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Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel's attack on Qatar
September 18, 2025 - 2:49 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack on either nation as an attack on both — a key accord in the wake of Israel's strike on Qatar last week.
The Latest: Trump and Starmer set to sign tech deal during president's UK state visit
September 18, 2025 - 2:36 AM

AYLESBURY, England (AP) — After a day filled with royal pomp and pageantry, President Donald Trump will meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of the U.S. leader’s state visit to Britain.
Former world champion sprinter Fred Kerley set to join no-testing Enhanced Games
September 18, 2025 - 2:36 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Former world sprint champion Fred Kerley has become the first track athlete and first American to join the no-drug-testing Enhanced Games.
Maldives leader ratifies controversial law targeting journalists and media outlets
September 18, 2025 - 2:33 AM

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Thursday ratified a controversial new media law that allows for hefty fines and the temporary or permanent closure of media outlets deemed to violate its provisions.
Pope Leo talks Trump, sex abuse scandals, LGBTQ+ welcome and China in his first interview
September 18, 2025 - 2:30 AM

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history's first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on immigration.
China's defense minister renews threats to take over Taiwan as he opens security forum
September 18, 2025 - 2:15 AM

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s defense minister renewed threats that his country would take over self-ruled Taiwan as he opened a security forum in Beijing on Thursday.
One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong
September 18, 2025 - 1:46 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos found an unexpected sanctuary among Hong Kong ’s towering skyscrapers, but like their human neighbors they now face trouble finding a place to call home.
After the royal pomp, Trump's state visit turns to politics and a meeting with Starmer
September 18, 2025 - 1:40 AM

AYLESBURY, England (AP) — After the pomp, it’s time for the politics.
South Korean investigators seek arrest of leader of Unification Church in probe of ex-first lady
September 18, 2025 - 1:01 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators said Thursday that they have requested an arrest warrant for the leader of the Unification Church. The announcement came a day after they questioned her about allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker.
Photos show Ghana's female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice
September 17, 2025 - 10:48 PM

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — In Ghana’s coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves.
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Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel's attack on Qatar

The Latest: Trump and Starmer set to sign tech deal during president's UK state visit

Former world champion sprinter Fred Kerley set to join no-testing Enhanced Games

Maldives leader ratifies controversial law targeting journalists and media outlets

Pope Leo talks Trump, sex abuse scandals, LGBTQ+ welcome and China in his first interview

China's defense minister renews threats to take over Taiwan as he opens security forum

One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong

After the royal pomp, Trump's state visit turns to politics and a meeting with Starmer

South Korean investigators seek arrest of leader of Unification Church in probe of ex-first lady

Photos show Ghana's female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice

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