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Palestinians look for survivors of the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Ambush kills 9 Israeli soldiers in Gaza City, where battles rage weeks into devastating offensive

Israeli media report that Palestinian militants have ambushed Israeli troops in a dense Gaza City neighborhood, killing at least nine of them.
 
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Missiles from rebel-held Yemen miss a ship loaded with jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

 

Zara yanks ads that some found reminiscent of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza

 
FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 29, 2023. The House is pushing toward a vote to authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden formally. This comes as Republicans rally behind the charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House set for key vote on Biden impeachment inquiry as Republicans unite behind investigation

 
President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US credibility is on the line in Ukraine funding debate

 
FILE - Andre Braugher, a cast member in the television series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," poses for a portrait at CBS Radford Studios, Nov. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series “Homicide: Life on The Street” and “Brooklyn 99,” died Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at age 61. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Andre Braugher, Emmy-winning actor who starred in ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ dies at 61

 
FILE - The Tesla company logo shines off the rear deck of an unsold 2020 Model X at a Tesla dealership, April 26, 2020, in Littleton, Colo. Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. Documents posted by U.S. safety regulators say the company will send out a software update to fix the problems. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective system that monitors drivers using Autopilot

 
  1. COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, center, claps after passing the global stocktake at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

    Delegates at UN climate talks in Dubai agree to ‘transition away’ from planet-warming fossil fuels

  2. The kanji character “zei,” or taxes is displayed as the kanji letter of this year, at Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, Japan, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. The kanji character “zei,” or taxes, was chosen as one that best represents 2023 amid growing speculation of a future tax increase to fund Japan’s ongoing drastic military buildup. The top Buddhist monk at the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, using a brush, wrote the letter on the temple balcony during Tuesday’s closely watched annual event. (Kyodo News via AP)

    2023 in other words: AI might be the term of the year, but consider these far-flung contenders

  3. Pope Francis arrives in the Paul VI hall on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

    The pope says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican

  4. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a pre-election rally of his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. When Serbia formally opened membership negotiations with the European Union, back in 2014, it was a moment of hope for pro-Western Serbs, eager to set their troubled country on an irreversible path to democratization. Those days are long gone. Now, they feel betrayed, both by the government and the EU. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

    Serbian democracy activists feel betrayed as freedoms, and a path to the EU, slip away

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Rohingya child bride, B, age 14, sits on a bed in an apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 4, 2023. B came to Malaysia in 2023 to marry an older man. Her husband wants her to get pregnant, but she says she doesn't feel ready. "I still feel like a girl." Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with 12 young Rohingya brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13. (AP Photo/Victoria Milko)

‘I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia

Scores of underage Rohingya girls fleeing violence and starvation in their homeland of Myanmar and in the refugee camps of neighboring Bangladesh are being forced into arranged marriages with older men in Malaysia who frequently abuse them.
 
A worker fumigates a neighborhood against dengue-promoting mosquitoes, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare

 
A driver walks to his car in the porte cochere ahead of the official opening of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel-casino Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe to southern Nevada

 
CORRECTS CREDIT TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - This image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows game camera footage of the female wolf numbered F2754 while in captivity on March 17, 2023, at a wolf management facility at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico. The agency announced Monday, Dec. 11, that the wolf was recaptured after wandering beyond the boundaries of the species' recovery area that spans parts of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

US wildlife managers capture wandering Mexican wolf, attempt dating game ahead of breeding season

 
This image provided by NASA in July 2023 shows the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI) Image Processing Alyssa Pagan (STScI) via AP)

AP PHOTOS: Moon, asteroids and new rockets topped the world’s space news in 2023

 

Global business news
File - In this image made with a long exposure, motorists move along Interstate 76 ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Philadelphia, Nov. 22, 2023. U.S. inflation ticked down again last month, with cheaper gas helping further lighten the weight of consumer price increases in the United States. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

How rising prices for restaurants, car repair and other services kept inflation up last month

Held down by sinking gas prices, U.S. inflation was mostly unchanged last month. But underlying price pressures — from apartment rents, restaurant meals, auto insurance and many other services — remained stubbornly high.
 
File - The Google sign is shown over an entrance to the company's new building in New York on Sept. 6, 2023. A federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Epic wins its antitrust lawsuit against the Play Store. What does this verdict mean for Google?

