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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after …

Families and their supporters carry large photos depicting women held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip in a march to call on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to make a deal to free their loved ones, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. At center is Shiri Bibas with her child, Kfir; at left is Noa Argamani. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Why the US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to …

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive …

The Belem, the three-masted sailing ship which is carrying the Olympic flame, is accompanied by other boats approaching Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

China’s Xi arrives in Hungary for talks on expanding Chinese …

A Chinese national flag with the Buda Castle in the background waves in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another …

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, front, with Steve Parish, Chairman of Crystal Palace football club speak together during a visit to the Crystal Palace for Life a non profit organisation in London, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)

Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; …

Onlookers gather near the site of a building collapse in George, South Africa, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Rescue teams searching for dozens of construction workers missing after a multi-story apartment complex collapsed in the coastal city have brought out more survivors as the operation entered a second night of desperate work to find anyone alive in the mangled wreckage.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Britain to expel Russian attaché in response to ‘reckless …

In this photo released by Russian Embassy in London/Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Colonel Maxim Elovik, Russia's military attaché to the United Kingdom and Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin, right, attend a laying wreaths ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe, at the Soviet war memorial in London, Britain, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Britain says it is expelling the attaché after accusing him of being a spy. The move announced Wednesday was one of several measures taken by the U.K. against Moscow over what it said were malicious activities. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

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Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people …

People gather in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Monday, May 6, 2024, to mourn the victims of the Mugunga Camp attack three days earlier. The signs read: 'Yes to peace, No to war' and 'Attacking civilians is a war crime.' (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city …

FILE - Local residents sing a theme song written by protesters "Glory to Hong Kong" at a shopping mall in Hong Kong on Sept. 11, 2019. An appeals court Wednesday, May 8, 2024 granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to …

In this photo provided by the Serbian Presidential Press Service, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and his wife Peng Liyuan wave during a welcome ceremony upon arrival at the Nikola Tesla airport in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Serbian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Poland detains and questions Russian man who illegally …

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with a ‘massive’ …

Ukrainian servicemen turn over a damaged car at the scene of a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Spanish prosecutors recommend 2nd investigation into …

FILE - Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors have recommended that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)

Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims

A lodge is seen in the flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, which left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)