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In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, right, meets with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, at the presidential place in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency press office via AP)

Qatar to invest hundreds of millions in Lebanon's electricity sector and help return Syrian refugees

8:41 AM on Monday, January 26

Qatar has announced major investments in Lebanon to boost its struggling electricity sector and support the Lebanese armed forces

Official of the Union Election Commission prepares to close a polling station after the votes are counted, during the final round of general election in Mandalay, central Myanmar, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Military-backed party secures Myanmar election win with opposition excluded

7:22 AM on Monday, January 26

Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since the army seized power in 2021

FILE Myanmar's military tanks are driven while military fighter planes fly over during a ceremony marking Myanmar's 75th anniversary of Independence Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)

Myanmar uses 'ghost ships' to import aviation fuel for deadly air attacks, Amnesty says

7:06 AM on Monday, January 26

Amnesty International says Myanmar's military is using evasive tactics to import aviation fuel for air attacks in its civil war

Protesters gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in response to the death of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota's special legislative elections

7:04 AM on Monday, January 26

Two Minnesota special elections in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the state's House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year

FILE - A Chinese military helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic (BFAR) aircraft above Scarborough shoal on Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File)

Philippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in South China Sea dispute

5:56 AM on Monday, January 26

The Philippines has told China that it is alarmed about heated exchanges with Chinese diplomats in Manila over the long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea

FILE - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi meets with President Donald Trump during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Egypt to adopt restrictions on children’s social media use to fight 'digital chaos'

4:16 AM on Monday, January 26

Egypt is exploring ways to regulate children's use of social media

FILE - Former BBC journalist in India Mark Tully, left, chats with a truck-driver at a highway teashop in Dankuni, 20 kilometers (13 miles) northwest of Calcutta, India, Monday, Feb. 18, 2002. (AP Photo/Nilayan Dutta,File)

Mark Tully, BBC correspondent known as the 'voice of India,' dies at 90

12:32 AM on Monday, January 26

Mark Tully, a longtime BBC correspondent known as the “voice of India,” has died at 90

Gunmen open fire at soccer field in central Mexico, killing 11 and wounding 12

11:38 PM on Sunday, January 25

Authorities say gunmen opened fire at a soccer field in central Mexico, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12 others

This image taken from video provided by WABI television, emergency services work on a scene of the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash at the Bangor Airport in Maine, late Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (WABI via AP)

Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says

10:02 PM on Sunday, January 25

The Federal Aviation Administration says a private aircraft with eight people on board has crashed on takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Maine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki, at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

US security agreement for Ukraine is '100% ready' to be signed, Zelenskyy says

12:16 PM on Sunday, January 25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a security agreement with the United States is “100% ready.”

A billboard depicting a damaged U.S. aircraft carrier with disabled fighter jets on its deck and a sign reading in Farsi and English, "If you sow the wind, you'll reap the whirlwind," is seen at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if US conducts a military strike

8:28 AM on Sunday, January 25

Authorities in Iran have unveiled a new mural in a central Tehran square with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a military strike on the country

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier in the day Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements

8:18 PM on Saturday, January 24

Law enforcement leaders are expressing alarm over a deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis

Plush panda toys are displayed inside a claw machine at an arcade near Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

The last 2 pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained

5:25 PM on Saturday, January 24

Japanese panda fans have seen their beloved pandas return to China over the past decades, but bidding farewell to beloved twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei is especially emotional

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