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Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema casts his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Anita Reed)

Zambia president inaugurated for second term after disputed vote and opposition arrests

9:00 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been inaugurated for his second term after a disputed election

A motorcycle taxi drives past a banner in Pattaya, Thailand, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand's Pattaya anticipates USS Abraham Lincoln visit following its Middle East deployment

2:23 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Thailand's coastal city of Pattaya is preparing for a visit by the USS Abraham Lincoln, as the aircraft carrier makes its way back to the U.S. following a grueling deployment in the Middle East

FILE - Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., speaks at an event with President Donald Trump at Rockland Community College, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Suffern, N.Y. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Democrats are again angling for Rep. Mike Lawler's House seat. Can he hold on in liberal New York?

12:09 AM on Tuesday, September 1

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler is considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable Republicans in this year’s midterm elections

President Donald Trump smiles during an event about drug prices, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

With elections nearing, battleground Republicans still waiting for Trump to open his campaign wallet

12:06 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Vice President JD Vance's appearance in Michigan on Monday was funded by MAGA Inc., marking a rare spending move from the group

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, greets voters at Salina Intermediate School on election day, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Macho, macho men? Democrats talk masculinity on campaign trail after years of Trump's bravado

12:01 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Donald Trump has put his version of masculinity front and center in American politics for more than 10 years

Democratic State Senator Henry Stern, of Los Angeles, smiles as the leaves the Senate Chambers during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California lawmakers pass bill allowing people to identify their Jewish ancestry on state forms

11:46 PM on Monday, August 31

Lawmakers in California have passed a bill that would require state agencies that collect demographic information to allow people to identify their Jewish identity

A pedestrian walks past a mural featuring oil wells in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug 29, 2026, a day after President Donald Trump announced a deal giving the United States a stake in Venezuela’s oil reserves. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

Days after Trump announces Venezuela oil deal, White House fills in some of the details

8:27 PM on Monday, August 31

The White House says it’s partnering with North American Blue Energy Partners in a deal that will give the Pentagon a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves

FILE - The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

UN spotlights nuclear weapon states' refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time

7:12 PM on Monday, August 31

The United Nations is warning that any new nuclear test could trigger an arms race

FILE - DDemocratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich poses for a photo in downtown Juneau, Alaska, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Democrats aim to unite behind one candidate in Alaska governor's race as they hope to flip the seat

6:46 PM on Monday, August 31

Democrat Tom Begich has withdrawn from Alaska’s governor's race and is supporting the first-place finisher, fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Trump has asked Apple to change Lake Ontario name to 'Lake America' on its maps, interior chief says

3:56 PM on Monday, August 31

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its maps app, his administration’s interior chief said Monday — days after signing an executive order over the body of water now in the spotlight amid his escalating trade war with Canada

FILE - People dressed in protective gear prepare to lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of six-year-old Baudjo Baraka Jules, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, on Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole, File)

Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

8:54 AM on Monday, August 31

Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths

FILE - A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP, File)

United Arab Emirates intercepts an Iranian drone, and other news from the Middle East

7:21 AM on Monday, August 31

The United Arab Emirates' Defense Ministry says that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the UAE’s territorial waters

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

United Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters

2:47 AM on Monday, August 31

The United Arab Emirates’ air force has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives for the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bessent huddles with G20 to try to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties

12:18 AM on Monday, August 31

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to rally the world's largest economies this week at a summit in Asheville, North Carolina

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Pyotr Kovalev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter US influence

Monday, August 31

The leaders of China, Russia and India have gathered with other heads of state at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence

A pedestrian walks past a mural featuring oil wells in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug 29, 2026, a day after President Donald Trump announced a deal giving the United States a stake in Venezuela’s oil reserves. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

12:22 PM on Saturday, August 29

Details are emerging about President Donald Trump's deal giving the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves

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