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Rafaela Perez hold blind cat Zeus, who she cares for at the Hogar Buena Fortuna pet shelter which she operates out of her home in Mejicanos, El Salvador, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

El Salvador's president seeks help in caring for country's thousands of stray dogs and cats

4:01 AM on Friday, October 17

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has shifted focus from tackling gangs to addressing the country's stray cat and dog problem

Putin is expected to meet Trump in Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant for the Russian president

3:21 AM on Friday, October 17

Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Hungary soon for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine

Europe's main center-left political group expels Slovak leader's party for breaching its values

3:17 AM on Friday, October 17

Europe’s main center-left political group has kicked out the party of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico

FILE -Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 4, 2025. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Mongolia's prime minister ousted after 4 months in ruling party feud

1:15 AM on Friday, October 17

Mongolia’s parliament has ousted Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav in a power struggle within the ruling party

German Flores measures fabric at the Galfione Group textile factory in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

After winning Trump's $20 billion, President Milei must win votes as Argentine industry reels

10:20 PM on Thursday, October 16

The drastic austerity program of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has succeeded in lowering inflation and won effusive praise from President Donald Trump

FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama stands before reporters prior to his statement of war remorse at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Aug. 15, 1995. (AP Photo/Naokazu Oinuma, File)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

9:58 PM on Thursday, October 16

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, has died

FILE - A police officer stands guard inside the St. Francis Catholic Church, a day after an attacked that targeted worshipers in Owo, Nigeria, June. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

A US senator claims 'Christian mass murder' is occurring in Nigeria. The data disagrees

9:16 PM on Thursday, October 16

U_S_ Sen_ Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of “Christian mass murder."

FILE - The entrance to Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton is seen on Sept. 22, 2015, in Oceanside, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Homeland Security says Marine's father who was deported had faced domestic violence, assault charges

6:43 PM on Thursday, October 16

The Department of Homeland Security says the father of a Marine arrested by immigration authorities when visiting his pregnant daughter at Camp Pendleton has a criminal record that includes charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

A man fishes in Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Anselm Gibbs)

Venezuela at the UN condemns latest US strike in Caribbean as people in Trinidad mourn

3:48 PM on Thursday, October 16

Venezuela’s ambassador to the U_N_ is condemning a recent U_S_ strike on a small boat in Caribbean waters that killed six people, calling it “a new set of extrajudicial executions.”

FILE - Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at East Carolina University, Oct. 13, 2024, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/David Yeazell, File)

North Carolina GOP's proposed map seeks to thwart Democratic incumbent's reelection

3:15 PM on Thursday, October 16

Republican leaders in North Carolina have proposed a new U.S. House district map that could thwart reelection prospects of a Democratic incumbent in the state's only swing seat

An election official fills out a tally on a board during the counting of ballots in Garoua, Cameroon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)

Cameroon governing party says one of its offices was set on fire as election tensions rise

1:34 PM on Thursday, October 16

The governing party in Cameroon says one of its offices was set on fire as tensions are rising over alleged fraud in the Oct. 12 presidential election

FILE - A demonstrator waves a Peruvian flag as a cardboard doll burns in front of Congress during a protest against new President Jose Jeri in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Peru's president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests leave at least 1 dead, 100 injured

10:34 AM on Thursday, October 16

Peru’s president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests turned violent overnight, prompting investigations by authorities into at least one civilian death

In this photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 176th Wing, arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, with evacuated residents from western Alaska, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (Alejandro Pena/Alaska National Guard via AP)

Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues

10:10 AM on Thursday, October 16

More evacuees from coastal Alaska villages inundated by high surf last weekend are arriving in Anchorage

From left, Mayoral candidates, Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani participate in a debate, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

Many swings, few knockout hits as Cuomo and Mamdani trade jabs in heated first NYC mayoral debate

3:01 AM on Thursday, October 16

New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa tried to blunt Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s momentum during a highly contentious first general election debate Thursday evening

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, a residential building is seen on fire after a Russian strike in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian barrage causes blackouts in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks Trump's help

2:48 AM on Thursday, October 16

Russia has launched a heavy bombardment on Ukraine's energy facilities, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles

Soldiers are greeted by people gathering for a ceremony in tribute to demonstrators killed during recent anti-government protest in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mamyrael)

'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent

8:19 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A new wave of protests is unfolding worldwide, driven by young people expressing discontent with their governments

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