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Supporters of a Pakistani religious party take part in a rally in support of Palestinians in conflict with Israelis Friday, May 21, 2021, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
The Latest: Biden says his party 'still supports Israel'

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 05:44 AM EDT

An Israeli soldier stands guard next to an Iron Dome air defense system as smoke rises from an oil tank on fire after it was hit by a rocket fire from Gaza Strip, near the town of Ashkelon, Israel,, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Latest: Netanyahu raps 'anarchy' of Jewish-Arab fighting

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 06:40 AM EDT

Members of a civil society group burn representations of Israeli, U.S. and Indian flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians during the latest round of violence in Jerusalem, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza

May. 11, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

A relative of a person who died of COVID-19 breaks down during cremation in Jammu, India, Sunday, April 25, 2021. India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the populous country with terrifying speed, depleting the supply of life-saving oxygen to critical levels and leaving patients to die while waiting in line to see doctors. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Virus 'swallowing' people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed

By Sheikh Saaliq And Aijaz Hussain Apr. 25, 2021 03:31 AM EDT

Relatives mourn near a coffin containing the body of a person who died of COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 25, 2021. India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the populous country with terrifying speed, depleting the supply of life-saving oxygen to critical levels and leaving patients to die while waiting in line to see doctors. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
The Latest: Biden says US set on helping India with pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 25, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

People sit at outdoor tables setup today for drinks to be served in the Soho area of central London, on the day some of England's third coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased by the British government, Monday, April 12, 2021. People across England can get their hair cut, eat and drink outside at restaurants and browse for clothes, books and other "non-essential" items as shops and gyms reopened Monday after months of lockdown. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
The Latest: Australia has 2nd likely Astra-Zeneca clot case

By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

The sun sets behind the Notre Dame church in Nice, southern France, after a knife attack took place on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. An attacker armed with a knife killed at least three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, prompting the prime minister to announce that France was raising its security alert status to the highest level. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The Latest: Prosecutor: attacker not on intelligence radar

Oct. 29, 2020 08:54 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, Lebanese Shiite supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and chant slogans during Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in present-day Iraq in the seventh century, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Beirut, Lebanon. Shiites mark Ashoura, the 10th day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus' shadow

By Mariam Fam And Bassem Mroue Aug. 29, 2020 02:46 PM EDT

People wearing face masks stroll at Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. France registered more than 7,000 new virus infections in a single day Friday, up from several hundred a day in May and June, in part thanks to ramped-up testing. Masks are now required everywhere in public in Paris as authorities warn that infections are growing exponentially. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
The Latest: S. Korea sees 299 new cases as virus spikes

By The Associated Press Aug. 29, 2020 12:43 AM EDT

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, left, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., greeting each other with an elbow bump after a House Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus, Friday, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Hawaii sees 98% drop in tourist arrivals in July

By The Associated Press Aug. 27, 2020 01:37 AM EDT

A Kashmiri milkman walks past a paramilitary soldier during curfew in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Authorities clamped a curfew in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, a day ahead of the first anniversary of India’s controversial decision to revoke the disputed region’s semi-autonomy. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, a civil administrator, said the security lockdown was clamped in the region’s main city of Srinagar in view of information about protests planned by anti-India groups to mark Aug. 5 as “black day." (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Curfew in parts of Kashmir ahead of revocation anniversary

By Aijaz Hussain Aug. 03, 2020 11:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader sign a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar. Washington's annual terrorism report says Pakistan is doing too little to counter terrorist groups particularly those taking aim at enemy India as well as the dreaded Haqqani network operating in Afghanistan. Islamabad bristled at the criticism saying it has been relentless in its assistance to Washington as it be negotiated for more than a year with the Taliban for a peace deal signed on Feb. 29(AP Photo/Hussein Sayed,file)
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

By Kathy Gannon Jul. 04, 2020 06:17 AM EDT

A delivery courier wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus rests on his scooter in Beijing, Friday, July 3, 2020. Strict quarantine, social distancing and case tracing measures have helped radically bring down infections in China and mask wearing is still universal in indoor spaces, while many venues also require proof on a mobile phone app that the person is healthy. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The Latest: Calif gov warns local officials on enforcement

By The Associated Press Jul. 03, 2020 12:47 AM EDT