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Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill's source has not been independently determined.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East

5:07 AM on Friday, August 14

The United Arab Emirates is blaming Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday the attacks represented acts of piracy

A person holds an umbrella and walks through dry grass at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

France and England battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips Europe

3:47 AM on Friday, August 14

Firefighters in France and central England are battling multiple fires amid record-breaking heat

A Christian pilgrim attends a Mass in the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment

2:09 AM on Friday, August 14

Christians are less than 2% of Israel's population and are facing increased harassment as regional conflicts persist

A screen shows the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Co. stock price at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

World shares mostly fall and US futures are mixed after US inflation data improves

1:58 AM on Friday, August 14

Shares are trading lower in Europe after a mixed session in Asia

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage arrives at a polling station in Walton on the Naze, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 to cast his vote for the Clacton on Sea by-election.(AP Photo/Richard Pelham)

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked British election

1:14 AM on Friday, August 14

Nigel Farage has beaten trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface in a widely mocked special election

FILE - People wait to pray at the main hall at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead, in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as the country marks the 79th anniversary of its defeat in the World War II. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead

12:43 AM on Friday, August 14

Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more than 2.4 million people who died serving Japan but remains one of the country’s most divisive memorial sites

President Donald Trump attends the Patriot Games at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Trump set to highlight violent crime reduction during a visit to New York police academy

12:06 AM on Friday, August 14

President Donald Trump plans to highlight his record on crime and safety during a visit to a New York police academy on Friday

Zach Lahn, Republican candidate for Iowa governor, speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Hampton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa Republican Zach Lahn confronts curiosity, and concerns, in outsider bid for governor

12:05 AM on Friday, August 14

Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for Iowa governor, says he's bringing a different message to Iowans

FILE - Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay salutes during the national anthem at the Arizona State Navajo Code Talkers Day celebration, Aug. 14, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

National Code Talker Day to bring 101-year-old veteran to Phoenix

12:04 AM on Friday, August 14

Navajo Code Talkers are being honored in a longstanding national day of recognition

A woman walks near the fountain at the WWII Memorial, in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

World War II Memorial in Washington vandalized with bubbles and graffiti

12:04 AM on Friday, August 14

The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington has been vandalized, with bubbles filling a fountain and “Clean hands dirty $” written in red paint

Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Luigi Mangione set to appear in court for expected guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

12:04 AM on Friday, August 14

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday in the federal case stemming from the killing of the former UnitedHealthcare CEO on a Manhattan sidewalk

An 'influencer' degree? Colleges bet on content creator major as critics question its value

12:03 AM on Friday, August 14

Arizona State University has launched a new bachelor's degree in content creation

A boy rides an e-bike in Santa Monica, Calif., Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?

12:03 AM on Friday, August 14

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic

Indonesian crew member Muhammad Al Taindo , right, receives medical treatment at 2 December Hospital in Mokha, Yemen, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, after the cargo ship Tihama was struck in a Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen's Dhubab district on Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Crew of Yemeni vessel recount their chaotic rescue after Houthis' deadly attack

11:23 AM on Thursday, August 13

Crew members of a Yemeni ship attacked by Houthi rebels earlier this week say a second missile hit during rescue efforts, causing more chaos and casualties

This satellite photo taken Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026, shows the tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded and partly submerged off the coast of Oman, leaking crude oil into the sea. (Pléiades © CNES 2026, Distribution Airbus DS via AP)

A British firm starts containment of oil spill from stricken tanker off Oman

10:54 AM on Thursday, August 13

A British maritime company has been hired to salvage a grounded Russian tanker off Oman and stop a spreading oil spill

This NOAA satellite image taken at 11:04 a.m. EST on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, shows Tropical Storm Lala in the Pacific Ocean. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches

6:34 AM on Thursday, August 13

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lala has formed in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii

A dog runs over dried grass in front of Tower Bridge during the fifth heatwave of the year in London, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year

12:08 AM on Thursday, August 13

Firefighters are tackling multiple fires in central England on a day that the U.K. recorded its hottest day of the year as an intense stretch of hot weather continued to grip Europe

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