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Migrants, some of them unaccompanied minors, who crossed from Morocco into Spain, write down their contact information to give to a neighborhood association in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Moroccan families seek missing loved ones after the migrant surge to Spain's Ceuta

Read full article: Moroccan families seek missing loved ones after the migrant surge to Spain's Ceuta

Families have gathered at the Moroccan border with Ceuta, searching for missing relatives among returning migrants.

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Vladimir Tkachuk, the head of the Uraldronzavod, during his visit to the Special Technology Centre in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (Valeriy Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russian drone factory director badly injured in car explosion

Read full article: Russian drone factory director badly injured in car explosion

The director of a Russian drone factory was badly wounded, and his driver was killed when their car exploded.

FILE - Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who became the fastest climber of the world's 14 highest peaks, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Search teams recover famed climber Purja's body and 3 others from Pakistan peak

Read full article: Search teams recover famed climber Purja's body and 3 others from Pakistan peak

Officials say search teams backed by military helicopters have recovered the bodies of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and those of three other climbers from Broad Peak.

FILE - A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)

China announces countermeasures against Washington, including controls on drone exports to the US

Read full article: China announces countermeasures against Washington, including controls on drone exports to the US

China has announced a series of economic measures against the United States, including export controls on drones and a ban on trade with six American entities.

In this photo released by the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, speaks during a meeting with partners in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (World Health Organization Via AP)

WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

Read full article: WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

FILE - A baseball fan cools off before a game between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

Read full article: This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

FILE - A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, File)
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Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials say

Read full article: Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials say

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war in the Middle East.

Bodies of members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia families, killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and recently recovered from the rubble, are draped in Palestinian flags during their funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed

Read full article: Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.

The sea is visible through the remains of a house destroyed by a wildfire in Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return

Read full article: Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return

Firefighters are racing to exploit a break in high winds, working to strengthen containment lines on fires west of the Greek capital.

In this photo released by the Alpine Club of Pakistan on Friday, July 31, 2026, members of a mountaineers rescue team prepare to depart from an airbase on a search operation for climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, in Skardu, in Gilgit-Baltistan's region, in northern Pakistan. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)
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Pakistan teams search on foot for remains of climbers as weather grounds helicopters

Read full article: Pakistan teams search on foot for remains of climbers as weather grounds helicopters

Teams in Pakistan are searching on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on the world’s 12th-highest mountain.

Esther Lutula, a 26 year-old woman who is four months pregnant and a mother of four who stopped going for prenatal checkups shortly after the current Ebola outbreak, does the laundry outside her house in Bunia, northeastern, Congo, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
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Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

Read full article: Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, becoming the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease.

Shiite worshipers carrying a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late Iranian Leader Ayatollah Khomeini gather between the holy shrines of Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein during Arbaeen, marking the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashoura, in Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Shiite Muslims join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of US-Iran escalation

Read full article: Shiite Muslims join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of US-Iran escalation

Millions of Shiite Muslims have observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, amid regional tensions and fears of escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict.

FILE - Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,File)

Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

Read full article: Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war.

Migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain line up for food distribution on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez fends off blistering criticism within the EU over Ceuta crisis

Read full article: Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez fends off blistering criticism within the EU over Ceuta crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies are facing criticism from EU leaders after a surge of migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.

FILE - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma is seen anchored at the JMSDF naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, Friday Sept. 5, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as regional tensions rise

Read full article: Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as regional tensions rise

The government says Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and the Middle East and strengthen its defense industry.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro holds a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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As Colombia prepares for presidential inauguration, outgoing leader doubles down on fraud claims

Read full article: As Colombia prepares for presidential inauguration, outgoing leader doubles down on fraud claims

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reiterated claims of fraud in the nation’s June election, which his party lost narrowly to conservative leader Abelardo de la Espriella.

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Palestinians try to extinguish a burning car after an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes

Read full article: Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes

The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor who crossed into Spain is escorted by a Spanish soldier to the Spain-Morocco border as the child begs not to be sent back to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. The forced deportation of the unaccompanied minor was stopped by a high-ranking official a few meters before the child reached the border after residents and journalists said the migrant was a minor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain's Ceuta after mass crossing

Read full article: Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain's Ceuta after mass crossing

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory.

