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In this photo, taken from video and released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Japan's Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto, front right, enters the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin's visit to disputed islands

6:54 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries

FILE - Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump hold a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

The Latest: Last-minute talks seek to stop US tariffs on Canadian goods

6:46 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Relations between the U.S. and Canada could deteriorate further if Trump goes ahead with his plan to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products

FILE - Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters, who reportedly withdrew from Turkey with their weapons, stand to attention during a ceremony in the Qandil area of northern, Iraq, Sunday, Oct 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya, File)

Turkey's Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants

6:15 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a law introducing a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants

This book cover image released by Alfred A. Knopf shows "Belonging: A Journey of Love" by Sonia Gandhi. (Alfred A. Knopf via AP)

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir to revisit love, loss and her decision to decline India’s top job

6:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Sonia Gandhi has a memoir coming out this fall, reflecting on her life in India's political dynasty

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the South Court Auditorium in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

5:50 AM on Tuesday, August 18

President Donald Trump has been promoting new data showing U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

CDC's new director is pressed to do something about its zombie programs

5:34 AM on Tuesday, August 18

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has several programs funded by Congress that lack staff to operate them

Dark oil residue covers parts of the shoreline at Shib Deraz Beach on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill’s source has not been independently determined. (Amirhosein Khorgooei/ISNA)

Ship attacked during Strait of Hormuz transit and other news from the Middle East

3:20 AM on Tuesday, August 18

A projectile has hit a ship sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the British military's UK Maritime Trade Operations center

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, second from right, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Yonhap via AP)

South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises

1:30 AM on Tuesday, August 18

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says a solid alliance with the United States underpins national security

Migrants try to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surge

11:07 PM on Monday, August 17

In a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain

Florida Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds addresses members of the Hispanic Police Officers Association in Doral, Fla., after receiving the group's endorsement, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Florida holds primaries for governor and Congress, testing Trump's grip on adopted state

11:04 PM on Monday, August 17

Florida voters cast ballots Tuesday for Republican and Democratic nominees for governor, U.S. Senate and several congressional races

Florida Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds talks with a member of the Hispanic Police Officers Association in Doral, Fla., after receiving the group's endorsement, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

What to watch Tuesday: Redistricting scrambles Florida as Alaska pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan

11:03 PM on Monday, August 17

As the primary season nears its end, attention turns to key states like Florida, Wyoming, California and Alaska

FILE - Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, a Democrat, speaks during a campaign rally on May 14, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file)

2 Dan Sullivans face off in Alaska's US Senate primary, which also features a former congresswoman

11:00 PM on Monday, August 17

A U.S. Senate contest featuring a former congresswoman and a challenger with the same name as the incumbent headlines Alaska's primary

What if DEA's Own ALJ Hearing Record Undercuts Marijuana Rescheduling?

9:25 PM on Monday, August 17

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema shares a light moment with journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Anita Reed)

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election

8:32 PM on Monday, August 17

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected to serve a second five-year term

President Donald Trump returns a salute as he walks from Marine One to his limousine upon his arrival at the Ellipse just outside of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump's slight of South Korea in favor of the North raises broader US security concerns

7:18 PM on Monday, August 17

President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea does not just slight a longtime ally

FBI Director Kash Patel attends a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building

6:40 PM on Monday, August 17

A U.S. judge has blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington

FILE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the inauguration ceremony for the new president of the state-run oil company Petrobras, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new find

6:20 PM on Monday, August 17

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future."

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, center, leaves the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Kelly Geraldine Malone/The Canadian Press via AP)

US and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop Trump’s 50% tariffs

5:20 PM on Monday, August 17

Tension between Washington and Ottawa is already high, stoked by trade disputes and President Donald Trump's inflammatory comments about making Canada the 51st U.S. state

FILE - A Big Bend National Park sign at the west side entrance near Maverick Junction, May 24, 2019, in Big Bend National Park in Texas. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP)

Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

1:20 PM on Monday, August 17

The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”

Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment gives women the vote

10:33 AM on Monday, August 3

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