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A displaced Yazidi man has his fingerprint verified before voting ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, set for Nov. 11, at a polling station in the Sharia camp near Dohuk, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)

Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election

6:05 AM on Sunday, November 9

Members of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election

Kenyan human rights activist Nicholas Oyoo, centre, arrives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Kenyan activists released from Ugandan detention after Museveni confirms arrest

4:06 AM on Sunday, November 9

Two Kenyan activists have been released from detention in Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni confirmed their arrest over a month ago

FILE - Syria President Ahmad Al-Sharaa speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise

4:02 AM on Sunday, November 9

Ahmad al-Sharaa, once detained by the U.S. for joining al-Qaida in Iraq, will be the first Syrian president to visit Washington since 1946

In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, Russian army soldiers fire to shoot a Ukrainian drone on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukrainian strikes disrupt power and heating to 2 major cities in Russia

3:17 AM on Sunday, November 9

Ukrainian strikes have disrupted power and heating in two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, according to local Russian officials

This photo released by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency shows migrants handed over to authorities after they were rescued by a sailboat, in waters off northern resort island of Langkawi, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency via AP)

7 Myanmar migrants dead and 13 rescued after boat capsizes near Malaysia

2:25 AM on Sunday, November 9

Rescuers in Malaysia have recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 survivors from a capsized boat

Guinea's supreme court releases provisional list of presidential candidates

2:04 AM on Sunday, November 9

Guinea’s supreme court has released a provisional list of presidential candidates for the December election

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave their home Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 in Paris as Nicolas Sarkozy heads to prison to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Why France's ex-President Sarkozy may be released from prison after just 20 days

2:01 AM on Sunday, November 9

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy may be released from prison on Monday

Josh Hirsch poses for a portrait at his home on Oct. 20, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Rachel Woolf)

States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools

11:03 PM on Saturday, November 8

Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into K-12 schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitism since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel

The U.S. Capitol is photographed on 37th day of the government shutdown, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Government shutdown reaches its 40th day as senators work through a crucial weekend

11:01 PM on Saturday, November 8

The government shutdown has stretched into its 40th day

People protesting the actions of federal immigration agents in Little Village clash with Chicago police officers Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago police respond to report of shots fired at federal agents amid immigration operations

5:23 PM on Saturday, November 8

Chicago Police say they responded to a call of gunshots fired at federal agents during immigration enforcement operations

A message from the National Women's Law Center concerning the announcement by the Trump administration of restoring only half funding the SNAP benefits is projected on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Democrats seize on Trump administration's efforts to fight food stamp payments

3:18 PM on Saturday, November 8

The Trump administration’s legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to paint the president as callous and out of touch

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks as Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, from left, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House says naming new Washington Commanders stadium after Trump would be 'beautiful'

1:13 PM on Saturday, November 8

The White House says it would be “beautiful” to name the new stadium for Washington’s NFL team after President Donald Trump

President Rodrigo Paz, right, and Vice President Edman Lara hold hands after the swearing-in ceremony in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Luis Gandarillas/Pool Photo via AP)

Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's new president, ending 20 years of one-party rule

10:34 AM on Saturday, November 8

Rodrigo Paz has been sworn in as Bolivia’s new president, marking a shift after nearly 20 years of one-party rule

This photo provided by the Parana state government shows homes destroyed by a tornado in Rio Bonito do Iguacu, Parana state, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Jonathan Campos/Parana Government via AP)

Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures hundreds more

9:37 AM on Saturday, November 8

A powerful tornado in Brazil's southern state of Parana has killed six people and injured hundreds of others

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters evacuate a resident following a Russian rocket attack that hit a multi-storey apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian strikes hit an apartment building and energy sites in Ukraine, killing 4

2:59 AM on Saturday, November 8

Ukrainian authorities say that a Russian drone has hit an apartment building in eastern Ukraine and four people have been killed and 12 others wounded

Volunteer Bruce Toben packs groceries durning an emergency food distribution at the at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

SNAP food aid gets to people in some states while others remain in limbo amid court battles

11:09 PM on Friday, November 7

People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown

The U.S. Capitol is photographed on 37th day of the government shutdown, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown

11:01 PM on Friday, November 7

The Senate’s first weekend session since the shutdown began has yielded few signs of progress

Today in History: November 9, Berlin Wall falls after 28 years

2:47 PM on Thursday, October 16

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