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FILE - A woman pushes a buggy as she arrives to vote at a polling station in London, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Britain's governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a U.K. general election in which the main opposition Labour Party appears increasingly likely to return to power after 14 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

UK's governing Conservatives suffer big losses in local elections as Labour appears headed for power

Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a U.K. general election in which … more

By PAN PYLAS | 5/3/24

Christian Orthodox worshippers leave the chapel basement after attending a service at the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in, Lypivka, near Lviv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 28, 2024. This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago it also provided physical refuge from horrors outside. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture

An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season. Two years ago it also provided physical refuge from … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 5/3/24

FILE - This photo provided on Jan. 12, 2019, by the China National Space Administration via Xinhua News Agency shows the lunar lander of the Chang'e-4 probe in a photo taken by the rover Yutu-2 on Jan. 11. China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday, May 3, 2024, that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. (China National Space Administration/Xinhua News Agency via AP, File)

China is sending a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

China is preparing to launch a lunar probe that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the … more

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | 5/3/24

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks at the International Workers' Day march in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Petro on Wednesday described Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” and announced his government would end diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza. But the repercussions for the South American … more

By ASTRID SUÁREZ | 5/3/24

FILE - Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential buildings and a mosque in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Feb. 22, 2024. Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. A leaked truce proposal hints at concessions by both sides following months of stalemated talks. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire talks

Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. A leaked truce proposal hints at concessions by both sides following months of … more

By SAMY MAGDY and DREW CALLISTER | 5/2/24

Workers remove debris from the roof of a damaged DTEK thermal power plant after a Russian attack in Ukraine, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine's energy grid, hobbling the economy and sapping the public's morale. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Send us Patriots: Ukraine's battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks

Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine’s energy grid. They worry they will lose the race to prepare for winter unless … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 5/2/24

Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo and other officials attend the inauguration of the Austerlitz wastewater and rainwater storage basin, which is intended to make the Seine river swimmable during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, Thursday, May 2, 2024. The works underground next to Paris' Austerlitz train station are part of a 1.5 billion euro effort to clean up the Seine so it can host marathon swimming and triathlon events at the July 26-Aug 11 Summer Games and be opened to the general public for swimming from 2025. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming

PARIS (AP) — French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 5/2/24

Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Stirp, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group's destruction?

Hamas says it is considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah. But chances for … more

By BASSEM MROUE and LEE KEATH | 5/2/24

Death toll jumps to at least 48 as the search continues in southern China highway collapse

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll climbed to 48 on Thursday as search efforts continued in southeastern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a … more

5/2/24

Israeli soldiers gather near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel before they enter Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions … more

5/2/24

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 file photo, a polling station signpost lies on the pavement, in Twickenham, England. Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots in an array of local elections. The voting on Thursday will be the last big test before a U.K. general election that all indicators show will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 years. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

What is at stake in UK local voting ahead of a looming general election

Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots in an array of local elections. The voting on Thursday will be the last big test before a U.K. general election that all indicators … more

By PAN PYLAS | 5/2/24

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: 'The whole country is paying the price'

Misinformation about India's election is surging online as the world's most populous country votes. Researchers who track disinformation in India say the country is particularly vulnerable to … more

By DAVID KLEPPER and KRUTIKA PATHI | 5/2/24

FILE - A family nurse practitioner prepares a syringe with the Mpox vaccine for inoculating a patient at a vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people. Already, Congo is seeing its biggest mpox outbreak with more than 19,000 suspected infections and 900 deaths. . (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)

A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak

Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people. Already, Congo is seeing its biggest mpox outbreak with more than 4,500 suspected … more

By MARIA CHENG and CHRISTINA MALKIA | 5/2/24

Holocaust survivor Herbert Rubinstein talks during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Duesseldorf, Germany, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Holocaust survivors from around the globe participating in a new digital campaign called "#CancelHate" which features videos of them reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

Holocaust survivors are participating in a digital campaign called #CancelHate which features videos of them reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms. The campaign was … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 5/2/24

Workers install anti-tank defenses known as “dragon teeth” during construction of new defensive positions close to the Russian border in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

No safety in retreat: Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist amid Russian advance

Ukrainian soldiers say they are worried fortifications are not being built quicky enough as Russian forces continue to advance along the front lines. Poorly built defensive lines, including trenches, … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 5/2/24

Oladapo Adekunle, an engineer with Rensource Energy, installs solar panels on a roof of a house in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Funding for climate tech startups in Africa from the private sector is growing, but there's still a long way to go. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains

African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs … more

By CARLOS MUREITHI | 5/1/24

A member of the National Search Commission uses a ground-penetrating radar in an area where volunteers said they have found a clandestine crematorium in Tlahuac, on the edge of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Ceci Flores, a leader of one of the groups of so-called "searching mothers" from northern Mexico, announced late Tuesday that her team had found bones around clandestine burial pits and ID cards, and prosecutors said they were investigating to determine the nature of the remains found. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Mexican volunteer searchers say they've found a clandestine crematorium in Mexico City

Volunteer searchers say they’ve found a clandestine crematorium on the edge of Mexico City. It's the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the … more

5/1/24

This photo taken from a drone video provided by Ukraine Patrol Police, shows devastation in Chasiv Yar, an eastern Ukrainian city Russia is assaulting, Ukraine, Monday, April 29, 2024. The footage shows the community of Chasiv Yar - which is set amid green fields and woodland - reduced to a skeletal ghost town with few residents left. The apocalyptic scene is reminiscent of the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, which Ukraine yielded after months of bombardment and huge losses for the Kremlin’s forces. (Ukraine Patrol Police via AP)

Drone footage shows devastation in Ukraine's strategic eastern city of Chasiv Yar as Russians near

Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine. Chasiv Yar is a strategic high ground, and … more

By JILL LAWLESS and ILLIA NOVIKOV | 5/1/24

FILE - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi waits to meet Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Thursday, March 14, 2024. The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran's nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight of the program remains limited, officials said Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 5/1/24

FILE - A scarf has been placed on a statue of Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna ahead of Sunday's Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, at the Dino and Enzo Ferrari racetrack, in Imola, Italy, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. The 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death is commemorated on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, with a memorial on the Imola track where he crashed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

F1 champion Ayrton Senna remembered on Imola track 30 years after his death during the San Marino GP

IMOLA, Italy (AP) — The 30th anniversary of three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna’s death is being commemorated with a memorial on the Imola track where he crashed during the 1994 San Marino Grand … more

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