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FILE - Demonstrators with Georgian and EU flags gather in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, to mark 365 days of non-stop protests against the government's decision to halt talks on joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, file)

EU suspends visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials over democratic backsliding

7:44 AM on Friday, March 6

The European Union is suspending visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials for at least a year over democratic backsliding and a crackdown on protesters

Candidates for the Illinois 7th Congressional District seat, from left, Kina Collins, David Ehrlich, Dr. Thomas Fisher, La Shawn K. Ford, Rory Hoskins, Reed Showalter, Anabel Mendoza, Anthony Driver Jr., Jazmin J. Robinson, Richard Boykin, Melissa Conyears-Ervin and Felix Tello attend a public forum at the University of Illinois Chicago Friday, Feb 20, 2026, in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Congress is on track for record retirements. In Illinois, that's created a candidate frenzy

7:41 AM on Friday, March 6

The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primaries in years are everywhere

Vietnam's Unified Political System Drives to End IUU Fishing

2:50 AM on Friday, March 6

FILE - Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

What to know as a son of Iran's late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father

1:41 AM on Friday, March 6

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, long has been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler even before his father's death

Police carry a ballot box to a vehicle for transport to a counting center after voting ended at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Vote counting begins in Nepal after a peaceful parliamentary election

12:31 AM on Friday, March 6

Nepal is counting votes after its first national election since a violent youth uprising toppled the government

Texas Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, meets with attendees after speaking for the first time since winning the Democratic nomination in Austin, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Talarico became famous with viral videos. Can Republicans turn that against him?

12:13 AM on Friday, March 6

After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive

California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan speaks while being interviewed at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Top California Democrat flops with call for candidates to exit governor's race

12:12 AM on Friday, March 6

A late-hour attempt by California’s top Democratic official to thin out the party’s crowded field for governor flopped, leaving Democrats anxious over the possibility about a Republican upset in November

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla., Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Pentagon's break with Ivy League leaves colleges bracing for further changes to military programs

12:12 AM on Friday, March 6

The Trump administration’s campaign to end “wokeness” in the military is reshaping its relationship with U.S. higher education

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

11:47 PM on Thursday, March 5

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

FILE -Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers a speech during the special Diet session, Feb. 20, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan says a second Japanese person is detained in Iran and demands their early release

10:44 PM on Thursday, March 5

Japan's Foreign Ministry says a second Japanese national has been detained in Iran and demanded the early release of both people

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war during an event to honor the 2025 Major League Soccer champions Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gulf allies complain US didn't notify them of Iran attacks and ignored their warnings, sources say

8:57 PM on Thursday, March 5

Officials say Iran’s retaliatory attacks in the Middle East over strikes from Israel and the U.S. have left some of America’s partners in the Gulf frustrated over a lack of notice or adequate defense

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk 'effective immediately'

6:43 PM on Thursday, March 5

The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami feted by President Donald Trump at the White House for MLS Cup title

5:50 PM on Thursday, March 5

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates were honored by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for winning last year’s MLS Cup

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements at North East Independent School District in front of the new Wilshire Safety Training Center Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Blaine Young/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

1:11 PM on Thursday, March 5

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide

Hairdressers style the hair of their clients in the open air during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Power slowly being restored in western Cuba as crews work at damaged plant

9:37 AM on Thursday, March 5

Swaths of Cuba remain without power nearly a day after a massive blackout hit the western part of the island in the latest outage blamed on a fragile electric grid and a lack of fuel

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