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U.N. nuclear watchdog chief pushes for more access to Iran’s growing stockpile

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency yet again faces tightrope-style talks with Iranian officials as his inspectors remain unable to access surveillance footage and face greater challenges in trying to monitor Tehran's rapidly growing uranium stockpile.

E.U. braces for tough winter as citizens protest COVID restrictions

By Trent Murray

A stark warning from outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the fourth wave of COVID-19 sweeping her country: It's "worse than anything we've seen," she said Monday. Winter is coming across Europe, and with it a spike in infections and…

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What reinstating Sudan’s prime minister means for the country

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

The agreement has angered Sudan's pro-democracy movement, which accuses Abdalla Hamdok of allowing himself to serve as a fig leaf for continued military rule.

Amid lost jobs, middle class Afghans slide into poverty

By Lee Keath, Associated Press

Many Afghan families who once had steady, stable incomes have plummeted into desperation, uncertain of how they will pay for their next meal.

In Africa, Blinken sees limits of US influence abroad

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw first-hand the limits of America's influence abroad as he traveled across Africa.

IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions

By Stephen Wade, Associated Press

A video call between Olympic officials and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was meant to reassure the world that she was safe — but instead has raised more questions.

Tens of thousands protest Belgium’s tighter COVID-19 rules

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

Ten of thousands of people demonstrated through central Brussels on Sunday to protest reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter the latest spike in coronavirus cases.

Chileans vote in highly polarized presidential election

By Eva Vergara, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Chileans will vote for a new president Sunday following a polarizing campaign in which the leading candidates vowed to chart starkly different paths for the region’s most economically advanced country staggered by a recent wave of social unrest.

U.S. missionaries say 2 of 17 abductees freed in Haiti

By Harold Isaac, the Associated Press

Two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti and are safe, “in good spirits and being cared for,” their Ohio-based church organization announced Sunday.

Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia

By Associated Press

Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections.