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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday.
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Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding

Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding

SANAA, YEMEN (AP) — A Yemeni official said Wednesday that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains. Hodeidah Gov.
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Bangladesh's incoming interim leader Yunus asks for calm as he is set to take oath Thursday

Bangladesh's incoming interim leader Yunus asks for calm as he is set to take oath Thursday

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for calm Wednesday and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resig
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Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds

Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if planetary warming isn’t stopped.
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Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said.
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US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

Abortion was slightly more common across the U.S. in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and cleared the way for states to implement bans, a report released Wednesday found.
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Polish man sentenced to four months for June assault on Danish prime minister, local media say

Polish man sentenced to four months for June assault on Danish prime minister, local media say

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Polish man was sentenced to four months in jail for assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, local media said Wednesday, adding he will be expelled from the country.
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Helicopter with 5 people on board crashes in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital

Helicopter with 5 people on board crashes in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A helicopter with five people on board crashed on Wednesday in the mountains just north of Nepal’s capital, police said.
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Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in last year's general election, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defami
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4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death

4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death . Mitchell was Black.
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