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Slovakia PM Fico stable after further surgery

Officials say it is unlikely the 59-year-old can be moved back to Bratislava in the next few days.

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US warns of possible Pride Month attacks worldwide

The warning comes one week after a similar alert from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.

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Three Spanish tourists killed in central Afghanistan gun attack

Seven others including four foreigners were injured, Afghan officials say.

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CCTV appears to show Diddy beating girlfriend in hotel

The clip seems to show an attack described in Casandra Ventura's lawsuit against the rapper last year.

ABC News: International

Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws

In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab Emirates

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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

May 10-16, 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing during his two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies and trading partners. Flash flooding and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island caused dozens of deaths. Artists performed during a roadshow by Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi before the fourth round of voting in India's general elections. This photo...

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Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote

Croatian lawmakers have voted into office a new government that marks a tilt to the right in another European Union nation ahead of the 27-nation bloc’s parliamentary election next month

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A man is convicted in Malawi over a TikTok video showing a caricature of the president dancing

A man in Malawi has been convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting a TikTok video that shows an animated figure with Chakwera’s face superimposed on it doing some wacky dance moves

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French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue came at officers with a knife and a metal bar

French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue came at officers with a knife and a metal bar

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South Africa's election could bring a defining moment — and new complications. Here's what to know

South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago

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Haiti is seeking a new prime minister. Dozens of candidates jostle for the key job

A weeklong search for a new prime minister has flooded the inboxes of a transitional presidential council with dozens of candidates jostling to become Haiti’s next leader

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Kosovo criticizes Council of Europe for not holding a vote on its membership, blames Serbia lobbying

Kosovo has criticized the Council of Europe’s decision against holding a vote on its membership, saying it deprived its people and especially its ethnic minorities of democratic tools offered by the continent’s top human rights body

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Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

May 10-16, 2024 Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot and wounded while greeting a crowd. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken played guitar in Kyiv while on a visit to Ukraine. Malians replastered the world’s largest mud brick building at the Great Mosque of Djenne, and the Cannes Film Festival was being held in France. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The...

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Mayoral candidate, five others killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in Mexico

A mayoral candidate and five other people have been killed in a shooting at a campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern Mexico state of Chiapas

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Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has fallen slightly after France imposed a state of emergency

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8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns

The governments of eight European Union member states say the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland

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Ukraine's president signs two laws to enable prisoners to join the army's ranks and to increase fines for draft dodgers

Ukraine's president signs two laws to enable prisoners to join the army's ranks and to increase fines for draft dodgers

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French Interior Minister says suspected synagogue attacker was Algerian and wasn’t flagged as a suspected extremist

French Interior Minister says suspected synagogue attacker was Algerian and wasn’t flagged as a suspected extremist

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