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Eight in 10 U.S. Voters Demand Major Change Before Midterms
Eight in 10 registered U.S. voters say the country needs substantial change or complete upheaval in how it is run, accor...
Justice Department Gives California 48 Hours to Review Flagged Voters
The Justice Department has given California 48 hours to review a list of people alleged to be noncitizens who received m...
Federal Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home Weeks Before Midterms
Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home under a court-authorized warrant on Monday, opening...
U.N. Extends Darfur Arms Embargo as Russia and China Resist Wider Ban
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for two months, preser...
Flavio Bolsonaro Leads Lula Into Brazil's Presidential Runoff
BRASILIA - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished first in the opening round of the country's presidential election...
Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Christa Pike Execution
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee's correction commissioner will resign after the state failed to execute Christa Pike an...
Supreme Court Takes Up Bond-Hearing Fight Over Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review a Trump administration policy that treats millions of immi...
Morocco Names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Its First Woman Prime Minister
RABAT - King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's head of government, making the 50-year-ol...
Supreme Court Lets States Use Expanded SAVE Voter Database for Now
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily allowed states to use an expanded federal citizenship database to ch...
Supreme Court Blocks Missouri GOP Map, Keeping 2022 Districts for Midterms
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked Missouri from using a newly drawn congressional map in the Novembe...
Trump Plans Rare Airport Welcome for Xi Ahead of State Visit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday as Xi...
Trump Says He Will Bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, escalating his con...
Congress Sends Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill to Trump
WASHINGTON - The House approved a broad sanctions package targeting Russian officials, banks, energy networks and sancti...
Hong Kong Jails Tiananmen Vigil Leaders Under Security Law
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court sentenced two prominent pro-democracy activists to more than seven years in prison after c...
Trump Promises $5,000 Payments if Republicans Keep Congress
DALLAS - President Donald Trump promised to send every adult American citizen a $5,000 payment if Republicans retain con...
AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt Vote but Falls Three Seats Short of Majority
MAGDEBURG, Germany - Alternative for Germany won a commanding victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, taking 43.8% of...
U.S. Restarts Pacific Drug-Boat Strikes, Killing Two
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military struck a low-profile vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing two people in...
Iran Calls Support for New U.S. Sanctions an 'Act of War'
TEHRAN, Iran - The new head of Iran's top security body warned Sunday that Tehran would treat another country's support ...
Trump Orders Sharp Reduction in U.S.-South Korea Military Drills
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to substantially reduce annual military exercises wit...
U.S. Carrier Shift Leaves a Strategic Gap in the Pacific
WASHINGTON - The United States is moving its only aircraft carrier in the western Pacific toward the Middle East, creati...
Pentagon Review Says 153 Civilians Died in U.S. Yemen Strikes
WASHINGTON - Three U.S. airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen in April 2025 killed 153 civilians and...
Ukraine Says Novorossiysk Naval Base Hit in Combined Missile and Drone Attack
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said on Wednesday that its forces carried out a combined missile and drone attack on the Russian...
Ukraine Says It Struck Taneco as Tatarstan Reports 13 Dead
NIZHNEKAMSK, Russia — A Ukrainian drone attack on the oil-refining city of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people on Monday, Augus...
Taiwan Tests Missile Boats and Attack Drones in Coastal Defense Exercise
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan tested fast missile boats, low-flying attack drones and Coast Guard vessels in a coastal-defe...
Hamas Agrees to Gaza Disarmament Roadmap as Israel Withholds Public Endorsement
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced late Thursday, July 30, a roadmap intended to disarm Hamas, replace its ru...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Mail-Ballot Restrictions Before Midterms
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the United States Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily revive key parts of...
Romania Shoots Down Three Russian-Origin Drones in Three Days
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania shot down three drones that entered its airspace on three consecutive days beginning July 2...
India’s Education Minister Resigns After Youth-Led Exam Leak Protests
NEW DELHI — India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned on Saturday, July 25, after weeks of youth-led prot...
Zelenskyy Names Drapatyi as Ukraine’s Next Military Chief After Reform Protests
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced late Tuesday, July 21, that Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi will become comma...
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister, Promising a Political and Economic Reset
LONDON — Andy Burnham became Britain’s prime minister on Monday, July 20, after King Charles III formally invited the ne...
Trump Warns “The Game Is On” as Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Raises Fears Over New York’s Socialist Turn
President Donald Trump has issued a sharp warning after New York City moved forward with one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s b...
South Korea’s New “False Information” Rules Raise Free Speech Alarm as Platforms Face Wider Control
South Korea’s new rules targeting “false and manipulated information” are moving closer to enforcement, raising fresh co...
Trump’s NBC Interview Becomes a Test of Media Fairness as Tough Questions Turn Into Tense Confrontation
President Donald Trump’s latest appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press quickly became one of the most tense political interv...
California Governor Primary Results Remain Unofficial as Hilton and Becerra Lead Crowded Race
California’s 2026 governor race is drawing national attention as early unofficial results show a crowded primary battle ...
Japan Defence Minister Rejects Militarism Claims, Criticises China's Arsenal
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has rejected China’s accusation that Tokyo is returning to “new militarism,” a...