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Trump confirms US strike on alleged 'drug-carrying submarine,' doesn't share plans for survivors

2:12 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump confirms US strike on alleged 'drug-carrying submarine,' doesn't share plans for survivors

Zelenskyy says with Gaza ceasefire Trump now has 'momentum' to stop Russia-Ukraine conflict

1:43 PM on Friday, October 17

Zelenskyy says with Gaza ceasefire Trump now has 'momentum' to stop Russia-Ukraine conflict

FILE - Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

New York Republicans suspend Young Republicans group after release of offensive group chat

1:25 PM on Friday, October 17

New York’s Republican State Committee has suspended a Young Republican organization following the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers

FILE - Members of opposition parties stand to vote against a government confidence motion at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, file)

Portuguese parliament approves bill banning face coverings in public

1:10 PM on Friday, October 17

Portugal's parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for gender or religious reasons in public

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12:59 PM on Friday, October 17

Obama, aiming to boost Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, endorses Sherrill and Spanberger

12:18 PM on Friday, October 17

Barack Obama has endorsed Democratic candidates Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger for governor in New Jersey and Virginia

FILE - Former Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Daniel Cameron banking on his name ID to overcome lackluster fundraising in Kentucky Senate race

11:59 AM on Friday, October 17

Kentucky Senate candidate Daniel Cameron is banking on his familiarity with voters to overcome lackluster fundraising

Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure state’s water supply

11:28 AM on Friday, October 17

No matter the region, there are water challenges in Texas

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Russians and Ukrainians expect no major breakthrough at planned Trump-Putin summit

10:44 AM on Friday, October 17

People in Russia and Ukraine are not expecting major breakthroughs in ending their war at an upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin

FILE - Dee Cahill of Margate, Fla., holds a "No Kings" sign as she participates in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

'No Kings' protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say

7:02 AM on Friday, October 17

Big crowds of protesters are expected across the United States against what some call authoritarian practices by President Donald Trump

Rafaela Perez hold blind cat Zeus, who she cares for at the Hogar Buena Fortuna pet shelter which she operates out of her home in Mejicanos, El Salvador, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

El Salvador's president seeks help in caring for country's thousands of stray dogs and cats

7:01 AM on Friday, October 17

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has shifted focus from tackling gangs to addressing the country's stray cat and dog problem

Police disperse protesters outside Bangladesh's national parliament complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Clashes break out near Bangladesh parliament as major parties sign a roadmap for change

6:51 AM on Friday, October 17

Major political parties in Bangladesh have signed a roadmap for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters seeking more provisions for the activists who ousted the previous government

Europe's main center-left political group expels Slovak leader's party for breaching its values

6:17 AM on Friday, October 17

Europe’s main center-left political group has kicked out the party of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico

The coffin carrying the remains of former Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrives for his state funeral at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Stampede at the funeral of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2

6:10 AM on Friday, October 17

Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80

FILE -Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 4, 2025. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Mongolia's prime minister ousted after 4 months in ruling party feud

4:15 AM on Friday, October 17

Mongolia’s parliament has ousted Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav in a power struggle within the ruling party

Orbán celebrates Hungary as 'the only place in Europe' where a Trump-Putin meeting can be held

3:16 AM on Friday, October 17

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country's role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters outside the Senate chamber as they charge President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

12:05 AM on Friday, October 17

Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to get more involved with negotiations to end the government shutdown

FILE - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro points at a map of the Americas during a new conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas), File

A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump's military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines

12:02 AM on Friday, October 17

Legal experts say U.S. strikes against alleged members of Latin American drug cartels are pushing the bounds of international law

AP Source: Government shutdown may move UConn-Louisville opener from Ramstein Air Base to US

6:57 PM on Thursday, October 16

No. 1 UConn’s season opener against No. 20 Louisville that is supposed to be played at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Nov. 4 is in jeopardy of being moved because of the government shutdown

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