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France has a 5th night of rioting over teen's killing by police amid signs of subsiding violence
Young rioters clashed with police into early Sunday and targeted a mayor's home with a burning car, injuring members of his family, as France saw a fifth night of unrest after the police killing of a teenager. Overall violence, however, appeared to lessen from previous nights.
Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down
After a relative lull, Russia launched a drone attack early Sunday on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, officials said. It was the first such attack of the war in 12 days.
UK police have new expanded powers to crack down on protests
New and expanded powers for British police took effect on Sunday, including measures targeting activists who stop traffic and major building works with protests.
US group decries as 'troubling' pope's pick to head Vatican office handling sex abuse allegations
A U.S.-based group that keeps track of how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says Pope Francis made a ''troubling'' choice in appointing an Argentine prelate to a powerful Vatican office that handles such cases.
An ailing Thai elephant returns home for medical care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka
An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago returned to his native land for medical treatment Sunday following allegations that the animal was badly abused while living at a Buddhist temple.
Shootout in southwest Pakistan kills 4 security forces,1 militant, officials say
Militants attacked a security post in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, triggering a shootout that left three police officers a paramilitary soldier and one militant dead on Sunday, officials said.
Windows smashed in Swiss city, 7 detained in 'echo' of violence in France
Seven people were detained, most of them teenagers, after several shop windows in the Swiss city of Lausanne were smashed as young people gathered in an ''echo'' of riots in neighboring France, police said Sunday.
Israel's air force attacks Syria and Syrian air defense missile explodes over northern Israel
Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs early Sunday causing material damage but no casualties, the Syrian military said in a statement.
Transgender woman challenges societal norms by applying to compete in Miss Venezuela pageant
Venezuelan's enthusiasm for beauty pageants is unparalleled, and Miss Venezuela — the crown jewel of them all — may be the only event able to unite the deeply divided country. Once a year, class, race and politics are put aside as the South American nation tunes in to see who will represent Venezuela on the global stage.
After fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa
Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than sub-Saharan Africa, where women often face scorn for becoming pregnant before marriage.
East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister
Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in on Saturday as prime minister of Asia's youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in May.
Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean
Long before sunrise, dozens of people gather around more than 50 boats along this portion of Venezuela's vast Caribbean coast, their tanned bodies showing scars and maimed hands from years of fishing. Most of them are men, but women are increasingly among them.
UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Saturday and again called on foreign governments with strong security forces to help the struggling country fight a surge in gang violence.
Mexican anti-cartel vigilante leader buried and with him, an armed citizens' movement
One of the last leaders of Mexico's anti-gang citizens' movement was buried Saturday alongside two of his faithful followers, and any hope of reviving armed civilian resistance to drug cartels probably died with them.
UK press watchdog finds a tabloid column about hate for Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, was sexist
A column in The Sun tabloid that fantasized about seeing Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, being pelted with feces as she was paraded naked through the streets was sexist, Britain's press watchdog found.
King of the Netherlands apologizes for country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness during a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Dutch colonies.
Beatriz dissipates after brushing Mexico's Pacific coast as a hurricane, while Adrian also weakens
Tropical Storm Beatriz dissipated Saturday after brushing Mexico's southwestern Pacific coast as a hurricane, dumping heavy rain across coastal areas.
Russian attacks in Ukraine leave 3 killed, 17 wounded. Spain highlights European support for Kyiv
Ukrainian officials reported more civilian casualties from Russian shelling in the country's east and south on Saturday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez began a visit to Kyiv as a show of continuing support from Madrid and the European Union for Ukraine's fight to dislodge invading Russian forces.
Shooting in central Croatian town leaves 1 person dead, more wounded, police say
Croatian police searched for a person who opened fire Saturday evening in a central town, killing one person and injuring others.
Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.