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UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza's health sector and both sides have tortured people

A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas
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FILE - Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip near Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar, File)
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Haiti town comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people

Gunmen have invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people in the country’s central region
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Relatives of people injured during armed gang attacks wait around at Saint Nicolas hospital in Saint-Marc, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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Poland tightens visa rules as probe confirms previous government's cash-for-visas scandal

Poland's foreign minister says the European Union nation is tightening its visa regulations as probes into alleged cash-for-visa scandal have confirmed irregularities under the previous governmnet going into millions of dollars
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Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski speaks during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
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Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group chief accuses Egypt of involvement in civil war

Officials in Cairo denied the claims, saying they sought "to halt the war."
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In this Aug. 10, 2022 file photo, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Sudanese Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, talks during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan.
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Indonesia arrests a suspect wanted by China for running a $14 billion investment scam

Immigration officers in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali have arrested a Chinese suspect sought by Beijing for helping run over $14 billion investment scam to clients in China
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Chinese fugitive identified only by his initial LQ covers his face after during a news conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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World Trade Organization slightly raises 2024 goods trade forecast but wary of potential setbacks

The World Trade Organization has raised its outlook for global goods trade this year slightly, but cautions that increasing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over economic policy pose “substantial” risks to its forecast
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FILE - The 'OOCL United Kingdom' container vessel is anchored at the 'Jade Weserport' container terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
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Middle East latest: At least 27 killed as Israeli strike hits a school in Gaza

An Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip killed at least 27 people, including a child and seven women, Palestinian officials said Thursday, as Israel continues to strike at what it says are militant targets across Gaza
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A Palestinian man carries an injured child after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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UK's new Labour government unveils overhaul of workers' rights

Britain’s new Labour government has unveiled a slew of new rights for workers, including more generous rules for sick pay and parental leave and major restrictions on certain precarious employment practices such as fire and rehire
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Britain's Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds speaks during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead

Two people died in a fire at one of the Russian capital’s most notable buildings, a gargantuan Brutalist apartment block that viewers have likened to a toppled skyscraper
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This photo released by Moscow Prosecutor's office on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, shows the aftermath of a fire in one of the apartments of the Dom Korabl (Ship Building), stretching along a main street for 400 meters (1,300 feet), in Moscow, Russia. (Moscow Prosecutor's Office via AP)
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AP PHOTOS: Tata is a household name for hundreds of millions across India

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — It's hard to imagine many Indian households that aren't somehow touched by the $100 billion conglomerate named for the family of Ratan Tata, who died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday at the age of 86. Tata has been a mythical name in Indian consumers' imaginations for generations. Every day, all across India, people consume the Tata Group's salt and lentils, commute to work on Tata buses passing Tata cars and trucks after applying Tata beauty products in homes built from Tata steel. In Kashmir, Firdosa Jan makes tea for her family from a packet labeled Tata Tea Gold. Hundreds of miles away in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, 25-year-old Teisovinuo Yhome is cooking a dish on an open fire, using Tata salt for seasoning. Even though it was a business conglomerate, in the popular imagination, Tata was a man to envy and emulate. At the turn of the 20th century, Ratan Tata’s grandfather, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, built the first luxury hotel in...
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A man cleans his Tata Nano car in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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NATO will start an annual nuclear exercise as Russia threatens Ukraine's Western backers

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance will hold its annual nuclear exercise next week
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold bilateral talks in Downing Street, in London, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Dan Kitwood/Pool photo via AP)
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UN official says Israeli fire has wounded two peacekeepers in Lebanon

UN official says Israeli fire has wounded two peacekeepers in Lebanon
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Nobel Prize in literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose"

Nobel Prize in literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose"
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Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean's unusual journey highlights France's arguments over immigration

Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with an eye-popping twist: Its lead actor Abou Sangare is himself an immigrant lacking permanent legal status
October 10
Abou Sangare, lead actor in "Souleymane's Story," poses for photographs after a premiere at the Louxor cinema in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
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Hong Kong court rejects activist Jimmy Lai's bid to have a jury trial for libel case

A Hong Kong court has rejected jailed publisher Jimmy Lai’s request to have a jury trial for his libel case against a pro-Beijing newspaper
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FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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Palestinian officials raise death toll from Israeli strike on Gaza shelter to 21

Palestinian officials raise death toll from Israeli strike on Gaza shelter to 21
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October 10

