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Fleeing the Russians: Evacuations are slow, arduous, fraught

To a threatening soundtrack of air raid sirens and booming artillery, civilians are fleeing towns and cities in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces advance

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A woman is carried from her home in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. Volunteers have been racing to evacuate as many civilians as possible, particularly the elderly and those with mobility issues, as Russian forces make advances in the region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Japan terrorist group founder freed after serving time

Fusako Shigenobu, who co-founded the terrorist group Japanese Red Army, has been released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence, and apologized for hurting innocent people

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Fusako Shigenobu, left, who co-founded the terrorist group Japanese Red Army, with her daughter Mei speaks to journalists after she walked out of prison in Akishima, suburb of Tokyo Saturday, May 28, 2022. Shigenobu was released from prison Saturday after serving a 20-year sentence, and apologized for hurting innocent people. Shigenobu was convicted of masterminding the 1974 siege of the French Embassy in the Hague, the Netherlands. (Kyodo News via AP)

8 die in landslides in southern China from torrential rain

At least 15 people have died in torrential rains across southern China

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, people work in a flooded area in Qiubei County in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, Friday, May 27, 2022. More than a dozen people have died in torrential rains across southern China, state media reported Saturday. (Xinhua via AP)

Cannes to wrap with presentation of Palme d'Or on Saturday

The 75th Cannes Film Festival wraps Saturday with the presentation of the Palme d'Or and other awards selected by a nine-member jury headed by French actor Vincent Lindon

May 28

Tang Wei, from left, director Park Chan-wook, and Park Hae-il pose for photographers after departing the premiere of the film 'Decision to Leave' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

'Relentless': Russia squeezes Ukrainian strongholds in east

Russian forces are pounding the last Ukrainian strongholds in one region.

May 27

A dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it has seized two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf

May 27

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior, background, is seen as it sails past Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2019. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday, May 27, 2022, in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, according to officials. The actions were an apparent retaliation for Athens assisting the U.S. in seizing Iranian crude oil in the Mediterranean Sea over violating Washington's crushing sanctions on the Islamic Republic. (Dursun Çam via AP)

Whale shark spotted in Gulf of Mexico

Onlookers gazed at a large whale shark swimming near their fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico.

May 27

Onlookers gazed at a large whale shark swimming near their fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico.

Palestinians say teen killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager during an operation in a town near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank

May 27

Mexican president wants to re-name drug growing area

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he wants to change the name of a notorious drug-producing area known as "the Golden Triangle" to "The Triangle of Good, Hard-Working People"

May 27

FILE - Mexican President Andres Manuel Obrador smiles as people applaud after the playing of the national anthem at the end of an event where he delivered a speech on economic figures, in Mexico City, April 12, 2022. Lopez Obrador begins a lightning tour Thursday, May 5, to four Central American countries and Cuba in five days to discuss his approach to development and ways it might help alleviate the pressure to migrate. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Judge issues injunction against Mexico City bullfights

A Mexican judge has issued an injunction against bullfighting in Mexico City, and ordered a hearing on whether to permanently ban the practice

May 27

China's Pacific plan seen as regional strategic game-changer

When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be seeking a military outpost in the South Pacific, an area of traditional American naval dominance

May 27

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at right lock arms with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (Xinhua via AP)

New independent Mexican union wins wage increase at GM plant

A new independent union at a Mexican auto plant that won a historic organizing vote last year has negotiated an 8.5% wage increase

May 27

Argentina reports 2 cases of monkeypox

Argentina has reported two cases of the monkeypox virus in men who had recently arrived from Spain, marking the first time the presence of the virus has been confirmed in Latin America during this latest outbreak

May 27

Helping hospitals in Ukraine

ABC News' Kenneth Moton shares the help overwhelmed hospitals in Ukraine are receiving, including medical supplies and equipment.

May 27

VIDEO: Helping hospitals in Ukraine

Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties

Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential ballot being held Sunday amid a generalized feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction

May 27

A police officer walks past posters of Historical Pact coalition presidential candidate Gustavo Petro and his running mate Francia Marquez during a closing campaign rally in Zipaquira, Colombia, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Elections are set for May 29. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Pakistan's ex-PM defends decision to call off planned sit-in

Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan is defending his decision to call off a planned, opened-ended rally and sit-in this week in the capital, Islamabad, saying he wanted to avoid more violence

May 27

Supporters of Pakistan's defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, addresses during an anti government rally, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Khan early Thursday warned Pakistan's government to set new elections in the next six days or he will again march on the capital along with 3 million people. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Hacked Brazil airport screens show porn to travelers

Brazil's airport authority Infraero said it has notified the Federal Police over an apparent hack into electronic displays at an airport in Rio de Janeiro

May 27

Pakistan rights activist gets bail in army defamation case

A Pakistani women's rights activist has been granted preemptive bail in a move that protects her from arrest after the army accused her of slandering the country's military chief

May 27

Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard's reach to new waters

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

May 27

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's newest ship, the Shahid Mahdavi, center right, under construction in a shipyard west of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 21, 2022. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building the massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz as it tries to expand its naval presence in waters vital to international energy supplies and beyond, satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press show. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Biden renews sanctions license for Chevron in Venezuela

The Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on Venezuela so it can keep operating in the oil-rich, socialist-run nation

May 27

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives to Revolution Palace to attend the XXI ALBA Summit in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 27, 2022. (Ernesto Mastrascusa/Pool Photo via AP)
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Fitch Ratings warns of elections' impact on Lebanese economy

A leading international credit ratings agency has warned that the results of this month's parliamentary elections in Lebanon make it difficult for any coalition to have a governing majority, potentially complicating implementation of reforms

May 27

An army soldier watches policemen remove barbed wire barriers blocking streets that lead to the Parliament and other government buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for the new Parliament to hold its first session to elect a speaker and deputy parliament speaker next Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

New head of Italian bishops launches sex abuse query

The new president of the Italian Conference of Bishops says he would launch an independent inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy

May 27

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the new head of the Italian bishops conference, arrives for a press conference in Rome, Friday, May 27, 2022. Pope Francis named a bishop in his own image, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as the new head of the Italian bishops conference, as the Italian Catholic Church comes under mounting pressure to confront its legacy of clerical sexual abuse with an independent inquiry. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

2 killed, 9 injured in ice fall in southern Swiss Alps

Police say two climbers have been killed and nine others injured by falling blocks of ice in the Alps in southern Switzerland

May 27

A view of the Grand-Combin massif, Switzerland, Friday, May 27, 2022. Swiss police say two mountaineers have been killed and nine other were injured after large chunks of glacier broke off an Alpine peak in southwest Switzerland. Regional Wallis police said seven rescue helicopters were deployed quickly after the breakage near the Grand-Combin range shortly after dawn in an area over 3,400 meters (11,100 feet) where 17 Alpinists had gathered in different groups. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Building collapse death toll in southwest Iran rises to 26

Rescue teams at the site of a 10-story collapsed building in southwestern Iran have found seven more bodies, bringing the death toll to 26

May 27

In this photo provided by Tasnim News Agency, debris hangs from the Metropol buildin,g a 10-story commercial building under construction, in the southwestern city of Abadan, Iran, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Rescuers dug through debris Tuesday of the collapsed building that killed at least 11 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble as authorities arrested the city's mayor in a widening probe of the disaster. (Hossein Abdollah Asl, Tasnim News Agency via AP)

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says its navy has seized 2 Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says its navy has seized 2 Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf

May 27

US Navy says it's 'looking into' reports that Iran seized 2 Greek oil tankers after Tehran threatened 'punitive action'

US Navy says it's 'looking into' reports that Iran seized 2 Greek oil tankers after Tehran threatened 'punitive action'

May 27

'We don't have food': African leaders meet as crises grow

African leaders have gathered for a summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups

May 27

People lean on a tree in Djibo, Burkina Faso, Thursday May 26, 2022. African leaders have gathered for a summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups. Leaders on Friday called for increased mobilization to resolve a humanitarian crisis that has left millions displaced and more than 280 million suffering from malnourishment. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

4 Albanian women, 9 children to be repatriated from Syria

A Kurdish official says four Albanian women and nine children, all related to Albanians who joined Islamist extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq, are being repatriated from a Syrian camp

May 27

Ex-Malaysia PM: US-led trade group intended to isolate China

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticized a new U.S.-led economic grouping, saying it is intended to isolate China and won't benefit regional economic growth without Beijing

May 27

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad walks after speaking at a session of the International Conference on "The Future of Asia" Friday, May 27, 2022 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Al Jazeera says it will go to ICC over killing of journalist

The Al Jazeera news network says it will submit a case file to the International Criminal Court on the killing of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

May 27

FILE - Palestinians visit the site where veteran Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed, in the West Bank city of Jenin, May 18, 2022. The Al Jazeera news network says it will submit a case file to the International Criminal Court on the killing of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead earlier this month during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

UK's Dunblane grieves for Uvalde, fears nothing will change

A 1996 school shooting that killed 16 children in Dunblane, Scotland was Britain's deadliest school shooting — and also the only one

May 27

FILE - A police officer walks on the grounds of the Dunblane Primary School in Dunblane, Scotland, where a lone gunman burst into the school's gymnasium killing 16 children, one teacher, and himself Wednesday, March 13, 1996. The 1996 massacre in Dunblane led to a ban on owning handguns in the U.K. While Britain is not immune to gun violence, there have been no school shootings in the quarter century since. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Bus carrying Indian soldiers falls into remote gorge; 7 dead

A bus carrying soldiers has fallen into a gorge in India's remote Ladakh region, killing at least seven and injuring 19 others

May 27

UAE dismantles plane of gunrunner Russia wants for Americans

A Soviet-era cargo plane linked to an arms smuggler known as the "Merchant of Death" is being dismantled in a sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates

May 27

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jet once flown on behalf of arms smuggler Viktor Bout in Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2022. The Soviet-era cargo plane linked to the arms smuggler known as the "Merchant of Death" is being dismantled in a sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates, even as Russia suggests trading him for American prisoners Moscow holds amid the war in Ukraine. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Heavy floods damage crops, cut off communities in Suriname

