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12:31 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Texas hemp industry leaders and advocacy groups have sued the state to block new regulations on smokeable hemp products

FILE - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and Cacique Caiapo, Raoni Metuktire, greet the audience as they arrive for the closing of the annual Terra Livre, or Free Land Indigenous Encampment in Brasilia, Brazil, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil's Indigenous leader Raoni backs Lula despite protesting against railway in the Amazon

11:12 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire says he still supports President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and plans to campaign for his reelection in October

FILE - Smoke rises from chimneys of the coal-fired power plant in Bogatynia, Poland. The picture was taken from a hill near the town of Frydlant, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress

11:07 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Poland's "Clean Air" program, aimed at reducing pollution and household heating demand, is losing momentum

Fishing boats dot the sea as cargo ships, in the background, sail through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz off the United Arab Emirates, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo)

What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to

11:01 AM on Wednesday, April 8

A ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran appears to be in jeopardy

Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse

10:50 AM on Wednesday, April 8

FILE - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her the daily, morning news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme, File)

Mexico’s president weighs fracking to curb reliance on US natural gas

10:21 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy

California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots

10:13 AM on Wednesday, April 8

The California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it

FILE - Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, as President Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta, File)

Bondi won't appear for House deposition next week in the Epstein investigation

10:10 AM on Wednesday, April 8

The Department of Justice has indicated that former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating how the government handled its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers some remarks as MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Marilyn Gladu looks on during an event in his office in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney attracts a 5th Conservative lawmaker to Canada's Liberal Party

8:50 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attracted another opposition Conservative lawmaker to the Liberal Party

At least 21 people are missing after a boat capsizes in eastern Congo on Lake Kivu

8:47 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Authorities in eastern Congo say at least 21 people are missing after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu

Jacques Paris, left, and Cecile Kohler, French nationals who were freed by Iran with after three and a half years in detention, speak to media at the Elysee Palace as they are hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

French former detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris return home after more than 3 years in Iran

8:37 AM on Wednesday, April 8

French former detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris have returned to France after more than three years of detention in Iran

California election watchdog investigating Santa Clara County over Measure A mailers

8:29 AM on Wednesday, April 8

California's election watchdog is investigating Santa Clara County leaders over a campaign for a voter-approved sales tax increase

A family talks as they arrive at a port on the banks of the Oiapoque River, in the city of Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Takeaways from AP’s story on how oil drilling is fueling a migrant surge in Brazil's Amazon

6:23 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work

Edervan Forte dos Santos, from the Galibi Kali'na community, steers his boat toward mangroves in the biodiversity conservation area of Cabo Orange, in Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

'I'm going there.' Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil's Amazon

6:15 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work

Turkish police secure the area after a gunmen attack at a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Turkey detains 9 over attack outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

5:36 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Turkish authorities have detained nine people in connection with an attack on police outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador

5:22 AM on Wednesday, April 8

From a vaccine mascot to business leadership, lessons for the US from Brazil’s public health system in building public trust and keeping it

5:18 AM on Wednesday, April 8

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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