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FILE- Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court in Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong court to hear plea for lighter sentence in pro-democracy ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai's case

6:06 PM on Sunday, January 11

A Hong Kong court will begin hearing arguments about the upcoming sentence for pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai on Monday

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, center, wearing a face mask arrives at court for charges relating to unlawful protests in Hong Kong, May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong's once freewheeling press scene

6:03 PM on Sunday, January 11

Hong Kong's press freedom has dramatically declined over some 20 years, falling from 18th to 140th in a global press freedom index

Rev. Hierald Osorto speaks to congregants after services at the St. Paul's-San Pablo Lutheran Church, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Santana)

A Minneapolis church holds a service of 'Lament and Hope' amid fears over immigration crackdown

5:46 PM on Sunday, January 11

A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the city

A family member reacts after federal immigration officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Immigration arrests and tense confrontations in Minneapolis, in photos

5:26 PM on Sunday, January 11

A general atmosphere at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

The Latest: Golden Globes to kick off Hollywood's 2026 awards season

3:42 PM on Sunday, January 11

Hollywood’s awards season is kicking off with the 83rd Golden Globe Awards at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific

FILE - New Jersey State Sen. and former Democratic Gov. Richard Codey is seen before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79

1:37 PM on Sunday, January 11

Longtime New Jersey legislator and former acting governor Richard “Dick” Codey has died

A visitor stops to look at a photograph of President Donald Trump and a short plaque next to it are on display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's "American Presidents" exhibit on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait

12:52 PM on Sunday, January 11

References to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington

FILE -Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Britain is in talks with NATO to counter Russia and China in the Arctic

11:50 AM on Sunday, January 11

Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China

Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge after shooting of Renee Good

11:15 AM on Sunday, January 11

Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

With Cuban ally Maduro ousted, Trump warns Havana to make a 'deal' before it's too late

9:26 AM on Sunday, January 11

There's another warning from President Donald Trump to Cuba in the wake of Nicolás Maduro's ouster in Venezuela

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across an area in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

8:54 AM on Sunday, January 11

Hamas says it will dissolve its government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over as part of a U.S.-brokered peace plan

FILE - Iranian protestors burn representations of the Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest to condemn Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, after the Friday prayers ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi), File)

Iranian protests are growing. Israel is watching closely

8:15 AM on Sunday, January 11

Israel is closely monitoring the fallout from widespread Iranian protests

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight

8:10 AM on Sunday, January 11

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Becky Pepper-Jackson poses for a photograph outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

6:28 AM on Sunday, January 11

Becky Pepper-Jackson is a 15-year-old in West Virginia who knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

Supporters of Nepal's former royal family participate in a rally demanding the restoration of the monarchy as they mark the birth anniversary of the 18th century king Prithivi Narayan Shah, founder of the Shah dynasty, in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Subash Shrestha)

Nepalese royalists demand monarchy restoration ahead of March elections

4:22 AM on Sunday, January 11

Supporters of Nepal’s deposed royal family have rallied in the capital to demand the monarchy's restoration ahead of March elections

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)

Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538 , activists say

11:53 PM on Saturday, January 10

Activists say the death toll in the crackdown on two weeks of nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 538 people

A Facebook post of the Prime Minister of Israel with a retouched photo of the Prime Minister’s wife, Sara Netanyahu, is displayed on a phone in Ramat Gan, Israel, Jan, 9, 2026 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Retouched images of Netanyahu's wife, distributed by the state, ignite a fiery ethics debate

11:07 PM on Saturday, January 10

Israel’s official state photos from last year portend to show history in the making

An official of the Union Election Commission shows a slip as they count ballots at a polling station during the second phase of general election in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeover

6:20 PM on Saturday, January 10

Myanmar has begun a second round of voting in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago

A protester gestures during a demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations and U.S. attacks on Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

Anti-ICE nationwide protests in photos

2:47 PM on Saturday, January 10

Civilians evacuate an area of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Kurdish fighters evacuated from Aleppo after days of violent clashes

6:02 AM on Saturday, January 10

Kurdish fighters have been evacuated from a contested neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, after days of violent clashes with government forces

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