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Trump's Iran war widens rift with European nationalists once viewed as MAGA allies
April 09, 2026 - 4:12 AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, he was eager to pick up where he left off by strengthening ties with Europe's right wing. But now many of those same factions are expressing open revulsion at the Iran war, rupturing relationships that were supposed to usher in a new international order.
What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections
April 09, 2026 - 4:07 AM

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — As students banged on desks and stomped their feet inside a packed lecture hall at the University of Michigan, someone decades older stood in the back, quietly taking in the scene.
Philippines opens key coast guard base in the disputed South China Sea
April 09, 2026 - 3:54 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines unveiled a major coast guard base Thursday on an island in the South China Sea to serve as a "steadfast sentinel of our sovereignty” in a disputed region closely guarded by China’s forces.
4 dead, 38 rescued during attempted channel crossing from France to UK
April 09, 2026 - 3:41 AM

EQUIHEN BEACH, France (AP) — French authorities said that at least four people, two men and two women, died on Thursday as they were trying to get onboard an inflatable boat to attempt the perilous sea crossing from northern France to the U.K.
The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz
April 09, 2026 - 3:39 AM

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, as uncertainty hangs over a two-week ceasefire and further negotiations are expected in Pakistan.
Era of political violence means higher costs for candidate security, a new report says
April 09, 2026 - 3:39 AM

Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials, ranging from doxing to assassination plots, according to a report released Thursday.
UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic
April 09, 2026 - 3:36 AM

LONDON (AP) — British and Norwegian militaries led a weekslong operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of “malign activity” in the North Atlantic, the U.K. military said Thursday.
Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz
April 09, 2026 - 3:33 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty over whether negotiators can find common ground on a range of other differences.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
April 09, 2026 - 3:04 AM

Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz
New Yorkers flock to Manhattan park for lovable woodcocks' bobbing strut
April 09, 2026 - 3:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — American woodcocks came to New York City looking to strut their stuff, and New Yorkers fell in love.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Trump's Iran war widens rift with European nationalists once viewed as MAGA allies

What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections

Philippines opens key coast guard base in the disputed South China Sea

4 dead, 38 rescued during attempted channel crossing from France to UK

The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz

Era of political violence means higher costs for candidate security, a new report says

UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic

Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

New Yorkers flock to Manhattan park for lovable woodcocks' bobbing strut

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