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NATO defenses have intercepted a ballistic missile that entered Turkey's airspace, the defense ministry says.

8:02 AM on Monday, March 9

NATO defenses have intercepted a ballistic missile that entered Turkey's airspace, the defense ministry says.

American flags are on display outside the Office of the 14th Congressional District of Georgia in the Rayburn House Office Building, Thursday, March 5, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The office most recently was occupied for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who resigned in January. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's special congressional election

7:40 AM on Monday, March 9

Voters in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District will elect a replacement for former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in a special election on Tuesday

Lebanese parliament extends term for 2 years due to US-Israel war with Iran and Israeli operations in Lebanon

6:43 AM on Monday, March 9

Lebanese parliament extends term for 2 years due to US-Israel war with Iran and Israeli operations in Lebanon

Israel says a man was killed in an Iranian missile attack, raising the country's death toll from the war to 11

5:53 AM on Monday, March 9

Israel says a man was killed in an Iranian missile attack, raising the country's death toll from the war to 11

Iranian warship IRIS Dena is seen in the Bay of Bengal during International Fleet Review held at Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo)

Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine

4:10 AM on Monday, March 9

The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean

Japan's Nikkei 225 index closes down 5.2% and South Korea's benchmark Kospi falls 6% as higher oil prices spur selling

2:44 AM on Monday, March 9

Japan's Nikkei 225 index closes down 5.2% and South Korea's benchmark Kospi falls 6% as higher oil prices spur selling

Bahrain's state oil company declares force majeure on its shipments after Iran attacked nation's only oil refinery

2:08 AM on Monday, March 9

Bahrain's state oil company declares force majeure on its shipments after Iran attacked nation's only oil refinery

Residents look on and take pictures as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Alireza Sotakbar/ISNA via AP)

Where things stand after another weekend of war

11:59 PM on Sunday, March 8

The Iran war has begun its second week

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index plunges more than 7% and other Asian markets also tumble as oil surges to $114 a barrel

10:43 PM on Sunday, March 8

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index plunges more than 7% and other Asian markets also tumble as oil surges to $114 a barrel

Oil prices soar to $114 a barrel, up more than 20% from Friday, as war with Iran intensifies

10:23 PM on Sunday, March 8

Oil prices soar to $114 a barrel, up more than 20% from Friday, as war with Iran intensifies

Sharpening its warnings, Saudi Arabia tells Iran it would be the 'biggest loser' if it continues to attack Arab states

10:17 PM on Sunday, March 8

Sharpening its warnings, Saudi Arabia tells Iran it would be the 'biggest loser' if it continues to attack Arab states

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)

US military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

9:27 PM on Sunday, March 8

The U.S. military says it has killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers

Chinese President Xi Jinping reacts during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

What China's latest economic plans say about its tech ambitions and rivalry with the US

9:04 PM on Sunday, March 8

Two major economic plans unveiled at the annual meeting of China’s legislature outline top priorities

Japan's Masataka Yoshida, center, reacts after hitting two-run home run during the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic game between Japan and Australia on Sunday, March 8, 2026 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Japan rallies late to beat Australia 4-3, clinches first place in group at World Baseball Classic

3:06 AM on Sunday, March 8

Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 at Tokyo Dome and assure first place in its first-round group

Plumes of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil facility late Saturday linger and merge with the cloudy sky over Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The Latest: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's supreme leader, named his successor, Iran state TV says

1:12 AM on Sunday, March 8

Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor

Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, receives his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) in Jhapa, about 267 miles (430 kilometers) southeast of Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Umesh Karki)

A new Nepali party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide win in parliamentary election

12:37 AM on Sunday, March 8

Nepal’s new Rastriya Swatantra party is heading for a landslide win in the country’s first parliamentary election since youth protests toppled the old leadership last year

People march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

On 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, worries about the future of voting rights and calls to action

12:19 AM on Sunday, March 8

Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma

Sen. Paloma Valencia of the Democratic Center party celebrates after winning the nomination of an opposition coalition for the upcoming presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Colombians are electing a new Congress and choosing presidential candidates

12:07 AM on Sunday, March 8

Colombians are electing a new Congress and narrowing the presidential field in a major test of political power

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