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A student from an orphanage school that was abducted with others by gunmen in late April, is photographed following his released in Lokoja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Haruna Yahaya)

Latest militant attacks on schools in Nigeria leave more than 80 children missing, officials say

12:24 PM on Sunday, May 17

Officials say that more than 80 children are missing after suspected militants attacked schools in Nigeria in the past week

Construction crews work on a new border wall segment on Kuuchamaa Mountain, Friday, April 24, 2026, seen from Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

8:03 AM on Sunday, May 17

Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border

Keith Odom, a forklift driver from Aiken, S.C., looks out from his bus seat as he arrives in Montgomery, Ala., for a voting rights rally Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

7:12 AM on Sunday, May 17

The year was 1965 and Black Americans had come to Montgomery, Alabama, to demonstrate peacefully voting rights

This image released by the Maldives President's Media Division, shows divers preparing to search for the four missing Italian divers near Alimathaa Island, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, Saturday, May 15, 2026. (Maldives President's Media Division via AP)

3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers

6:08 AM on Sunday, May 17

Three Finnish divers have arrived in the Maldives to help search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be in an underwater cave

Anthony Nel poses for The Associated Press on Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Denton, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge

6:06 AM on Sunday, May 17

The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died

Wes Streeting arrives at the Progress Conference at Convene in London, Saturday May 16, 2026. (Jeff Moore/PA via AP)

It's official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain's next prime minister

3:01 AM on Sunday, May 17

Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics

Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House

9:39 PM on Saturday, May 16

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules

FILE - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Alex Saab stand together during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas, File)

Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

5:47 PM on Saturday, May 16

Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap

Former mayor shot dead in central Colombia during election campaign

2:33 PM on Saturday, May 16

A former mayor allied with presidential candidate Abelardo de La Espriella was shot dead in Colombia’s heartland, local authorities say

FILE - In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks during a press conference on "Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership" in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 3, 2026. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File)

Trump's description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties

8:35 AM on Saturday, May 16

U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China

Russia eases citizenship rules for residents of Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria

6:16 AM on Saturday, May 16

The Kremlin has approved new measures allowing citizens from Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria to gain Russian citizenship more easily

Pope Leo XIV presides over the funeral of late Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

6:09 AM on Saturday, May 16

Pope Leo XIV is adding a trip to France to his busy 2026 travel schedule

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on economic issues at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

3:58 AM on Saturday, May 16

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says

This image released by the Maldives President's Media Division, shows divers preparing to search for the four missing Italian divers near Alimathaa Island, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, Saturday, May 15, 2026. (Maldives President's Media Division via AP)

Maldives suspends search for 4 Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies

3:39 AM on Saturday, May 16

Maldivian authorities have suspended the search for four Italian divers believed to be trapped in an underwater cave

FILE - Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Manchester, arrives a fringe meeting during the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

Many see Andy Burnham as UK government's savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament

11:15 PM on Friday, May 15

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it

U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., speaks to supporters alongside her two children, Jeremiah and Jacqueline, during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff

10:58 PM on Friday, May 15

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary

Aaron McGuire sings a spirtual song during a voting rally, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

10:57 PM on Friday, May 15

Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts

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