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FILE - The bobsled track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, is shown on Feb. 17, 2021. Costly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack of sponsors amid a spreading financial crisis has prompted International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to acknowledge the "challenges" facing organizers for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 Games

By Andrew Dampf Sep. 16, 2022 11:00 AM EDT

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Olympic Latest: Bach declares Tokyo Olympics officially over

Aug. 07, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

Voters register to cast their vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 18, 2021. Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner

By Jon Gambrell Jun. 17, 2021 11:58 PM EDT

An Israeli protester wears pink during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, June 12, 2021. If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year rule and a political crisis that inflicted four elections on the country in less than two years. Hebrew reads: "You failed"," Israel free" and "Leave". (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Knesset approves new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule

By Joseph Krauss Jun. 13, 2021 02:56 AM EDT

In this picture made available by Young Journalists Club, YJC, presidential candidates for June 18, elections Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, left, and Saeed Jalili leave at the conclusion of the second TV debates of the candidates in a state-run TV studio, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Iran's seven presidential candidates on Tuesday put all the problems of the Islamic Republic squarely on the shoulders of the one man who wasn't there to defend himself: Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani. (Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/ Young Journalists Club, YJC via AP)
Iran debate puts problems on one man: the outgoing president

By Amir Vahdat Jun. 08, 2021 10:59 AM EDT

Israeli left-wing protesters chant slogans and hold flags during a demonstration for the forming of a new government in the central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Hebrew sign reads: "We are the hope". (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Netanyahu opponents reach coalition deal to oust Israeli PM

By Josef Federman Jun. 02, 2021 11:37 AM EDT

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, leader of the splinter group in the governing Nepal Communist Party shows his COVID-19 test result before entering parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 10, 2021. Nepal’s prime minister asked parliament for a vote of confidence on Monday in an attempt to show he still has enough support to stay in power despite an expected second split within his governing party. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nepal prime minister loses confidence vote in parliament

By Binaj Gurubacharya May. 10, 2021 06:04 AM EDT

Supporters of conservative Madrid president Isabel Diaz Ayuso wave flags outside the popular party headquarters in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Over 5 million Madrid residents have voted for a new regional assembly in an election that tests the depths of resistance to lockdown measures and the divide between left and right-wing parties. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Madrid's champion of soft virus restrictions wins election

By Aritz Parra May. 04, 2021 03:35 AM EDT

Mourners gather around the grave during the funeral of Yedidyia Chiyuis at a cemetery in Petah Tikva, Sunday, May 2, 2021. A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed dozens of people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country's deadliest civilian disasters. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Officials scrutinized as Israel mourns 45 killed at festival

By Ilan Ben Zion May. 02, 2021 06:55 AM EDT

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute, holding banner read " Yangon Strike will defeat all enemies" during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Southeast Asian leaders have demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar during an emergency summit in Jakarta with its top general and coup leader. (AP Photo)
Myanmar protests continue after ASEAN peace initiative

Apr. 26, 2021 12:13 PM EDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, front, attends the swearing-in ceremony for Israel's 24th government, at the Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The ceremony took place shortly after the country's president asked Netanyahu to form a new majority coalition, a difficult task given the deep divisions in the fragmented parliament. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool via AP)
Israeli president picks Netanyahu to try to form government

By Laurie Kellman And Ilan Ben Zion Apr. 06, 2021 11:41 AM EDT

Vietnamese newly elected President Nguyen Xuan Phuc takes an oath in front of the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, April 5, 2021. Vietnam's legislature voted Monday to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party's central committee for personnel and organization, the country's next prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was appointed the new president. (Nguyen Trong Duc/VNA via AP)
Vietnam National Assembly selects prime minister, president

By Hau Dinh Apr. 05, 2021 06:11 AM EDT

A supporter of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro places his image on a car during a gathering commemorating the 1964 military coup that established a decades-long dictatorship, in the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned the previous day following Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defense minister, causing widespread apprehension of a military shakeup to serve the president’s political interests. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil's government celebrates military coup anniversary

By Mauricio Savarese And Diane Jeantet Mar. 31, 2021 07:46 PM EDT

Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin makes remarks after receiving official election results from Chairman of Israel's Central Elections Committee Judge Uzi Fogelman in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Israeli election officials Wednesday handed the results of last week's vote to President Rivlin, nudging forward the country' elusive efforts to break political deadlock, form a government and avoid an unprecedented fifth consecutive round of balloting. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israel's president calls for new alliances to solve deadlock

By Laurie Kellman Mar. 31, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova, right, tasks Vice-premier Eduard Heger with forming a new government at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Slovakia’s prime minister and his government resigned to end the political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.(Pavel Neubauer/TASR via AP)
Slovak premier, government resign over Russian vaccine deal

By Karel Janicek Mar. 30, 2021 10:22 AM EDT

An Israeli Arab woman votes for Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Maghar, Israel, Tuesday, March. 23, 2021. Israel is holding its fourth election in less than two years. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
No clear winner in Israeli election, signaling more deadlock

By Josef Federman Mar. 23, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

State railway employees sit with their belongings after being evicted from their home Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Mandalay, Myanmar. State railway workers in Mandalay have been threatened with eviction to force them to end their support for the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against military rule. (AP Photo)
Striking Myanmar rail workers move out as protests continue

Mar. 20, 2021 04:33 AM EDT

Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte casts his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)
Caretaker PM Rutte seen as winning most seats in Dutch vote

By Mike Corder And Raf Casert Mar. 17, 2021 03:11 AM EDT

From left to right, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speak to the media during a press conference in Paris, Thursday, March 11, 2021. The new U.N. special coordinator for the Middle East peace process Tor Wennesland will meet Thursday in Paris with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Germany and France to discuss possibilities for building confidence between Israel and the Palestinians. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
France: Lebanon is running out of time before total collapse

Mar. 11, 2021 12:39 PM EST

Election commission employees count casted ballots after the polls closed in parliamentary elections in capital Pristina, Kosovo on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Kosovo’s voters defied freezing weather to vote in an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)
Left-wing party wins Kosovo poll, needs ally to form cabinet

By Zenel Zhinipotoku And Llazar Semini Mar. 04, 2021 07:57 AM EST