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FILE - Chi Leung "Peter)"Wai leaves The Old Bailey in London on May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

A UK border official and a former Hong Kong cop sentenced for spying on China's behalf

10:17 AM on Thursday, June 18

A former U.K. border official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been sentenced for spying on dissidents in Britain

Fidesz party head and former prime minister Viktor Orban, center, speaks to the press as he arrives at the opposition Fidesz party's working congress meeting, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)

As Hungary’s new leader joins EU summit, sidelined Orbán meets with far-right allies in Brussels

9:32 AM on Thursday, June 18

European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels without Hungary's Viktor Orbán for the first time in 16 years

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, Ken Miceli, second from left, Scott Neely and Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., right, stand on the stage in the 2026 AZ Clean Elections Republican governor primary debate, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Diannie Chavez/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)

GOP candidates pitch themselves as the person to beat Arizona's Democratic governor

12:33 AM on Thursday, June 18

The two Republican congressmen running for Arizona governor are pitching themselves as the only candidate with broad enough voter appeal to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs amid the state’s affordability struggles

FILE - Britain's Labour candidate Andy Burnham stands in front of supporters during the by-election in Makerfield, England, Thursday, June 18, 2026 where voters are choosing a new lawmaker with Andy Burnham of the Labour Party as the leading contender.(AP Photo/Jon Super, file)

A special election in the UK could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer

Thursday, June 18

Keir Starmer's future as Britain's prime minister is on the line in a special election in Makerfield in northwest England

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Europe explores energy security alternatives after Iran war's turmoil

10:22 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The Iran war's impact on global fuel prices has pushed Europe to explore alternative trade and energy routes

Taiwan's top diplomat in Washington, Alexander Yui Tah-ray speaks during an interview, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Twin Oaks Estate in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Taiwan needs US weapons for self-defense as threat from China grows, diplomat tells AP

10:02 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China

FILE - Points of Light president and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo speaks at the 2025 Points of Light Conference in New Orleans on June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Points of Light to unveil new strategy that it hopes will ignite a volunteerism boom

3:30 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Points of Light plans to unveil a strategy to boost volunteerism in the U.S. next week at its annual conference

France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, his wife Brigitte, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump pose before a private dinner to celebrate the USA's 250th birthday, at the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Macron deploys Versailles’ gold, mirrors and history in a high-stakes courtship of Trump

12:15 PM on Wednesday, June 17

French President Emmanuel Macron is opening the gilded gates of Louis XIV’s palace to U.S. President Donald Trump for a private reception, show and dinner marking America’s 250th birthday

A man stands beside a fishing pole along the shore as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue

6:13 AM on Wednesday, June 17

An initial agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and would waive sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely

Russian President Vladimir Putin, fourth right, and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, second left, attend a talks on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin hosts leaders of Southeast Asian nations, seeking to boost their business ties

6:07 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Russians President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, seeking to bolster business and other ties with members of the regional bloc

Taiwan foreign minister Lin Chia-lung speaks at the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

Taiwan’s foreign minister says Chinese pressure on countries over the island is a ‘new normal’

5:43 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Taiwan has blamed China for pressuring the Kenyan government to deny Taiwanese scholars' entry to attend a global oceans conference

A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A history of Iran's nuclear program and tensions with the US as an interim deal is signed

12:53 AM on Monday, June 15

The United States and Iran have signed an interim deal aimed at ending their war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Today in History: June 18, War of 1812 begins

12:03 PM on Tuesday, June 2

Five challenges for the UN in 2015

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