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In final months in office, Biden puts personal touch on Asia-Pacific diplomacy

Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida came for the meetings before their appearances at the U.N. Nations General Assembly in New York next week

Kenya's president visits Haiti as UN considers future of peacekeeping efforts

About two dozen police and soldiers from Jamaica arrived in Haiti earlier this month

Zelenskyy will visit US ammunition factory to thank workers

The leader is expected to visit the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant on Sunday to kick off a busy week in the United States

Cambodia pulls out of regional development pact after protests

Critics on social media have focused on land concessions in border areas particularly with Vietnam, a highly sensitive issue because of Cambodia's historical antagonism toward its larger eastern neighbor

Israeli strike in Gaza City kills 22; military says Hamas targeted

The Israeli army has continually accused Hamas of operating from within civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including schools and United Nations facilities

California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction

The legislation will take effect in 2027

Parts of US Midwest could offer fall's most vibrant foliage

Leaf peeping — the act of traveling to witness nature's annual kaleidoscope — contributes billions of dollars to the economy

Climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough

People marched in New York, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi and elsewhere

Czechs vote in Senate, regional elections in aftermath of flooding

The floods claimed at least 24 lives in the region, five of them in the Czech Republic

Rapidly escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict stirs fears of wider war

Here’s what to know about the situation

Volunteer network of interpreters hopes to make refugees' languages more accessible via AI

Tech partnership could help fill gaps when human translators are scarce

Congo struggles to contain mpox; here’s why

Myriad existing problems makes stemming spread particularly hard

As traces of Pakistani megacity's past vanish, flamboyant pink palace endures

Karachi’s Mohatta Palace sat empty for almost two decades before formally opening as a museum in 1999

US students read fewer books in English class as focus turns to shorter works

Teachers say the slide has its roots in the COVID-19 crisis

Residents of Springfield, Ohio, wait for political firestorm to blow over

Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London's Trafalgar Square

Organizers of the project say the work will 'naturally age' while on display, with the detail of the faces slowly fading as the plaster is exposed to the elements

Africa’s baobab tree provides new 'superfood' but local harvesters struggle

Bhitoni wakes before dawn to go foraging for baobab fruit, sometimes walking barefoot though hot, thorny landscapes with the risk of wildlife attacks

How three US men ended up facing death penalty over Congo coup attempt

The defendants, a majority of them Congolese but also including a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian, were charged with terrorism, murder, criminal association and illegal possession of weapons

Heavy rain pounds north central Japan, killing 1; several missing

Up to 7.8 more inches of rainfall is predicted in the region within the next 24 hours through Sunday noon

Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots 

Critics say change could delay reporting of election night results