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11:34 PM on Saturday, May 30

American allies are emphasizing the need for unity and cooperation as security threats increasingly cross regional boundaries, even as the Trump administration criticizes traditional partners

11:02 PM on Saturday, May 30

California voters face a crowded ballot with 61 names during Tuesday's primary to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom

11:01 PM on Saturday, May 30

Ethiopians are preparing to vote in an election that the ruling party is expected to win by a landslide

3:11 PM on Saturday, May 30

Former Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González is calling for presidential elections as the five-month mark of interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s administration approaches, following a U.S. military intervention that ousted Nicolás Maduro in January

2:55 PM on Saturday, May 30

An upcoming celebration of America's 250th anniversary, called "The Great American State Fair," has faced challenges as several musical guests backed out due in part to its connections to President Donald Trump

2:23 PM on Saturday, May 30

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a moderate Massachusetts Democrat, has secured enough delegate support to appear on the state’s primary ballot

1:28 PM on Saturday, May 30

President Donald Trump is fuming about a court ruling that blocked his renovation plans for the Kennedy Center in Washington

11:06 AM on Saturday, May 30

Colombia has rejected a move by Ecuador’s president to eliminate tariffs on Colombian imports because of a commitment made to an opposition candidate

9:34 AM on Saturday, May 30

A Guyanese soldier has been wounded in a gunfight with armed men in Venezuela along their shared border

9:26 AM on Saturday, May 30

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to recuse herself from a case involving Georgia election records

9:07 AM on Saturday, May 30

Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkey’s main opposition party have marched through Ankara to rally behind their deposed leader

8:58 AM on Saturday, May 30

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will meet with officials in the Dominican Republic as part of an official two-day trip that included a stop in neighboring Haiti

5:32 AM on Saturday, May 30

The head of the World Health Organization has visited Bunia in eastern Congo, where a rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly

2:57 AM on Saturday, May 30

A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan has overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 36

2:23 AM on Saturday, May 30

Myanmar’s state media says the leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government has embarked on an official visit to India, one of the country’s key regional partners

11:04 PM on Friday, May 29

Iowa Democrats are deciding between Josh Turek and Zach Wahls in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary

11:02 PM on Friday, May 29

The many candidates running for California governor rushed to deliver their closing arguments to voters in the race’s final days before the June 2 primary

11:01 PM on Friday, May 29

Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government

10:19 PM on Friday, May 29

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington remains committed to the Indo-Pacific region while softening past comments that described China as an imminent threat

2:32 PM on Friday, May 29

New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter says he felt the need to call out quarterback Jaxson Dart for introducing President Donald Trump because he felt it was his responsibility to show his teammates and others that he is against that