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FILE - Industrial development is seen along the Mobile River near Mobile, Ala., on Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File)

Following Trump's lead, some GOP states seek to limit environmental regulations

9:17 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Some Republican legislators are pushing to limit state environmental regulations

FILE - A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)

Hungary will suspend diesel shipments to Ukraine over interruption to Russian oil supply

8:53 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Hungary is halting diesel shipments to Ukraine as a dispute over interrupted Russian oil flows through Ukraine drags on

FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Former cricket captains urge Pakistan to ensure better medical care for Imran Khan in prison

7:52 AM on Wednesday, February 18

More than a dozen former international cricket captainshave urged Pakistan’s government to ensure better prison treatment and medical care for former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan

FILE - Migrants rescued south of Crete walk after their arrival at the the port of Lavrio, Greece, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, file)

Greece working with another 4 European countries to set up migrant deportation hubs outside EU

7:32 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Greece is working with Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Denmark to set up deportation hubs outside the European Union for migrants denied asylum

Andrey Gyurov, the prime minister–designate, speaks to journalists after presenting the list of his caretaker government at Bulgarian presidency office in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgarian president appoints caretaker government and sets snap election date for April 19

7:11 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova has appointed a caretaker government ahead of snap parliamentary elections in April

FILE- Founder of feminist group 'Nemesis', Alice Cordier, left, faces supporters of far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) as she protests against a conference given by far-left politician Jean-Luc Melenchon, unseen, as part of the European elections campaign, at the University of Sciences Politiques, in Paris, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Police arrest 11 in the beating death of a far-right student in France

6:38 AM on Wednesday, February 18

French police have arrested 11 people after a far-right student died from a beating in Lyon

FILE - Youngsters hold a photograph of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the militant Kurdish group, or PKK, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu, File)

Turkish lawmakers back PKK peace reforms but tie steps to disarmament

6:27 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A Turkish parliamentary commission has recommended reforms to support a renewed peace process with the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, but ties the legal steps to verified disarmament by the group

FILE - This photo combination shows Stephen Colbert, left, in Los Angeles, Sept. 12, 2022 and Texas Rep. James Talarico, Aug. 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague, Jae C. Hong, file)

Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses

6:19 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from his public dispute with CBS bosses over what he can air on his show

FILE - Birds fly near the U.S. Capitol during sunrise, Feb. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Many Democrats are still down on the Democratic Party, a new AP-NORC poll finds

6:08 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024

People visit Galgotias University stall at AI summit ahead of an eviction order issued by Indian authorities, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo)

A robotic dog made in China gets an Indian university kicked out of an AI summit

4:19 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A private Indian university has been booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi after one of its staffers displayed a a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming it was the university’s own innovation

An aerial view of constructions near Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Western Area Peninsula National Park, Sierra Leone, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Sierra Leone officials facilitated illegal mansion-building in a key national park

12:07 AM on Wednesday, February 18

An investigation shows that illegal luxury mansions have been built in a Sierra Leone national park that serves as an environmental buffer for its capital

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she announces her intention to run for president in the next elections during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine Vice President Duterte will seek presidency in 2028 but faces impeachment bids

11:55 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says she will seek the presidency in the 2028 elections

FILE - Members of the House of Commons and Lords during the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain's House of Lords

11:12 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files

FILE - Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside the courthouse after a judge released the Palestinian student activist, on April 30, 2025 in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart, File)

Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia

5:45 PM on Tuesday, February 17

An immigration judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student and Columbia protest leader

Photographed through a gate, Peru's President Jose Jeri, right, stands with Prime Minister Ernesto Alvarez during the changing of the guard ceremony at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerardo Marin)

What to know about the removal of Peru's president — yet again — and what's to come

4:07 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Peru’s Congress has ousted interim President José Jerí, deepening the country’s political churn just before the April election

FILE - Democratic presidential primary candidate Jesse Jackson speaks to a group of his supporters at a rally held at a Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, April 14, 1984. (AP Photo/Rob Burns, File)

Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his politics and legacy

2:32 PM on Tuesday, February 17

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign event, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Tyler, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texas Republican Paxton steps up his Senate bid against GOP Sen. Cornyn ahead of early voting

12:52 PM on Monday, February 16

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary

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