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Trump lawsuits seek to muzzle media, posing serious threat to free press

8:14 AM on Monday, January 12

FILE - The leader of the Polish junior coalition partners Zbigniew Ziobro, speaks to reporters alongside in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, file)

Former Polish justice minister who faces prosecution at home says he's received asylum in Hungary

6:39 AM on Monday, January 12

A former Polish justice minister who faces prosecution in his homeland over alleged abuse of power says he has been granted asylum in Hungary

Iran draws tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators to the streets in show of power after nationwide protests

5:39 AM on Monday, January 12

Iran draws tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators to the streets in show of power after nationwide protests

FILE - Workers assemble the Zeekr 001 EV models at the Chinese automaker Zeekr assembly plant in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China and EU agree on steps to resolve EV imports dispute

4:38 AM on Monday, January 12

China and the European Union say they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc's imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles

U.S. Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor speaks to embassy officials and media upon his arrival at the embassy in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

New US ambassador to India pushes for deeper trade ties despite tension over Russian oil

4:21 AM on Monday, January 12

The U.S. and India are actively working on a bilateral trade agreement to strengthen their economic and strategic partnership

FILE - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Nov. 1, 2025. (Yonhap via AP, File)

Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo's relations with Beijing worsen

3:56 AM on Monday, January 12

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday to ensure stable and friendly ties as her country faces growing tension with Beijing

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz fly kites during the inauguration of International kite festival in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India and Germany sign deals to deepen economic and security ties

3:53 AM on Monday, January 12

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met on Monday in the Indian city of Gandhinagar to strengthen economic and security ties

People celebrate outside Versailles Cuban Cuisine after President Donald Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country, in Miami, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)

Venezuelans in the US are torn between joy and worry after ousting of Maduro

12:26 AM on Monday, January 12

For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation

Bystanders film a federal immigration officer in their car Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

12:02 AM on Monday, January 12

Five years after video of George Floyd's killing on a Minneapolis street, video of another law enforcement action in the northern city is central to another American debate

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2021, file photo, workers stand near train tracks next to overturned cars from an Amtrak train that derailed near Joplin, Mont. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives

Monday, January 12

A new analysis of railroad accident data reveals a recurring cycle of industry opposition and federal inaction to attempts to improve safety

FILE - Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, attends a "thanksgiving" ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda, May 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)

Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election

10:09 PM on Sunday, January 11

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Ugandan president’s military son, is not on the ballot in Thursday's presidential election

Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations after US leader threatened action on Tehran for crackdown on protesters

9:01 PM on Sunday, January 11

Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations after US leader threatened action on Tehran for crackdown on protesters

President Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club in the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump's motorcade in Florida rerouted due to 'suspicious object'

8:06 PM on Sunday, January 11

President Donald Trump's motorcade took an unusual route to the airport in Florida due to a "suspicious object

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting

7:45 PM on Sunday, January 11

President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, center, wearing a face mask arrives at court for charges relating to unlawful protests in Hong Kong, May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong's once freewheeling press scene

7:03 PM on Sunday, January 11

Hong Kong's press freedom has dramatically declined over some 20 years, falling from 18th to 140th in a global press freedom index

A family member reacts after federal immigration officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge after shooting of Renee Good

12:15 PM on Sunday, January 11

Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)

Death toll from protests in Iran hits at least 544, activists say, as Trump says Iran wants to talk

12:53 AM on Sunday, January 11

President Donald Trump says Iran reached out to the U.S. and proposed negotiations after he threatened action in response to a crackdown on protesters in the Middle Eastern country

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