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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, welcomes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz prior their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo via AP)

Germany's Merz urges deeper European ties with Turkey despite disagreement on Gaza

1:23 PM on Thursday, October 30

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a deeper strategic partnership between Europe and Turkey

FILE - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger speaks to members of the press on the first day of early voting in Henrico County, Sept. 19, 2025. (Mike Kropf /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

Democrats test a new playbook in Tuesday’s election: Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy

1:18 PM on Thursday, October 30

Democrat Abigail Spanberger is focusing on economic concerns rather than bold promises and anti-Donald Trump rhetoric in her race for Virginia governor

FILE - Vanessa Shields-Haas, a nurse practitioner, walks from the lobby toward the examination rooms at the Maine Family Planning healthcare facility, July 15, 2025, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood

12:28 PM on Thursday, October 30

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers

Trump administration is slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 and making them mostly white South Africans

12:25 PM on Thursday, October 30

Trump administration is slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 and making them mostly white South Africans

Jennifer Bittner holds her 6-year-old daughter Amelia at their home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)

Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

11:39 AM on Thursday, October 30

The government shutdown is taking a toll on military families as they live without the guarantee of a paycheck

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, right, shakes hands with his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Greek airline will run direct flights to Baghdad starting in December

10:18 AM on Thursday, October 30

An official says a Greek airline will start running direct flights from the European Union country to Baghdad before the end of the year

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China agrees to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually, treasury secretary says

9:22 AM on Thursday, October 30

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders

US says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of US soybeans annually as part of Trump-Xi agreement

9:13 AM on Thursday, October 30

US says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of US soybeans annually as part of Trump-Xi agreement

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9:00 AM on Thursday, October 30

FILE - Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor

8:08 AM on Thursday, October 30

A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor

A man casts his ballot at the Kromhout shipyard museum, which is operating as a polling station, during general elections in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Dutch election is tied, joining a list of memorable close contests. Here are a few others

7:55 AM on Thursday, October 30

An unprecedented neck-and-neck race in the Dutch general election has left a far-right party and the centrists tied with nearly all votes counted

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves walks to the G20 meeting during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

UK's Starmer stands by his Treasury chief after house rental rule breach

5:18 AM on Thursday, October 30

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has apologized for renting out her London house without a license

Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it

3:27 AM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, a move that upends decades of American policy

FILE - Voters wait in line to cast there ballot at a polling place at Rowan College in Mt Laurel, N.J., Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump ramps up involvement in this year's elections in possible preview of midterms pressure

12:07 AM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the voting process for Tuesday's elections

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea

5:01 PM on Wednesday, October 29

President Donald Trump says he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

7:02 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, an Associated Press investigation has found

FILE - Farmers sit for lunch at the Nampo agricultural fair, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, near Bothaville, South Africa, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

What to know about the white South Africans Trump is prioritizing in reduced US refugee quota

4:44 PM on Monday, October 6

U.S. President Donald Trump is prioritizing a group of white South Africans in a dramatically decreased quota of refugees allowed into the United States this fiscal year

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