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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.

Turkey's protests over the arrest of an Erdogan rival take a new angle: Boycott shopping

Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have taken a new direction with calls for a one-day shopping boycott.

Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip.

Germany says US talks on Russia-Ukraine war are 'deadlocked,' but China has different take

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says U.S. talks on Russia-Ukraine war are in a "deadlock," while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the parties are making progress.

Paraguay recalls ambassador to Brazil and suspends dam talks over espionage revelations

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay announced Tuesday that it was recalling its ambassador to Brazil a day after Brazilian authorities acknowledged that their country's intelligence agency spied on Paraguayan officials in 2022.

Israeli leader Netanyahu will visit Hungary, defying an international arrest warrant

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to Hungary despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him over the war in Gaza.

Trump wants new Iran nuclear deal after he withdrew from the first

Trump withdrew the U.S from the deal during his first term, claiming it was “the worst and most one-sided transaction.

China conducts military drills focusing on Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day Wednesday, focusing on the Taiwan Strait — a crucial conduit for international trade separating the self-governing island democracy from China.

A wary Europe awaits Rubio with NATO's future on the line

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling this week to a gathering of top diplomats from NATO countries.

Danish prime minister visiting Greenland amid Trump takeover talk

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland this week after the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric about a takeover of the semiautonomous Danish territory.  Frederiksen will meet with the territory's new leader, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

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Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door

PARIS (AP) — For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising. She stripped the French far right of its old symbols, sanded down its roughest edges and built in its place a sleek, disciplined machine with the single goal of winning the country's presidency.

The world reacts with caution to US 'reciprocal' tariffs against dozens of nations

The reciprocal tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump have initially drawn measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war.

French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling public funds, barred from running for office

French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is awaiting a sentence after a national court convicted her and other members of her National Rally party of embezzlement on Monday.

Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief as deaths pass 3,000

Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.

Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll — above 140 — was likely to grow in the days ahead.

Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Tehran's first response to a letter that U.S.

Greenland's prime minister says US will not 'get' island

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland's prime minister, said in a Facebook post on Sunday that the United States will not be able to annex the resource-rich island in the Atlantic.

Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said Saturday. “I find him very lively,’’ Dr.

Iran's Khamenei warns of 'strong blow' as Trump threatens to drop bombs, Putin silent on US ire

Iran and Russia took decisively different approaches in response to President Donald Trump's threats as Tehran vowed action against any "mischief" while the Kremlin remains tight-lipped.

2 killed as Sudan's paramilitary intensifies attacks on displacement camp in North Darfur

CAIRO (AP) — At least two people were killed in attacks by Sudan's paramilitary forces on a famine-stricken camp in North Darfur for people displaced by the war in the country, officials and humanitarian organizations said.

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India's parliament passes controversial bill that would change Muslim endowments

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s parliament early Thursday passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments.

Greenland's new prime minister: U.S. 'will not get' island

Greenland's new Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has called out President Trump's claims that the U.S. will "get Greenland 100 percent" and has reiterated that Greenland will decide its own future and will not be shaken by Trump's remarks.

Counting the potential toll of Trump's tariffs on major Asian economies

BANGKOK (AP) — The trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated in his second term is a challenge for all Asian economies, large and small, in an era when the most populous region of the world is expected to drive global economic growth.

Suspected US airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 6 people, Houthi rebels say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes battered rebel-controlled areas of Yemen into Wednesday, with the Houthis saying the attacks killed at least six people across the country.

Guinea sets a date in September for a key referendum that would launch a return to democracy

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s military junta has set Sept. 21 as the date for a long-promised constitutional referendum that would set the west African country on the path of a return to democratic rule more than three years after it experienced a coup.

Israel strikes a building in southern Beirut, killing at least 4 people

BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut's southern suburbs early Tuesday, killing at least four people, as the military said it had targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group.

Putin tests limits of Trump’s patience in ceasefire talks

President Trump is expressing increased frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose shifting demands in negotiations with Ukraine have drawn out ceasefire talks and set back Trump's hopes of a quick end to the war.

French court finds right-wing leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement

PARIS (AP) — A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty on Monday in an embezzlement case but didn’t immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the right-wing leader’s political future.

Countries that have issued travel advisories for US

Denmark, Finland, France and Germany noted the U.S. requires individuals entering to choose "male" or "female" on ESTA and visa applications.

Netanyahu accuses Israeli police of trying to 'topple' his government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is outraged over the ongoing Qatar probe and says it is a political investigation that is meant to prevent the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.