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Opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds a photo of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, as he rides a boat during a campaign rally ahead of the October general elections in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Brazil’s electoral court sets new standards for AI deepfakes after case involving Sen. Bolsonaro

11:26 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Brazil’s top electoral court has set new standards for identifying AI-generated deepfakes in political ads

China presses the US for answers after a man dies hours after entering ICE custody

11:04 AM on Wednesday, September 2

The Chinese government is pressing for answers after a Chinese man died hours after being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a U.S. territory

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey's relations with Russia, China don't mean turning its back on the West, Erdogan says

9:59 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is not backing away from the West as it seeks deeper ties with the East as he returns from a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit

Firefighters put out a fire at warehouse stores after a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russian strikes kill 2 Ukrainian civilians as Moscow and Kyiv threaten to raise the stakes

6:16 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Officials say Russian aerial attacks have killed two civilians and wounded six in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speak to the media during a press conference in Berlin on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, about the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport last month with a drone loaded with explosives.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

EU struggles to find an effective response after Germany blames Russia for a failed drone attack

3:13 AM on Wednesday, September 2

The European Union is grappling with how to respond to an attempted drone attack at a German airport blamed on Russia

FILE - Hung Cao speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Trump says he's nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job

8:06 PM on Tuesday, September 1

President Donald Trump says he’s nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job

Justice Department sues Kansas school system over policies on transgender students

7:54 PM on Tuesday, September 1

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies on transgender students

FILE - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández waves after his arrival to Toncontin airport in Tagucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Destephen,File)

Honduran judge dismisses fraud and money laundering case against former President Hernández

7:48 PM on Tuesday, September 1

A judge in Honduras has dismissed the fraud and money laundering case against former president Juan Orlando Hernández

Vice President JD Vance speaks at Universal Contracting and Urban Tree Trimming, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Sterling Heights, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Vance talks about the end times and the attempted assassination of Trump in Christian podcast

7:46 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Vice President JD Vance says that if a 2024 assassination attempt had killed Donald Trump, he would have always wondered if it was part of a conspiracy and might not have accepted even another Republican as the next president

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., who is under threat of censure, is met by reporters as he walks to a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct toward former female staffers

6:15 PM on Tuesday, September 1

The House has censured Rep. Chuck Edwards after an Ethics Committee investigation concluded he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office

Justice Department seizes more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations for Hamas

4:53 PM on Tuesday, September 1

The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bessent says 19 finance ministers agreed 'cheap exports' are unsustainable, but China dissented

3:24 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says 19 of the members of the G20 agreed to address streams of “cheap exports” that cause global economic imbalances, but China dissented

Clouds form over pumpjacks and power transmission towers on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, US official says

12:56 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the media as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney tells Trump ‘Stop trying to be tough'

12:52 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Trump administration needs to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough.”

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt speaks to the media during a press conference in Berlin on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, about the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport last month with a drone loaded with explosives.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

11:46 AM on Tuesday, September 1

The German government has blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives

Construction continues on a helipad, left, on the South Lawn of the White House and and the new White House ballroom, right, as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: US and Iran exchange fire after abrupt end to month without military action

8:45 AM on Tuesday, September 1

The U.S. military has struck targets in Iran, leading Tehran to respond with missile and drone fire as hostilities ignited once again

A school official checks students' temperatures as they enter school, on the first day of the new school year amid the Ebola virus outbreak, in Ituri, Congo, Tuesday, Sept.1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers

8:08 AM on Tuesday, September 1

A new academic year has started across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter

A motorcycle taxi drives past a banner in Pattaya, Thailand, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand's Pattaya anticipates USS Abraham Lincoln visit following its Middle East deployment

2:23 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Thailand's coastal city of Pattaya is preparing for a visit by the USS Abraham Lincoln, as the aircraft carrier makes its way back to the U.S. following a grueling deployment in the Middle East

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., speaks alongside his wife Susan Blumenthal after winning the Democratic nomination during a primary election night event Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sen. Ed Markey, 80, wins Mass. Democratic primary over opponent who called for generational change

12:05 AM on Tuesday, September 1

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts has secured the Democratic nomination in his bid for a third term in office

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