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Orbán and his main rival plan dueling demonstrations as Hungary’s elections near
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s two main political parties will mark a national holiday on…
This seat taken? Thieves busted for stealing over 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have busted a criminal group dedicated to stealing your seat.…
6 arrested after protesters clash with police outside Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers
LONDON (AP) — Six people were arrested after a crowd outside a hotel housing migrants…
Lebanese pop star turned militant appears in court after 12 years on the run
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese pop star turned Islamist militant who surrendered this month after…
Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military and upgrade security strategy
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new foreign minister said Wednesday his country plans to show its…
Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time
PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France’s royals could…
Pinto Balsemão, ex-Portugal leader and media tycoon, dies at 88
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Francisco Pinto Balsemão, a former prime minister of Portugal in a…
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP’s photojournalists
Oct. 15 – 21, 2025 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published…
Israeli settlers beat Palestinian farmers on video as attacks mount during West Bank olive harvest
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers descended on Palestinian olive harvesters and activists this…
Immigration agents shot a suspect after he rammed their vehicle during a LA stop, DHS says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officers shot a man in the elbow after he rammed…
Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos has died at 80
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos, known for his allegorical and deeply…
Peru’s president declares state of emergency in capital as it tries to stem surging violence
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s new president declared a state of emergency in the capital…
North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles ahead of Trump’s Asia trip
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five…
Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa began dumping heavy rain on Hispaniola on Tuesday as…
Youth anger in Ivory Coast as the 83-year-old president seeks a fourth term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Placide Konan has been using his slam poetry shows to…
Immigration agents conducting sweep on NYC’s famed Canal Street confronted by protesters
NEW YORK (AP) — An immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on Manhattan’s famed Canal Street…
Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered his former manager at a convenience store
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
What to know about efforts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago, Portland, other US…
Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak…
Alabama board seeks to ban books that ‘positively’ depict trans themes from library youth sections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama board is seeking to prohibit public libraries from placing…
Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky is remembered as a leader in the game’s online surge
Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old standard-bearer in the world of competitive speed chess that flourished in…
Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes ‘very hard’ work to come
KIRYAT GAT, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday called progress in…
New Jersey Republicans ask for federal monitors in critical county ahead of governor’s election
The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing a request from New Jersey Republicans to send…
An elephant family smashed pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo. But this baby just wanted to play ball
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than…