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FILE - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 26, 2024, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

UN votes to let Palestinian leader address General Assembly by video after US visa denial

10:52 AM on Friday, September 19

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas address its annual meeting by video

Pro-democracy activists protest outside the U.S. embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Eswatini activists protest US deportation deal at embassy in South Africa

10:44 AM on Friday, September 19

A group of about 100 pro-democracy activists from Eswatini have protested at the U

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a major state of the union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

EU chief urges bloc members to sanction Russia's LNG exports

8:52 AM on Friday, September 19

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU should slap new sanctions on Russia’s exports of liquefied natural gas, its shadow fleet of aging oil tankers and major energy companies over its war on Ukraine

Banners are placed outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where Jimmy Kimmel Live! is filmed, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

As controversy swirls around late-night TV, here's what a new poll shows about who still watches

8:50 AM on Friday, September 19

As late-night talk shows undergo major changes and controversy, a new poll finds most Americans don’t watch them regularly and the ones who do are more likely to be Democrats

FILE - In this photo provided by Kerry Constabile, Mpho Parks Tau, Mayor of Johannesburg, launch the first State of City Climate Finance report at COP21 in Paris, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. (Kerry Constabile via AP, File)

South African trade officials in Washington for tariff talks and efforts to ease tensions

8:48 AM on Friday, September 19

South African trade officials have held talks with their U.S. counterparts in Washington as Africa’s largest economy looks to repair strained relations and negotiate the lifting of heavy tariffs imposed by the United States

FILE - President of Czechoslovakia Tomas Masaryk, left, and Prime Minister Antonin Svehla, right, in Prague, Nov. 1927. (AP Photo, File)

A mysterious envelope from Czechoslovakia's founding father has been found

8:30 AM on Friday, September 19

Unknown musings of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founding father of independent Czechoslovakia, are believed to have been unearthed

An American flag stands outside the office of the Arizona's 7th Congressional District, which has had a vacant seat since March 13 following the death of Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona's special congressional election

7:48 AM on Friday, September 19

Voters in southern Arizona will send a new representative to Congress after Tuesday’s special election

A well-wisher pauses at a growing makeshift memorial set up at the Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college last Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

What a new poll shows about where Americans think the country is heading

7:01 AM on Friday, September 19

A new poll shows Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically

Russia appeals global aviation agency's decision blaming it for downing MH17 over Ukraine in 2014

6:40 AM on Friday, September 19

Russia has filed an appeal to the United Nations' top court over a decision that blamed Russia for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014

FILE- Leader of Bhumjai Thai Party Anutin Charnvirakul, center, reacts after lawmakers voted to select him as new prime minister, at the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand's king endorses new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

4:20 AM on Friday, September 19

Thailand's king has endorsed a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

FILE - Charlie Kirk speaks at Texas A&M University as part of Turning Point USA's American Comeback Tour, April 22, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP, File)

Colleges face high stakes in responses to Republican outcry over staff comments on Charlie Kirk

12:44 AM on Friday, September 19

Colleges around the country are under intense pressure to police insensitive comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, which leaves them with no easy choices

A demonstrator holds a sign outside El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where the late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is staged on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity

5:12 PM on Thursday, September 18

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon hosted their late-night shows using a mix of humor and solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel

CORRECTS TITLE OF MILITARY LEADER Framed portraits of Guinea's interim president, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, are displayed side by side in Conakry, Guinea, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Guinea reaches final day of referendum campaign, with opposition missing

6:14 AM on Thursday, September 18

As Guinea reaches the final days ahead of the key referendum which could open the door for the coup leader to run for president, Conakry, its capital city, is buzzing with campaign events

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