A man sits on the Malecn seawall after sunset during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Cubans sleep on seaside boardwalk to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat

Read full article: Cubans sleep on seaside boardwalk to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat

Some Cubans are sleeping on Havana's famous seaside boulevard, the Malecón, in the face of crippling blackouts stretching up to 20 hours during suffocating summer heat.

Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin, right, accused of displaying "extremist symbols," gestures speaking at the courtroom in the town of Dolgoprudny outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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A Putin critic leaves Russia after he is barred him from running for parliament

Read full article: A Putin critic leaves Russia after he is barred him from running for parliament

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the war in Ukraine, has left Russia after crackdown that barred him from running in this year's parliamentary election.

Ambulances and special services vehicles are parked near the site where an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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Russian Embassy in Rome blames Ukraine for deadly Italian restaurant bombing in Moscow

Read full article: Russian Embassy in Rome blames Ukraine for deadly Italian restaurant bombing in Moscow

The Russian Embassy in Rome has blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia.

A boat is banked on the sand in an area usually submerged in water along the Danube River during low water levels in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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Record low Danube levels push some countries in Eastern Europe to the brink of energy emergency

Read full article: Record low Danube levels push some countries in Eastern Europe to the brink of energy emergency

Governments in Central and Eastern Europe are working to conserve electricity as low water levels on the Danube River threaten power plants.

In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers carry the body of a victim of a ferry fire upon arrival at Indonesian Navy's 2nd Fleet's pier in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (BASARNAS via AP)
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Unknown number of people are missing after an Indonesian ferry fire killed 5

Read full article: Unknown number of people are missing after an Indonesian ferry fire killed 5

Indonesian rescuers are searching for possible missing passengers after a ferry fire off Java on Sunday killed at least five people.

In this photo released by Myanmar President Office on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, shakes hands with Arnaud de Baecque, resident representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, during their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Myanmar President Office via AP)
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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross

Read full article: Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross

Myanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative.

FILE - President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account at an event about coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson,File)
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Trump frequently announces he's halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening

Read full article: Trump frequently announces he's halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening

President Donald Trump's announcements on Iran have followed a familiar course over the past five months.

Police officers examine the site following a suicide bombing, in Kabal, a town in the Swat Valley in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)
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A suicide bomber strikes an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14

Read full article: A suicide bomber strikes an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14

Officials say a suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people, including police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others.

Firefighter put out a fire at a Nova Poshta postal warehouse following Russian air attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)
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Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse

Read full article: Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, local officials said.

FILE - Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who became the fastest climber of the world's 14 highest peaks, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
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Body of famed international climber Nirmal Purja and 3 more found after Pakistan avalanche

Read full article: Body of famed international climber Nirmal Purja and 3 more found after Pakistan avalanche

The remains of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and three others have been found on Broad Peak after an avalanche swept away a 10-member expedition.

A firefighting helicopter drops water over a smoke-filled forest during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
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2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages

Read full article: 2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages

Greece’s fire department says the collision of two firefighting helicopters battling a major wildfire burning out of control west of Athens left two crew members dead, while another two were recovered alive.

Vehicles drive past a billboard showing a photo of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, greeting the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Iranian and Palestinian flags, at an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Trump says Gulf leaders' input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes

Read full article: Trump says Gulf leaders' input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes

President Donald Trump says he has decided to hold off on ordering new strikes against Iran after discussions with Gulf allies.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives to hold a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester, England. Friday July 24, 2026. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's new leader shifts power from Downing Street to Manchester with 'No. 10 North'

Read full article: Britain's new leader shifts power from Downing Street to Manchester with 'No. 10 North'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has shifted some of Britain's political power from London to Manchester with "No_ 10 North."

Bev Craig, the Labour Party candidate, departs Broad Oak Primary in Didsbury after voting in the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, in Manchester, England, Thursday July 30, 2026. (Annabelle Lee-Ellis/PA via AP)

Labour's Bev Craig is elected Greater Manchester mayor to succeed Andy Burnham

Read full article: Labour's Bev Craig is elected Greater Manchester mayor to succeed Andy Burnham

Labour Party candidate Bev Craig has been elected mayor of Greater Manchester after Andy Burnham left that job to become Britain's prime minister.