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FILE - President Bassirou Diomaye Faye addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Senegalese lawmakers pass divisive reform curbing presidential powers

1:03 PM on Monday, June 29

Senegal's National Assembly has adopted a controversial constitutional amendment that expands its role and reduces presidential powers

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Ex-UK lawmaker pleads guilty to cheating in election betting scandal

12:14 PM on Monday, June 29

A former Conservative lawmaker has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by using insider knowledge to bet on the date then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call a U.K. election two years ago

National Guard members stand at the entrance of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Saturday June 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)

America 250 celebrations bring extraordinary security challenge to Washington

11:25 AM on Monday, June 29

Hundreds of thousands are expected in Washington, D.C., for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s freedom

FILE - Department of Elections workers sort mail-in ballots for the California primary election at City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

10:08 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court is rejecting a Republican-led attack on state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump

FILE - Attorney Alan Dershowitz leaves federal court,in New York, Dec. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN

9:53 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a $300 million defamation lawsuit filed against CNN over its coverage of a prominent attorney’s remarks during President Donald Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial

FILE - E. Jean Carroll arrives at Manhattan federal court, Jan. 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

9:37 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court is rejecting a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s $5 million finding that he sexually abused writer E

FILE - Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at an event at the U.S. Capitol, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

UC Berkeley is establishing the Nancy Pelosi Institute to address democracy's challenges

8:06 AM on Monday, June 29

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy

FILE - Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., announces his plan to run for Colorado's governorship in the 2026 election at an event outside the Museum of Nature and Science, April 11, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado's state primary

7:31 AM on Monday, June 29

Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., arrives at the White House ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week

7:16 AM on Monday, June 29

Speaker Mike Johnson is looking to get the Republican-led House back on track

FILE - A girl stands in front of a condolence message board during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Malaysia extends search for MH370 for another year, keeping families’ hopes alive

6:22 AM on Monday, June 29

Malaysia has extended its contract with Ocean Infinity for another year to search for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight 370

FILE - A demonstrator carries an American flag upside-down near the White House during a protest taking place on the day of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find

5:02 AM on Monday, June 29

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years

Labour party's Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Andy Burnham says he’d hand more power to local governments if he becomes UK leader

5:00 AM on Monday, June 29

Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, has pledged to give more autonomy to local leaders

Prime Minister of Vanuatu Jotham Napat, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign the Nakamal agreement at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 29, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base

2:04 AM on Monday, June 29

Australia and Vanuatu have signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation

A delivery man drives past the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China imposes export controls on 40 Japanese entities as tensions with Tokyo rise

1:16 AM on Monday, June 29

China has imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, accusing them of contributing to Japan’s “remilitarization.”

From left, Michael Kives, Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher, and Ted Sarandos pose on the red carpet for the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Bill Maher, Sunday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Bill Maher accepts Twain humor prize as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval

7:37 AM on Sunday, June 28

Bill Maher has accepted the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

The Strait of Hormuz's future is unsettled in wake of latest strikes

11:02 PM on Monday, June 22

Iranian drone strikes and US retaliation amid a shaky ceasefire have blunted an uptick in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

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