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The USS Gravely destroyer arrives to dock for military exercises in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)

US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela

1:03 PM on Sunday, October 26

A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro

FILE - A California's SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

12:55 PM on Sunday, October 26

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

12:37 PM on Sunday, October 26

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport are being held due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility

Catherine Connolly smiles to supporters after being elected as the new President of Ireland at Dublin Castle, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Ireland's president elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza

9:25 AM on Sunday, October 26

Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent, has been elected as Ireland's president

FILE - A large ribbon is displayed outside the East Wing of the White House during a preview of the 2016 holiday decor, Nov. 29, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here's a look at some of the history made there

8:32 AM on Sunday, October 26

Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing is the “heart.”

A woman holds up a mask with the face of Istanbul's imprisoned opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu during a rally in his support as he appears for a hearing at the Caglayan courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Imprisoned mayor of Istanbul questioned over espionage charges

8:09 AM on Sunday, October 26

Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has been questioned for three hours at the city’s main courthouse

FILE - Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, speaks in the senate chamber at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Trump's redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist

7:39 AM on Sunday, October 26

Republicans in Indiana and Kansas are resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw congressional districts

Election billboards of 26 of the 27 political parties participating in the Oct. 29 general elections are lined up in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Voters in Dutch general election have 27 parties and 1,166 candidates to choose from

6:13 AM on Sunday, October 26

Dutch voters face a wide array of choices in Wednesday's general election

In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Office on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks while visiting one of the command posts of the Joint Group of Forces. (Russian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable missile, Putin and top general say

5:01 AM on Sunday, October 26

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable cruise missile, moving closer to deploying it, according to President Vladimir Putin

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)

Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

2:26 AM on Sunday, October 26

A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey

Emergency workers comfort a man who lost his son in Russia's drone attack that hit residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Russia targets Kyiv with drones, killing 3 and wounding 29

2:22 AM on Sunday, October 26

Russia has targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones, killing three people in their homes, according to authorities on Sunday

Kurdish rebel group PKK announces it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

2:14 AM on Sunday, October 26

Kurdish rebel group PKK announces it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

Argentina's President Javier Milei waves to supporters after voting during legislative midterm elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina votes in midterm elections set to test President Milei's mandate and US support

11:59 PM on Saturday, October 25

Argentines will be heading to the polls in high-stakes midterm elections that could help shape libertarian President Javier Milei’s political path — and the future of U.S. financial support for his government

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greet each other during the 47th ASEAN summit opening ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc's first expansion since the 1990s

8:05 PM on Saturday, October 25

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner

3:46 PM on Saturday, October 25

President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario

President Donald Trump speaks during the ASEAN US Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

US and China say a trade deal is drawing closer as Trump and Xi ready for a high-stakes meeting

3:17 PM on Saturday, October 25

U.S. and Chinese officials say a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies is drawing closer

Former Vice President Kamala Harris greets people before she speaks, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Kamala Harris leaves door open for 2028 presidential run

12:58 PM on Saturday, October 25

Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House

Today in History: October 26, Shootout at the O.K. Corral

9:27 AM on Wednesday, October 8

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