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Rebaz Sherifi, military commander at the Kurdistan Freedom Party PAK, speaks during an interview in Irbil, Iraq, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)

Kurdish Iranian dissidents in Iraq deny attack plans but say they would join a US invasion of Iran

11:19 AM on Friday, March 6

Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq say they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran but would join a ground invasion if the U.S. were to launch one

KNIGHTS-OF-COLUMBUS

10:44 AM on Friday, March 6

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, March 6, 2026. (Takashi Aoyama/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, Canada sign strategic agreement in defense and energy as war in Mideast fuels oil concerns

10:00 AM on Friday, March 6

Japan and Canada have signed a strategic agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation in defense, economic and energy security as military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel fueled concern about international oil supplies

FILE - Iceland's parliament representatives hold a session at the Althingi in Reykjavik, Jan. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti, File)

Iceland seeks vote in August on whether to restart EU membership talks

9:08 AM on Friday, March 6

Iceland’s government says the country will hold a referendum in August on whether to restart European Union membership talks

UN report says Ugandan troops helped South Sudan with deadly airstrikes

8:14 AM on Friday, March 6

A U.N. inquiry says Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians in opposition areas

FILE - Demonstrators with Georgian and EU flags gather in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, to mark 365 days of non-stop protests against the government's decision to halt talks on joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, file)

EU suspends visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials over democratic backsliding

7:44 AM on Friday, March 6

The European Union is suspending visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials for at least a year over democratic backsliding and a crackdown on protesters

Candidates for the Illinois 7th Congressional District seat, from left, Kina Collins, David Ehrlich, Dr. Thomas Fisher, La Shawn K. Ford, Rory Hoskins, Reed Showalter, Anabel Mendoza, Anthony Driver Jr., Jazmin J. Robinson, Richard Boykin, Melissa Conyears-Ervin and Felix Tello attend a public forum at the University of Illinois Chicago Friday, Feb 20, 2026, in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Congress is on track for record retirements. In Illinois, that's created a candidate frenzy

7:41 AM on Friday, March 6

The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primaries in years are everywhere

Vietnam's Unified Political System Drives to End IUU Fishing

2:50 AM on Friday, March 6

FILE - Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

What to know as a son of Iran's late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father

1:41 AM on Friday, March 6

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, long has been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler even before his father's death

Two Iranian sailors, carrying green bags, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka's navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship

1:39 AM on Friday, March 6

Sri Lanka has taken custody of an Iranian ship after it asked for help near its coast

Police carry a ballot box to a vehicle for transport to a counting center after voting ended at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Vote counting begins in Nepal after a peaceful parliamentary election

12:31 AM on Friday, March 6

Nepal is counting votes after its first national election since a violent youth uprising toppled the government

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war during an event to honor the 2025 Major League Soccer champions Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gulf allies complain US didn't notify them of Iran attacks and ignored their warnings, sources say

8:57 PM on Thursday, March 5

Officials say Iran’s retaliatory attacks in the Middle East over strikes from Israel and the U.S. have left some of America’s partners in the Gulf frustrated over a lack of notice or adequate defense

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami feted by President Donald Trump at the White House for MLS Cup title

5:50 PM on Thursday, March 5

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates were honored by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for winning last year’s MLS Cup

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

1:11 PM on Thursday, March 5

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide

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