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Police and members of the Secret Service block streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says

5:51 PM on Saturday, May 23

The U.S. Secret Service says a man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint is dead

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attends a press conference in Panama City, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela's Machado vows another run for presidency and eyes return from exile before end of 2026

5:37 PM on Saturday, May 23

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is planning to run for the job of Venezuela's president again

A man throws a cobblestone at riot police as clashes break out during a rally led by Serbia's protesting university students who are pushing for major political changes in the Balkan country run by President Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Protesters clash with police after an anti-government rally in Serbia's capital

11:58 AM on Saturday, May 23

Clashes have erupted between protesters and riot police after a massive anti-government rally in Serbia's capital, Belgrade

Extra EU border checks suspended at English port after long delays for ferry to France

11:29 AM on Saturday, May 23

Extra European Union border checks have been suspended at the Port of Dover

President Donald Trump, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, right, saluting at the start of the commencement ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Travel industry worries after Trump administration reiterates threat to sanctuary city airports

10:41 AM on Saturday, May 23

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in so-called “sanctuary cities” in a move that could jeopardize international flights

Ebrahim Peters, right, an activist embraces his family member after returning home at OR Tambo International Airport, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South African Gaza flotilla activists allege they were shocked with electricity in Israeli detention

9:47 AM on Saturday, May 23

South African activists detained while trying to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza have alleged abuse by Israeli soldiers

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, speaks with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'

9:40 AM on Saturday, May 23

President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.”

FILE - Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures after election exit poll results are released at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem on Nov. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv, File)

France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' flotilla detainee taunts

8:41 AM on Saturday, May 23

France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his "unspeakable" behavior toward activists from a flotilla to Gaza

FILE - Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants

7:55 AM on Saturday, May 23

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it's removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

Faisal Rashid, left, practices putting on his ihram robe as he speaks with his wife Samiha Matin as they packfor the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, at their home in Pasadena, Calif, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Fueled by faith, some US Muslims embark on Hajj against a backdrop of regional tensions

6:33 AM on Saturday, May 23

U.S. Muslim pilgrims have been preparing for this year's Hajj against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire, tensions and uncertainty in the Iran war

Maps for new congressional districts in South Carolina are shown in the South Carolina Senate antechamber on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here's where things stand

11:02 PM on Friday, May 22

Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, waves to the media as he comes out after a visit at Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as US tries to reset strained ties

9:29 PM on Friday, May 22

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad

FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Conference at UN to review nuclear nonproliferation treaty fails to reach agreement

7:18 PM on Friday, May 22

A four-week conference at the United Nations to review the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons has ended without an agreement as the United States and Iran spar over Iran's nuclear program

FILE - DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

DNC tries to move past autopsy debacle as Martin faces calls to resign as chair

3:46 PM on Friday, May 22

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is facing new calls to resign from within his own party

A woman looks at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers in Russia Ukraine war on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead

8:52 AM on Friday, May 22

Hundreds of Ukrainians have marched through Kyiv to demand that the government veto a bill they say could prematurely declare missing soldiers dead

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