 
FILE - The Tesla company logo shines off the rear deck of an unsold 2020 Model X at a Tesla dealership, April 26, 2020, in Littleton, Colo. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, Virginia authorities determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash, Virginia sheriff’s office says

 
FILE - This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents. That's according to a new survey from the Pew Research Institute. But the data also found that roughly one in six teens describe their use of two platforms — YouTube and TikTok — as “almost constant.” Seventy-one percent of teens said they visit YouTube at least daily; 16% described their usage as “almost constant” according to the survey. A slightly larger group — 17% — said they used TikTok almost constantly. (AP Photo, File)

Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly

 
FILE - People walk past a Zara store in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 27, 2014. The Spanish fashion brand Zara has pulled advertising images that to some appeared to reference Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Zara yanks ads that some found reminiscent of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza

 
FILE - Pedestrians walk past a money exchange shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 10, 2023. Argentina's new economy minister said in a televised message on Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Argentine peso will be devalued by 50% from 400 to the U.S. dollar to 800 pesos to the dollar (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Argentina sharply devalues its currency and cuts subsidies as part of shock economic measures

 

  1. Stock market today: World shares are mixed ahead of the Fed’s decision on interest rates

  2. US proposes replacing engine-housing parts on Boeing jets like one involved in passenger’s death

  3. German government reaches solution on budget crisis triggered by court ruling

  4. Sri Lanka will get the second tranche of a much-need bailout package from the IMF

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FILE - A cyclist rides past the New York Court of Appeals, May 5, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. New York’s highest court on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to be a battleground for control of the U.S. House. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

New York’s high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House

 
This Nov. 12, 2018 photo shows The USS Carney in the Mediterranean Sea. The American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war. "We're aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available," the Pentagon said. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/U.S. Navy via AP)

Who are the Houthis and why hasn’t the US retaliated for their attacks on ships in the Middle East?

 
File - People watch a PlayStation VR demo at the 24th Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 on June 14, 2018 in Los Angeles. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, which had been held annually in Los Angeles since 1995, has been shut down permanently. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Video game expo E3 gets permanently canceled

 
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y.,, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk to a meeting at the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

With Ukraine’s future at risk, Zelenskyy returns to D.C. — but not to a warm welcome

 
Newly elected Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center, is congratulated by lawmakers after his government passed a confidence vote at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s new prime minister vows to press the West to continue helping neighboring Ukraine

 
The OnlyFans logo is seen on a computer monitor in this posed photo, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in St. Louis. The site and others like it provide an opportunity for those willing to dabble in pornography to earn extra money, including two teachers at the same Missouri high school. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Teachers have been outed for moonlighting in adult content. Do they have legal recourse?

 
FILE - A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world's. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

What did you Google in 2023? Here are the top internet searches of the year

 
FILE - Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, on Nov. 2, 2023. Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following a poll posted on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter on Saturday Dec. 9, 2023 that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)

Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

 

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Politics

FILE - President Joe Biden walks to the podium to deliver remarks on the war between Israel and Hamas after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. Democratic views on how President Joe Biden is handling the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians have rebounded slightly, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden to meet in person Wednesday with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas

 

  1. US Asians and Pacific Islanders view democracy with concern, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows

  2. DeSantis’ campaign and allied super PAC face new concerns about legal conflicts, AP sources say

  3. Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life

Entertainment

Catherine O'Hara, from left, Macaulay Culkin and Natasha Lyonne attend a ceremony honoring Culkin with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Coming home, staying home: ‘Apollo 13' and ‘Home Alone’ among 25 films picked for national registry

 

  1. Maná drummer Alex González shares big plans for 2024, including playing London for the first time

  2. Young Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail

  3. Tony Shalhoub returns as everyone’s favorite obsessive-compulsive sleuth in ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’

SPORTS

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) jogs off the court after getting ejected during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Golden State’s Draymond Green ejected again after hitting Jusuf Nurkic in face

 

  1. Blues fire Craig Berube, cutting ties with the coach who led St. Louis to its 1st Stanley Cup title

  2. Chargers QB Justin Herbert will miss rest of season after surgery on his broken index finger

  3. Zaidi: Giants made comparable offer to $700M deal Shohei Ohtani received from rival Dodgers

US News

FILE - Demonstrators march and gather near the Texas state Capitol in Austin following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, to let her terminate the pregnancy, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn’t show her life was in danger

 

  1. How the presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT testified to Congress on antisemitism

  2. Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidents

  3. Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash

Celebrating the season
FILE - Mariah Carey performs at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. Billboard has posted a list of top seasonal hits since 2010, and Carey's “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been No. 1 for 57 of the 62 weeks it has run, said Gary Trust, chart director. The Luminate data company said the song peaked at 387 million streams in 2019, the song's 25th anniversary, although last year it had 353 million. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

Why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ became so popular — and stayed that way

Mariah Carey’s hit from 1994, has grown over the last three decades into the Christmas colossus.
 
