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File- A view of Sultan Ahmed Mosque, better known as the Blue Mosque, one of Istanbul's landmarks as seen from a boat in Bosporus, Turkey, May 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Turkey sentences 5 opposition mayors in cases critics slam as politically motivated

2:30 PM on Monday, August 24

A Turkish court has convicted five opposition mayors on corruption charges in a trial that critics have denounced as politically motivated

FILE - People cover a sheet in handprints at an event marking Red Hand Day, also known as the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, in Bogota, Colombia, where illegal armed groups recruit children, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says

1:21 PM on Monday, August 24

A new Human Rights Watch report says drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children for dangerous tasks, including piloting drones carrying explosives

Police officers at the scene of a fatal crash involving a police car and a Volkswagen Passat on the A66 in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, England, Saturday Aug. 22, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Britain tells TikTok and other platforms to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving after deaths

1:00 PM on Monday, August 24

The British government has urged TikTok and other social media platforms to remove videos celebrating dangerous driving

FILE - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talks to journalists as she arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman, File)

Denmark's prime minister blasts unsolicited beauty advice from plastic surgeon on Instagram

11:11 AM on Monday, August 24

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has expressed frustration over unsolicited beauty advice

A plane carrying the deportees from the United States arrives at the Roberts International Airport outside of Monrovia, Liberia, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Wiaplah)

Deportees who refused to exit a US flight in Liberia are sent to Equatorial Guinea

11:02 AM on Monday, August 24

Six people deported by the U.S. to Liberia last week resisted getting off the plane

FILE - Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Prince Harry to leave board of African Parks conservation nonprofit

10:26 AM on Monday, August 24

Prince Harry is stepping down as a trustee of African Parks, a nonprofit managing protected areas in 13 countries

Election commission members count ballots at a polling station during early parliamentary elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov)

Kazakhstan's pro-government party wins parliamentary election, boosting president's grip on power

9:11 AM on Monday, August 24

Officials say Kazakhstan’s pro-government Adilet Oarty won a landslide victory in the Central Asian country’s parliamentary elections

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s special congressional runoff

7:54 AM on Monday, August 24

Residents of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District outside of Atlanta will get a new representative to Congress after a special election runoff Tuesday to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, who died April 22

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., left, reaches over to shake hands with Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., during a debate ahead of the special GOP Senate runoff election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in Newberry, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s special U.S. Senate primary runoff

7:30 AM on Monday, August 24

South Carolina Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the fall general election ballot

Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial candidates Gentner Drummond, left, and Mike Mazzei verbally spar at a televised debate in Tulsa, Okla., Aug. 3, 2026. (Jake Ramsey/Oklahoma Watch via AP)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma’s state primary runoff

7:02 AM on Monday, August 24

Oklahoma Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday to settle an expensive nomination fight for governor, while Democrats will pick a nominee for U.S. Senate

Christina Bohannan, Democratic candidate for U.S. House, speaks during the Scott County Democrats Annual Family Picnic, in Bettendorf, Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Joseph Cress)

Third time the charm? Democrat Christina Bohannan tries again in pivotal US House race in Iowa

7:00 AM on Monday, August 24

Democrat Christina Bohannan is making a third attempt to win a congressional seat in Iowa's 1st District

Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words "Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz," in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran warns of a harsh response as US announces new sanctions and other Middle East news

6:48 AM on Monday, August 24

Iran is again warning about consequences in response to new U.S. economic sanctions, including for its neighbors

FILE - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to reporters at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)

New Zealand's prime minister proposes banning children from using social media

2:23 AM on Monday, August 24

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a bill that would ban children younger than 16 from using social media

Japanese lawmakers visit Beijing seeking to mend ties after fallout from Takaichi's Taiwan remark

2:13 AM on Monday, August 24

Lawmakers from Japan have traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials in the first visit since tensions rose after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comment on Taiwan angered China

FILE - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks in a panel during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, southern Turkey, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, File)

A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position

3:03 PM on Sunday, August 23

The U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey has clarified his comments on Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights

A fisherman communicates with Tunisian national guard during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the country's southeastern coast, near Zarzis, Tunisia, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Bassem Aouini)

2 bodies recovered and about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast

3:47 PM on Saturday, August 22

A boat carrying migrants has capsized off southern Tunisia, and at least two people have died and around 12 are missing

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