GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being "suffocated" around the world, lashing out at voices of division and anger who see them as a barrier to their quest for power and profit. In a speech to the Human Rights Council, Guterres decried Russia's ...

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest. Merz, who's promising to unite Europe in the face of ...

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Monday on dueling resolutions — Ukraine's European-backed proposal demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from ...

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership ...

By EDITH M. LEDERER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. has pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine in favor of an American proposal that does not mention Moscow's ...

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to efforts to promote the understanding of history and the determination ...

By MAJDI MOHAMMED and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a "dangerous escalation," after the defense minister said troops will remain in parts ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of the 27 European Union countries will have an emergency summit on March 6 about next steps for Ukraine and Europe's security. European Council President Antonio Costa announced Sunday that he is convening the summit in Brussels. "We are living a defining moment ...

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allies on Sunday signed a charter that paved the way for the establishment of a parallel government, as Sudan's army made advances recently against the rival groups. The signing ...

PARIS (AP) — Four people were in custody Sunday after a deadly stabbing in eastern France that authorities linked to Islamic extremism, according to the national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office. A Portuguese man was killed in the Saturday attack in the city of Mulhouse, near the border ...

By WAFAA SHURAFA, MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed "until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies" at handovers of Israeli ...

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pope, who ...

By MELANIE LIDMAN and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Six Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip were freed Saturday, bringing to 25 the number of Israeli captives released by militants as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that began last month. They ...

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is about to hold its largest-ever child sex abuse trial. While just one man is in the dock — a former surgeon accused of raping or sexual abusing 299 people, mostly child patients — activists hope the trial ...

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allies on Sunday signed a charter that paved the way for the establishment of a parallel government, as Sudan's army made advances recently against the rival groups. The signing ceremony ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages Saturday from the Gaza Strip, but the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is shadowed by heightened tension between the adversaries that clouds the future of the fragile ceasefire deal. As preparations moved forward ...

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia's full-scale invasion, the country's hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace was upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Kyiv had ...

By ALAN SUDERMAN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei is facing a corruption probe into his promotion of a meme coin, which is a highly speculative form of cryptocurrency that's surged in popularity after President Donald Trump ...

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump this week falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war that has cost tens of thousands of Ukrainian lives, causing outrage and alarm in a country that has spent nearly three years fighting back a much larger ...

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, mainly on the Russia-Ukraine war, on Friday, the last day of their meeting in South Africa. The ...