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 27

Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 27
October 10
A Palestinian man carries an injured child after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a Gaza shelter has killed 13 people

Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a Gaza shelter has killed 13 people
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Zelenskyy meeting UK and NATO leaders as he seeks support for Ukraine's peace plan

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at 10 Downing St. in London.
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)
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With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps

The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family along with 70 others
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A ferry leaves Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, for Bukavu on lake Kivu. (AP Photo/Justin Kabumba)
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Nobel Prize in literature is awarded to South Korean author Han Kang

The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel committee called her “intense poetic prose.”
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A TV screen shows a file image of the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, South Korean writer Han Kang, during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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China will lift 4-year ban on Australian lobster imports, Australia's prime minister says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China will resume importing Australian live lobsters by the end of the year
October 10
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives to participate in ASEAN-China summit in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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AP PHOTOS: Artisans in India’s Assam state make colorful mud idols of Hindu gods for Durga Puja

Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess Durga. He stands on a plastic stool and leans in toward the 8-foot-tall figure. It is delicate work, requiring him to remain eye-to-eye with the goddess for long periods of time. He describes the experience as “having a direct connection with the goddess ... It can also be very frightening at times, when you feel her gaze upon you." Kanchan, 39, is the fourth generation in his family to build clay idols. His 70-year-old father, Ratan Paul, who is working inside, has been making idols since 1975. Their narrow workshop is located in an urban area on the outskirts of Guwahati, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, and the idols are being prepared for Durga Puja, a festival celebrating the victory of good over evil. The idol that Kanchan is painting depicts Goddess Durga with 10 arms. She stands with her left foot on a muscular man and her right on a lion, her mount,...
October 10
An artisan works on a mud idol of the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop during the Durga Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
October 10

Suspected militants shoot police in vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 officers

Suspected militants riding on a motorcycle have opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, killing two of them and wounding two others
October 10
This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
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Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in Red Sea

A series of suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a ship in the Red Sea
October 10
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
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Lithuania votes in a weekend general election with many looking for change despite good economy

Lithuania’s center-right coalition could be replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties when voters in the Baltic country go to the polls on Sunday
October 10
A voter casts his ballot during the advance voting in the first round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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AP PHOTOS: Human towers rise skyward in Spain's Catalonia as part of cultural pride

Dozens of people squeeze together, pressing as tight as they can get. The stronger the foundation they build, the less likely their human tower will collapse. As children and others climb, they create eight, nine, even 10 dizzying stories. They tug on sashes wound around torsos, gritting their teeth to keep their backs straight and their legs from buckling. With maximum concentration, they look into each other’s eyes, seeking further support. The tradition of building human towers, or “castells” in Catalan, dates to the 18th century and forms an essential part of Catalonia’s culture. “Colles,” or human tower troupes, compete to build the tallest and most complicated towers at festivals often held in village squares across the region in northeastern Spain. For many Catalans, the towers symbolize the pride they feel for their land, language and history. It means they are in it together and, if united, they are capable of amazing feats. As the tower goes up, the ages come down....
October 10
Members of "Colla Jove de Tarragona" fall before completing a "Castell" or human tower, during the 29th Human Tower Competition in Tarragona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
October 10

China defiant over South China Sea skirmishes in ASEAN talks and blames meddling by foreign forces

Southeast Asian leaders have stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang remained defiant during annual summit talks as he blamed “external forces” for interf...
October 10
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives to participate in ASEAN-China summit in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
October 10

Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe finds

An investigation has found the pilot of the helicopter that crashed on top of an Australian hotel two months ago was affected by alcohol and was not qualified to fly at night
October 10
A window is broken after a helicopter crashed into the roof of the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, in Cairns, on Aug. 12, 2024. (Brian Cassey/AAP Image via AP)
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Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish

Fishermen in Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater fishery, the Tonle Sap lake, hope that raising eels will help them adapt to new realities stemming from climate change and environmental damage
October 10
Locals fix their fishing nets at a floating village by the Tonle Sap in Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Mali's traditional theater gives psychiatric patients the stage

In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, patients take part in a traditional form of theater that is used as a way to work through problems
October 10
Patients at Bamako's Point G psychiatric ward act out scenes at the psychiatric ward of the Point G hospital in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Moustapha Diallo)
October 10

Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine

Russia has recruited about 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students, including teenagers, assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine
October 10
Parts of downed Shahed drones launched by Russia are piled in a storage room of a research laboratory in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine

Russia is recruiting young African women to work at a factory producing drones for use in Ukraine amid a labor shortage
October 10
Parts of downed Shahed drones launched by Russia are piled in a storage room of a research laboratory in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine, AP investigation finds

Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine, AP investigation finds
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October 09

Taiwan celebrates its National Day holiday against a background of Chinese threats

Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory
October 09
A military honor guard attends National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
October 09

El Salvador says 2 of its migrants, one a 17 year-old, died when Mexican soldiers opened fire

The government of El Salvador says two of its migrants, including a 17 year-old, died when Mexican soldiers opened fire on the truck they were riding in last week
October 09
October 09

5 paramedics killed in Israeli airstrike on a civil defense center in southern Lebanon, officials say

5 paramedics killed in Israeli airstrike on a civil defense center in southern Lebanon, officials say
October 09
October 09

3 northern Gaza hospitals say they are being ordered to evacuate

The IDF recently told residents to evacuate several northern Gaza neighborhoods.
October 09
A Palestinian man carries the body of a relative killed in Israeli strikes on the Bureij refugee camp, at the al-Awda Hospital at the Nuseirat refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip, Sept. 17, 2024.
October 09

Ratan Tata, an Indian industry legend and business icon dies aged 86

Ratan Tata, one of India’s most influential business leaders, has been cremated after a state funeral in the country’s financial capital
October 09
FILE - Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata speaks during the foundation stone laying ceremony of a cancer care hospital in Gauhati, India, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)
October 09

Ratan Tata, former chairman of India’s oldest conglomerate Tata Sons, has died at age 86 in a hospital, his company says

Ratan Tata, former chairman of India’s oldest conglomerate Tata Sons, has died at age 86 in a hospital, his company says
October 09
October 09

11 Romanian pilgrims are in a Greek hospital after eating poisonous wild mushrooms on Mount Athos

Greek officials say a group of 11 Romanian pilgrims visiting Greece’s Orthodox monastic community of Mount Athos are in hospital with food poisoning after eating wild mushrooms during a hike
October 09
October 09

Israel's defense minister says an Israeli attack on Iran would be 'lethal' and 'surprising' but offers no details

Israel's defense minister says an Israeli attack on Iran would be 'lethal' and 'surprising' but offers no details
October 09
October 09

North Korean defector stole a bus to cross the border: Officials

The man allegedly tried to cross the Tongil Bridge in Paju, just south of the heavily fortified demilitarized zone.
October 09
The man allegedly tried to cross the Tongil Bridge in Paju, just south of the heavily fortified demilitarized zone.
October 09

Mexico takes the US side in potential trade battles with China and seeks to boost local content

Mexico's top economic official is suggesting that his country will actively take the U.S. side in looming trade battles with China
October 09
FILE - Mexico's former Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard speaks at the press conference announcing incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum's Cabinet members, in Mexico City, June 20, 2024. Sheinbaum, right, chose Ebrard as her administration's economy secretary. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
October 09

Macron says he's 'super proud' of his wife's cameo in 'Emily in Paris'

French President Emmanuel Macron says he’s “super proud” of the cameo appearance by his wife, Brigitte, in the fourth season of the Netflix show “Emily in Paris.”
October 09
FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron wait for China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Elysee Palace, Monday, May 6, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
October 09

Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands

The social media platform X is returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the country’s highest court
October 09
FILE - An ad by Valor media shows a photo of Elon Musk at a shopping center in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
October 09

Elon Musk's X platform is back in Brazil after a nearly six-week suspension, having complied with all judicial demands

Elon Musk's X platform is back in Brazil after a nearly six-week suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
October 09
October 09

The race to lead Britain's Conservative Party is down to the final 2 candidates

Britain’s opposition Conservative Party will choose either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch to be its next leader
October 09
Bob Blackman, chairman of the 1922 Committee, center, announces the results of the ballot in the fourth round in the Conservative Party leadership contest in the Houses of Parliament in London, England, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP, Pool)
October 09

Netanyahu warns Lebanon of similar destruction like Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces continued its bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs overnight into Wednesday, with a focus on the Hezbollah-controlled Dahiya area.
October 09
VIDEO: Netanyahu warns Lebanon of similar destruction like Gaza