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World leaders, activists, experts and many more are in Brazil for this year's annual United Nations climate talks, known as COP30. Host city Belem is on the doorstep of the Amazon rainforest, and organizers are counting on that location to remind negotiators what's at stake.
Researchers created an interactive map which lets users see how the ancient network crisscrossed the Empire, from Africa and Arabia, across the Mediterranean to Europe.
Rare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean's wildest joyride.
There's a new worldwide peace prize on the scene, and it was created by FIFA, not Nobel. Will Trump win this one?
Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, days after the powerful storm battered the Philippines and left scores dead or missing.
The U.S. government shutdown is interrupting the live of millions of Americans, including their air travel. Here's what to do if your flight has been impacted by the shutdown.
Federal investigators looking into the deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky will closely examine the aircraft’s maintenance records and data recorder after finding that one of its engines fell off during takeoff. At least 13 people were killed and nearly 20 others injured.
Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge. AP's Emma Burrows explains what to know.
U.S. airlines began canceling flights nationwide Thursday due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at 40 of the country’s busiest airports starting Friday because of the government shutdown.
Indians lit up social media to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York City mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party.