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9:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17

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7:49 AM on Tuesday, March 17

France’s far right has made gains in the first round of municipal elections in the southeast, while big cities head to a runoff, including Paris, Marseille, and Lyon

7:20 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J

6:10 AM on Tuesday, March 17

1:08 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The beginning of 2026 ranks as the deadliest start to any year for people trying to cross the Mediterranean

9:40 PM on Monday, March 16

The United Nations' expert on human rights in Haiti said it has a chance now to tackle gang violence with a U.S.-initiated force starting to deploy and a prime minister committed to providing alternatives for young gang members

5:50 PM on Monday, March 16

A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration’s 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists has been released

5:47 PM on Monday, March 16

A single bulldozer is carving a trench in the dusty desert of Chile's northern border zone

5:34 PM on Monday, March 16

Sen. Lindsey Graham is tying his reelection pitch to President Donald Trump and the war with Iran, a conflict for which he's long advocated

4:58 PM on Monday, March 16

Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them

4:57 PM on Monday, March 16

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete

4:11 PM on Monday, March 16

Spain’s King Felipe says Spain’s conquest of the Americas involved abuse and ethical controversy, as Spain and Mexico remain at odds over calls for an apology

2:13 PM on Monday, March 16

Officials in Cuba report an islandwide blackout in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen

1:05 PM on Monday, March 16

Officials say an Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration authorities

7:03 AM on Monday, March 16

President Donald Trump's decision to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives him an opportunity to reset his mass deportation agenda — or to double down on a campaign promise

1:34 AM on Monday, March 16

Poland once was in economic ruins when communism fell more than three decades ago

12:36 AM on Monday, March 16

President Donald Trump relied on his gut and largely side-stepped diplomatic coordination as he made the decision to launch strikes on Iran with Israel