FILE - Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, center, inspects a giant Hanukkah Menorah, set up by the Jewish Chabad Educational Center ahead of the Jewish Hanukkah holiday, in front of the Brandenburg Gate at the Pariser Platz in central Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as worries grow among Jews worldwide about the Israel-Hamas war and a spike of antisemitism in Europe, the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Holocaust survivors will mark Hanukkah amid worries over war in Israel, global rise of antisemitism

 
A rescued dog appears at the North Shore Animal League America shelter in Port Washington, N.Y. on Nov. 29, 2023. Gifting a pet as a surprise at the holidays is widely not recommended. (Robert Borden via AP)

Forget the surprise if you’re thinking of giving a pet as a holiday present

 
Skiers dressed as Santa Claus ski Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine. The annual Santa Sunday event raises money for local charities. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Skiing Santas hit the slopes in Maine

 
FILE - A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world's. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

What did you Google in 2023? Here are the top internet searches of the year

 
FILE - Rihanna performs during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Month by month, these are the pop culture moments that defined 2023

 

  1. 2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing

  2. What was your favorite song of the year? Explore our picks

  3. Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia

WORLD NEWS

A Palestinian child wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is brought to a hospital in Rafah on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Packed hospitals, treacherous roads, harried parents: Newborns in Gaza face steeper odds of survival

 

  1. Will declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions

  2. A Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures more than 50 people as Ukraine pleads for more Western help

  3. New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is sworn in with his government

BUSINESS

File - Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, takes part in a discussion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. A federal court jury is expected to begin its deliberations Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in an antitrust trial focused on whether Google's efforts to thwart competition against its app store for Android smartphones has also been illegally gouging consumers and stifling innovation.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google over barriers to its Android app store

 

  1. US agency takes first step toward requiring new vehicles to prevent drunk or impaired driving

SCIENCE

"Zawadi," a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, swims in a tank at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Juno Beach, Fla. Several Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are being treated at the center after they were flown to Florida from Massachusetts suffering from cold stun. They will continue to be cared for at the center until they are healthy enough to be released back into the ocean. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

13 cold, stunned sea turtles from New England given holiday names as they rehab in Florida

 

  1. Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

  2. Decades after Europe, turning blades send first commercial offshore wind power onto US grid

  3. How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it’s key to saving lives, experts say

LIFESTYLE

This image provided by Museum of Modern Art shows a chess set with colourful pieces. The Museum of Modern Art's store carries a set designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1944. The pieces are abstract sculptures, miniature prototypes for ones the artist would later make in large form". (Museum of Modern Art via AP)

For a brilliant gift-opening move, consider the wide range of creative chess sets

 

  1. South Dakota vanity plate restrictions were unconstitutional, lawsuit settlement says

  2. Camellias don’t deserve their reputation as garden divas

  3. Pitch the boxed broth! Indian-spiced tomato soup doesn’t need it

Spotlight
A 26-year-old woman, who wouldn't give her name for security reasons speaks in safe house for women in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. She said her partner repeatedly raped her, beat and choked her, and kept her and the baby locked in their flat for hours at a time. Throughout the Western Balkans, women are harassed, raped, beaten and killed, often by their partners and after repeatedly reporting the violence to the authorities. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system

A man in Bosnia killed his wife while streaming the murder live on Instagram. In neighboring Serbia, at least 26 women were killed this year despite efforts to raise awareness and turn the trend.
 
Salutatorian Alasia Baker, 17, center, and Khyli Barbee, 15, following Baker, leave a graduation ceremony for Springfield Preparatory School at Victory in Christ church in Holden, La., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees. Non-approved schools make up a small percentage of the state total. But the students in Louisiana’s off-the-grid school system are a rapidly growing example of the national fallout from COVID-19 — families disengaging from traditional education. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Diplomas for sale, $465: Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Unlike public schools, formal homeschooling programs or traditional private schools, nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.

