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A voter checks his name on the voters' list before casting his ballot at a polling station in Garoua, Cameroon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)

Cameroon opposition leaders arrested as protests erupt over election results

8:03 AM on Saturday, October 25

Two Cameroon opposition leaders have been arrested as protests rage over the presidential election results

Visitors walk though the Granary Burying Ground, which includes the graves of John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, seen through a window at the Boston Athenaeum, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Historic libraries bring modern comfort to book lovers and history buffs in New England

8:02 AM on Saturday, October 25

Centuries-old private libraries are bringing modern comfort and awe to book lovers and history buffs in New England

FILE - Police officers escort protesters near the Bell Hotel in Epping, London, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 after a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the hotel was overturned. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

British police search London for asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prisond

7:35 AM on Saturday, October 25

British police are searching for an asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison

3 Chinese citizens arrested in Georgia for attempting to buy uranium

6:38 AM on Saturday, October 25

Three Chinese citizens have been arrested in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, for attempting to illegally purchase uranium

Counting gets under way after Friday's voting in the Irish presidential election at the RDS, Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Early tallies suggest Catherine Connolly is leading candidate in Ireland's presidential election

6:34 AM on Saturday, October 25

Vote counting is underway in Ireland's presidential election, with early results showing a strong lead for left-wing independent Catherine Connolly

Smoke bellows from a warehouse that caught fire following a Russian attack, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Russian missile and drone attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pleads for air defense

3:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20, according to officials

President Alassane Ouattara speaks during his final campaign rally at Republic Square in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Ivory Coast votes as Ouattara seeks a fourth term with key rivals sidelined

1:37 AM on Saturday, October 25

Voters in Ivory Coast have cast their ballots to elect a new leader as President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term

FILE - A family walks through Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

12:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security

President Donald Trump and other leaders gather for a family photo during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Europe fights to avoid being sidelined by Trump’s world-shaping plans

12:07 AM on Saturday, October 25

Donald Trump has seized a central role on the global stage, leaving European allies on the sidelines

Sudanese shepherd Osam Abdulmumen milks goats at farm in Los Cortijos, central Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

African migrants learn shepherding in Spain, in photos

12:05 AM on Saturday, October 25

African students visit a sheep farm during a practical class on sheep care in Malagón, central Spain, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A neglected and ancient trade in Spain gets a boost from African migrants

12:03 AM on Saturday, October 25

A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages

From left, Mayoral candidates, Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani participate in a debate, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

Early voting begins in New York City mayor's race and contest to pick New Jersey's next governor

12:02 AM on Saturday, October 25

Polling places open Saturday for in-person voting in two of the year’s most closely watched elections: The New York City mayor’s race and the contest to pick New Jersey’s next governor

People attend the Southwest Virginia Pride's annual festival Oct. 11, 2025, in Salem, Va. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)

Virginia gubernatorial candidates debate trans youth rights as LGBTQ+ voters weigh a fraught moment

12:01 AM on Saturday, October 25

The rights of trans youth could be a factor Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election and legislative control in Richmond

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's new leader faces diplomatic gauntlet with Trump, China and regional summits

10:44 PM on Friday, October 24

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office

From left to right, Lao's Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chu, Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, unidentified Brunei's representative, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding as global powers compete

9:01 PM on Friday, October 24

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan has warned Southeast Asian counterparts that neutrality is shrinking due to big power rivalry

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump heads to 3-country sprint in Asia, meeting with Xi as government shutdown drags on at home

8:00 PM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump is heading to Asia for his first trip this term to the continent, where he’s expected to try to strike investment deals, work through trade talks and further some peace efforts

Republican Jack Ciattarelli speaks during the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race with Democrat Mikie Sherrill, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Trump speaks at tele-rally to boost GOP's chances in governor's race in New Jersey

3:07 PM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump is urging his supporters in New Jersey to vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli

FILE - Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters following the First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum March 21, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Ontario premier says he'll pull ad that upset Trump so trade talks between Canada and US can resume

10:10 AM on Friday, October 24

The leader of Canada’s most populous province says he’ll pull the anti-tariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada

Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys casts her vote with the help of her one-year-old grandaughter Charlotte at Killeevan Central National School in Newbliss, Co Monaghan, for the election for the next Irish president, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Liam McBurney/PA Wire/PA via AP)

What to know about Ireland's election as the country votes for a new president

12:27 AM on Friday, October 24

Voters in Ireland are going to the polls to elect one of two women as their new president

President Donald Trump greets Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad that Ontario premier now says he'll phase out

10:52 PM on Thursday, October 23

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s pulling the TV ad that caused President Donald Trump to say he was ending trade negotiations with Canada

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