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Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest
September 19, 2026 - 11:11 AM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces on Saturday ended a standoff with militants holed up inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century
September 19, 2026 - 11:15 AM

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years.
Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments
September 19, 2026 - 10:59 AM

Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom overnight, including the first alert in its capital since an escalation in fighting with Iran-backed rebels in neighboring Yemen.
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak
September 19, 2026 - 10:02 AM

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Saturday began vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history as they are “particularly exposed and deeply involved in the response,” the provincial governor said.
MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
September 19, 2026 - 9:35 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.”
Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts
September 19, 2026 - 8:51 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies.
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells AP Iranians are paying the price for war
September 19, 2026 - 8:45 AM

Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1 1/2 years of wars and ongoing U.S. sanctions, the country’s most prominent human rights activist has told The Associated Press.
Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal
September 19, 2026 - 8:32 AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday following Donald Trump's announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster U.S. military presence there but keep the island under Danish control, after months of threats by the U.S. president to seize the

Police arrested and beat 2 deportees from the US to Equatorial Guinea, lawyers say
September 19, 2026 - 6:48 AM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested after police covered their heads with a bag, beat them and held them at gunpoint in a hotel-turned-detention center, their lawyers and rights groups said on Friday.
UNGA lingo: A guide to UN General Assembly meeting acronyms, buzzwords and more
September 19, 2026 - 5:18 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is launching into its yearly meeting of world leaders, a week of diplomacy, dealmaking, speechmaking — and lingo.
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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
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest

Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century

Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak

MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells AP Iranians are paying the price for war

Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal

Police arrested and beat 2 deportees from the US to Equatorial Guinea, lawyers say

UNGA lingo: A guide to UN General Assembly meeting acronyms, buzzwords and more

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