Photos of the Year

See more of AP’s best photos of 2023

A tribal woman tries to catch small fish as her granddaughter dozes on her back at a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati in India's Assam state on March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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A tribal woman tries to catch small fish as her granddaughter dozes on her back at a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati in India’s Assam state on March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
The pack rides during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 170 kilometers (105.5 miles) with start in Mont-de-Marsan and finish in Bordeaux, France, on July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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The pack rides during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 170 kilometers (105.5 miles) with start in Mont-de-Marsan and finish in Bordeaux, France, on July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Nina Gonchar, 93, sits in her house, which was mostly destroyed by Russian forces, in the village of Bogorodychne, Ukraine, on Jan. 7, 2023, shortly after the village was retaken by the Ukrainian army. Gonchar's son Vasyliy and his wife Liubov were killed by Russian shelling on July 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Nina Gonchar, 93, sits in her house, which was mostly destroyed by Russian forces, in the village of Bogorodychne, Ukraine, on Jan. 7, 2023, shortly after the village was retaken by the Ukrainian army. Gonchar’s son Vasyliy and his wife Liubov were killed by Russian shelling on July 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Israelis take cover as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip in Rehovot, Israel, on Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Dor Kedmi)
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Israelis take cover as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip in Rehovot, Israel, on Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Dor Kedmi)
Models pose during a photo shoot for L'Imperfetta (The Imperfect) model agency in Rome on Feb. 7, 2023. The agency represents people who don't fit neatly into the fashion industry's pre-established standards of beauty. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Models pose during a photo shoot for L’Imperfetta (The Imperfect) model agency in Rome on Feb. 7, 2023. The agency represents people who don’t fit neatly into the fashion industry’s pre-established standards of beauty. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
The body of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, as mourners file by to pay tribute, on Jan. 4, 2023. Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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The body of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, as mourners file by to pay tribute, on Jan. 4, 2023. Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Men donning angel wings share a kiss in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, where thousands gathered to commemorate the 32nd annual Pride Parade on Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Men donning angel wings share a kiss in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, where thousands gathered to commemorate the 32nd annual Pride Parade on Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
An injured Palestinian boy cries as rescuers try to pull him out of the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Bureij refugee camp, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
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An injured Palestinian boy cries as rescuers try to pull him out of the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Bureij refugee camp, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
Smoke that drifted south from Canadian wildfires creates a think haze over New York Harbor as the Staten Island Ferry passes the Statue of Liberty on June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Smoke that drifted south from Canadian wildfires creates a think haze over New York Harbor as the Staten Island Ferry passes the Statue of Liberty on June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A woman carries two children she is caring for at Fontaine Hospital Center, which treats malnourished children in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A woman carries two children she is caring for at Fontaine Hospital Center, which treats malnourished children in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Haitian migrants wade through a river as they cross the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the United States, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

2023 images show violence and vibrance in Latin America

 

  1. In 2023, calamities of war and disaster were unleashed again on an unsettled Middle East

  2. An earthquake, a shipwreck and a king’s coronation are among Europe’s views in 2023

  3. 2023 was marked by coups and a Moroccan earthquake on the African continent

  4. Photographers in Asia capture the extraordinary, tragic and wonderful in 2023

  5. The year in photos: AP’s most memorable photos of 2023

Orbán says Hungary will block EU membership negotiations for Ukraine at a crucial summit this week

Hungary’s prime minister says his government will block a proposal to start talks on European Union membership for Ukraine at a summit of the bloc’s leaders this week.
 

Bomb blast damages commercial area near Greece’s largest port but causes no injuries

Authorities in Greece say a powerful bomb explosion has damaged a commercial apartment block housing stores and businesses near the port of Piraeus, southwest of Athens.
 

Indhu Rubasingham named as first woman to lead Britain’s National Theatre

Britain’s National Theatre announced that Indhu Rubasingham will be the next artistic director of the United Kingdon’s pre-eminent public stage company.
 

Indian police arrest 4 intruders for breaching security in the Parliament complex

Indian police have arrested two people who jumped from the visitors’ gallery into the chamber of the lower house of Parliament.
 

Suicide attacker used 264 pounds of explosives to target police station in Pakistan, killing 23

Officials say the suicide bomber who rammed his car into a police station’s main gate in Pakistan’s northwest used about 264 pounds of explosives.
 

Blues play the Senators on losing streak

The St. Louis Blues look to break a four-game slide when they take on the Ottawa Senators.
 

