The U.S is one of the biggest donors to South Sudan’s humanitarian aid programs with the total funding in 2024 standing at over $640 million, according to the U.S embassy in South Sudan.
A Buddhist monk pets a stray dog on his lap during Buddha Jayanti, also known as Buddha Purnima festival, to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, in Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A Buddhist monk pets a stray dog on his lap during Buddha Jayanti, also known as Buddha Purnima festival, to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, in Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nepalese vendors carry new butter lamps to sell to devotees during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival in Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Nepalese vendors carry new butter lamps to sell to devotees during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival in Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — On the motorbike seat, she started the engine, sped up and began a death-defying performance inside the track known as the Satan’s Barrel.Sri Wahyuni was the star of the most-awaited performance at the night fair in the outskirts of Medan city in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province.
Sri Wahyuni, also known as Ayu, grabs tip from a spectator as she rides a motorcycle in the “wall of death”, locally known as “tong setan” or satan’s barrel, at a fairground in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Sri Wahyuni, also known as Ayu, grabs tip from a spectator as she rides a motorcycle in the “wall of death”, locally known as “tong setan” or satan’s barrel, at a fairground in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)Ruggerio also successfully sponsored bills to address the opioid epidemic.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network said Ruggerio “championed efforts to improve public health and increase access to lifesaving cancer screening tests.” It inducted him into its Rhode Island Cancer Caucus in 2022.Kathleen Layton, a volunteer with the Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action, said Ruggerio also would be remembered for his support for gun safety measures, including strong storage requirements and prohibitions on high capacity magazines and banning guns from schools.
“We mourn alongside the rest of Rhode Island to have lost a great leader, and we are thinking of his family during this difficult time,” she said.Ruggerio, who was anti-abortion, did not support legislation to preserve federal abortion protections in state law. But he said he was determined not to impose his personal views on other Senate members. Lawmakers passed the bill.