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10:23 AM on Tuesday, August 4

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory

9:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

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7:21 AM on Tuesday, August 4

French and British teams have rescued 157 migrants trying to cross the Channel after their boat's engine caught fire

1:07 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Young protesters in India achieved a rare political victory by forcing the resignation of the education minister

12:01 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Social media rumors sparked a migration surge from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta

10:09 PM on Monday, August 3

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reiterated claims of fraud in the nation’s June election, which his party lost narrowly to conservative leader Abelardo de la Espriella

9:44 PM on Monday, August 3

A federal judge has ruled that New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings, or require that they wear visible identification

7:23 PM on Monday, August 3

A judge in Honduras has ruled that former President Juan Orlando Hernández will not remain behind bars while awaiting trial for fraud and money laundering

4:44 PM on Monday, August 3

President Donald Trump says U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

3:27 PM on Monday, August 3

The House Ethics Committee has recommended that Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina be censured after finding that he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides

1:30 PM on Monday, August 3

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory

12:19 PM on Monday, August 3

Some Cubans are sleeping on Havana's famous seaside boulevard, the Malecón, in the face of crippling blackouts stretching up to 20 hours during suffocating summer heat

7:55 AM on Monday, August 3

Washington state will hold a primary Tuesday for the U.S. House and other offices as firefighters battle wildfires that have devastated the Spokane area and forced local election officials to operate under a state of emergency

6:39 AM on Monday, August 3

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to overhaul the Head Start program

5:49 AM on Monday, August 3

After calling off a fresh round of strikes against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump says the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war

4:42 AM on Monday, August 3

Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, aligning with its national language

12:58 AM on Monday, August 3

Myanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative

12:27 AM on Monday, August 3

Maryland lawmakers have opened a special session to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028

12:10 AM on Monday, August 3

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the final hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns