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FILE - Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Kash Patel, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

National conservatism asserts its dominance in Trump's Washington

11:22 AM on Friday, September 5

National conservatism is reshaping the Republican Party in President Donald Trump’s second term

Belarus detains Polish Carmelite monk for alleged spying

9:38 AM on Friday, September 5

Belarus has detained a Polish monk on suspicion of espionage, the latest escalation in Minsk's long-running standoff with its NATO member neighbor

FILE - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks to reporters outside "Camp 57," a facility to house immigration detainees at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., Wednesday, with Attorney General Pam Bondi, , left, and ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan, partially visible right, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe

9:23 AM on Friday, September 5

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has agreed to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free trip to Hawaii and other complimentary trips while serving as the state’s attorney general

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles, centre left, and Japan's Defence Minister Gen Nakatani, centre right, take part in a ceremony ahead of a joint press announcement aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma at the JMSDF naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, Friday Sept. 5, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Australia's defense minister visits a frigate in Japan as the countries boost defense ties

7:51 AM on Friday, September 5

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles has toured a Japanese navy frigate of the same Japan-made model that Australia has chosen for its new fleet, as the two countries step up military ties to deter China’s growing influence

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (Sammy Kogan /The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Carney to delay EV mandate as country deals with Trump's tariffs

7:48 AM on Friday, September 5

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is delaying a requirement for automakers that sell in Canada to begin hitting minimum sales levels for electric vehicles next year

Volunteers evacuate villagers from a flooded area following heavy rains and raising water in rivers, in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan’s southern Sindh province evacuates 100,000 people over flooding threat

7:16 AM on Friday, September 5

More than 100,000 people in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have been evacuated from low-lying areas along the Indus river after neighboring India warned of cross-border flooding from dam releases, officials said

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, centre background, leads a cabinet meeting to discuss the army plan for disarming Hezbollah, at the Presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Shiite ministers walk out as Lebanon's Cabinet debates army plan to disarm Hezbollah

6:43 AM on Friday, September 5

Lebanon’s Cabinet has met to discuss a plan by the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah and consolidate weapons under state control

Riders of the Israel Premier Tech team compete as people holding Palestinian flags try to disrupt the eleventh stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race, from Bilbao to Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)

Spanish minister says Israeli cycling team should be expelled from Vuelta after protest

5:46 AM on Friday, September 5

Spain’s foreign minister says that he would support the expulsion of Israel Premier Tech from the Spanish Vuelta cycling race after the team was targeted by a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted the event

FILE - Republican People's Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu addresses supporters at his party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

European human rights body denounces arrest of Turkish activist critical of Erdogan

5:41 AM on Friday, September 5

A Council of Europe delegation has criticized the arrest of a Turkish activist who was detained after denouncing President Erdogan's government at a meeting of Europe’s leading human rights body

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin, not pictured, at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept 2, 2025. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)

Pakistan prime minister signs $8.5 billion in investment deals with China

4:39 AM on Friday, September 5

Pakistan signed $8.5 billion in new investment agreements with China during a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

FILE - Buildings are reflected in 200 block of Clarendon Street, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston's mayoral primary

4:29 AM on Friday, September 5

Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against Josh Kraft, son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft

FILE - Angela Rayner, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, attends the South by SouthWest London (SXSW London), a culture, technology and creativity festival in Shoreditch, London, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)

Starmer overhauls his government after his deputy prime minister resigns over a tax error

4:15 AM on Friday, September 5

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has shaken up his Cabinet after Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned over a tax error

Sikh truck driver Prahb Singh maneuvers his truck at a gas station in Fontana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire

4:05 AM on Friday, September 5

Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric

In this photo released by the Roscongress Foundation, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. ( Stepan Pugachev/Roscongress Foundation via AP)

Putin says foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets

12:30 AM on Friday, September 5

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, particularly while its invasion is still ongoing, would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow's forces

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein speaks at the Land of Sky Regional Council, Aug. 20, 2025, Fletcher, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics

9:09 PM on Thursday, September 4

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is taking a more collaborative approach with Republican opponents in his first eight months in office despite disagreeing with them on many issues

FILE - Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states

6:12 PM on Thursday, September 4

The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status

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