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Virginia's Democrat-led legislature OKs step toward mid-decade congressional redistricting in fight to control US House

9:18 AM on Friday, October 31

Virginia's Democrat-led legislature OKs step toward mid-decade congressional redistricting in fight to control US House

FILE - State Ports and Harbor Director Geno Marconi is seen at his office in Portsmouth, N.H., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Plea deal ends prosecution of New Hampshire ports director and his state Supreme Court justice wife

8:52 AM on Friday, October 31

The longtime director of the New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a case that also led to criminal charges against his wife, a state Supreme Court Justice

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire in Sumy, Ukraine, on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, following Russian drone attacks. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

8:26 AM on Friday, October 31

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk

Rob Jetten, leader of the center-left D66 party, speaks on stage during exit poll results an election venue during a general election in Leiden, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch press agency calls election for centrist D66 party

8:22 AM on Friday, October 31

The Dutch national news agency is reporting that the centrist D66 party is set to win over Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom in country's election this week

Ohio panel adopts new US House districts that could help Republicans win more seats in next year’s election

8:07 AM on Friday, October 31

Ohio panel adopts new US House districts that could help Republicans win more seats in next year’s election

Newly appointed Culture Minister Rachida Dati arrives for a meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

French minister vows Louvre anti-intrusion devices after post-heist report finds security lapses

7:53 AM on Friday, October 31

France's culture minister says that the Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months

FILE - Albert Luthuli, winner of the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to nonviolent resistance to apartheid, is shown in his home in Groutville, Natal Province, South Africa, on Oct. 24, 1961. (AP Photo, File)

New inquest rules South African Nobel laureate Albert Luthuli was beaten to death in 1967

6:24 AM on Friday, October 31

A new inquest into the 1967 death of South African Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid leader Albert Luthuli has found that he was beaten to death

Illinois advocates sue federal authorities over alleged “inhumane” conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility

5:36 AM on Friday, October 31

Illinois advocates sue federal authorities over alleged “inhumane” conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of a meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations

5:02 AM on Friday, October 31

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have taken steps to mend their countries' fractured ties

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/str)

What to know about a disputed election in Tanzania, where single-party rule is being challenged

4:55 AM on Friday, October 31

Protests are spreading in Tanzania as electoral authorities count the votes in a disputed presidential election that rights groups and opposition figures say was clouded by a climate of fear

Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears resides over the Virginia Senate during a special legislative session, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, Richmond, Va. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Debate over energy costs fuels clear divide in New Jersey and Virginia governor's races

4:52 AM on Friday, October 31

Climbing monthly electricity bills, a growing stressor on U.S. families as demand surges for energy, have emerged as a significant issue in the nation’s only two elections for governor this year and as a test on the political parties’ messages for next year’s midterms

FILE.- U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright talks during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas, Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil, File)

Israel puts off signing $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, prompts US energy secretary to cancel visit

4:18 AM on Friday, October 31

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has said that his refusal to sign a $35 billion gas agreement with Egypt has prompted his U.S. counterpart Chris Wright to cancel a planned trip to Israel

President Donald Trump greets Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Orbán to press Trump for Hungary's exemption from new US sanctions on Russian oil

2:19 AM on Friday, October 31

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt Hungary from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil when he visits Washington next week

A guide briefs visitors at the Bulguksa Temple where preparations are underway ahead of events for attendees of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits in Gyeongju, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit

5:28 PM on Thursday, October 30

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders his country would help to defend global free trade as U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed an annual economic regional forum

Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)

Latvian Parliament votes to withdraw from domestic violence treaty

3:25 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Latvian Parliament has voted to withdraw from a European treaty supporting women who are victims of violence

Jennifer Bittner holds her 6-year-old daughter Amelia at their home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)

Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

8:39 AM on Thursday, October 30

The government shutdown is taking a toll on military families as they live without the guarantee of a paycheck

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