Washington visits Philadelphia after Dowd’s 2-goal game

The Washington Capitals visit the Philadelphia Flyers after Nic Dowd scored two goals in the Capitals’ 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.
 

Penguins visit the Canadiens after Guentzel’s 2-goal game

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Montreal Canadiens after Jake Guentzel scored two goals in the Penguins’ 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
 

Toronto plays Columbus after Marner’s 2-goal showing

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Mitchell Marner’s two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Maple Leafs’ 7-3 win.
 

Oilers take winning streak into home matchup with the Lightning

The Edmonton Oilers host the Tampa Bay Lightning with an eight winning streak intact.
 

Blackhawks visit the Kraken, try to stop road losing streak

The Chicago Blackhawks travel to the Seattle Kraken looking to stop a seven-game road skid.
 

Canucks look to keep win streak going, host the Panthers

The Vancouver Canucks come into a matchup against the Florida Panthers as winners of three consecutive games.
 

Hurricanes visit the Red Wings after Aho’s 2-goal game

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Detroit Red Wings after Sebastian Aho scored two goals in the Hurricanes’ 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators.
 

Calgary visits Minnesota after Sharangovich’s 2-goal game

The Calgary Flames visit the Minnesota Wild after Yegor Sharangovich scored two goals in the Flames’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
 

Jets visit the Kings in Western Conference play

The Los Angeles Kings face the Winnipeg Jets in Western Conference play.
 

Turkish referee leaves hospital after attack by club president that halted all matches

A top Turkish referee has been discharged from a hospital days after he was punched by the president of a top-flight soccer club.
 

Ethiopia arrests former peace minister over alleged links to an outlawed rebel group

Ethiopia’s peace minister has been fired and arrested for having alleged links to an outlawed rebel group after he made a series of social media posts criticizing the government.
 

Live updates | Israel forges ahead with its offensive in Gaza despite US criticism

Israel is forging ahead with its air and ground offensive in Gaza, drawing international outrage and rare criticism from the United States over the killing of thousands of civilians.
 

New political leader confirms independent review of Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic infrastructure plans

A costly demolition and rebuild of Brisbane’s premier cricket venue to become the main Olympic stadium in 2032 is among the infrastructure plans set to undergo independent review under a new political leader.
 

Denver takes on No. 18 BYU after Bruner’s 28-point outing

Denver takes on the No. 18 BYU Cougars after Tommy Bruner scored 28 points in the Pioneers’ 90-80 loss to the Colorado State Rams.
 

Alabama State faces LSU on 3-game win streak

Alabama State will look to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Hornets take on LSU. Wednesday’s meeting is the first of the season between the two squads.
 

Nevada Wolf Pack to host the Weber State Wildcats on Wednesday

The Weber State Wildcats will take on the Nevada Wolf Pack. Wednesday’s meeting is the first this season for the teams.
 

No. 22 Wisconsin faces Jacksonville State, aims for 5th straight home win

No. 22 Wisconsin comes into a matchup against Jacksonville State after winning four home games in a row. Thursday’s matchup is the first this season for the two teams.
 

Thomas leads Norfolk State against Stony Brook after 31-point game

Norfolk State visits the Stony Brook Seawolves after Jamarii Thomas scored 31 points in the Spartans’ 64-58 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds.
 

No. 15 Florida Atlantic hosts Dean and Florida International

Florida International takes on the No. 15 Florida Atlantic Owls after Arturo Dean scored 27 points in the Panthers’ 74-59 win against the Long Island Sharks.
 

Seattle U visits Williams and San Francisco

San Francisco hosts the Seattle U Redhawks after Marcus Williams scored 28 points in San Francisco’s 85-72 win against the New Orleans Privateers.
 

Lamar takes home win streak into matchup with UL Monroe

Lamar will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Cardinals take on UL Monroe. Thursday’s matchup is the first of the season for the squads.
 

Johnson leads Charleston Southern against North Alabama after 21-point performance

Charleston Southern faces the North Alabama Lions after RJ Johnson scored 21 points in Charleston Southern’s 66-64 victory over the South Carolina State Bulldogs.
 

Longwood Lancers face the Milwaukee Panthers, aim for 11th straight victory

Longwood heads into a matchup against Milwaukee as winners of 10 games in a row. Wednesday’s matchup is the first this season between the squads.
 

UNLV Rebels play the No. 8 Creighton Bluejays

The UNLV Rebels play the No. 8 Creighton Bluejays at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.