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Ohio Sen. Jon Husted speaks at the Republican convention in Dallas, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Trump to travel to Ohio to stump for Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican faces competitive challenge

6:39 PM on Sunday, September 27

President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio on Saturday in support of Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican tries to fend off a competitive challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown

A supporter of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds up a poster with her image, during a rally calling for her return to the country and immediately elections in Los Teques, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

Venezuelans rally to demand opposition leader's safe return and presidential elections

5:51 PM on Sunday, September 27

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado have taken to the streets of the South American country to demand her safe return

President Donald Trump pumps his fist on the first tee box prior to the Presidents Cup golf tournament final round singles matches between the USA and International teams at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging

4:19 PM on Sunday, September 27

The Trump administration is using taxpayer funds to air a television advertisement from Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the midterms that the White House maintains are “public service announcements.”

FILE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic looks on as documents are exchanged after the signing of an agreement following talks with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote

1:27 PM on Sunday, September 27

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned the post to pursue a bid to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election

FILE - Relatives pose for a photograph holding a palm-sized brass Holocaust plaque in German reading, "Johanna Berger, born in 1893, lived here; deported on Nov. 17, 1941, murdered on Nov. 25, 1941 in Kowno/Kaunas Fort IX," by artist Gunter Demnig prior to the placing of the so called, "Stolperstein," or "Stumbling Blocks," in front of her former home in Berlin, Germany, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

German town sparks outrage as far-right and conservatives rally against Holocaust memorial plaques

10:33 AM on Sunday, September 27

A city council in eastern Germany has halted the installation of memorial plaques honoring Holocaust victims, sparking outrage

Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

UN speakers' go-to quotes: Ancient texts, modern greats and a little Talking Heads

9:57 AM on Sunday, September 27

Presidents, premiers, monarchs and cabinet ministers have plenty to say at their annual gathering at the U.N. General Assembly

President Donald Trump points towards fans from the first tee box prior to the Presidents Cup golf tournament final round singles matches between the USA and International teams at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Trump's golf tour takes him back to the Presidents Cup

9:26 AM on Sunday, September 27

President Donald Trump is back at the Presidents Cup for the second time

Taliban security officers inspect the scene of what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes in Khost province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Saifullah Zahir)

Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan

7:37 AM on Sunday, September 27

Afghanistan says its forces have killed 28 fighters and captured 32 others, including alleged Islamic State members crossing from Pakistan

This combination photo shows Rebecca Bennett, a Democrat candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, May 30, 2026, in Flemington, N.J., left, and Rep. Tom Kean Jr, R-N.J., April 22, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Kean returned to Congress after an unexplained absence. Now it's time for his first and only debate

6:58 AM on Sunday, September 27

It's the first and only campaign debate in a New Jersey congressional race that's drawn much interest

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, questions Dr. Heidi Overton during her nomination hearing to become the commissioner of Food and Drug Administration at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision

6:54 AM on Sunday, September 27

As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice

This photo taken with a smartphone shows a partial rainbow arching over boats docked in a harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

'Lower 48' is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. It's a fixture in the state's US Senate contest

6:49 AM on Sunday, September 27

The most biting insult in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the “Lower 48."

Protesters camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Eviction of 87-year-old sparks encampment protest in Madrid over housing crisis

6:28 AM on Sunday, September 27

Protesters packed Madrid’s historic Puerta del Sol plaza on Sunday after camping there overnight, extending demonstrations over Spain’s housing crisis into a second day

Youth attend a martial arts class at Abraco Campeao, or Embrace Champions, an academy that offers free boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and capoeira classes, as well as educational talks on topics ranging from environmental issues to relationships, in the Complexo de Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio residents find their own way to tackle gangs as crime dominates Brazil’s election

5:06 AM on Sunday, September 27

Crime is a key issue in Brazil's upcoming Oct. 4 election

Protesters block the Garvaghy road ahead of a Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge (LOL) No 1 march in the first parade for almost 30 years, after the parade was given clearance in a late-night hearing, in Portadown, Northern Ireland, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Peter Morrison/PA via AP)

Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march blocked from historic flashpoint

4:30 AM on Sunday, September 27

Tensions have been running high in Northern Ireland after a contentious parade was blocked from making its way through the town of Portadown by thousands of protesters

Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians are seen amid war-damaged buildings in Gaza City, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 74,000, and other Mideast news

1:48 AM on Sunday, September 27

The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry

Co-President of the Swiss Social Democratic Party Cedric Wermuth, from left, along with National Council of Switzerland members Corina Gredig, Sibel Arslan, Fabian Molina, Heinz Theiler and Jon Pult, Council of States member Mathilde Crevoisier Crelier, Co-President of the FDP Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher, National Councilor Heinz Theiler, Director of the Swiss Business Federation Monika Rühl, National Councilor Simone De Montmollin and Council of the States members Andrea Gmür and Marianne Binder-Keller gather at the campaign office for the committee opposing the neutrality initiative Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Bern, Switzerland. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)

Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party

12:12 AM on Sunday, September 27

Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to strengthen the country’s neutrality

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, vehicles carrying a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, leave the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwestern China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.(Xu Bingjie/Xinhua via AP)

2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a US-China government agreement

11:39 PM on Saturday, September 26

Two giant pandas have arrived in Atlanta as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments

Prime Minister Andy Burnham looks on, during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool, in Liverpool, England, Sunday Sept. 27, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Andy Burnham brings good vibes to Labour’s annual conference but tough choices are coming

11:09 PM on Saturday, September 26

The Labour Party has opened its annual conference, the first with Prime Minister Andy Burnham in charge

Foreign Minister Thorgerour Katrín Gunnarsdottir of Iceland speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Small bites from the UN: Canada's wider view, one chaotic rumor and reframing someone else's words

8:56 PM on Saturday, September 26

Today in History: September 27, Taliban take power in Afghanistan

9:45 AM on Monday, September 14

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