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Wildfire on Canary Islands forces evacuation of 5,000
MADRID — Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands say a wildfire that is throwing flames 50 meters (160 feet) into the air has forced emergency services to evacuate more than 5,000 people.Canary Islands President Ángel Víctor Torres says 1,100…
Putin says Russian nuclear explosion poses no threat
PARIS — Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is no threat from a deadly explosion at a secretive naval weapons testing range that has prompted international concern about radiation leaks.Putin said Monday in France that experts sent…
Palestinian police vow to crack down on planned LGBT event
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian police have threatened to arrest anyone involved in a gathering planned by LGBT activists and have called on people to come forward with information about them.The announcement over the weekend followed…
Ethics commissioner finds Canada PM Trudeau violated ethics
TORONTO — Canada's ethics commissioner says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau improperly pressured the country's former attorney general to halt the criminal prosecution of a company in a conflict of interest case.Wednesday's report comes just…
Pakistani PM keeps powerful army chief in place 3 more years
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister is keeping his powerful army chief in place for another three years, amid heightened tensions with India over Kashmir as well as the end of U.S.-Talban peace talks for neighboring Afghanistan.Imran Khan…
Police say 10 killed in Uganda after fuel tanker explodes
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police say 10 people have been killed in an explosion following an accident involving a fuel tanker in western Uganda.Police said in a statement Monday that the explosion happened Sunday after a fuel tanker lost…
AP Explains Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO — Pressure is rising around the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro to comply with Brazil's pledge to fight global warming, as the international community gathers in the northern state of Bahia for a week-long UN…
