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A cemetery is seen from above at Kato Tritos village on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. After years of neglect, a primitive burial ground for refugees who died trying to reach Greece's island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned to provide a dignified resting place for the dead. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)

A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul

A makeshift burial ground for migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned after years of neglect. The project was intended to provide a dignified resting place for the … more

4/17/24

FOTOS AP: Espaços das Olimpíadas de Paris unem história e modernidade e exibem patrimônio cultural

PARIS, França (AP) — Locais históricos ou icônicos estão no centro das Olimpíadas de Paris: os organizadores querem que o espetáculo também faça parte do evento, em conjunto com o … more

Associated Press | 4/17/24

Copenhagen fights the last pockets of a fire that destroyed a 400-year-old landmark

Danish firefighters are working to extinguish the last pockets of a fire that gutted Copenhagen’s 400-year-old stock exchange building, as owners of the structure looked ahead to rebuilding the … more

By JAN M. OLSEN | 4/17/24

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during Army Day parade at a military base in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Raisi warned that the "tiniest invasion" by Israel would bring a "massive and harsh" response, as the region braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran's attack over the weekend. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

British envoy says Israel is 'making a decision to act' as Iran vows to respond to any incursion

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend. Iran's president meanwhile warned that even … more

By JULIA FRANKEL and NASSER KARIMI | 4/17/24

Russian missiles slam into a Ukrainian city and kill 8 people as the war approaches a critical stage

Local officials say three Russian missiles have slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least eight people. … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 4/17/24

People whose houses were demolished on public health grounds collect water in the Gesco neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Rapid urbanisation has led to a population boom and housing shortages in Abidjan, where nearly one in five Ivorians reside, many of them in low-income, crowded communes like the ones in the Gesco and Sebroko districts being demolished on public health grounds. (AP Photo/Diomande Ble Blonde)

Homes are demolished in Ivory Coast's main city over alleged health concerns. Thousands are homeless

Authorities in Ivory Coast's largest city are demolishing homes in low-income areas over what they say are public health concerns, leaving thousands without shelter and with nowhere to go. Each year, … more

By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA | 4/17/24

Large cutout portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Indian National Congress (INC) leaders are erected overseeing political supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

AP PHOTOS: Colorful roadshows and rallies mark India's election season before voting starts Friday

NEW DELHI (AP) — Every five years, the world’s most populous democracy holds a giant election for millions of Indians to cast their vote on a new parliament. And it does so in its usual … more

4/17/24

Sailors prepare a French Rubis-class nuclear powered submarine to participare in NATO's upcoming Neptune Strike training exercise at the Toulon naval base in southern France, Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

AP PHOTOS: Aboard France's aging nuclear submarines — old boats but new missions

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Once again, the oceans beckon for France’s veteran nuclear-powered attack submarines. The Associated Press got rare access aboard a French navy Rubis-class submarine … more

4/17/24

FILE - Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday, April 17, 2024, to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid

The United Nations is appealing for $2.8 billion to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 4/17/24

People stand outside the Venezuelan embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country's embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO | 4/16/24

FILE - A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022. Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israel says it will retaliate against Iran, despite the risks

Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran even though such a mission carries many risks. Any direct attack on Iranian soil would risk prompting an all-out war between the two foes at a time when … more

By JULIA FRANKEL and JACK JEFFERY | 4/16/24

Sisay Lemma, of Ethiopia, blows kisses as he celebrates while lying down near the finish line after winning the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Boston Marathon winners hope victories will earn them spot in Paris Olympics

AP Sports Writer (AP) — There are two main things to look for when picking an Olympic marathon team: speed and success. Sisay Lemma has both. The 2024 Boston Marathon champion says he … more

By JIMMY GOLEN | 4/16/24

A member of staff from Sotheby's poses for the media with a portrait of the iconic former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, painted by Graham Sutherland in 1954, at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The portrait will be sold at auction on June 6 with an estimated price of 500-800,000 pounds sterling (US621, 000-1,000,000). Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on Nov. 30, 1874. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction. The painting by modernist artist Graham Sutherland was made in preparation for a large … more

4/16/24

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets students taking part in a personal development lesson as he visits Haughton Academy to outline plans for the banning of single use vapes, in Darlington, England, on Jan. 29, 2024. British lawmakers will on Tuesday April 16, 2024 debate and vote on the government's plans to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking. (Ian Forsyth/Pool Photo via AP, File)

UK lawmakers will vote on a landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking

British lawmakers are set to vote on the government’s plans to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking. The bill will make it illegal to sell tobacco … more

By SYLVIA HUI | 4/16/24

Police and forensics officers remained at the scene as investigations continued on Tuesday into a knife attack at a church in Sydney.

Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church

A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders … more

By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK | 4/16/24

French President Emmanuel Macron and Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympics Organising Committee, attend the inauguration of the Olympic Aquatics Center (CAO) in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Thursday, April 4, 2024. The aquatic center will host the artistic swimming, water polo and diving events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)

The Paris Games' grandiose opening ceremony is being squeezed by security and transport issues

PARIS (AP) — The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave … more

By JEROME PUGMIRE | 4/16/24

FILE - A boat wades through the Nyhavn river, with the Old Stock Exchange building left in the background, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen and its spire has collapsed

One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was … more

4/16/24

This combo photograph shows Indian voters, top row left to right, Raj Sud, 94, Niranjan Kapasi, 89 , Kuldip Chadha, 79, Ajay Sud, 63, Dhiren Singh, 58, and in second row, left to right, Ajay Jasra, 56, Retha Singh, 49, Shruti Sud, 34, Manya Sachdev, 22 and Anita Jasra, 18, as they talk to the Associated Press about the national elections, in New Delhi, India, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

AP PHOTOS: What's on the voters’ minds as India heads into a 6-week national election

NEW DELHI (AP) — Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful journey of a diverse, and now the world’s most populous, democracy over … more

By MANISH SWARUP | 4/16/24

The Eiffel Tower and the Champs-de-Mars at its feet, the Invalides monument and its dome, right, are seen Monday, April 15, 2024 in Paris. The Champ-de-Mars will host the Beach Volleyball and Blind Football and the Invalides will host the Cycling road, Archery and Athetics events at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

AP PHOTOS: Paris Olympics venues mix history and modernity and showcase cultural heritage

PARIS (AP) — Iconic or historic venues are at the heart of the Paris Olympics — organizers want the event to be about the spectacle as well as the sports. Athletics stars will speed along an … more

4/16/24

Israel deciding on its response to Iran's weekend attack, AP explains

Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack

Israel’s military chief says Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike. But he has not elaborated on when and how. Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said Monday that Israel is still considering … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | 4/15/24