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Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces dead in unrest

Nigeria’s president says 51 civilians have been killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses.

October 23, 2020, 3:21 PM

France surpasses 1 million confirmed virus cases amid spike

French health authorities say France has recorded over 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach that number of known infections.

October 23, 2020, 1:24 PM

Nation & World

Libyan factions sign countrywide UN-brokered cease-fire

The rival sides in Libya’s conflict have signed a permanent cease-fire.

October 23, 2020, 1:50 PM

World

Bloated public salaries at heart of Iraq’s economic woes

Iraq’s government is struggling to pay the salaries of its public sector employees, its coffers drained because of this year’s plunge in oil prices.

October 23, 2020, 12:55 PM

World

Fiasco over pope’s cut civil union quote intensifies impact

The world premiere of a documentary on Pope Francis was supposed to have been a bright spot for a papacy locked down by pandemic and besieged by a corruption scandal.

October 23, 2020, 12:36 PM

World

Croatia accused of brutality, sexual abuse against migrants

Danish aid workers stationed in the Balkans have collected testimonies from dozens of migrants alleging they were brutalized by Croatian law-enforcement officers when they tried to cross into the country, then summarily expelled.

October 23, 2020, 12:30 PM

Nation & World

UK police recover stolen Ming dynasty vase worth $3 million

British police say they have recovered a 15th-century Chinese vase valued at 2.5 million pounds ($3.3 million) that was stolen in Switzerland last year.

October 23, 2020, 10:57 AM

World

In hard-hit Peru, worry mounts over both COVID-19 and dengue

As Peru grapples with one the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, another viral epidemic is starting to raise alarm: It’s dengue, sometimes known as bonebreak fever.

October 23, 2020, 10:31 AM

World

Final count gives leftist big victory in Bolivia election

A final official vote count has given leftist Luis Arce a smashing victory in Bolivia’s presidential election.

October 23, 2020, 10:13 AM

World

Czech health minister breaks virus rules, asked to resign

The Czech Republic’s prime minister has called on his health minister to resign or be fired after he broke strict government restrictions to slow a record surge of coronavirus infections and visited a Prague restaurant.

October 23, 2020, 7:18 AM

World

AP Explains: Why are UK and EU still arguing over Brexit?

More than four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the two sides are still arguing over their post-Brexit relations.

October 23, 2020, 7:01 AM

Nation & World

Asian shares, US futures gain after last Trump-Biden debate

U.S. futures and Asian shares are mostly higher after President Donald Trump and his challenger former Vice President Joe Biden faced off in their second and final debate before the Nov. 3 election.

October 23, 2020, 12:54 AM

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Poland’s top court rules out abortions due to fetal defects

Poland’s top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, toughening the predominantly Catholic country’s abortion laws that are among Europe’s strictest.

October 22, 2020, 7:10 PM

World

Mexico broadcaster: Pope’s civil union quote not broadcast

A Mexican TV broadcaster is confirming that Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions were made during a May 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.

October 22, 2020, 5:36 PM

World

French PM says 2nd virus wave is here, vastly extends curfew

France’s prime minister has announced a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus.

October 22, 2020, 3:18 PM

World

Vatican, China extend bishop agreement over US opposition

The Vatican and China have extended a controversial accord on bishop nominations over strong opposition from the White House and conservative Catholics.

October 22, 2020, 10:33 AM

World

AP Photos: Spain reaches 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases

October 22, 2020, 7:41 AM

World

Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests

Thailand’s government has canceled a state of emergency it had declared last week for Bangkok in a gesture offered by the embattled prime minister to cool student-led protests seeking democracy reforms.

October 22, 2020, 7:30 AM

World

Some world leaders have big stake in US election

While the world will be closely watching the Nov. 3 U.S. election, some countries will be watching more closely than others.

October 22, 2020, 6:19 AM

World

Mixed Philippine reaction on pope nod on gay civil unions

Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex civil unions has drawn mixed reactions in the Philippines, Asia’s bastion of Catholicism, with a retired bishop saying he was scandalized by it and an LGBT group welcoming the pontiff’s remarks.

October 22, 2020, 5:49 AM

World

Czechs enter 2nd lockdown to avoid health system collapse

Amid a record surge of coronavirus infections that’s threatening the entire health system with collapse, the Czech Republic is adopting on Thursday exactly the same massive restrictions as in the spring, a situation its prime minister kept saying would never happen again.

October 22, 2020, 5:34 AM

Nation & World

Banksy artwork sells for almost $10 million at auction

Banksy’s playful take on a famous Impressionist painting has sold at auction for 7.6 million pounds ($9.8 million).

October 22, 2020, 5:34 AM