Authorities say widespread flooding in the South American country of Suriname has isolated communities, devastated crops and shuttered schools and businesses

May 27

Indonesian governor's son missing after swim in Swiss river

Swiss police are searching for the son of an Indonesian regional governor who went missing after running into trouble during a swim in the river that crosses Switzerland's capital

May 27

NATO: Turkey urges 'concrete steps' from Sweden, Finland

Turkey's foreign minister said Friday that Sweden and Finland must now take "concrete steps" to alleviate his country's security concerns to overcome Ankara's objections to their NATO membership bid

May 27

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu scratches his head during an informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers' session in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

China criticizes US as tensions rise in South Pacific

China has criticized a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focused on relations between the world's top two economic powers

May 27

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken chairs a ministerial meeting on growing food insecurity around the world, which has been exacerbated by Russia's war on Ukraine, on May 18, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. China on Friday, May 27, criticized a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Blinken that focused on relations between the world's top two economic powers, saying the U.S. was seeking to smear Beijing's reputation.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Sumatran elephant dies in Indonesia of suspected poisoning

A pregnant Sumatran elephant has been found dead of suspected poisoning near a palm plantation in Indonesia's Riau province on the island of Sumatra

May 27

In this Wednesday, May 25, 2022 photo released by Indonesia's Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA), the carcass of a pregnant Sumatran elephant, suspectedly died of poisoning, lies on the ground near a palm plantation in Bengkalis, Riau province, Indonesia. Local authorities are still investigating the cause of the death of the critically endangered elephant and its unborn baby. (BKSDA via AP)

Iran lodges protest over ship seized in Greek waters

Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran has demanded the release of a ship seized by Greek authorities in their waters allegedly under pressure by Washington last month

May 27

Bucha victim rebuilding life after losing husband, unborn son: Reporter's notebook

When Anna tried fled her town in Ukraine, her family's car was hit by a shell.

May 27

Anna, Bucha

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

May 20-May 26, 2022 While the suffering continued in Ukraine and fallen soldiers were buried both there and in Russia, a celebration of Africa Day brought the continent together. Meanwhile, across Europe, many soccer competitions were concluded for the season, drawing fans of victorious clubs onto the streets in celebration. In Cannes, meanwhile, movie stars were out in force. This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by Alexander Zemlianichenko, chief photographer for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP—Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com

May 27

Cindy Bruna poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Armageddon Time' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Racism in the ranks: Dutch police film spurs conversation

A documentary about discrimination within the ranks of Dutch police has sparked a national conversation in the Netherlands about racism

May 27

Peris Conrad of the Dutch police poses for a picture in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Conrad features in a new documentary about discrimination within the ranks of the Netherlands police which has sparked a national conversation about racism, with many officers and others hoping this will finally bring about the change they have long been fighting for. "De Blauwe Familie", or "The Blue Family", discusses a culture of bullying and fear in the national police force. (AP Photo/Jan-Joseph Stok)

Hong Kong's incoming leader John Lee to travel to Beijing

Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee is heading to Beijing on Saturday to accept a letter that officially approves his appointment as the city's next chief executive

May 27

FILE - Chief Executive-elect John Lee attends a press conference in Hong Kong, on May 9, 2022. Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee will travel to Beijing on Sunday, May 29, to accept a letter that officially approves his appointment as the city's next chief executive.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

China's FM visits Kiribati, where fishing ground is at stake

China's foreign minister is visiting the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati, where the future of a vast fishing ground is at stake

May 27

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and his counterpart from the Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele hold a joint news conference in Honiara, Solomon Islands, early Thursday, May 26, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation have arrived in the Solomon Islands at the start of an eight-nation Pacific tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the region. (AP Photo)

US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji

The United States has won the latest round of a legal battle to seize a $325-million Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji, with the case now appearing headed for the Pacific nation's top court

May 27

FILE - The superyacht Amadea is docked at the Queens Wharf in Lautoka, Fiji, on April 15 2022. On May 5, five U.S. federal agents boarded the massive Russian-owned superyacht Amadea that was berthed in Lautoka harbor in Fiji in a case that is highlighting the thorny legal ground the U.S. is finding itself on as it tries to seize assets of Russian oligarchs around the world. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP, File)
The shadows of Haitian migrants are cast on a wall as they wait to receive food at a tourist campground in Sierra Morena, in the Villa Clara province of Cuba, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. A vessel carrying more than 800 Haitians trying to reach the United States wound up instead on the coast of central Cuba, government news media said Wednesday. (AP Photo Ramon Espinosa)
A woman stands in front of a damage building ruined by attacks in Irpin, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Mexican court injuntion against plan to employ Cuban doctors

A judge in Mexico has agreed to consider a preliminary injunction against plans by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to hire about 500 specialized doctors from Cuba

May 26

Afghan woman on directives: 'We live in a big prison with very restrictive rules'

ABC News' Maggie Rulli reports on the new Taliban decrees that restrict women's rights in Afghanistan, affecting the lives of the nearly 19 million women and young girls in the country.

May 26

VIDEO: Afghan woman on directives: 'We live in a big prison with very restrictive rules'

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