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Police stand guard at the entrance of the penitentiary where former Vice President Jorge Glas is being held, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Ecuadorian police broke through the external doors of the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Friday evening, to arrest Glas, who had been residing there since December. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

International leaders have condemned Ecuador after police in the country's capital broke into the Mexican Embassy on Friday to arrest a former vice president who had been granted political asylum. … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GABRIELA MOLINA | 4/7/24

Former US President Bill Clinton, left, and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa arrive to lay a wreath at a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, in Kigali, Rwanda, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering this small east African country that continues to grapple with the horrific legacy of the massacres. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Rwandans commemorate 30 years since the genocide whose legacy still scars the small country

Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country that continues to … more

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA | 4/7/24

Coco nibbles on a blade of grass in a National Palace courtyard, in Mexico City, Thursday, March 4, 2024. Nineteen feral cats have free rein of Mexico's National Palace, long roaming the gardens and historic colonial halls of the most iconic buildings in the country. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

19 cats roam Mexico's presidential palace. A new declaration gives them food and care fur-ever

Feral cats have long wandered the gardens and elegant halls of Mexicos' presidential palace. But this week the 19 palace felines made history when the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 4/7/24

Rola Saqer feeds her baby Massa Mohammad Zaqout in her parents' home in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, Thursday, April 4, 2024. Zaqout was born Oct. 7, the day the Israel- Hamas war erupted. Mothers who gave birth that day fret that their 6-month-old babies have known nothing but brutal war, characterized by a lack of baby food, unsanitary shelter conditions and the crashing of airstrikes. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

These Palestinian mothers in Gaza gave birth Oct. 7. Their babies have known only war

Amal Al-Taweel and Rola Sager gave birth in a Gaza hospital on Oct. 7 — the day Hamas militants streamed across the border in a deadly attack that kicked off the war with Israel. The women and … more

By JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA | 4/7/24

Bhaskar Rao, a farm worker, sprays natural pesticide at a multi-crop farm belonging to Meerabi Chunduru, an avid practitioner and advocate of natural farming techniques, in Aremanda village in Guntur district of southern India's Andhra Pradesh state, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. The area has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient to bad weather. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Farmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer

India's southern Andhra Pradesh state has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient … more

By SHAWN SEBASTIAN and SIBI ARASU | 4/6/24

A military vehicle transports former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas from the detention center where he was held after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest him in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Glas, who held the vice presidency of Ecuador between 2013 and 2018, was convicted of corruption and had been taking refuge in the embassy since December. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa).

Former Ecuadorian VP arrested after police broke into embassy has long faced corruption accusations

Ecuadorian authorities have taken the extraordinarily unusual step of breaking into a foreign embassy to arrest a former vice president facing corruption charges. It's a move that earned the … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GABRIELA MOLINA | 4/6/24

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

On Friday night, diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 4/6/24

The world's oldest man says the secret to his longevity is luck, plus regular fish and chips

The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation — and fish and chips every Friday. At 111 years old, Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood has been confirmed as the new … more

4/6/24

In this photo released by the official Syrian state news agency SANA, emergency service workers clear the rubble at a destroyed building struck by Israeli jets in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 1, 2024. An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Syria, killing a senior Iranian military adviser and roughly a handful of other people, Syrian state media said Monday. (SANA via AP)

Iranian commander renews vow to avenge Syria strike attributed to Israel that killed 2 generals

A top military commander has renewed Iran’s promise to retaliate after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel. The attack destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, … more

4/6/24

FILE - British Airways planes sit parked at Heathrow Airport in London, on Sept. 9, 2019. A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday April 6, 2024, aviation authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

A Virgin Atlantic plane clipped a BA jet at Heathrow but no injuries were reported

A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries. Virgin said its Boeing 787-9 had completed a flight … more

4/6/24

Muslims pray on Laylat al-Qadr, or night of power, that marks the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza, while talks will resume on a cease-fire

CAIRO (AP) — Israel's military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared to begin another round of talks on brokering … more

By SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ | 4/6/24

The United Nations chief is blaming Israel’s military strategy and procedures for the killing of nearly 200 humanitarian workers and is calling for independent investigations to fix those failures and practices.

Half a year into the war in Gaza, here's a look at the conflict by the numbers

The Israel-Hamas war has stretched on for half a year and has become one of the most destructive, deadly, and intractable conflicts of the 21st century. Since Hamas’ shocking Oct. 7 cross-border … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 4/6/24

FILE - Rwandan refugees hold their hands up and ask for help from Belgian soldiers, who had come to a psychiatric hospital compound outside of Kigali on April 13, 1994. People are patients of this hospital. (AP Photo/Karsten Thielker, File)

Though Rwanda has come a long way since the 1994 genocide, scars of the past still haunt the nation

Rwanda is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide against its minority Tutsi as new mass graves are still being discovered across the country in a grim reminder of the scale of the … more

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA | 4/6/24

Police break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024. The raid took place hours after the Mexican government granted former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas political asylum. (AP Photo/David Bustillos)

Mexico’s president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador, after police raid embassy

Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday evening the country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito to detain former … more

4/6/24

Israel says its strike that killed aid workers was a mistake. Rights groups say it was no anomaly

The Israeli military says two basic mistakes led to the series of drone strikes that killed seven staffers from the World Central Kitchen charity. The explanation raises a question: If that's the … more

By LEE KEATH | 4/6/24

For families of hostages, it's a race against time as Israel's war reaches six-month mark

It’s the last wish of a dying mother, to see her daughter once more. But six months into Israel’s war, time is running out for Liora Argamani. She has brain cancer and hopes to stay alive long … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 4/6/24

In this photo taken Thursday, April 4, 2024 and released by Pingtung Fire Department, firefighters evacuate a body from the Taroko National Park a day after a powerful earthquake struck, in the Hualien county, eastern Taiwan. Rescuers are searching for people out of contact a day after Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides. (Pingtung Fire Department via AP)

More than 600 people still stranded in Taiwan, 3 days after earthquake that killed at least 12

Rescuers are planning to bring in heavy equipment to try to recover two bodies buried under boulders on a hiking trail, three days after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. Search and … more

4/6/24

Writer Fernanda Montenegro holds Indigenous writer and environmental activist Ailton Krenak during his admission ceremony at the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Friday, April 5, 2024. Krenak is the first Indigenous person to be elected to the academy. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Brazil's Krenak Indigenous group gets literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship crimes

It was a monumental week for Brazil’s Krenak Indigenous group after decades of being overlooked at best, and at worst, subjugated and tortured. On Tuesday, the Krenak people received a formal … more

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE | 4/5/24

People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. World Central Kitchen, an aid group, says an Israeli strike that hit its workers in Gaza killed at least seven people, including several foreigners. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza

The Israeli military has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission. The military says a … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 4/5/24

A woman sprays herself with a makeshift mosquito repellant of vanilla and water as she waits to be attended at a hospital amid a surge in dengue fever cases, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 5, 2024. A nationwide increase in dengue fever cases as resulted in the demand for repellents to avoid the bite of the mosquito that transmits the disease, causing a shortage and exorbitant prices where available. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Dengue fever outbreak in Argentina leads to shortage of a must-have item: mosquito repellent

In times of triple-digit inflation, Argentines are used to seeing prices for household goods skyrocket, but even they are shocked by the cost of this season’s must-have item: mosquito repellent. … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 4/5/24