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Supporters light candles as they offer prayers for former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III Friday, June 25, 2021 in Quezon city, Philippines. Aquino, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China, died Thursday, a cousin and public officials said. He was 61. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Aquino, Philippine ex-leader who challenged China, is buried

By Jim Gomez And Aaron Favila Jun. 26, 2021 02:46 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Biden and Putin depart Geneva after summit

Jun. 16, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

Cars drive on a bridge in front of the old town with the St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The lakeside city known as a Cold War crossroads and a hub for Swiss discretion, neutrality and humanitarianism, is set to return to a spotlight on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to town for a summit on Wednesday, June 16. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit

By Jamey Keaten Jun. 15, 2021 02:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, front left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, front right, after a group photo at a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. For most of America’s allies, Biden is a relief. Trump often sowed chaos, accusing the NATO military alliance of leeching off the United States, insulting the European Union and storming out of a G-7 summit in Canada in 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies

By Jill Lawless Jun. 08, 2021 06:48 AM EDT

Students, depicting different ranks of riot police, hold placards that spell out "Assassins" in Spanish, during an anti-government march in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Dozens have died during anti-government protests that began two weeks ago amid discontent fueled by growing poverty and inequality during the pandemic, Colombia’s human rights ombudsman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Bleak futures fuel widespread protests by young Colombians

By Regina Garcia Cano And Astrid Suárez May. 15, 2021 02:03 PM EDT

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate on the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement during the second day of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)
EU lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade treaty

By Samuel Petrequin Apr. 28, 2021 03:29 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden to make first overseas trip in office to UK, EU

By Zeke Miller Apr. 23, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, arrives for a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
German court refuses effort to block EU recovery fund

Apr. 21, 2021 05:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 7, 2021 file photo, Nationalists and Loyalists clash with one another at the peace wall on Lanark Way in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. The chaotic scenes during a week of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland have stirred memories of decades of Catholic-Protestant conflict, known as “The Troubles.” A 1998 peace deal ended large-scale violence but did not resolve Northern Ireland’s deep-rooted tensions. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
EXPLAINER: What is behind the latest unrest in N Ireland?

By Jill Lawless Apr. 10, 2021 02:43 AM EDT

A make up assistant adjusts the tie of European Council President Charles Michel prior an online joint press conference with Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details

By Maria Cheng Mar. 30, 2021 04:51 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2021, photo, protesters chant slogans in front of police during a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Istanbul. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree early Saturday, March 20, 2021, annulling Turkey's ratification of the Istanbul Convention, a blow to women's rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

By Zeynep Bilginsoy Mar. 20, 2021 11:05 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives a video-conference meeting ahead of 2021 Munich Security Conference at the Elysee palace in Paris, Friday Feb. 19, 2021. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)
Europe applauds Biden's approach, stresses cooperation

By David Rising Feb. 20, 2021 10:33 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2021 file photo, Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. Pope Francis urged governments on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, to use the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just _ and where basic health care is guaranteed for all. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)
Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy

By Nicole Winfield Feb. 08, 2021 05:35 AM EST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Morrison says he has used his first telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden to invite the new American leader Down Under this year to mark the 70th anniversary of a bilateral defense treaty. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
Australian prime minister says he invited Biden Down Under

By Rod Mcguirk Feb. 04, 2021 01:36 AM EST

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, center, greets Vice President Kamala Harris as they arrive with President Joe Biden for an event on climate change and green jobs, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden, Japan PM discuss China action near Senkaku Islands

By Aamer Madhani Jan. 27, 2021 03:14 PM EST

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to participants of the the World Economic Forum via a video link in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Putin warned of rising global tensions and growing risks of new conflicts and called for broader international cooperation to tackle new challenges. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia's Putin warns of worsening global instability

By Vladimir Isachenkov Jan. 27, 2021 09:50 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2021 file photo President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. When Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday, he will begin to reshape the office of the presidency itself as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided nation grappling with a devastating pandemic and an insurrection meant to stop his ascension to power. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself

By Jonathan Lemire Jan. 16, 2021 08:32 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2020 file photo, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban share a word as they line up for a group picture prior to a meeting in Beja, Portugal. Polish government officials insisted on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, that they are sticking to their tough negotiating position ahead of a key European Union summit next week that should finalize the bloc’s next seven-year budget and a major pandemic recovery package. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)
Poland says it's not backing down ahead of EU budget summit

By Vanessa Gera Dec. 04, 2020 06:58 AM EST

A man protests the policies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during Orban's talks with Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. The prime ministers of Poland and Hungary are meeting to discuss their threat to veto the European Union's next budget and massive pandemic aid package that links the disbursement of EU funds to the members' rule of law standards. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poland, Hungary PMs meet over EU budget veto strategy

By Monika Scislowska Nov. 30, 2020 08:16 AM EST

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert Robert O'Brien, right, and Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. pose in between precision-guided ammunitions and other defense articles during a turnover ceremony at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City, Philippines Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (Eloisa Lopez/Pool Photo via AP)
US provides missiles, renews pledge to defend Philippines

By Jim Gomez Nov. 23, 2020 01:34 AM EST