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People wait for loved ones from Guatemala deported from the United States outside La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation

4:34 PM on Saturday, September 13

A federal judge is temporarily keeping measures in place to prevent the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody

Serbian gendarmerie officers block a bridge to separate anti-government protesters, front, and supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Serbia's opposing camps hold parallel rallies, reflecting deep political crisis

3:28 PM on Saturday, September 13

Anti-government protesters in Serbia and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic have held parallel rallies throughout the country

In this photo released by the Taliban Foreign Ministry Press Service, Amir Khan Muttaqi, left, the acting foreign minister of the Taliban government, meets with Adam Boehler, the U.S. president's special envoy for Detainee Affairs, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Taliban Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Taliban claim an agreement is reached with US envoys on a prisoner swap as they seek better ties

11:16 AM on Saturday, September 13

The Taliban says that they've reached agreement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of prisoners as part of an effort to normalize relations between the United States and Afghanistan

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China

8:11 AM on Saturday, September 13

President Donald Trump says he believes the Russian-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum

Vehicles move along the road after authorities lifted a days-long curfew imposed during anti-corruption protests sparked by a short-lived social media ban in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Curfew is lifted and calm returns to Nepal in wake of mass protests that killed at least 51 people

8:09 AM on Saturday, September 13

Nepalese authorities have lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that left at least 51 people dead

Republican candidate Ruth Bittner, who is running for the House District 34B seat, speaks with a potential voter while knocking on doors in Brooklyn Park, Minn., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Nathaniel Minor/Star Tribune via AP)

Minneapolis suburb's candidates campaign amid fear and violence after political assassinations

7:48 AM on Saturday, September 13

As the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two candidates are vying for a legislative seat left open by another political attack in Minnesota

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after meeting about Republican efforts to cut health care spending, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

7:20 AM on Saturday, September 13

There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)

Bolsonaro's political influence in Brazil could endure despite his conviction

12:16 AM on Saturday, September 13

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting a coup

FILE - Hundreds of students at the University of the Philippines walk out of their classes and protest against corruption in government projects in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Sept.12, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File)

Philippine defense and military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar

11:51 PM on Friday, September 12

The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

This image from the U.S. Department of State, contained in the Audit of Department of State Protocols for Establishing and Operating Remote Diplomatic Missions shows the "submarine" in the U.S. embassy in Colombia, where the majority of diplomatic staff at the Venezuela Affairs Unit work. (U.S. Department of State via AP)

Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela

5:53 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019

Wendy Lucas, a Utah Valley University student, looks at a memorial set up for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities say

2:00 AM on Friday, September 12

A 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting

Wendy Lucas, Utah Valley University student looks at a memorial set up for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

What to know about the killing of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA

9:54 PM on Wednesday, September 10

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Utah man in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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