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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, center, gestures toward U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., during a campaign event, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bristol, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Connecticut’s state primary

8:39 AM on Monday, August 10

Two veteran Democratic incumbents in Connecticut face strong challenges in a state primary on Tuesday

FILE - The Vermont state Capitol building is seen, May 8, 2025, in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Alex Driehaus, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Vermont’s state primary

8:23 AM on Monday, August 10

Vermont Democrats will try on Tuesday to do something they’ve been unable to do in five previous attempts: nominate a gubernatorial candidate who can beat Republican Gov. Phil Scott

FILE - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduces Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination Lunday for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s special primary to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham

7:54 AM on Monday, August 10

Ten Republicans will compete in a special primary election Tuesday in South Carolina to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot

Count Binface leaves after being interviewed at a studio in London ahead of the Clacton by-election, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Highlights from the election platforms of perennial British joke candidate Count Binface

7:50 AM on Monday, August 10

Count Binface, a comic candidate known for wearing a garbage can on his head, is making waves in a British special election

FILE - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at the NYCLU's May Day rally for worker's and immigrants rights at Foley Square, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves

7:37 AM on Monday, August 10

Democratic New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves

FILE - Olara Otunnu, the United Nations special representative for children and armed conflict, briefs reporters on Dec. 16, 2002, at the United Nations. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)

Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations

5:05 AM on Monday, August 10

A Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the latest entrant in a contest that includes six others who want to succeed Antonio Guterres at the end of this year

FILE - A couple arrive to vote at a polling station in Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

New Zealanders abroad urged to enroll for the election as new law locks out last-minute voters

1:33 AM on Monday, August 10

New Zealand’s Electoral Commission has launched a campaign urging citizens to register to vote or update their details

Army Staff Sgt. Alexis Jaramillo poses with a photo of his wife, Maisa Lopes Eliaser, a Brazilian national who is being detained by ICE, before visiting her at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, La., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Joseph Vidrine)

Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families

12:07 AM on Monday, August 10

Congressional Democrats say they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families

FILE - White House staff secretary Will Scharf, left, hands President Donald Trump an executive order to sign in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel

6:12 PM on Sunday, August 9

President Donald Trump says Will Scharf will be the new White House counsel, replacing David Warrington

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., left, and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan participate in a forum for U.S. Senate candidates at Farmfest Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Morgan, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Trump's immigration crackdown looms over Minnesota's bruising Senate primary

12:26 PM on Sunday, August 9

The Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota is heating up and immigration has become a central issue

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed Speaks at a General Election Kickoff Rally for Michigan Demcrats at Renaissance High School Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary

10:41 AM on Sunday, August 9

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he's spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president will campaign with him

FILE - A Russian helicopter flies over the Hmeimim Air Base located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Syria will take back control from Russia of 2 key Mediterranean bases under a new deal

10:07 AM on Sunday, August 9

Syria and Russia have agreed to end Moscow's use of two strategic Mediterranean coastal bases as military outposts

People watch fireworks in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, during celebrations of the signing a trilateral defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Mecca. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others

8:15 AM on Sunday, August 9

Pakistan's foreign minister says a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is not directed against any country

People arrive for immigration court hearings in New York, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer at their side in court. This program tries to help

7:35 AM on Sunday, August 9

A program run by a legal nonprofit aims to help immigrants as they navigate the immigration court system in California's capital

FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news

3:29 AM on Sunday, August 9

Israel’s prime minister is rejecting President Donald Trump’s announced deal for Gaza and says Israeli forces won’t withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas disarms

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing speaks during Thailand-Myanmar Business Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Myanmar rebuffs ASEAN's call to free Aung San Suu Kyi and questions the need for an envoy

3:06 AM on Sunday, August 9

Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected ASEAN's call for the unconditional release of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Cyprus' Energy Minister Michael Damianos talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus natural gas to supply Europe by first half of 2028, minister says, as EU seeks new sources

2:01 AM on Sunday, August 9

European consumers can expect natural gas from Cyprus to help meet their energy needs by March 2028, Cyprus' energy minister says

The chart above shows the current U.S. stockpile estimates and future deliveries and orders for Patriot defense missiles. (AP Digital Embed)

Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks

10:00 PM on Saturday, August 8

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran

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