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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working on a prisoner exchange with Russia

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, a day after his national security chief announced progress in negotiations. "We are ...

Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal

By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered Sunday in the capital in the largest rally so far to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress and ...

Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu, sparking concerns over US influence

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a letter to Israel's president asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a long-running corruption trial that has bitterly divided the country. It was the latest attempt by ...

At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya, says U.N.

By FATMA KHALED undefined CAIRO (AP) — At least 42 people are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya last week, the U.N.'s migration agency said on Wednesday. Seven survivors have been located after the vessel's engine failed in high waves ...

Russia makes gains in southern Ukraine as it expands front-line attacks

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian army overran three settlements in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Kyiv's top military commander said Wednesday, as Moscow's forces expand their efforts to capture more Ukrainian territory. Dense fog enabled ...

North Korea holds state funeral for longtime ceremonial head of state

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a state funeral for the country's longtime ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, who died this week at age 97. Kim Jong Un and other senior officials from a 100-member funeral committee ...