FILE - The Intel logo appears on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square, on Oct. 3, 2018. European Union antitrust enforcers slapped Intel on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker appeared to have won last year, in a postscript to a case that dates back more than a decade. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
September 22

Ukraine missile strike hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters, kills 1 serviceman

Russia says Ukraine carried out a strike on the HQ of its Black Sea Fleet.
September 22
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)
September 22

Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns

Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano has sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 nearby towns and cities to shut their schools as a health precaution
September 22
FILE - A small steam rises from Taal Volcano, Batangas province, Philippines on Friday July 2, 2021. Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, as a health precaution, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
September 22

BTS member Suga begins alternative military service in South Korea

Another member of K-pop supergroup BTS has begun his mandatory military service in South Korea
September 22
FILE - Suga, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS, poses for photographers ahead of a press conference to introduce their new single "Butter" in Seoul, South Korea on May 21, 2021. Suga, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began fulfilling his mandatory military duty Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, as a social service agent, an alternative form of military service in the country. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
September 22

Thousands of teachers protest in Nepal against education bill, shutting schools across the country

Schools for millions of students in Nepal are closed as tens of thousands of teachers protest in the capital against an education reform bill in parliament
September 22
Teachers from across the country gather for a protest against an education bill in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Schools for millions of students in Nepal were closed Friday as tens of thousands of teachers protested in the capital against an education reform bill in parliament. The teachers oppose provisions that would shift government-run schools to local control, saying it would lower their status, and that would scrap many temporary teacher positions. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
September 22

Syria and China will announce strategic partnership as Asian Games diplomacy begins

China and Syria have announced the formation of a strategic partnership as Chinese leader Xi Jinping kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of the upcoming Asian Games
September 22
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad before their bilateral meeting in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. China and Syria announced the formation of a strategic partnership on Friday as Chinese leader Xi Jinping kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of the upcoming Asian Games. (Yao Dawei/Xinhua via AP)
September 22

Russia says Armenian separatists surrender arms after Azerbaijan reclaims Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia's Defense Ministry says that ethnic Armenian separatists in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh are surrendering their arms to Russian peacekeepers
September 22
A woman cooks on makeshift stove in a yard in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev declared victory in a teleAuthorities in Nagorno-Karabakh accused Azerbaijan on Thursday of violating the cease-fire agreement by firing on Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed region, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry denied there had been any attack, the Azerbaijan news agency reported. (AP Photo/Siranush Sargsyan)